Japan deals: $555 in economy or ride in ANA’s The Room for $2,700
If you’ve been waiting for the last couple of years for the green light to plan a trip to Japan, it’s a time to celebrate and search for flight deals as the country has finally relaxed its entry requirements for individual tourists.
This weekend, we’ve got two deals that can help jump-start your travel plans for next year including cheap economy flights from the West Coast and a way you can travel in style from the East Coast — while also visiting a second country.
If you are within driving distance of Los Angeles, or if you can find a cheap positioning flight that gets you to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), you can make it to Tokyo and back for around $550 round-trip during the first few months of 2023.
Meanwhile, if you read director of content Eric Rosen’s review this week of Japan-based ANA’s business class product called The Room and have been hoping to find a premium seat on board one of those ANA Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, there’s good news: You can fly in The Room for much of 2023 at a fairly reasonable cost, provided you’re willing to continue on from Tokyo to Jakarta … which, by the way, puts you in a prime position to visit Bali.
Thanks to Scott’s Cheap Flights for flagging these deals to Japan. For premium memberships starting at $49 annually, you’ll receive alerts on great economy fares, while a $199 annual membership gets you premium economy and business-class deals.
Whether you’re just hoping to make it to Tokyo at the lowest price you can find or you’re planning a longer multi-stop excursion, these deals could be a great way to visit a country (or two) on the other side of the world.
Economy flights to Japan
Deal basics
Airlines: America, Delta, Japan Airlines.
Route: Los Angeles to Tokyo.
Travel dates: January through March 2023.
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How to book: We suggest searching for the best itinerary on Google Flights, then booking directly with the airlines.
Sample flights
The economy deals to Tokyo are available during the first few months of the year for around $550 out of Los Angeles.
We see pricing from other U.S. cities, even major airline hubs, at double the cost of the flights from LAX. For that reason, you may want to check award availability or flight deals to Los Angeles to put yourself in position for the flight across the Pacific.
One of the anomalies with this deal is that a lot of the best availability involves a departure on American Airlines and a return flight on Delta Air Lines, or vice versa.
For instance, here’s a February itinerary: You’ll leave mid-morning from LAX aboard Delta Air Lines, for the 12-hour, 25-minute long-haul flight to Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND). In order to get that $552 fare, your return trip aboard American Airlines includes a stop at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), but it’s a brief layover of less than two hours.
If you have Global Entry and can make your way through customs quickly, that should leave you enough time to refuel in one of DFW’s airline lounges before the final leg of the trip back to Southern California.
Business class deals to Tokyo
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