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There are 8 ways to get from California to Japan by plane or train

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  1. Fly San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train

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    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane plane SFO - CTS
    2. Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain train
    14h 15m
    ¥36,751–133,525

  2. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane SFO - HND
    14h 29m
    ¥67,301–152,995

  3. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane LAX - HND
    14h 49m
    ¥71,753–902,886

  4. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane SFO - NRT
    2. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    14h 59m
    ¥37,851–143,725

  5. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane LAX - NRT
    2. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    15h 19m
    ¥44,303–193,616

  6. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane plane SFO - ITM
    16h 36m
    ¥87,161–182,635

  7. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane plane SFO - NGO
    16h 49m
    ¥42,571–153,115

  8. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane SJC - NRT
    2. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    17h 24m
    ¥47,891–172,391

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration13h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket¥34,900Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 7,783.2 km
  • Duration: 14h 15m

What companies run services between California, USA and Japan?

United Airlines, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 5 times a day.

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