If you’ve been waiting for the green light for the past few years to plan a trip to Japanit’s time to celebrate and find flight deals as the country finally has loosen its entry requirements for individual tourists.
This weekend, we have two deals that can help kickstart your travel plans for next year, including cheap economy class flights from the West Coast and a way you can travel in style. from the East Coast – while visiting a second country.
If you are within driving distance from Los Angeles, or if you can find a cheap locator flight that takes you to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), you can go to Tokyo and back for less. about $550 round-trip for the first few months of 2023.
Meanwhile, if you read Content director Eric Rosen review this week Japanese ANAThe business-class product is called The Room and was hoping to find a premium seat on one of those ANA Boeing 777-300ER planes, there’s good news: You can fly in The Room for most of the year. 2023 at a reasonable cost. you are ready to go from Tokyo to Jakarta…by the way, you will have a prime location to visit Bali.
Thanks to Scott’s Cheap Flights to flag these transactions for Japan. For premium memberships starting at $49 annually, you’ll get notifications on great economy fares, while the $199 annual membership gets you top-tier deals. economy and premium business class.
Whether you’re just hoping to get to Tokyo for the lowest price you can find or you’re planning a longer multi-stop excursion, these deals can be a great way to get there. visit a country (or two) on the other side of the world.
Economy Class Flights to Japan
Trading Basics
Airlines: America, Delta, Japan Airlines.
Route: Los Angeles to Tokyo.
Date of department: From January to March 2023.
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How to set: We recommend searching for the best itineraries on Google Flights, then booking directly with the airlines.
Sample flights
Economic deals to Tokyo are available for the first few months of the year for about $550 from Los Angeles.
We found prices from other US cities, even major air hubs, to be more than double the cost of flights from LAX. For that reason, you may want to check the availability of prizes or flight deals to Los Angeles to put yourself in position for a flight across the Pacific.
One of the anomalies with this deal is that a lot of the best available seats involve flights departing on American Airlines and returning flights on Delta Air Lines or vice versa.
For example, here’s a February itinerary: You’ll depart mid-morning from LAX aboard Delta Air Lines, with a 12-hour 25-minute flight ahead Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND). To get that $552 fare, your return trip on American Airlines includes a stopover at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), but a short stopover of less than two hours.
If you have Global Entry and can get through customs quickly, which should give you enough time to refuel at one of the DFWairline lounge before the final leg of the trip back to Southern California.
Business Class Deals to Tokyo
While cheap economy fares are a great find, they are also available on flights to Japan with more amenities and luxury, especially over the long haul. Right now, one of the most cost-effective ways we’ve found to get to Tokyo is to book a multi-city itinerary to another destination, with a stopover planned in Tokyo.
In this case, you can book ANA business class seats through The Room accommodation on the airline’s 777-300ER aircraft, before continuing on to Jakarta.
Searching for business class options between New York and Tokyo (as well as many other US cities) in early 2023, you’ll find prices in the $4,000 to $7,000 range, round-trip.
However, there are ways to pay less, and it really involves extending your trip, adding flights, and going to another country. (There could be worse ways to save money, right?)
By searching for itineraries across multiple cities from New York to Jakarta, Indonesia, with a stop in Tokyo, you can get round-trip fares in this premium cabin for as low as $2,699 for travel. next year. This is one way to stop in Tokyo, and possibly spend more time in Tokyo than Jakarta, depending on how you book your trip.
Basic knowledge of trading
Airlines: ANA.
Route: Multi-city journey from New York to Tokyo to Jakarta and Jakarta back to New York.
Date of department: January to August 2023; with some available at the end of the year.
How to set: Search for your itinerary on Google Flights, then book directly through the airline.
Sample flights
This is one such option that can get you a business class ANA in the $2,600 to $2,700 price range.
Visit Google Flights to search business class availability. Departing May 9 from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), it was a 14-hour flight to Tokyo. You can see the dates for the next leg of your trip, from Haneda to Jakarta, note that prices will fluctuate based on each departure date, just like with any trip.
I’ll give myself a week in Tokyo, and then a week in Indonesia. On the return trip, you’ll have to stop in Tokyo, but if you don’t want to spend a lot of time there, you can enter a flight from Jakarta to New York. This is a two-week trip with $2,699 airfare for a premium seat.
Once you’ve found your itinerary, you can go to ANA’s website to actually book your ticket, and there you can check to make sure that the long haul portion of your trip is actually on an ANA plane with The Room. .
Book the same dates, you’ll get specific details about each leg of your trip when you click “search”.
And from here you can see, for the flight from New York to Tokyo, in fact, “The Room” is the business class service of choice; it’s the same story in the Tokyo to New York part of the return trip.
Remember, in Jakarta you can explore the city or take a short flight or train ride to visit Bali and its many incredible resorts, beaches and sights.
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Key point
We’ll definitely be on the hunt for more great deals to Japan as travelers want to find their way to the now-reopened country. Whether you’re looking for the cheapest option with savings, or traveling in a little more style from New York and checking another destination like Bali off your bucket list, here are great deals. Great to consider for 2023.
