Los Angeles to Tokyo is a long-haul transpacific route, and nonstop award space shows up on four carriers, including Japan Airlines and ANA. Award pricing spans 15 programs, and the cheapest economy award is 27,500 points via Alaska Atmos Rewards. More programs mean more ways to overpay, since the same seat can cost very different amounts depending on the program. Every LAX–NRT award below is broken out program by program.
SnapshotLive award availability and points prices between Los Angeles and Tokyo.
OverviewLos Angeles to Tokyo is served by American Airlines, Air Canada, Aeromexico and 23 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 15 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 27,500 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Award pricing can vary by airline, cabin, loyalty program, travel season, and transfer partner. For this route, the best value often comes from comparing multiple programs instead of searching one airline at a time.
RouteFlying Los Angeles to Tokyo covers about 5,440 miles, linking Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with Narita International Airport (NRT); a nonstop takes roughly 11h25, with winds moving it either way. Nonstop award space in the data comes from Japan Airlines, ANA, United Airlines, and Singapore Airlines. The Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 787-9 both appear on those nonstop award segments. Expect mostly connecting results: only about 4% of the award options in the data are nonstop.
PricingBest one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 27,500 pts | 50,000 pts | 104,300 pts | 100,000 pts |
| Alaska AirlinesBest | 27,500 pts | N/A | 60,000 pts | 95,000 pts |
| Japan Airlines | 35,000 pts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| KLM | 36,000 pts | 128,000 pts | 182,900 pts | N/A |
| Cathay Pacific | 38,000 pts | N/A | 119,000 pts | N/A |
| Korean Air | 38,000 pts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ANA | 40,000 pts | 170,000 pts | 85,000 pts | 120,000 pts |
| Delta | 41,000 pts | 161,300 pts | N/A | 349,200 pts |
| United Airlines | 42,000 pts | 65,000 pts | N/A | 85,000 pts |
| Singapore Airlines | 42,500 pts | 80,500 pts | 114,000 pts | 224,500 pts |
Live award pricing from Flightpoints data, computed 9/5/2026. Prices vary by date and availability.
StrategyOn a long-haul trip like Los Angeles–Tokyo, pick the cabin before the program. Saving points means connecting: the economy floor connects once, and an economy nonstop on any of the four carriers costs more. The data lists only about $6 in taxes on the cheapest economy seat, likely incomplete for an international ticket; confirm at checkout. Stepping up costs about 1.8 times the economy points for premium economy and about double for business. Transfers out of bank programs can't be reversed, so confirm the exact flight is bookable first.
AvailabilityWhen award seats between Los Angeles and Tokyo price cheapest over the next year.
ProgramsAlaska Atmos Rewards wins economy at 27,500 points. American AAdvantage takes premium economy at 50,000 points. Avianca LifeMiles is cheapest in business class at 54,380 points. Air Canada Aeroplan's 85,000-point first-class fare connects; treat it as mixed-cabin until each segment's cabin checks out. Of the other 11, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club are worth a look too.
Airlines11 airlines with award seats between Los Angeles and Tokyo, nonstop or connecting.
AirlinesNonstop award space on Los Angeles–Tokyo spans two alliances: oneworld (Japan Airlines) and Star Alliance (ANA, United Airlines, Singapore Airlines). That means partner programs in both alliances have a way onto a nonstop. Connecting awards near the price floor run through Seattle, Taipei, and San Francisco. In business class, the floor sits on Asiana Airlines, booked through Star Alliance partner Avianca LifeMiles.
DetailsDistance ~5,440 miles; nonstop flying time ~11h25 (estimate). Local time in Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles (17 while Los Angeles is on standard time). Award data window: October 2026–August 2027, with calendar prices for 11 months. Counting well-covered months only, October 2026 is the cheapest (27,500 points), ahead of November and December 2026 (35,000).
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AlternativesOn the Los Angeles end, Ontario (ONT) costs more, at 41,000 points in economy against the 27,500-point floor, so it's a second choice rather than a first; Burbank (BUR) prices from 55,000. Landing in the Tokyo area, Haneda (HND) undercuts that floor at 9,500 points. Haneda also logs nonstop flights from Los Angeles in the data. For another way into Tokyo, Seattle to Tokyo prices from 25,750 points at last check.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Los Angeles to Tokyo route.
At last check, economy starts at 27,500 points one-way through Alaska Atmos Rewards, with one stop. There are 15 programs pricing this route, and the cheapest isn't always the obvious one. The pricing table above lists the low in every cabin.
