There are 8 ways to get from Los Angeles to Sendai by plane, bus, or train
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 Sendai Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane LAX - SDJ
19h 20m¥71,703–232,715Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane LAX - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
18h 12m¥48,703–190,765Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane LAX - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
19h 59m¥52,033–184,095Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane LAX - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
17h 46m¥76,453–1,209,385Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Akita Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane LAX - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Sendaitrain
20h 48m¥66,453–228,965Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Shonai Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane LAX - SYO
- Take the bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou maebus
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
21h 36m¥53,883–195,815Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane BUR - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
19h 33m¥96,319–168,817Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ)plane LAX - ONJ
- Take the train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Sendaitrain
22h 37m¥59,303–202,915
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Sendai is to fly and train which costs ¥48000 - ¥200000 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Sendai is to fly and train which takes 17h 46m and costs ¥75000 - ¥1300000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Sendai is 8607 km.
It takes approximately 19h 20m to get from Los Angeles to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 16h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 7:50 PM in Los Angeles and 11:50 AM in Sendai.
There are 262+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Sendai, Japan?
Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, and five other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sendai Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–440,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–320,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–270,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Narita International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–160,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–380,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Akita Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–380,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shonai Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–320,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Shonai Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–320,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tokyo International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–330,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–340,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–320,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–320,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Omiya Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou mae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- Yamako Bus
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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