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.

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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.

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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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