How Axel worksWhen to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita)
Fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026 · 1,124 round trips over 104 departure dates · How Axel measures this
January 2027 was the cheapest month to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita) in the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: typically $795 round trip per adult across 13 departure dates, against $1,276 in July 2027. Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 77% above the rest of the year, typically $1,635. That holiday drew 73% of Axel searches for this route.
Search live prices for your dates- Cheapest month
- January 2027Typically $795 round trip
- Priciest month
- July 2027Typically $1,276 round trip
- Lowest fare seen
- $670Oct 25 – Nov 10, 2026, seen Oct 5
- When people go
- ChristmasDec 18–25, 2026 · 73% of Axel searches for this route
Month by month
Typical round trip per adult, economy: the median of each departure date's cheapest round trip. Each month opens its live date picker.
- October 2026$758 →
7 dates priced
- November 2026$953 →
17 dates priced · from $671 (Nov 10–17) · 2% of searches
- December 2026$1,099 →
27 dates priced · from $671 (Dec 8–15) · 90% of searches
- January 2027$795 →
Cheapest month13 dates priced · from $671 (Jan 20–30) · 2% of searches
- February 2027$846 →
8 dates priced · from $794 (Feb 19–26) · 1% of searches
- March 2027$1,007 →
14 dates priced · from $810 (Mar 7–14) · 1% of searches
- April 2027$1,026 →
6 dates priced · from $902 (Apr 26–May 6) · 2% of searches
- May 2027Live →
Too few dates for a typical fare · 1 date priced · from $923 (May 20–30)
- June 2027Live →
Too few dates for a typical fare · 2 dates priced · from $1,236 (Jun 12–22) · 1% of searches
- July 2027$1,276 →
Priciest month7 dates priced · from $1,099 (Jul 5–15) · under 1% of searches
- August 2027Live →
Too few dates for a typical fare · 2 dates priced · from $941 (Aug 10–20) · under 1% of searches
Holidays
Thanksgiving
+25% vs rest of yearLeaving Nov 20–26, 2026 · 2% of searches
Typically $1,153 round trip
Cheapest seen: $972, Nov 26–Dec 3 →Christmas
+77% vs rest of yearLeaving Dec 18–25, 2026 · 73% of searches
Typically $1,635 round trip
Cheapest seen: $1,045, Dec 25–Jan 12 →New Year's
+13% vs rest of yearLeaving Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 · 14% of searches
Typically $1,045 round trip
Cheapest seen: $955, Dec 30–Jan 18 →MLK weekend
−11% vs rest of yearLeaving Jan 14–18, 2027 · 2% of searches
Typically $821 round trip
Cheapest seen: $767, Jan 18–24 →Spring break
+2% vs rest of yearLeaving Mar 6–28, 2027 · 1% of searches
Typically $943 round trip
Cheapest seen: $810, Mar 7–14 →Fourth of July
Leaving Jul 1–5, 2027
1 date priced
Cheapest seen: $1,099, Jul 5–15 →
Cheapest dates Axel saw
- Oct 25 → Nov 10, 202616 nights · airline fare $708 · seen Oct 5$670Live price →
- Oct 26 → Nov 5, 202610 nights · airline fare $709 · seen Oct 3$670Live price →
- Nov 10 → Nov 17, 20267 nights · airline fare $708 · seen Oct 14$671Live price →
- Dec 8 → Dec 15, 20267 nights · airline fare $708 · seen Oct 9$671Live price →
Questions travelers ask
What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita)?
In the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, January 2027 was the cheapest, typically $795 round trip per adult. July 2027 was the most expensive, typically $1,276. Fares change daily; search your dates on Axel for live prices.
Is it more expensive to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita) at Christmas?
Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 77% above the rest of the year, typically $1,635. That's from 8 Christmas departure dates Axel priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026.
When do most people fly San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita)?
Of the trips travelers searched on Axel for this route (Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026), 73% were for Christmas (Dec 18–25, 2026) departures.
Are these live prices?
No. They are the lowest round-trip fares Axel's flight searches returned for San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita) Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: economy, per adult, 2 to 21 nights. Open a month or a trip on this page for live prices on Axel.
How Axel measures this
- Fares: the round trips Axel's flight searches priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, economy, adults only, 2 to 21 nights, shown per adult. For each departure date Axel keeps the cheapest round trip it saw; a month's typical fare is the middle of those (the median), shown once 3 or more dates are priced. "Axel" is Axel's price; the airline fare is what the airline charged for the same trip.
- Holidays are compared with every priced date outside the holiday windows (67 dates on this route). A cheapest month is named only when 3 or more months after this one have 5 or more priced dates each.
- Searches: the trip dates travelers and their AI assistants searched on Axel Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026, each trip counted once per day.
- These are fares already seen, not quotes or a forecast. Prices change daily: open a month or trip for live prices.
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When to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita)
January 2027 was the cheapest month to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita) in the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: typically $795 round trip per adult across 13 departure dates, against $1,276 in July 2027. Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 77% above the rest of the year, typically $1,635. That holiday drew 73% of Axel searches for this route.
Source: https://helloaxel.com/en/flights/when-to-fly/from-san-francisco-bay-area-to-tokyo · 1,124 round trips over 104 departure dates, seen Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026.
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Month by month
Round trip per adult · Economy · USD. "Typical" is the median of each departure date's cheapest round trip.
| Departure month | Typical | Lowest seen | Dates priced | Share of searches | Live prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $758 | — | 7 | — | October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $953 | $671 (Nov 10–17) | 17 | 2% | November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $1,099 | $671 (Dec 8–15) | 27 | 90% | December 2026 |
| January 2027 (cheapest) | $795 | $671 (Jan 20–30) | 13 | 2% | January 2027 |
| February 2027 | $846 | $794 (Feb 19–26) | 8 | 1% | February 2027 |
| March 2027 | $1,007 | $810 (Mar 7–14) | 14 | 1% | March 2027 |
| April 2027 | $1,026 | $902 (Apr 26–May 6) | 6 | 2% | April 2027 |
| May 2027 | — | $923 (May 20–30) | 1 | — | May 2027 |
| June 2027 | — | $1,236 (Jun 12–22) | 2 | 1% | June 2027 |
| July 2027 (priciest) | $1,276 | $1,099 (Jul 5–15) | 7 | <1% | July 2027 |
| August 2027 | — | $941 (Aug 10–20) | 2 | <1% | August 2027 |
Holidays
| Holiday | Departures | Typical | Against the rest of the year | Cheapest trip seen | Share of searches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | Nov 20–26, 2026 | $1,153 | +25% | $972, Nov 26–Dec 3 | 2% |
| Christmas | Dec 18–25, 2026 | $1,635 | +77% | $1,045, Dec 25–Jan 12 | 73% |
| New Year's | Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 | $1,045 | +13% | $955, Dec 30–Jan 18 | 14% |
| MLK weekend | Jan 14–18, 2027 | $821 | −11% | $767, Jan 18–24 | 2% |
| Spring break | Mar 6–28, 2027 | $943 | +2% | $810, Mar 7–14 | 1% |
| Fourth of July | Jul 1–5, 2027 | — | — | $1,099, Jul 5–15 | — |
Cheapest dates Axel saw
| Trip | Nights | Axel | Airline fare | Seen | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2026 → Nov 10, 2026 | 16 | $670 | $708 | Oct 5, 2026 | Check these dates |
| Oct 26, 2026 → Nov 5, 2026 | 10 | $670 | $709 | Oct 3, 2026 | Check these dates |
| Nov 10, 2026 → Nov 17, 2026 | 7 | $671 | $708 | Oct 14, 2026 | Check these dates |
| Dec 8, 2026 → Dec 15, 2026 | 7 | $671 | $708 | Oct 9, 2026 | Check these dates |
Questions travelers ask
What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita)?
In the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, January 2027 was the cheapest, typically $795 round trip per adult. July 2027 was the most expensive, typically $1,276. Fares change daily; search your dates on Axel for live prices.
Is it more expensive to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita) at Christmas?
Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 77% above the rest of the year, typically $1,635. That's from 8 Christmas departure dates Axel priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026.
When do most people fly San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita)?
Of the trips travelers searched on Axel for this route (Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026), 73% were for Christmas (Dec 18–25, 2026) departures.
Are these live prices?
No. They are the lowest round-trip fares Axel's flight searches returned for San Francisco Bay Area to Tokyo (Haneda or Narita) Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: economy, per adult, 2 to 21 nights. Open a month or a trip on this page for live prices on Axel.
How Axel measures this
- Fares: the round trips Axel's flight searches priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, economy, adults only, 2 to 21 nights, shown per adult. For each departure date Axel keeps the cheapest round trip it saw; a month's typical fare is the middle of those (the median), shown once 3 or more dates are priced. "Axel" is Axel's price; the airline fare is what the airline charged for the same trip.
- Holidays are compared with every priced date outside the holiday windows (67 dates on this route). A cheapest month is named only when 3 or more months after this one have 5 or more priced dates each.
- Searches: the trip dates travelers and their AI assistants searched on Axel Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026, each trip counted once per day.
- These are fares already seen, not quotes or a forecast. Prices change daily: open a month or trip for live prices.
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