Route · LAX → NRT
Flights from Los Angeles to Tokyo
The Los Angeles–Tokyo Narita corridor is one of the busiest transpacific arteries, spanning roughly 8,753 km with a typical block time of around ten and a half hours westbound and closer to twelve eastbound against prevailing headwinds. American, Delta, United, All Nippon Airways, and Korean Air are the dominant operators, with most mainline services running on Boeing 777s or 787 Dreamliners; Singapore Airlines and Air India also cover the route for passengers willing to connect onward. A practical note worth remembering: Japan's visa-on-arrival exemption covers most Western passports for up to 90 days, but crossing the International Date Line means you typically arrive two calendar days after departure regardless of elapsed flying time, so adjust any onward connections accordingly. Fare-wise, shoulder seasons in late winter and early autumn tend to offer the most competitive economy pricing, while business-class redemptions on Japanese carriers are widely regarded as among the strongest premium-cabin values on this route.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Los Angeles (LAX) → Tokyo (NRT). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
8 carriersThe 8 carriers we currently track on the Los Angeles–Tokyo route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Los Angeles to Tokyo
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Los Angeles to Tokyo — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at LAX and… NRT, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.