Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Tokyo from $426

Return flight: Tokyo – San Francisco

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 999 connecting flights from San Francisco to Tokyo. You can compare airfare deals from 28 airlines and multiple travel sites from $426, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-TYO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Francisco to Tokyo. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
01:45 — 04:30
+1 day
01:45 — 04:30 NH107 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 45m
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from$916
01:45 — 04:30
+1 day
01:45 — 04:30 UA7914 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 45m
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from$1106
06:00 — 17:50
+1 day
06:00 — 07:34 HA6975 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
6h 46m stop
14:20 — 17:50 SQ11 Singapore Airlines
Los Angeles — Tokyo
19h 50m
including layover
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from$421
10:55 — 13:55
+1 day
10:55 — 13:55 UA875 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
11h
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from$906
10:55 — 13:55
+1 day
10:55 — 13:55 NH7011 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
11h
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from$1048
11:55 — 14:30
+1 day
11:55 — 14:30 UA837 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 35m
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from$843
11:55 — 14:30
+1 day
11:55 — 14:30 NH7013 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 35m
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from$1000
12:25 — 15:05
+1 day
12:25 — 15:05 JL1 Japan Airlines - JAL
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 40m
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from$1088
12:40 — 15:25
+1 day
12:40 — 15:25 NH7 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 45m
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from$856
12:40 — 15:25
+1 day
12:40 — 15:25 UA7949 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 45m
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from$1060
14:00 — 16:30
+1 day
14:00 — 16:30 JL57 Japan Airlines - JAL
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 30m
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from$1040
17:20 — 20:00
+1 day
17:20 — 20:00 ZG25 Grozny Avia
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 40m
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from$461
19:08 — 14:10
+2 days
19:08 — 20:43 HA6979 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
14h 7m stop
10:25 — 14:10 ZG23 Grozny Avia
Los Angeles — Tokyo
27h 2m
including layover
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from$408
19:08 — 17:50
+2 days
19:08 — 20:43 HA6979 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
17h 37m stop
14:20 — 17:50 SQ11 Singapore Airlines
Los Angeles — Tokyo
30h 42m
including layover
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21:59 — 17:50
+2 days
21:59 — 23:36 HA6996 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
14h 44m stop
14:20 — 17:50 SQ11 Singapore Airlines
Los Angeles — Tokyo
27h 51m
including layover
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from$421
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 12, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Francisco and Tokyo is 8284 miles. Time difference between the cities is 5h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:59 to 4 Tokyo airports. Average flight time is 10h 45m.

  • The fastest flight 10h 30m
  • Average flight time 10h 45m
  • The earliest flight 00:05
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 5148 ml

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Tokyo is served by 28 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Japan Airlines - JAL - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 1040 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by YP airline - from $ 2147.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is JL57 by Japan Airlines - JAL takes 10h 30m.

  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
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  • NH - All Nippon Airways
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • ZG - Grozny Avia
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Connecting Flights

There are 999 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS1113 by Alaska Airlines takes 13h 52m.

  • PR - Philippine Airlines
    from $548
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
    from $655
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  • BF - Bluebird Cargo
    from $925
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $596
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  • JX - Jambojet
    from $557
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
    from $616
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  • YP - YP
    from $439
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  • KE - Korean Air
    from $550
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  • WS - WestJet
    from $429
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  • CA - Air China Limited
    from $712
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  • SQ - Singapore Airlines
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  • AC - Air Canada
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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Tokyo from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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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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