
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $604 (Kiwi.com) |
One-way from | $304 (Priceline) |
Popular in | June |
Cheapest in | January |
Average price | $936 |
Good round-trip deal | $622 or less |
Good one-way deal | $367 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Tue 4/21
1:05 am-10:15 pm
1 stop29h 10m
Tokyo Haneda
Thu 5/14
7:55 am-7:55 pm
1 stop28h 00m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 4/21
6:20 pm-1:15 pm
2 stops26h 55m
Tokyo Narita
Thu 5/14
9:35 am-7:55 pm
1 stop26h 20m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Tue 5/5
1:05 am-8:50 pm
1 stop27h 45m
Tokyo Narita
Sat 5/23
9:35 am-7:55 pm
1 stop26h 20m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Thu 9/10
11:50 pm-11:30 pm
1 stop31h 40m
Tokyo Haneda
Sun 9/27
1:30 am-3:20 pm
1 stop29h 50m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Sun 4/26
12:20 pm-3:25 pm
Nonstop11h 05m
Tokyo Narita
Mon 5/11
5:00 pm-10:35 am
Nonstop9h 35m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Wed 4/22
9:00 pm-2:15 pm
2 stops25h 15m
Tokyo Haneda
Tue 5/5
4:20 pm-6:16 pm
2 stops17h 56m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Tue 4/28
9:10 am-10:30 pm
2 stops21h 20m
Tokyo Haneda
Sun 5/24
9:55 pm-9:25 am
1 stop27h 30m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - NRT
SFONRT
San Francisco
Fri 8/7
8:12 pm-1:15 pm
2 stops25h 03m
Tokyo Narita
Thu 8/20
5:55 pm-8:30 pm
1 stop18h 35m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Wed 4/29
9:00 pm-2:15 pm
2 stops25h 15m
Tokyo Haneda
Fri 5/29
4:35 pm-10:23 pm
1 stop21h 48m
San FranciscoTokyo
SFO - HND
SFOHND
San Francisco
Sun 9/13
8:55 am-2:15 pm
2 stops37h 20m
Tokyo Haneda
Thu 9/24
4:35 pm-3:11 pm
1 stop14h 36m
| Provider | Price Accuracy | Trust Score* |
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| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*2 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 Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars |
The best time to book flights from San Francisco to Tokyo is 2 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 $145). Flying from San Francisco to Tokyo in November is currently the most expensive (average of $567). 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. Saturday mornings 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 39% 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 13% of weekly flights between San Francisco and Tokyo have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 144 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, Japan Airlines have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 11% of flights being delayed.
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