LAX → NRT
Los Angeles
Typical low
$720
Best months: Jan, Oct
Cheapest US-Asia gateway; ZIPAIR and ANA regularly under $750.
Cheap flights to Tokyo.
6 US gateways tracked, from $720 round-trip. Live metasearch pricing via Aviasales (Expedia, Trip.com, Kiwi, Booking, Priceline — all in one click).
— US gateways, cheapest first
Where to fly from.
"Typical low" is the round-trip price floor we've actually tracked on each route — not the average, and not a promo. Click through for live fares.
SFO → NRT
San Francisco
Typical low
$720
Best months: Jan, Oct
Multiple carriers and ZIPAIR budget options.
SEA → NRT
Seattle–Tacoma
Typical low
$760
Best months: Jan, Oct
ANA and Delta direct — ZIPAIR sometimes under $700.
ORD → NRT
Chicago O'Hare
Typical low
$850
Best months: Jan, Oct
ANA and JAL sometimes drop to $850 in January.
JFK → NRT
New York — John F. Kennedy
Typical low
$890
Best months: Jan, Oct
JAL and ANA direct under $900 shows up a few times per year.
DFW → NRT
Dallas–Fort Worth
Typical low
$900
Best months: Jan, Oct
JAL direct — $900 round-trip shows up a few times a year.
— FAQ
Flying to Tokyo.
- How much does a flight to Tokyo cost?
- Typical-low round-trip fares to Tokyo start at $720 from Los Angeles — that's the floor we've tracked, not the average. Most transatlantic US gateways land in the $720–$900 range in shoulder season. Live metasearch prices update when you click any "Search flights" button on this page.
- Which US airport has the cheapest flights to Tokyo?
- From our tracked routes, Los Angeles (LAX) has the cheapest anchor fare at $720. Cheapest US-Asia gateway; ZIPAIR and ANA regularly under $750.
- When is the best time to fly to Tokyo for cheap fares?
- Shoulder-season windows for Tokyo vary by gateway — the route table above lists each one. Broadly, late autumn (Oct–Nov) and deep winter (Jan–Feb) are the most reliable cheap windows for long-haul fares; summer peaks push prices 40–60% higher.
- Are flights to Tokyo direct or do I need connections?
- It depends on the origin — hubs like JFK, ORD, LAX, and EWR have direct long-haul service to most big destinations; smaller airports usually connect through those hubs. Aviasales (where every CTA on this page routes) shows direct-only filters and connection counts on the results page.
- How do the prices on this page compare to Google Flights?
- The "typical low" anchors here come from our editor's historical tracking, not real-time scraping. The CTAs route to Aviasales metasearch, which pulls live fares from Expedia, Trip.com, Kiwi, Booking, Priceline, and the airlines directly — usually matching or beating Google Flights on the same routes.