Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Tokyo from $382

Return flight: Tokyo – San Francisco

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 9 direct and 138 connecting flights from San Francisco to Tokyo. You can compare airfare deals from 20 airlines and multiple travel sites from $382, 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.

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 00:20 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:20 to 23:59 to 4 Tokyo airports. Average flight time is 11h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 11h 15m
  • Average flight time 11h 20m
  • The earliest flight 00:20
  • The latest flight 23:59
  • Distance 5148 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tokyo are january (from 382 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Tokyo?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $382. This airfare is for economy class on one-way ZG25 flight by Grozny Avia for January 22, 2026 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 15:40 am and arrives at Tokyo Narita at 19:55.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Tokyo

00:20 — 04:50+1day
11h 30m flight time
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from$840
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH107 All Nippon Airways
00:20 — 04:50+1day
11h 30m flight time
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from$868
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA7914 United Airlines
07:30 — 14:25+2days
37h 55m flight time
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from$421
08:16 — 09:55 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6993 Hawaiian Airlines
24h 33m stop
10:25 — 14:10 Los Angeles — Tokyo
ZG23 Grozny Avia
09:35 — 14:25+2days
35h 50m flight time
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09:35 — 11:05 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6183 Hawaiian Airlines
22h 30m stop
09:35 — 14:25 Los Angeles — Tokyo
ZG23 Grozny Avia
10:15 — 14:50+1day
11h 35m flight time
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from$840
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH7011 All Nippon Airways
10:15 — 14:50+1day
11h 35m flight time
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from$868
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA875 United Airlines
10:40 — 15:00+1day
11h 20m flight time
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from$818
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA837 United Airlines
10:40 — 15:00+1day
11h 20m flight time
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from$826
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH7013 All Nippon Airways
11:00 — 15:20+1day
11h 20m flight time
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from$818
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA7949 United Airlines
11:00 — 15:20+1day
11h 20m flight time
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from$826
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH7 All Nippon Airways
11:17 — 14:25+2days
34h 8m flight time
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from$421
11:17 — 12:52 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6552 Hawaiian Airlines
20h 43m stop
09:35 — 14:25 Los Angeles — Tokyo
ZG23 Grozny Avia
11:25 — 13:45+2days
33h 20m flight time
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from$424
11:25 — 19:00 San Francisco — Hong Kong
CX879 Cathay Pacific
13h 55m stop
08:55 — 13:45 Hong Kong — Tokyo
CX548 Cathay Pacific
11:33 — 14:25+2days
33h 52m flight time
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from$418
11:33 — 13:19 San Francisco — Las Vegas
F94158 Frontier Airlines
1h 35m stop
14:54 — 16:18 Las Vegas — Los Angeles
F91183 Frontier Airlines
17h 17m stop
09:35 — 14:25 Los Angeles — Tokyo
ZG23 Grozny Avia
14:56 — 14:25+2days
30h 29m flight time
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14:56 — 16:27 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6998 Hawaiian Airlines
17h 8m stop
09:35 — 14:25 Los Angeles — Tokyo
ZG23 Grozny Avia
15:40 — 19:55+1day
11h 15m flight time
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San Francisco — Tokyo
ZG25 Grozny Avia
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on January 31, 2026.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Tokyo is served by 20 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 1402 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 9147.

Direct flights

There are 9 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is ZG25 by Grozny Avia takes 11h 15m and the cheapest is ZG25 by Grozny Avia for $382.

  • NH - All Nippon Airways
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  • UA - United Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 138 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS580 by Alaska Airlines takes 14h 15m and the cheapest is ZG25 by Grozny Avia for $418.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • CI - China Airlines
    from $623
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  • MU - China Eastern
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  • OZ - Asiana Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • JX - Jambojet
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
    from $637
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F8 - Freedom Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • CX - Cathay Pacific
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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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