Compare 15 loyalty programs for Los Angeles to Tokyo award flights, with economy seats from 35,000 points.
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 35,000 points on a Japan Airlines nonstop. American AAdvantage prices that seat lowest, so defaulting to Japan Airlines' own program can mean overpaying. Every LAX–NRT award below is broken out program by program.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan AirlinesJL | 35,000Lowest | Not available | Not available | Not available |
 American AirlinesAA | 35,000Lowest | 50,000Lowest | Not available | 100,000pts |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 35,000Lowest | Not available | Not available | 95,000pts |
 KLMKL | 36,000pts | 128,000pts | 182,900pts | Not available |
 Cathay PacificCX | 38,000pts | Not available | 119,000Lowest | Not available |
Korean AirKE | 38,000pts | Not available | Not available | Not available |
ANANH | 40,000pts | 170,000pts | Not available | 120,000pts |
 DeltaDL | 41,000pts | 161,300pts | Not available | 349,200pts |
 United AirlinesUA | 42,000pts | 65,000pts | Not available | 85,000Lowest |
 EmiratesEK | 45,000pts | Not available | 121,000pts | Not available |
When award seats between Los Angeles and Tokyo price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 35,000 |
| Dec 2026 | 35,000 |
| Jan 2027 | 35,000 |
| Feb 2027 | 35,000 |
| Mar 2027 | 35,000 |
| Apr 2027 | 35,000 |
| May 2027 | 35,000 |
| Jun 2027 | 35,000 |
| Jul 2027 | 35,000 |
| Aug 2027 | 43,500 |
11 airlines with award seats between Los Angeles and Tokyo, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAA
Air CanadaAC
AeromexicoAMAlaska AirlinesAS
FinnairAYCathay PacificCXDeltaDLEmiratesEK
Qatar AirwaysQR
Singapore AirlinesSQUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking Los Angeles to Tokyo with points.
Distance ~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: November 2026–August 2027, with calendar prices for ten months. Counting well-covered months only, November 2026–January 2027 are among the cheapest, at 35,000 points.
Los 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 35,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Flying 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.
On a long-haul trip like Los Angeles–Tokyo, pick the cabin before the program. The economy floor is a partner booking on a Japan Airlines nonstop, with no connection to trade off against the points. The data lists only about $6 in taxes on that seat, likely incomplete for an international ticket; confirm at checkout. Stepping up costs about 1.4 times the economy points for premium economy and about 1.6 times for business. Transfers out of bank programs can't be reversed, so confirm the exact flight is bookable first.
American AAdvantage wins economy at 35,000 points and premium economy at 50,000. Avianca LifeMiles takes 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 12, Alaska Atmos Rewards, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club are worth a look too. Economy and premium economy also price as partner awards, with one airline's miles buying another airline's seat.
Nonstop 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, Seoul, and Taipei; they're the fallback when the nonstop is full. In business class, the floor sits on Asiana Airlines, booked through Star Alliance partner Avianca LifeMiles.
On the Los Angeles end, Ontario (ONT) has priced economy from 41,000 points across the tracked dates, above LAX, so it's a backup for when LAX space is gone; Burbank (BUR) prices from 55,000. Landing in the Tokyo area, Haneda (HND) has priced economy from 9,500 points across the tracked dates, under Narita's low for the same stretch. Haneda also logs nonstop flights from Los Angeles in the data.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Los Angeles to Tokyo route.
