TYO - SAN

$421 Find Cheap Flights from Tokyo to San Diego

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Tokyo to San Diego departing on 8/26. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Tokyo to San Diego, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$854
Multiple Airlines
Tue 10/13Wed 10/21
NRT - SAN • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$1,508
Japan Airlines
Sat 10/17Sat 10/31
NRT - SAN • Non-stop
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JAL Sky Wider seats add economy space, a strong pick for long-haul comfort.
American Main Cabin Extra adds early boarding; Wi-Fi is sold on most flights.
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Cheapest • Avg $902 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 13h 00m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Tokyo to San Diego (TYO-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Tokyo to San Diego that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Tokyo to San Diego

Tue, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 21
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9:30 pm - 7:37 pm
NRT
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SAN
14h 07m
1 stop
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11:02 am - 1:05 pm
SAN
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NRT
34h 03m
1 stop
$854Multiple Airlines
Tue, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 21
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9:30 pm - 7:37 pm
NRT
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SAN
14h 07m
1 stop
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6:50 pm - 1:05 pm
SAN
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NRT
26h 15m
2 stops
$914Multiple Airlines
Fri, Oct 16 - Sun, Oct 25
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6:00 pm - 5:52 pm
NRT
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SAN
15h 52m
1 stop
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6:15 am - 4:00 pm
SAN
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NRT
17h 45m
1 stop
$953Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Sun, Oct 4
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6:00 pm - 10:46 am
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SAN
32h 46m
1 stop
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8:25 pm - 4:00 pm
SAN
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NRT
27h 35m
1 stop
$959Multiple Airlines
Fri, Sep 25 - Mon, Oct 5
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4:20 pm - 11:42 pm
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SAN
23h 22m
2 stops
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6:15 am - 2:00 pm
SAN
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HND
15h 45m
1 stop
$962Delta
Wed, Sep 23 - Sun, Oct 4
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6:00 pm - 7:54 pm
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SAN
17h 54m
1 stop
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6:15 am - 4:00 pm
SAN
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NRT
17h 45m
1 stop
$962Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Tue, Aug 25
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4:50 pm - 8:58 pm
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SAN
20h 08m
1 stop
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5:00 pm - 2:55 pm
SAN
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NRT
29h 55m
1 stop
$995Air Canada
Wed, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 28
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4:35 pm - 3:08 pm
HND
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SAN
14h 33m
1 stop
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5:01 pm - 2:20 pm
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HND
29h 19m
2 stops
$1,024Delta
Mon, Jul 13 - Sun, Jul 26
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11:55 am - 3:26 pm
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SAN
19h 31m
2 stops
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4:32 pm - 4:45 am
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HND
20h 13m
2 stops
$1,036American Airlines
Fri, Jul 3 - Tue, Jul 14
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7:45 pm - 9:34 pm
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17h 49m
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3:08 pm - 2:20 pm
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HND
31h 12m
1 stop
$1,194American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tokyo to San Diego flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Tokyo to San Diego to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Tokyo to San Diego?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Tokyo to San Diego departing in October.

What is the cheapest Tokyo to San Diego flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Tokyo to San Diego costs $1,984 on the route between Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) and San Diego (SAN). It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Tokyo to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tokyo to San Diego, 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 Tokyo to San Diego is January, where tickets cost $139 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,417 and $1,296 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Tokyo to San Diego?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $1,011 on average.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Tokyo to San Diego

 
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KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Expert on American Airlines

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader

Expert on Japan Airlines

One of the web's original travel bloggers, Robert launched his first site Leave Your Daily Hell in 2009. Since then, he's expanded into destination niche sites (one each for Japan, Thailand and Taiwan), in addition to having written for the inflight magazines of Singapore Airlines and Korean Air. Overall, he's visited nearly 100 countries, and flies business as often as possible.

Brandon Schultz

Brandon Schultz

Expert on SAN

Brandon Schultz is an award-winning food and travel writer based in New York City. His work has appeared in Forbes, AAA, Thrillist, Travel + Leisure, and The Daily Meal, among many others, and he is the author of 6 books, including 3 cookbooks.

Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel Leigh

Expert on NRT

Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$421
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 49% lower on average.
Flight from Tokyo Narita Airport to San Diego

When to book flights from Tokyo to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Tokyo to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Tokyo to San Diego

  • What is the cheapest flight from Tokyo to San Diego?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Tokyo to San Diego was $421 for a one-way ticket and $854 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Tokyo and San Diego?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Tokyo to San Diego?

    Tokyo is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in San Diego. You will leave Tokyo from one of these airports: Tokyo Haneda or Tokyo Narita. You will be arriving at San Diego.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Tokyo to San Diego?

    Japan Airlines, and American Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Tokyo to San Diego flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Tokyo to San Diego?

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Tokyo to San Diego flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Tokyo to San Diego?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Tokyo and San Diego, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Tokyo to San Diego?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Tokyo to San Diego on on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Tokyo to San Diego, Japan Airlines or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Tokyo to San Diego are Japan Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $1,586 and an overall rating of 8.3, Japan Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $708 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Tokyo to San Diego?

    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 Tokyo to San Diego.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego from Tokyo 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 Tokyo to San Diego?

    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 to San Diego with an airline and back to Tokyo with another airline.

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

    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 to San Diego from Tokyo up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Tokyo to San Diego?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Tokyo to San Diego.
Find which airlines fly direct from Tokyo to San Diego Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Tokyo to San Diego

Tuesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Wednesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Friday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Sunday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

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Direct returns

San Diego to Tokyo

Tuesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Wednesday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Friday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

Sunday

Japan Airlines

Japan Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Tokyo to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tokyo to San Diego. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. 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 Tokyo to San Diego? 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 1839 reviews
7.7Food
8.7Crew
8.2Comfort
8.4Boarding
7.8Entertainment
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Service and the plane itself were terrific, but the extensive delays both before we left and after were a real pain.

8.0 ExcellentKim, Jun 2026
HND - JFK
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Service and the plane itself were terrific, but the extensive delays both before we left and after were a real pain.

It was good and there is nothing to complain about .

The seats were narrower compare to other airlines traveling to Asia, which makes them uncomfortable after 6 hours The plane was worn, my tray table wasn’t level, You had to pay for WiFi and no Bluetooth option to use your own headphones. The crew was excellent in servicing the food and drinks. However I felt they needed some extra hands to serve the two sections of economy at the same time. They run out of one of the food option as they got to the rear section of the plane. Having travel on other Asian airlines during this trip; American Airlines can learn a bit from them, but I wonder if their service is geared towards a clientele that has become accustomed to not expect to much from an airline.

The crew was great, food was good. My concern is about the plane itself. It wasn't super clean, and during the landing process (after attendants had to take their seats) the air conditioning vent above my daughter's head started leaking a lot of water. It leaked for about 30 minutes, until we landed. I let the attendant know about the leak as we were getting off the plane, and she was very kind about saying she'd look into it. Given concerns about hygiene on planes, plus the fact that my daughter had to hold the blanket over her for 30 minutes to avoid getting soaked, that was not a great situation.

I paid for premium and it’s wasn’t what I was told I would be getting. Food wasn’t good. Should be able to pick and not be served items you dislike. Very little leg room.

I am trying to select a seat during booking but it respond that set assigment will be given during check in, and the seat assignment they give is in the middle seat and 2 row from the rest rooms, i am the person who pee a lot in this case I disturb so much the person beside me ,this trip is from Haneda to Texas, the trip from Texas to Cvg is a much better because its a smaller plane few passenger

Their in0flight movie selection is limited in size and poor in quality.

Japan airlines is a great airline. One of my favorites. The only issue I had was that I only pescatarian or I can eat vegetables, pasta, etc and both choices of meals were chicken or red meat. Most of other airlines have meat or pasta. Also usually I get an alert to order a meal prior to fly and this time I did not get one. Other than that everything was wonderful.

Boarding and crew service were excellent. Food was mediocre, not as good as our last trip four years ago.

Great level of comfort and highly professional and friendly flight crew. Keep up the great service.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Referencing ANA'S service to Japan and the return on UA, the pillow was awful, the crew was not very attentive, and the food was bizarre and tasted okay. Whoever's idea it was to make vegetable tempera in a steam capsule should probably revisit that. Since it was the vegetarian option, it was my only choice.

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Destroyed my suitcase. Tired of talking about it. Cancelling my unite mileage plus account.

New plane was lovely. Crew customer service is always lax but expected. Kraft on time and arrived safely.

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