Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Tokyo from $210

Return flight: Tokyo – San Francisco

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 902 connecting flights from San Francisco to Tokyo. You can compare airfare deals from 27 airlines and multiple travel sites from $210, 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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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$801
01:45 — 04:30
+1 day
01:45 — 04:30 UA7914 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 45m
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from$856
10:55 — 13:55
+1 day
10:55 — 13:55 NH7011 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
11h
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from$812
10:55 — 13:55
+1 day
10:55 — 13:55 UA875 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
11h
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from$856
11:55 — 14:30
+1 day
11:55 — 14:30 NH7013 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 35m
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from$774
11:55 — 14:30
+1 day
11:55 — 14:30 UA837 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 35m
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from$821
12:25 — 15:05
+1 day
12:25 — 15:05 JL1 Japan Airlines - JAL
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 40m
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from$801
12:40 — 15:25
+1 day
12:40 — 15:25 NH7 All Nippon Airways
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 45m
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from$765
12:40 — 15:25
+1 day
12:40 — 15:25 UA7949 United Airlines
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 45m
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from$821
14:00 — 16:30
+1 day
14:00 — 16:30 JL57 Japan Airlines - JAL
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 30m
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from$763
17:20 — 20:00
+1 day
17:20 — 20:00 ZG25 Grozny Avia
San Francisco — Tokyo
10h 40m
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from$210
00:05 — 13:40
+1 day
23:10 — 05:10 CX851 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
3h 5m stop
08:15 — 13:40 CX526 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Tokyo
21h 35m
including layover
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from$360
00:05 — 13:55
+1 day
23:10 — 05:10 CX851 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
3h 30m stop
08:40 — 13:55 CX548 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Tokyo
21h 50m
including layover
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from$360
01:05 — 13:40
+1 day
00:20 — 06:20 CX873 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
1h 55m stop
08:15 — 13:40 CX526 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Tokyo
20h 35m
including layover
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01:05 — 13:55
+1 day
22:55 — 06:20 CX873 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
2h 20m stop
08:55 — 13:45 CX548 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Tokyo
20h 50m
including layover
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from$360
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$326
06:00 — 14:10
+1 day
06:00 — 07:34 HA6975 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
3h 16m stop
10:50 — 14:10 ZG23 Grozny Avia
Los Angeles — Tokyo
16h 10m
including layover
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from$340
09:25 — 17:50
+1 day
09:09 — 10:47 HA6995 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
3h 11m stop
14:20 — 17:50 SQ11 Singapore Airlines
Los Angeles — Tokyo
16h 25m
including layover
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from$326
09:25 — 14:10
+2 days
09:09 — 10:47 HA6995 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
23h 16m stop
10:25 — 14:10 ZG23 Grozny Avia
Los Angeles — Tokyo
36h 45m
including layover
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from$333
10:15 — 12:35
+2 days
10:15 — 12:45 F81847 Freedom Airlines
San Francisco — Vancouver
21h 45m stop
10:25 — 12:35 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
34h 20m
including layover
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from$323
11:00 — 14:10
+2 days
11:00 — 12:29 AS2147 Alaska Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
22h 21m stop
10:50 — 14:10 ZG23 Grozny Avia
Los Angeles — Tokyo
35h 10m
including layover
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from$348
13:21 — 17:50
+2 days
13:21 — 14:56 HA6997 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
23h 24m stop
14:20 — 17:50 SQ11 Singapore Airlines
Los Angeles — Tokyo
36h 29m
including layover
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from$343
13:40 — 06:40
+2 days
11:25 — 19:00 CX879 Cathay Pacific
San Francisco — Hong Kong
6h 25m stop
01:25 — 06:30 CX524 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Tokyo
25h
including layover
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from$360
14:45 — 12:35
+2 days
14:45 — 17:10 WS1775 WestJet
San Francisco — Vancouver
17h 25m stop
10:25 — 12:35 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
29h 50m
including layover
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from$360
15:30 — 10:10
+2 days
15:30 — 20:30 YP112 YP
San Francisco — Seoul
10h 45m stop
07:15 — 10:10 BX164 Air Busan
Seoul — Tokyo
26h 40m
including layover
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from$339
15:30 — 09:50
+2 days
15:30 — 20:30 YP112 YP
San Francisco — Seoul
10h 55m stop
07:25 — 09:50 LJ201 Jin Air
Seoul — Tokyo
26h 20m
including layover
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from$341
16:30 — 14:10
+2 days
16:03 — 17:32 HA6973 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
16h 52m stop
10:50 — 14:10 ZG23 Grozny Avia
Los Angeles — Tokyo
29h 40m
including layover
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from$360
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$316
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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from$326
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$326
22:07 — 14:10
+2 days
21:54 — 23:26 HA6996 Hawaiian Airlines
San Francisco — Los Angeles
11h 6m stop
10:25 — 14:10 ZG23 Grozny Avia
Los Angeles — Tokyo
24h 3m
including layover
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from$341
22:50 — 08:00
+3 days
22:50 — 04:30 VN99 Vietnam Airlines
San Francisco — Ho Chi Minh City
19h 55m stop
00:25 — 08:00 VN306 Vietnam Airlines
Ho Chi Minh City — Tokyo
41h 10m
including layover
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from$345
12:50 — 12:35
+2 days
12:50 — 16:34 WS1509 WestJet
San Francisco — Calgary
1h 26m stop
18:00 — 18:35 WS125 WestJet
Calgary — Vancouver
16h stop
10:25 — 12:35 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
31h 45m
including layover
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from$340
12:50 — 12:35
+2 days
12:50 — 16:34 WS1509 WestJet
San Francisco — Calgary
2h 26m stop
19:00 — 19:35 WS127 WestJet
Calgary — Vancouver
15h stop
10:35 — 12:35 ZG21 Grozny Avia
Vancouver — Tokyo
31h 45m
including layover
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from$351
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 1, 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

The cheapest months to travel to Tokyo are august (from 281 $), november (from 349 $), may (from 378 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 992 $), january (from 511 $), february (from 510 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Tokyo?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $210. This airfare is for economy class on one-way ZG25 flight by Grozny Avia for August 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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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Tokyo is served by 27 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 $ 763 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by China Eastern airline - from $ 919.

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 $210.

  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
    from $763
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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 902 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 $316.

  • AC - Air Canada
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  • PR - Philippine Airlines
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
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  • CI - China Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $402
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  • MU - China Eastern
    from $393
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  • AI - Air India
    from $646
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  • OZ - Asiana Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $461
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  • AM - Aeromexico
    from $547
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  • JX - Jambojet
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
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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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