
Most accurate provider | Ovago 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | Ovago 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $698 (Kiwi.com) |
One-way from | $363 (Justfly.com) |
Popular in | June |
Cheapest in | August |
Average price | $938 |
Good round-trip deal | $749 or less |
Good one-way deal | $380 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 5/12
1:00 pm-2:30 pm
1 stop33h 30m
Tokyo Narita
Tue 6/2
5:15 pm-11:15 pm
1 stop22h 00m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Wed 8/5
6:50 am-2:00 pm
1 stop15h 10m
Tokyo Haneda
Wed 8/26
4:20 pm-9:59 pm
2 stops21h 39m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Sun 7/26
1:40 am-4:25 am
Nonstop10h 45m
Tokyo Haneda
Tue 8/11
3:50 pm-9:45 am
Nonstop9h 55m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Sat 7/4
1:38 pm-2:20 pm
1 stop32h 42m
Tokyo Haneda
Thu 7/16
4:20 pm-4:49 pm
1 stop16h 29m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Sun 5/31
7:15 am-2:00 pm
1 stop14h 45m
Tokyo Haneda
Sun 6/21
4:20 pm-12:06 am
1 stop23h 46m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Sat 5/16
10:25 am-1:55 pm
Nonstop11h 30m
Tokyo Haneda
Mon 5/25
3:50 pm-9:45 am
Nonstop9h 55m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Mon 7/13
2:30 pm-2:20 pm
2 stops31h 50m
Tokyo Haneda
Tue 7/28
4:35 pm-6:52 pm
1 stop18h 17m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Wed 7/15
7:00 am-2:00 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Tokyo Haneda
Thu 7/30
4:35 pm-11:52 pm
2 stops23h 17m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Sat 8/1
4:39 pm-7:00 pm
2 stops34h 21m
Tokyo Narita
Tue 8/11
8:00 pm-3:11 pm
2 stops35h 11m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Wed 5/20
11:40 am-3:00 pm
Nonstop11h 20m
Tokyo Narita
Wed 6/3
5:05 pm-10:40 am
Nonstop9h 35m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
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| 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 Saturday, 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 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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