
Most accurate provider | Ovago 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | Ovago 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $718 (Kiwi.com) |
One-way from | $376 (Kiwi.com) |
Popular in | June |
Cheapest in | August |
Average price | $949 |
Good round-trip deal | $783 or less |
Good one-way deal | $408 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 9/1
1:20 am-2:30 pm
1 stop21h 10m
Tokyo Narita
Sun 9/20
6:30 pm-10:40 pm
1 stop20h 10m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 10/13
1:00 pm-8:50 pm
1 stop39h 50m
Tokyo Narita
Tue 11/3
9:00 am-9:15 pm
1 stop29h 15m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 9/8
8:55 am-3:55 pm
2 stops39h 00m
Tokyo Narita
Tue 10/20
4:55 pm-5:49 pm
2 stops40h 54m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Mon 9/14
9:00 am-4:00 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Tokyo Narita
Thu 10/1
6:00 pm-3:56 pm
1 stop13h 56m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Fri 8/21
1:20 am-6:50 am
1 stop37h 30m
Tokyo Narita
Sat 9/5
3:45 pm-11:15 pm
2 stops23h 30m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Mon 10/12
11:55 am-3:00 pm
Nonstop11h 05m
Tokyo Narita
Sat 10/24
5:05 pm-10:35 am
Nonstop9h 30m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Wed 9/30
12:50 pm-10:50 pm
1 stop18h 00m
Tokyo Haneda
Thu 10/15
2:00 am-10:40 am
1 stop24h 40m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Wed 9/2
6:05 am-2:20 pm
1 stop16h 15m
Tokyo Haneda
Thu 9/10
4:20 pm-8:19 pm
2 stops19h 59m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Sat 10/10
1:00 pm-6:50 am
1 stop25h 50m
Tokyo Narita
Sat 10/24
3:45 pm-10:40 pm
2 stops22h 55m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Tue 8/11
6:50 am-2:00 pm
1 stop15h 10m
Tokyo Haneda
Wed 8/26
4:20 pm-11:52 pm
2 stops23h 32m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
|---|---|---|
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
The best time to book flights from San Francisco to Tokyo is 1 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 $800). Flying from San Francisco to Tokyo in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,170). 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 34% 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. Friday evenings 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 Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (18 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 Seattle (SEA) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 14h 45m.
Flights via Seattle (SEA) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 2h 53m.
About 14% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Tokyo have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 147 minutes.
Historically, flights departing at night 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 12% of flights being delayed.
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