Cheap Flights from Tokyo to San Francisco, CA from $286

Return flight: San Francisco – Tokyo

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 993 connecting flights from Tokyo to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 56 airlines and multiple travel sites from $286, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out TYO-SFO 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 Tokyo to San Francisco depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Tokyo and San Francisco is 8284 miles. Time difference between the cities is 5h. Airplanes depart 00:05 to 23:50 from 4 Tokyo airports and arrive 00:05 to 23:50 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 9h 30m.

  • The fastest flight 9h 10m
  • Average flight time 9h 30m
  • The earliest flight 00:05
  • The latest flight 23:50
  • Distance 5148 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are may (from 286 $), june (from 286 $), october (from 400 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 554 $), january (from 554 $), december (from 524 $).

What is the lowest airfare Tokyo to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $286. This airfare is for economy class on one-way ZG26 flight by Grozny Avia for October 7, 2025 which leaves Narita in Tokyo at 21:30 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 14:45.

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Flight Schedule Tokyo to San Francisco (California)

14:35 — 19:43
21h 8m flight time
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from$340
14:45 — 07:30 Tokyo — Los Angeles
ZG24 Grozny Avia
9h 18m stop
18:37 — 20:03 Los Angeles — San Francisco
F94593 Frontier Airlines
14:35 — 00:19
25h 44m flight time
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from$367
14:35 — 08:25 Tokyo — Los Angeles
ZG24 Grozny Avia
14h 27m stop
22:52 — 00:19 Los Angeles — San Francisco
HA4937 Hawaiian Airlines
14:35 — 00:19
25h 44m flight time
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from$372
14:45 — 07:35 Tokyo — Los Angeles
ZG24 Grozny Avia
14h 27m stop
06:00 — 07:30 Los Angeles — San Francisco
AS2276 Alaska Airlines
14:35 — 07:31+1day
32h 56m flight time
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from$373
14:35 — 08:25 Tokyo — Los Angeles
ZG24 Grozny Avia
21h 35m stop
06:00 — 07:31 Los Angeles — San Francisco
HA6212 Hawaiian Airlines
15:50 — 09:30
9h 40m flight time
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from$1949
Tokyo — San Francisco
NH7010 All Nippon Airways
15:50 — 09:30
9h 40m flight time
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from$2062
Tokyo — San Francisco
UA876 United Airlines
16:25 — 09:45
9h 20m flight time
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from$1949
Tokyo — San Francisco
JL2 Japan Airlines - JAL
17:00 — 10:30
9h 30m flight time
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from$1860
Tokyo — San Francisco
NH8 All Nippon Airways
17:00 — 10:30
9h 30m flight time
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from$2016
Tokyo — San Francisco
UA7950 United Airlines
17:10 — 10:35
9h 25m flight time
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from$1901
Tokyo — San Francisco
NH7012 All Nippon Airways
17:10 — 10:35
9h 25m flight time
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from$1990
Tokyo — San Francisco
UA838 United Airlines
18:10 — 11:20
9h 10m flight time
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from$1900
Tokyo — San Francisco
JL58 Japan Airlines - JAL
21:30 — 14:45
9h 15m flight time
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from$286
Tokyo — San Francisco
ZG26 Grozny Avia
22:55 — 16:30
9h 35m flight time
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from$1908
Tokyo — San Francisco
NH108 All Nippon Airways
22:55 — 16:30
9h 35m flight time
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from$2062
Tokyo — San Francisco
UA7939 United Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Tokyo to San Francisco. 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 Tokyo — San Francisco is served by 56 regular airlines and 18 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Philippine Airlines - 23 departures per week at the price of from $ 567 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 2062.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is JL58 by Japan Airlines - JAL takes 9h 10m and the cheapest is ZG26 by Grozny Avia for $286.

  • 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 993 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NH991 by All Nippon Airways takes 13h 5m and the cheapest is ZG26 by Grozny Avia for $340.

  • PR - Philippine Airlines
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  • TW - T'way Airlines
    from $421
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  • HO - Juneyao Airlines
    from $605
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  • HU - Hainan Airlines
    from $924
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  • HX - Hong Kong Airlines
    from $466
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  • YP - YP
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  • Z2 - AirAsia Zest
    from $570
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  • UO - Hong Kong Express Airways
    from $576
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  • MH - Malaysia Airlines
    from $937
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  • MM - Peach Aviation
    from $416
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  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • AC - Air Canada
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Airports

You can fly from Tokyo to San Francisco from 4 airports (Narita, Tokyo Airport, Yokota Afb, Haneda).

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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San Francisco airports

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