There are 7 ways to get from Los Angeles to Okinawa by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane LAX - OKA
18h 56m¥51,896–163,241Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kumejima Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kumejima Airport (UEO)plane LAX - UEO
- Take the ferry from 久米島 to 那覇(泊)ferry
30h 25m¥41,676–136,971Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Naha Airport
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane BUR - OKA
20h 4m¥51,762–182,671Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Naha Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane ONT - OKA
20h 8m¥64,280–216,558Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Naha Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane SNA - OKA
22h 5m¥58,472–205,150Bus to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, fly to Naha Airport
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Fly from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane SBA - OKA
22h 56m¥57,896–177,241Train to San Bernardino International Airport, fly to Naha Airport
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtowntrain
- Fly from San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane SBD - OKA
27h 40m¥62,577–223,663
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Okinawa is to fly and ferry which costs ¥41000 - ¥140000 and takes 30h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Okinawa is to fly which takes 18h 56m and costs ¥50000 - ¥170000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Okinawa is 10408 km.
It takes approximately 18h 56m to get from Los Angeles to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 16h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 3:05 AM in Los Angeles and 7:05 PM in Okinawa.
There are 1987+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Okinawa, Japan?
United Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and eight other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Naha Airport (OKA) hourly.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Naha Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–160,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–160,000
Flights from Santa Barbara Municipal Airport to Naha Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–180,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–270,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–330,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from San Bernardino International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–450,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–220,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Naha Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–220,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Naha Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Naha Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kumejima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–270,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–5,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to San Bernardino - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,200
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Website
- Central Coast Shuttle
- one way non-prepaid
- ¥12,000–14,000
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- ¥11,000–13,000
- Website
- Kume Shosen
Ferry from 久米島 to 那覇(泊)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Schedules at
- Kume Shosen
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