Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Tokyo from $387

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 346 connecting flights from San Diego to Tokyo. You can compare airfare deals from 20 airlines and multiple travel sites from $387, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-TYO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
11:45 — 16:40
+1 day
11:45 — 16:40 JL65 Japan Airlines - JAL
San Diego — Tokyo
11h 55m
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from$449
06:15 — 15:20
+1 day
06:15 — 07:54 NH7301 All Nippon Airways
San Diego — San Francisco
2h 59m stop
11:00 — 15:20 NH7 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
16h 5m
including layover
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from$472
07:00 — 15:45
+1 day
07:00 — 10:28 UA1365 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
1h 2m stop
11:30 — 15:45 UA143 United Airlines
Denver — Tokyo
15h 45m
including layover
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from$494
07:35 — 14:50
+1 day
07:35 — 09:20 UA2051 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
55m stop
10:15 — 14:50 UA875 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
14h 15m
including layover
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from$494
08:18 — 19:55
+1 day
07:35 — 09:12 NK1497 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
5h 59m stop
15:30 — 19:55 ZG25 Grozny Avia
San Francisco — Tokyo
18h 37m
including layover
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from$485
09:07 — 19:55
+1 day
08:00 — 09:29 F91339 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
5h 10m stop
15:30 — 19:55 ZG25 Grozny Avia
San Francisco — Tokyo
17h 48m
including layover
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from$485
12:15 — 14:50
+2 days
12:15 — 14:00 UA375 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
20h 15m stop
10:15 — 14:50 UA875 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
33h 35m
including layover
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13:47 — 14:30
+2 days
13:47 — 15:28 F93381 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — San Jose
18h 42m stop
10:10 — 14:30 ZG29 Grozny Avia
San Jose — Tokyo
31h 43m
including layover
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from$476
14:03 — 14:30
+2 days
14:03 — 15:38 NK841 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — San Jose
18h 32m stop
10:10 — 14:30 ZG29 Grozny Avia
San Jose — Tokyo
31h 27m
including layover
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from$448
16:11 — 15:45
+2 days
15:59 — 19:27 UA682 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
15h 51m stop
11:30 — 15:45 UA143 United Airlines
Denver — Tokyo
30h 34m
including layover
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from$499
16:26 — 19:55
+2 days
16:26 — 17:49 NK1478 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
21h 51m stop
15:40 — 19:55 ZG25 Grozny Avia
San Francisco — Tokyo
34h 29m
including layover
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from$481
18:30 — 14:50
+2 days
17:15 — 18:54 UA2110 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
14h stop
10:15 — 14:50 UA875 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
27h 20m
including layover
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19:55 — 19:55
+2 days
19:55 — 21:36 AS1005 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
17h 59m stop
15:40 — 19:55 ZG25 Grozny Avia
San Francisco — Tokyo
31h
including layover
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from$486
20:18 — 14:30
+2 days
20:18 — 22:01 F94305 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — San Jose
12h 11m stop
10:05 — 14:30 ZG29 Grozny Avia
San Jose — Tokyo
25h 12m
including layover
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from$448
20:51 — 16:30
+2 days
20:49 — 21:55 NH7267 All Nippon Airways
San Diego — Los Angeles
13h 35m stop
11:30 — 16:30 NH5 All Nippon Airways
Los Angeles — Tokyo
26h 39m
including layover
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from$456
06:15 — 13:00
+2 days
06:15 — 08:00 AS3301 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
11h 10m stop
19:10 — 21:35 F81847 Freedom Airlines
San Francisco — Vancouver
12h 20m stop
09:55 — 13:00 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
37h 45m
including layover
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from$404
08:20 — 13:00
+2 days
08:20 — 09:55 AS3359 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
9h 15m stop
19:10 — 21:35 F81847 Freedom Airlines
San Francisco — Vancouver
12h 20m stop
09:55 — 13:00 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
35h 40m
including layover
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from$404
09:53 — 13:00
+2 days
09:53 — 11:28 NK295 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
7h 42m stop
19:10 — 21:35 F81847 Freedom Airlines
San Francisco — Vancouver
12h 20m stop
09:55 — 13:00 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
34h 7m
including layover
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10:35 — 16:00
+2 days
10:35 — 12:03 F91326 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
13h 27m stop
01:25 — 05:55 HA17 Hawaiian Airlines
Las Vegas — Honolulu
5h 15m stop
11:15 — 16:00 HA821 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — Tokyo
36h 25m
including layover
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from$472
10:35 — 17:10
+2 days
10:35 — 12:03 F91326 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
13h 27m stop
01:25 — 05:55 HA17 Hawaiian Airlines
Las Vegas — Honolulu
6h 30m stop
12:30 — 17:10 HA863 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — Tokyo
37h 35m
including layover
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from$472
11:09 — 13:00
+2 days
10:35 — 12:03 F91326 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
6h 51m stop
19:30 — 22:30 F81877 Freedom Airlines
Las Vegas — Vancouver
11h 25m stop
09:40 — 12:45 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
32h 51m
including layover
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from$406
14:18 — 13:00
+2 days
14:18 — 15:59 AS2215 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 11m stop
19:10 — 21:35 F81847 Freedom Airlines
San Francisco — Vancouver
12h 20m stop
09:55 — 13:00 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
29h 42m
including layover
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from$438
18:30 — 15:00
+2 days
18:30 — 21:58 UA1924 United Airlines
San Diego — Denver
8h 2m stop
06:00 — 07:50 UA573 United Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
2h 55m stop
10:45 — 15:00 UA837 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
27h 30m
including layover
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from$500
19:26 — 19:55
+2 days
19:26 — 20:46 NK299 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
8h 29m stop
05:15 — 06:47 NK1777 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — San Francisco
8h 53m stop
15:40 — 19:55 ZG25 Grozny Avia
San Francisco — Tokyo
31h 29m
including layover
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from$484
21:30 — 13:00
+3 days
21:30 — 00:04 F92888 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
19h 31m stop
19:35 — 21:50 F81837 Freedom Airlines
Phoenix — Vancouver
12h 5m stop
09:55 — 13:00 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
46h 30m
including layover
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from$455
21:59 — 13:00
+3 days
21:59 — 23:45 AS3458 Alaska Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
10h 30m stop
10:15 — 12:40 F81849 Freedom Airlines
San Francisco — Vancouver
21h 15m stop
09:55 — 13:00 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
46h 1m
including layover
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from$477
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 10, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Diego to Tokyo depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Diego and Tokyo is 8981 miles. Time difference between the cities is 5h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 21:59 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 21:59 to 4 Tokyo airports. Average flight time is 11h 55m.

  • The fastest flight 11h 55m
  • Average flight time 11h 55m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 21:59
  • Distance 5581 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tokyo are november (from 348 $), february (from 387 $), january (from 406 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 521 $), january (from 406 $), february (from 387 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Tokyo?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $387. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK295 flight by Spirit Airlines for February 1, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 09:53 am and arrives at Tokyo Narita at 13:00.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Tokyo is served by 20 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 3 departures per week at the price of from $ 1399 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Pacific airline - from $ 12767.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is JL65 by Japan Airlines - JAL takes 11h 55m and the cheapest is NK295 by Spirit Airlines for $449.

  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
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Connecting Flights

There are 346 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2051 by United Airlines takes 14h 15m and the cheapest is NK295 by Spirit Airlines for $387.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • AC - Air Canada
    from $516
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
    from $6351
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  • CI - China Airlines
    from $3996
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  • MU - China Eastern
    from $1264
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  • OZ - Asiana Airlines
    from $642
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $494
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • CX - Cathay Pacific
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  • AY - Finnair
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Tokyo from 11 airports (San Diego, San Diego Regional, Gillespie Field, Golden Triangle Reg., El Cajon, Lowndes County, Miramar NAS, Montgomery Field, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, AFB).

San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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Tokyo airports

  • Narita-NRT
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  • Tokyo Airport-QXO
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  • Yokota Afb-OKO
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  • Haneda-HND
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