Zip Full-Flat seats recline to a fully flat bed with universal AC power outlets.
Standard seats have USB sockets; bring devices preloaded with content for entertainment.

Most accurate provider | CheapOair 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | CheapOair 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $567 (Kiwi.com) |
One-way from | $283 (ZIPAIR) |
Popular in | June |
Cheapest in | January |
Average price | $1,180 |
Good round-trip deal | $743 or less |
Good one-way deal | $385 or less |
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Depart
Return
Price
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
dim. 1/11
6:00 am-4:00 pm
1 stop17h 00m
Tokyo Narita
mer. 1/21
6:30 pm-3:50 pm
1 stop14h 20m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
dim. 1/11
7:00 am-4:00 pm
1 stop16h 00m
Tokyo Narita
dim. 1/25
6:30 pm-5:59 pm
1 stop16h 29m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
dim. 1/18
3:40 pm-7:55 pm
Nonstop11h 15m
Tokyo Narita
dim. 1/25
9:25 pm-1:40 pm
Nonstop9h 15m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
lun. 2/16
9:30 pm-3:05 pm
1 stop24h 35m
Tokyo Haneda
mar. 3/3
4:50 pm-1:48 pm
1 stop13h 58m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
dim. 3/1
6:05 am-2:05 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Tokyo Haneda
mar. 3/17
4:50 pm-2:05 pm
1 stop13h 15m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
jeu. 1/22
11:50 pm-5:55 pm
1 stop25h 05m
Tokyo Narita
sam. 2/14
1:20 pm-2:00 pm
1 stop17h 40m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
mar. 3/17
12:40 pm-3:45 pm
1 stop35h 05m
Tokyo Narita
mer. 4/1
5:20 pm-10:40 am
1 stop33h 20m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
dim. 1/18
11:50 pm-11:20 am
1 stop18h 30m
Tokyo Narita
lun. 2/9
1:20 pm-2:00 pm
1 stop17h 40m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
mer. 3/18
12:40 pm-10:50 pm
1 stop18h 10m
Tokyo Haneda
mer. 5/6
2:00 am-10:40 am
1 stop24h 40m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
ven. 2/20
6:30 am-4:00 pm
1 stop16h 30m
Tokyo Narita
lun. 3/2
6:30 pm-8:36 pm
1 stop19h 06m
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| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
The best time to book flights from San Francisco to Tokyo is 3 days before your desired departure date. The cost of your flight will likely increase significantly if you book two weeks in advance of your flight.
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to Tokyo (average of $293). Flying from San Francisco to Tokyo in June is currently the most expensive (average of $711). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
It’s typically best to fly out from San Francisco to Tokyo in the afternoon. Doing so could potentially save you 24% on the flight price compared to flying at noon, which is usually more expensive.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their San Francisco to Tokyo flight should consider departing on Monday evenings when fares are most often at their lowest. Saturday at noon flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
The most flights from SFO to TYO are scheduled on a Friday (19 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (18 on average).
Incheon (ICN) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 29% of 1-stop itineraries from San Francisco to Tokyo on Cheapflights.
Manila (MNL) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $659.
Flights via Seattle (SEA) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 14h 50m.
Flights via Seattle (SEA) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 2h 07m.
About 11% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Tokyo have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 137 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the evening are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the morning tend to experience delays more often.
Sunday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Thursday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, ANA have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 9% of flights being delayed.
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