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What is the cheapest flight to California?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to California from Japan found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $358 round-trip. The most popular route is Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $358.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Japan to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Japan to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Japan to California is February, when tickets cost $799 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,613 and $1,213 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Japan to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Japan to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in California?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in California is San Jose Airport (SJC), with an average flight price of $371.


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Low seasonJanuary
High seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$267
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
Flight from Tokyo Narita Airport to Los Angeles

Flights from Japan to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Japan to California 
Verified travelerFlew with ANANRT-SFOMay 2025
Bring your own meals like sandwich, nuts, fruit, or protein bar, because the food not only smells fowl but tastes even more so. Jesus, I’d rather just eat a protein bar.
Verified travelerFlew with Japan AirlinesNRT-SFONov 2024
This trip seemed shorter than I thought. Sleeping helps pass the time. Also take an aspirin and wear compression socks
Verified travelerFlew with United AirlinesNRT-SFOOct 2024
Procedures in Tokyo Narita airport are very efficient. Transportation to and from Tokyo is also efficient, economical, and available.
Verified travelerFlew with Japan AirlinesNRT-SFOOct 2024
Get a butt pillow for the long flight and a neck pillow to sleep comfortably
VictorFlew with American AirlinesHND-LAXOct 2024
Make sure to eat before you get on, as the food options aren’t the most appetizing.
JohnjimyFlew with ANANRT-SFOAug 2024
If you have multiple carry-on. You may be subjected to have tags or have to pay, due to limited spaces. I was fortunate to have my bag under seat for take off. Other passengers decided to bring the whole room with them without me having space to put my backpack carry on.
Verified travelerFlew with ANANRT-SFOMay 2024
Haneda airport now handles most of the international traffic. It's much closer to downtown Tokyo. Narita is 45-55 minutes out of town. Do online and complete you immigration documentation before your flight. Print the QR code and the machine will scan it along with your passport. Much faster.

FAQs for booking flights from Japan to California

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Japan to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Japan to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Japan to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Japan to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Japan to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Japan to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Japan to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Japan to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to California?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to California is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $965. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $1,103 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,039 on average. Morning departures are around 6% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,242.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Japan to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Japan to California. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Japan to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.3
Japan AirlinesOverall score based on 1512 reviews
7.7Food
8.2Comfort
8.4Boarding
7.8Entertainment
8.7Crew
Airline reviews

My wife had vegetarian meal and food was meh. Needed to have a but more flavors instead of it being just boiled vegetables.

10.0 ExcellentManoj, Jul 2025NRT - BLR
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My wife had vegetarian meal and food was meh. Needed to have a but more flavors instead of it being just boiled vegetables.

I wish I was able to flew with JAL all the way to DFW. After my JAL flight to Japan it was taken over by a flight with AA which is another experience, the plane was not as roomy like JAL. I was terrified to drop anything in the floor and not have the room to bend and pick it up. My wifi din not work at all, l just slept through majority of the flight. Although not a bad experience, I still wish that I flew JAL straight to DFW for the experience.

I would like to add American food so tired of rice after being there for 10 days didn’t want anymore to pay an airline did not have my bag marked right so it is still sitting in O’Hare. I am home.

Flight from New Delhi to Tokyo was mediocre. The seats were not of business class as we are used to. They were not wide enough. On the other hand the seats on the flight from Tokyo to San Francisco were excellent every thing were great except the food. Tokyo business lounge was excellent. The whole experience was great except the food on the plane. Will still fly JAL.

The entree wasn’t very good. The rice was soggy. The side dishes were all good though. The breakfast was also good. The crew were excellent, as usual.

JAL using the state of art A350-1000 for JFK to HND It’s a great plane to fly Very comfortable with lower cabin altitude Quieter cabin Wider seats Big tv screen Excellent service and catering

The flight attendants were excellent as usual however the meal wasn’t the usual good quality. There is cooked rice was mushy.

This portion of the trip from HCMC to Dallas was operated by American Airline. Unfortunately they are 2 steps below JAL in overall quality. Regardless, AAStill got me where I needed to go on time.

This flight was leg 2 of 2 leg journey. The staff at baggage re-drop in Tokyo were fabulous. Once at gate when time to board, had to take standing room bus to the tarmac to board. Did not like getting out to plane and having to wait 5 minutes until they opened bus door.

It's a domestic flight, but still the JAL quality shone through. The crew were polite and helpful and even prepared little gifts / souvenirs for the children on the flight, and everyone got a simple drink. The free wifi for entertainment on the personal device was also a great boon, and the shows surprisingly decent. Would recommend.

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

So happy I flew with Singapore Airlines. The customer service is top notch. I am terrified of flying and the staff made me feel so at ease. Will only fly Singapore internationally moving forward.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

I very much liked and appreciated the service on board. The seating arrangement in Business feels uncomfortable. It's not made for tall people, in any case.

Great airline. Excellent service, good food & lots of TV movies/shows to choose from.

Everything was good except food , food choices was very less. Washrooms were closed.overall good experience.

Crews were very caring and polite. Washroom was surprisingly clean. Overall experience was good , only food choices was very limited. Thanks

The seats were more narrow than at other lines. Food was mediocre (economy class)

The crew have great customer service but their economy seating isn’t the most comfortable for a 220lbs+ guy and the food wasn’t bad, but wasn’t exceptional, either.

Easy to board and fly, no frills. Yummy ramen on board.

It was for the most part a 10/10 they said they had entertainment options but all they had was old movies for streaming from the mid 2010’s so like 10 years ago

all good for a very budget flight - well priced and excellent service. Will fly again

Couple of the crew members were really nice and the rest are really rude and didn't help when we needed help, food was not worth it at all and most importantly there's no even entertainment system other than a very interruptive and slow internet and some movies.

I appreciate the economy price of the tickets. The long flight made the comfort level on the lower average side. Wi-Fi connection was not consistent but working. Overall, I would fly again with zip air but next time get the flat, premium seats with the amount of money I would save otherwise.

Comfortable seats and lucky no one was in middle seat. No water on the plane. Plane was on time and staff was fast.

You get what you pay for and nothing more. Wanted a cheap flight and that’s exactly what I got, though it’s human nature to wanting to feel like you got a good deal as well. There was none of that here. I was cheap and they were too. Got to my destination safely and that’s all that really matters.

Nice service. I wish it could provide hot water on the flight.

internet didn't work. No offer of drinks or snacks.

Flight was seamless. Free wifi helped pass the time. Food was okay, just make sure you pre order or pick something up from the airport

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

Airbus plane, nice and polite staff, entertainment even as it was a short flight.

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

I flew Business Class. Rory, one of the Cabin stewards, was attentive, explained the menu, provided appropriate drinks. was

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/28Thu
nonstopZIPAIR
10h 15mNRT-LAX
9/10Wed
nonstopZIPAIR
11h 20mLAX-NRT
$515
8/28Thu
nonstopZIPAIR
10h 15mNRT-LAX
9/10Wed
nonstopZIPAIR
11h 20mLAX-NRT
$518
10/14Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 05mHND-LAX
10/20Mon
nonstopAmerican Airlines
11h 40mLAX-HND
$545
8/19Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 05mHND-LAX
8/26Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
11h 15mLAX-HND
$658
8/28Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 18mNRT-ONT
9/10Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
32h 58mONT-NRT
$726
8/28Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
34h 48mNRT-ONT
9/10Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
32h 58mONT-NRT
$729
9/9Tue
nonstopDelta
10h 20mHND-LAX
9/22Mon
1 stopDelta
24h 35mLAX-HND
$753
12/4Thu
nonstopDelta
9h 50mHND-LAX
12/15Mon
1 stopDelta
25h 41mLAX-HND
$758
9/5Fri
1 stopAsiana Airlines
20h 40mKIX-SFO
9/5Fri
1 stopAsiana Airlines
18h 10mSFO-KIX
$923
8/27Wed
1 stopAsiana Airlines
30h 30mHND-SFO
9/10Wed
1 stopAsiana Airlines
32h 00mSFO-HND
$923

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/7Sun
nonstopZIPAIR
10h 15mNRT-LAX
$267
10/8Wed
nonstopZIPAIR
9h 50mNRT-LAX
$268
7/15Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 05mHND-LAX
$347
8/28Thu
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 05mHND-LAX
$348
8/26Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 18mNRT-ONT
$420
8/20Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
19h 18mNRT-ONT
$421
9/25Thu
nonstopDelta
10h 20mHND-LAX
$423
8/20Wed
nonstopDelta
10h 35mHND-LAX
$424
10/16Thu
1 stopAsiana Airlines
30h 00mHND-SFO
$566
7/15Tue
1 stopAsiana Airlines
30h 30mHND-SFO
$569

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Last minute flights to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
7/11Fri
nonstopZIPAIR
10h 15mNRT-LAX
7/15Tue
nonstopZIPAIR
11h 20mLAX-NRT
$588
7/12Sat
nonstopZIPAIR
10h 15mNRT-LAX
7/16Wed
nonstopZIPAIR
11h 20mLAX-NRT
$592
7/15Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 05mHND-LAX
7/21Mon
nonstopAmerican Airlines
11h 20mLAX-HND
$658
7/15Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
10h 05mHND-LAX
7/27Sun
nonstopAmerican Airlines
11h 20mLAX-HND
$662
7/11Fri
multi-stopDelta
20h 10mHND-LAX
7/15Tue
nonstopDelta
11h 20mLAX-HND
$815
7/11Fri
multi-stopDelta
18h 06mHND-LAX
7/15Tue
multi-stopDelta
15h 15mLAX-HND
$821
7/11Fri
nonstopUnited Airlines
10h 20mHND-LAX
7/15Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 15mLAX-HND
$835
7/15Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
57h 50mHND-LAX
7/19Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
28h 00mLAX-HND
$959
7/15Tue
nonstopJapan Airlines
9h 35mNRT-SFO
7/31Thu
nonstopJapan Airlines
10h 30mSFO-NRT
$1,896
7/15Tue
nonstopJapan Airlines
9h 35mNRT-SFO
7/31Thu
multi-stopJapan Airlines
14h 32mSFO-NRT
$1,900

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