How Can I Travel from US to Japan
Flights from US to Japan
There are many choices of direct flights for travelers to go from all over US to Japan. In particular, the flights are very convenient from California and Hawaii to Tokyo or Osaka. Moreover, the flights are also available to Tokyo from New York, Washington DC, Seattle, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Boston, and more cities in the US.
The Major Direct Flights to Japan
Departure |
Arrival |
Overall Duration |
Density of Runs |
Los Angeles International Airport |
Tokyo Narita Airport |
11h 5-30min |
3-6 flights every day |
Los Angeles International Airport |
Tokyo Haneda Airport |
11h 20-50min |
7 flights every day |
Los Angeles International Airport |
Osaka Kansai International Airport |
12h |
1 fight on Wed., Thurs., Sat. & Sun. |
San Francisco International Airport |
Tokyo Narita Airport |
10h 45min – 11h 10min |
4 flights per day |
San Francisco International Airport |
Tokyo Haneda Airport |
10h 50min – 11h 5min |
3 fights every day |
San Francisco International Airport |
Osaka Kansai International Airport |
11h 40min |
1 fight every day |
New York Kennedy International Airport |
Tokyo Haneda Airport |
14h – 14h 15min |
4 fights every day |
New York Newark Liberty International Airport |
Tokyo Narita / Haneda Airport |
13h 40min – 14h |
1 flight to both Narita and Haneda airports per day |
Washington Dulles International Airport |
Tokyo Haneda Airport |
13h 55min – 14h 5min |
2 flights every day |
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport |
Tokyo Narita / Haneda Airport |
10h – 10h 35min |
1 fight to Narita and 2 flights to Haneda airport per day |
Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii |
Tokyo Narita / Haneda Airport |
8h 5min – 8h 20min |
3-5 flights to Narita airport & 4-6 flights to Haneda airport every day |
Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii |
Osaka Kansai International Airport |
9h |
2 flights on Tues., Wed., Fri., Sat. & Sun.; 1 fight on Mon. & Thurs. |
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport |
Tokyo Haneda Airport |
14h 30min |
1 flight every day |
Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
Tokyo Narita / Haneda Airport |
12h 50min – 13h 20min |
1 flight to Narita & 3 flights to Haneda airport per day |
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
Tokyo Narita / Haneda Airport |
13h 25-50min |
1 to Narita & 1 to Haneda per day |
The flight time and density of runs may be subject to change.
With more flights operated from US to Japan, travelers can have a direct flight departing from Boston, San Diego, San Jose, Denver, Dallas, Detroit, and so on to Tokyo. If there is no direct flight in your city, you need a transfer flight.
Apart from the cities above in US, Toronto, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Paris, Seoul, Hong Kong, Taipei, Manila, etc. are all the optional transfer stations in a third country or region. However, transit visa is needed probably. Transferring in Seoul, Hong Kong, Taipei or other cities in east/southeast Asia, you would get a choice to more cities in Japan, such as Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo and Naha.
Learn more about Air Travel to/around Japan
International Cruises from US to Japan
Cruises in recovery allow you to go to Japan by sea. If you would like spend a leisurely time for days on sea, you can select and book a luxury cruise to Japan via Seattle, Alaska, or Bering Strait. It would be a long journey compared with planes.The Silver Whisper of Silversea Cruises from Seward, Anchorage in Alaska to Tokyo spends 13-23 nights on sea and stops at some ports along the coast. Celebrity Millennium from Vancouver to Tokyo will stop in Ketchikan, Alaska of US, cross the Pacific, and arrive in Sapporo, Aomori and Tokyo (Yokohama) in sequence, taking 14 nights throughout the whole course.
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