There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco Bay to Japan by unknown, plane, train, ferry, or subway
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Travel to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
best- Walk from San Francisco Bay to San-Francisco-Airport-SFOunknown
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane SFO - HND
11h 31mTravel to San Francisco International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Walk from San Francisco Bay to San-Francisco-Airport-SFOunknown
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane SFO - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
11h 47mTravel to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Walk from San Francisco Bay to San-Francisco-Airport-SFOunknown
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SFO - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
12h 6mTravel to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Walk from San Francisco Bay to San-Francisco-Airport-SFOunknown
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SFO - ITM
13h 48mTravel to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Walk from San Francisco Bay to San-Francisco-Airport-SFOunknown
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kobe (UKB)plane SFO - UKB
14h 34mTravel to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Walk from San Francisco Bay to San-Francisco-Airport-SFOunknown
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane SFO - NGO
13h 56mTravel to Oakland International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Walk from San Francisco Bay to Oakland-Airport-OAKunknown
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane OAK - HND
14h 11mTravel, ferry, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Walk from San Francisco Bay to Alcatraz Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Alcatraz Island to Pier 33ferry
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane SJC - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
19h 23m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between San Francisco Bay and Japan is 8322 km.
It takes approximately 11h 31m to get from San Francisco Bay to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 16h ahead of San Francisco Bay. It is currently 12:58 PM in San Francisco Bay and 4:58 AM in Japan.
There are 12767+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between San Francisco Bay, CA, USA and Japan?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco Bay to Japan. However, you can travel to San-Francisco-Airport-SFO airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport (HND), walk to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, take the train to モノレール浜松町 Monorail Hamamatsuchō, then take the train to Tōkyō Station. Alternatively, you can travel to San-Francisco-Airport-SFO airport, fly to New Chitose Airport (CTS), walk to New Chitose Airport, then take the train to Sapporo.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–440,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–460,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–360,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–400,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–470,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kobe via Seattle, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–500,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–390,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–600,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–600,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–500,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–440,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–460,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–150,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–410,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–360,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–390,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–600,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–600,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–500,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–320,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–460,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–160,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–160,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–85,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Narita International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–380,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–220,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- nps.gov
Ferry from Alcatraz Island to Pier 33
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,647
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Phone
- +1.888.467.6256
- [email protected]
- Website
- cityexperiences.com
Ferry from Alcatraz Island to Pier 33
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,647
- Schedules at
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/departure-schedule/
- Website
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/
- Adult 12 - 61
- ¥7,647
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