Route · NRT → CAN
Flights from Tokyo to Guangzhou
The 2,945-kilometre hop between Tokyo Narita and Guangzhou Baiyun is one of the busiest short-haul international corridors in Northeast Asia, with a typical block time of just under four hours that makes it comfortably doable as a same-day connection into southern China's rail and business networks. China Southern operates the most frequencies given its Guangzhou hub, usually deploying narrowbodies such as the Airbus A320 family, while Air China and All Nippon Airways add competing options and Shenzhen Airlines rounds out the choice with budget-friendlier positioning. A practical note worth flagging: Japanese citizens still require a visa for China, though Beijing's expanding visa-free transit window may apply depending on onward routing, so confirming eligibility before booking is essential. Fares tend to soften during February outside Golden Week and again in September, while midweek departures generally offer better availability in both economy and the modest business-class cabins that China Southern and ANA maintain on the route.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Tokyo (NRT) → Guangzhou (CAN). 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
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Tokyo–Guangzhou 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 Tokyo to Guangzhou
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Tokyo to Guangzhou — 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 NRT and… CAN, 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.