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Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Tokyo
Tokyo1 stop$740
Osaka
Osaka2 stops$1,029
Okinawa
Okinawa2 stops$956
Sapporo
Sapporo2 stops$1,047
Fukuoka
Fukuoka2 stops$948
Hiroshima
Hiroshima2 stops$952
Iwakuni
Iwakuni2 stops$966
Komatsu
Komatsu2 stops$2,241
Tokyo
Tokyo1 stop$740
Osaka
Osaka2 stops$1,029
Okinawa
Okinawa2 stops$956
Sapporo
Sapporo2 stops$1,047
Fukuoka
Fukuoka2 stops$948
Hiroshima
Hiroshima2 stops$952
Iwakuni
Iwakuni2 stops$966
Komatsu
Komatsu2 stops$2,241
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Price, demand and travel trends for Washington, D.C. to Japan flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

Are flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from Washington, D.C. to Japan are running about 14% lower than they were around this time last year, averaging $1,355 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from Washington, D.C. to Japan right now?

Here are the cheapest round-trip fares from Washington, D.C. to Japan on KAYAK in the last week:

• Tokyo Narita (NRT) from $740
• Fukuoka (FUK) from $948
• Hiroshima (HIJ) from $952
• Okinawa Naha (OKA) from $956
• MCAS Iwakuni (IWK) from $966

What’s the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

February is the cheapest time of year to fly, with average fares of $1,206. Prices are highest in December, when average flight costs increase to around $1,571.

When is the best time to book flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

Book your flights 17 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 17% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in Japan is the cheapest to fly to from Washington, D.C.?

Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Japan are:

• Tokyo Narita (NRT) from $1,179
• Osaka Kansai Intl (KIX) from $1,248
• Nagasaki (NGS) from $1,347

What’s the cheapest day to fly from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

Monday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from Washington, D.C. to Japan, while Saturday is the most expensive. Fares run about 13% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to Japan during the night with average prices of $1,181. The evening is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $1,477.

Key details for Washington, D.C. to Japan flights

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$365
Beat the crowds with an average 53% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 86% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Tokyo Narita Airport

Flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Washington, D.C. to Japan 
Verified travelerFlew with ANA-May 2026
Definitely double check that the plane is actually what you're expecting. If it says it's operated by a different airline, treat it as THAT airline, not the one selling tickets.
JoannaFlew with ANA-Dec 2025
If you have a connecting ANA flight out of Haneda make sure it's not at a different terminal.
AhliaFlew with ANA-Apr 2025
Bring entertainment as well as it is a long flight
LayFlew with ANA-May 2024
Reserve seats in advance. This is an air ticket worth paying for, even if the price is slightly higher. The standard is consistent. Do book your layover accommodation in advance. I booked upin arrival and only got a more expensive option. Otherwise, I enjoyed very much flying with ANA and will choose it again.

Your Washington, D.C. to Japan flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

    Yes. Fares from Washington, D.C. to Japan are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $1,161 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from Washington, D.C. to Japan have ranged from $1,161 to $1,739.

  • What are the main airports serving Japan?

    Japan has 16 airports. The three busiest are Tokyo Haneda (HND) (66% of arrivals), Tokyo Narita (NRT) (21%) and Osaka Kansai Intl (KIX) (4%).

  • What airlines fly nonstop from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, 2 airlines offer nonstop flights on this route:

    • ANA
    • United Airlines

  • Where in Japan can I fly nonstop from Washington, D.C.?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can only fly nonstop from Washington, D.C. to Tokyo.

  • Is it cheaper to fly with a layover from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

    Yes. Nonstop flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan average $1,474 over the past 12 months, but flights with a layover can cost less. The most affordable connecting airports are:

    • Incheon Intl (ICN) from $670
    • Beijing Capital (PEK) from $1,094
    • Boston Logan Intl (BOS) from $1,185

  • How long is a flight from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

    Flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan take 14h 27m on average.

  • How often are flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan delayed and what's the average delay?

    18% of flights on this route are delayed by at least 15 minutes. The average delay is 4h 44m.

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

    On flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in Japan?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmark in Japan is Akihabara Electric Town.

  • What are the earliest and latest flights from Washington, D.C. to Japan?

    The earliest nonstop flight from Washington, D.C. to Japan departs at 11:10 am and the latest departs at 1:20 pm. Nonstop flights take about 14h 27m.

  • Can I find any direct flights from Washington, D.C. to Tokyo?

    Yes. The airline ANA flies non-stop from Washington Dulles International Airport to Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Economy-ticketed passengers are allowed one carry-on and two checked bags on some of these flights and allowed just one carry-on on others.

  • Which Washington, D.C. area airport is a good departure point if I am looking for a cheap flight to Tokyo?

    The cheapest flight tends to depart from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport aboard Frontier paired with Zip Air. The first two legs of this flight tend to have limited seat room and this flight allows economy passengers to bring only a personal item for free. Extra legroom, a carry-on bag, and a checked bag each have their own fee. You can also find comparatively cheap flights that depart from Reagan National (DCA).

  • Can I rent a car from either Tokyo Airport?

    Yes. At Haneda Airport, you can find car rental counters inside the passenger terminal. At Narita International Airport, you can find car rental companies in Terminal 1 in the Central Building on the first floor of arrivals and in Terminal 2 in the Main Building on the first floor of arrivals. Rental car companies at both airports include Nippon, Toyota, Nissan, ORIX, and Times CAR.

  • Is the Washington Dulles International Airport family-friendly?

    Yes. If you want your kids to burn off some excess energy before you board your flight to Japan, consider taking them to the IAD “Funway” indoor playground. Located airside near gate B70, this play area features structures with an airplane theme that kids can slide down and climb up. Parents can watch their kids from nearby seats with outlets to charge phones.

Your guide to booking Washington, D.C. to Japan flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 17 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 17% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for February when flights are typically cheapest and avoid December when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Monday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Saturday cost about 13% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • If you're looking to save, Tokyo Narita (NRT) is the cheapest airport to fly into from Washington, D.C.. If you have onward travel, don't forget to factor in the cost of your journey by train, bus or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Tokyo, which is the most popular destination in Japan. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as Osaka, Kyoto and Sapporo.
  • If you want the shortest trip, choose the nonstop route from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport to Japan. If you'd rather save money, the route from Baltimore via Incheon Intl (ICN) is usually the cheapest.
  • When you fly from the Washington, D.C. greater metropolitan area to Japan, you might depart from any of three airports. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is located closest to Downtown Washington, D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is on the western outskirts of Washington, D.C. Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is about 2/3 of the way from Washington to Baltimore.
  • Washington, D.C. travelers flying to Tokyo might land at one of two airports. Narita International Airport (NRT) is located on the northeastern outskirts of Tokyo. Haneda Airport (HND) is located just outside Downtown Tokyo. Both airports serve as a hub for ANA and Japan Airlines, among others.
  • If you want to fly to Okinawa, you will land at Naha Airport (OKA). You can find flights with one connection in Haneda Airport aboard both ANA and United that depart from Washington Dulles International Airport. These flights tend to allow passengers with economy tickets to bring one carry-on and two checked bags.
  • You can find it cheap flight from Dulles International Airport to Osaka on Air Canada with two connections. The first stop is in Toronto and the second is in Tokyo before you land at the Osaka Kansai International Airport (KIX).
  • You can find a cheap flight from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) in the city of Fukuoka. Your flight will begin aboard Spirit Airlines and switch to China Airlines at the first stop in Los Angeles. You will change planes to another China Airlines flight at your second connection in Taipei.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to Japan

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. to Japan? 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 1934 reviews
8.2Comfort
8.4Boarding
7.8Entertainment
7.7Food
8.7Crew
Airline reviews

Dreamliner is an excellent aircraft. Great seats in business. Flight attendant Alex had a bored, sullen attitude in serving customers. Difficult to get his attention and very slow to respond to a simple request for water. Spoiled the experience a bit as the AA motto is “we’re here because of you”. Attitude needs some adjustment!

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Oct 2026
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Dreamliner is an excellent aircraft. Great seats in business. Flight attendant Alex had a bored, sullen attitude in serving customers. Difficult to get his attention and very slow to respond to a simple request for water. Spoiled the experience a bit as the AA motto is “we’re here because of you”. Attitude needs some adjustment!

The best part was the staff. They are kind and gracious and made it a good flight.

Reasonable price, great service, highly recommended. i arrived well rested!

Since I traveled on my birthday, they gave me a gift and a card. How thoughtful and caring.

Our flight was canceled, then they moved us to a different flight number yet we didn’t receive notifications timely. We had to find out the latest on our own / later AA sent a text with the updated info..

They didn't tell me they changed my flight. So I got confused on what happened to my flight.

It was good overall. What I liked most was the restrooms. Compared to other airlines, the restrooms seem larger and look clean. The seats also look clean. The attendants are nice, except one time during the flight. I was sitting on aisle and a man sitting window. He asked an attendant for a snack. She told him to go ahead and get some snack from the section with food storage (I am not sure how it is called). So, I had to get up to let him get out from his seat. Why she did not bring him some snacks so that I would not have to move, I do not know... I was kind of surprised how inconsiderate the attendant was.

JOKE of a company with the most Ridiculous policies. JAL is amazing, KAYAK/UNDERPRICER is the worst company I have ever dealt with, NEVER AGAIN

Overall, a solid flight experience. Boarding was quick and efficient, even with a full and overbooked flight. The flight crew did a great job providing attentive and friendly service throughout. I flew in economy, and while the seats were acceptable, they could definitely use more cushioning, especially for a 14-hour flight. By the end, it was quite uncomfortable to remain seated. Legroom was also limited, particularly with a bag stored under the seat and the passenger in front reclining. That said, everything else went smoothly, and I appreciated the professionalism of the crew.

The best way to travel a long intercontinental flight. Staff are kind, polite and welcoming. Passengers experience a comfortable low stress environment, Customers feel they are well cared for by a highly trained and professional staff. I will shout from the rooftops when I get back home, "Japan Air is the way to go!"

I was expecting to fly in a Japanese airline because that what I bought, very disappointed finding out the change of airline without any explanation.

Excellent. There were setbacks, but it had nothing to do with the crew. Mostly, mechanical which delayed our flight.

It was so disappointed trip by unexpected company's fault delay. It had taken 3 hours delay for mechanical maintenance plus another 3 hours for bad weather.

12 of the 14 hours were in the dark, all during daylight. Didn’t use my light because it disturbed other people it was illuminating. 14 hours sitting upright in a cramped space was horrible.

I like the service very much. The food just okay but maybe different culture who like, who don't like.

Seats had more space than expected. No recline, that is good.

We purchased premium economy seats 9 months ago and got bumped to economy when we tried to board the plane. It was a huge fiasco while they struggled to find us seats. I tried reaching out to Kayak to see how we can get refunded for the extra money we spent on premium but have heard nothing back. It was a 14 hour flight and were disappointed that we lost our seats after selecting them 9 months ago.

Excellent. All the ticket prices have gone up so much. With only economy as the option, I thought I better pay for a good airline and I am glad I took ANA. The only thing is the long layover at Hanaeda enroute to Singapore. Any chance to bring back the service to land at Narita instead for the transit and a shorter layover will be fantastic. I am a fan of ANA.

The flight was canceled due to a mechanical problem. The rebooked flights were snot good. Many complexities. Will not use a third party booking again.

Our flight that was before this one was delayed, and I appreciate that this airline sent a very nice flight attendant to pick us up at the Chicago airport and walked us to the gate. They waited for us, so we didn't miss the flight. That was amazing and outstanding customer service! We appreciate you so much!!

Comfortable seats but I had a hard time with the reclining pull.

Reasonable fair, good service, in sum, I am very happy!

Seating was good in the economy with plenty of leg room. The seat cushions were a little firm though, especially for such a long flight. All meals were Korean as would be expected. The food was typical airline quality. Edible, but not something you would recommend to friends. Inflight entertainment was also all Korean but Korean tv and movies are made well and you can find something to watch. Just be prepared to read subtitles. Overall it was a good flight, especially for the price.

The person in front of me was rude. He may came from some communism countries and don’t care of other people. No common manner and sense between human being.

The staff were very friendly, and the flight was comfortable. That said, there was no option to specify dietary restrictions before the flight, so you may need to bring your own food. Also, there was no wifi available for the flight, though there is an in-flight entertainment console with many Korean-language shows and movies.

The legroom was great for a 5’11” person. The 11 hour direct flight had two meal services included in the ticket price which was less than other airline’s cost without food service (Canada air)from sfo to incheon. The airline is focused towards Korean nationals with the onboard entertainment selection of Korean movies but English subtitles were available. Overall premia air is a great option to fly from the US to Korea.

Plane and service were great. The entertainment is only for Koreans. Wish there were vegetarian options for food. All in all pleasantly surprised. Economy premium was quite good.

Great airline, but there was no English entertainment (movies or shows)

One of our luggage items was damaged during our flight to Newark from Incheon. Although our email communication was not responded to, when discussing the matter with the staff at the Newark checkin before our return flight to Incheon, we were provided with a free replacement luggage item. This customer service was, overall, very satisfactory.

Some favorite food ran out of service and I have to eat what was left available. Also I had to drink cold red wind! Why could not have been kept in room temperature?

Flight delayed over an hour with plane on runway because of weather in an area of the country we were not in or flying to.

Flight attendant incredibly rude. Stuck her finger in my drink and didn’t even have the courtesy to apologize.

The very best airline service I have experienced. Better than domestic airlines first class and I flew Economy Plus!

The food was horrible. There was no. Wifi, and it was just terrible from bangkok to d. C

Boarding was 2 hours late and then we were delayed another 5 hours on the tarmac. I'm sure the crew were also tired, but some of them were rather snappy. The special dinner I ordered was not served, and they only served a tapas box on takeoff and breakfast before landing. That was disappointing in premium economy. However United was good at rebooking my connecting flight.

It was pretty good, they give a small blanket, neck pillow and earphones. The only bad thing was not big enough leg room for your bag and feet. They gave us a snack, dinner, and breakfast on flight and food was good considering it was on a plane

The crew was great. The food was typical, but decent. Everything else - mediocre to poor. The flight was late arriving - happily for us and our 49 minute connection (what idiot came up with that?)- in another concourse - that concourse changed before we arrived (ticket and app was showing the incorrect gate - when we boarded at the correct gate - known by the airport person pushing my assistance cart). Had I walked and read the screens or United app I would have missed the flight! May other people arrived late to the correct gate, having been victims of a last minute gate change, were also relieved the flight arrived late. The aircraft (Boeing 757) was a sardine-can due to an uncomfortable seat pitch distance. The material or seat was beyond not comfortable, but I'm sure they made a lot of money with that aircraft type. I spent a lot of time standing in the back (in the middle of the night/morning to rest my back). I learned my lesson - any trans-oceanic fight - avoid United or American Airlines - and look for Airbus or Boeing 737, 767, 777. Also, pay for business class or premium coach seating.

Crew was great. Seats are cramped and uncomfortable and I’m a small person.

A little more friendliness from that crew of the day.

United Airlines changed my flight 5 hours before I arrived at the airport. This messed up my entire day that I arrived in Japan.

The only problem that I have is if you have questions about your flight ✈️ there's no one to communicate with when you call 📱.

The gate and flight crew were very responsive and professional. They went out of their way to make sure this senior had a good flight.

The upgraded seats on the smaller flights I guess is a toss up if you get a full meal. We paid less for the ticket on the way there and got a full meal where we got a snack and drink on the way home. The lounge was also in the other terminal too. No entertainment on the seat and no wifi on the plane.

It was a short flight so, everything went smoothly and we got to where we needed to be safely.

Loved and was pleasantly surprised by the food!! Request Lufthansa to help transiting passengers at Munich (confusion whether to go thru passport control or not).

Flight home was delayed multiple times, did not get home until 2am

I checked a bag and there was only one agent to assist all customers with any issues.

Super experience. Earlier than schedule departure and arrival. Baggage handling was very good

Plane left an hour late, I missed my connection and my bow case was never even loaded on the plane in VA. I deal with this type of nonsense everytime I fly air canada.

Check in agent was very helpful and polite. He helped me board the earlier flight back home instead of waiting 2 hours at the airport for the next flight

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