Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Tokyo from $272

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 $272, 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 00:05 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

The cheapest months to travel to Tokyo are august (from 272 $), november (from 337 $), may (from 365 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 957 $), february (from 493 $), january (from 493 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Tokyo?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $272. This airfare is for economy class on one-way ZG25 flight by Grozny Avia for September 27, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 17:20 am and arrives at Tokyo Narita at 20:00.

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Flight Schedule San Francisco (California) to Tokyo

01:45 — 04:30+1day
10h 45m flight time
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from$913
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH107 All Nippon Airways
01:45 — 04:30+1day
10h 45m flight time
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from$1102
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA7914 United Airlines
06:00 — 17:50+1day
19h 50m flight time
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from$420
06:00 — 07:34 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6975 Hawaiian Airlines
6h 46m stop
14:20 — 17:50 Los Angeles — Tokyo
SQ11 Singapore Airlines
09:25 — 17:50+1day
16h 25m flight time
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from$420
09:09 — 10:47 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6995 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 11m stop
14:20 — 17:50 Los Angeles — Tokyo
SQ11 Singapore Airlines
10:15 — 12:35+2days
34h 20m flight time
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from$365
10:15 — 12:45 San Francisco — Vancouver
F81847 Freedom Airlines
21h 45m stop
10:25 — 12:35 Vancouver — Tokyo
ZG21 Grozny Avia
10:55 — 13:55+1day
11h flight time
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from$903
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA875 United Airlines
10:55 — 13:55+1day
11h flight time
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from$1045
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH7011 All Nippon Airways
11:55 — 14:30+1day
10h 35m flight time
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from$841
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA837 United Airlines
11:55 — 14:30+1day
10h 35m flight time
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from$996
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH7013 All Nippon Airways
12:25 — 15:05+1day
10h 40m flight time
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from$1015
San Francisco — Tokyo
JL1 Japan Airlines - JAL
12:40 — 15:25+1day
10h 45m flight time
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from$854
San Francisco — Tokyo
NH7 All Nippon Airways
12:40 — 15:25+1day
10h 45m flight time
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from$1057
San Francisco — Tokyo
UA7949 United Airlines
14:00 — 16:30+1day
10h 30m flight time
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from$945
San Francisco — Tokyo
JL57 Japan Airlines - JAL
17:20 — 20:00+1day
10h 40m flight time
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from$272
San Francisco — Tokyo
ZG25 Grozny Avia
19:08 — 14:10+2days
27h 2m flight time
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from$407
19:08 — 20:43 San Francisco — Los Angeles
HA6979 Hawaiian Airlines
14h 7m stop
10:25 — 14:10 Los Angeles — Tokyo
ZG23 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 October 23, 2025.

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 $ 945 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 1102.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is JL57 by Japan Airlines - JAL takes 10h 30m and the cheapest is ZG25 by Grozny Avia for $272.

  • 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 and the cheapest is ZG25 by Grozny Avia for $365.

  • PR - Philippine Airlines
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
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  • BF - Bluebird Cargo
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $594
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  • JX - Jambojet
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
    from $558
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  • YP - YP
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  • KE - Korean Air
    from $549
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  • WS - WestJet
    from $428
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  • CA - Air China Limited
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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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