
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $589 (Kiwi.com) |
One-way from | $301 (Ovago) |
Popular in | June |
Cheapest in | January |
Average price | $782 |
Good round-trip deal | $787 or less |
Good one-way deal | $383 or less |
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Fly to
Route
Depart
Return
Price
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Wed 4/22
1:00 pm-1:40 pm
1 stop32h 40m
Tokyo Narita
Mon 6/8
5:15 pm-11:15 pm
1 stop22h 00m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Mon 4/6
1:00 pm-9:35 pm
1 stop40h 35m
Tokyo Haneda
Mon 6/1
10:05 am-11:15 pm
1 stop29h 10m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Mon 3/2
8:42 am-4:00 pm
1 stop14h 18m
Tokyo Narita
Tue 3/10
6:30 pm-3:48 pm
1 stop13h 18m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Sun 4/26
11:50 pm-10:50 am
1 stop19h 00m
Tokyo Narita
Thu 5/14
7:45 pm-3:20 pm
1 stop35h 35m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 3/3
11:00 am-3:20 pm
Nonstop11h 20m
Tokyo Narita
Tue 3/10
4:45 pm-10:15 am
Nonstop9h 30m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Thu 4/9
1:00 pm-4:05 pm
1 stop35h 05m
Tokyo Narita
Thu 4/16
5:15 pm-10:40 pm
1 stop21h 25m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Sat 4/25
11:50 pm-6:25 pm
1 stop26h 35m
Tokyo Narita
Wed 5/13
9:00 am-3:20 pm
1 stop22h 20m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 4/7
11:50 pm-6:25 pm
1 stop26h 35m
Tokyo Narita
Sat 5/30
9:00 am-3:20 pm
1 stop22h 20m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 4/14
11:50 pm-6:25 pm
1 stop26h 35m
Tokyo Narita
Mon 4/27
12:50 pm-3:20 pm
1 stop18h 30m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 3/3
9:45 pm-3:20 pm
1 stop24h 35m
Tokyo Narita
Sun 3/8
9:30 pm-5:20 pm
1 stop35h 50m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
|---|---|---|
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
The best time to book flights from San Francisco to Tokyo is 5 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 $152). Flying from San Francisco to Tokyo in June is currently the most expensive (average of $692). 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 26% 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 afternoons 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 Monday (18 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Sunday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (17 on average).
Manila (MNL) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 33% 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 Incheon (ICN) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 18h 08m.
Flights via Manila (MNL) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 3h 20m.
About 12% 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 10% of flights being delayed.
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