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Zipair offers Roundtrip Nonstop Flights for San Jose, CA (SJC) to Tokyo, Japan (NRT) for $676.81 for travel on select dates August to October 2024. Book flights with Travelocity or directly with Zipair.
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Travel Availability (subject to change):
- Departs San Jose (SJC): Aug 12, 14, 19, 21-22, 25-26, 28-30; Sept 1-2, 4-6, 8-9, 11-13, 15-16, 17-23, 25, 27, 29-30; Oct 2-3, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-17, 19-21
- Returns: Aug 21-26, 28-30; Sept 2, 4-9, 11-13, 16, 18-23, 25-30; Oct 2-3, 5-7, 9-10, 14, 16-17, 21, 23-24
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- Zipair, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines, is a low-cost carrier headquartered at NRT
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Zipair, a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered at NRT, wholly owned subsidiary of Japan Airlines, have round trip airfares travelling from San Jose CA (SJC) to Narita Tokyo (NRT) for $677, nonstop. You may earn ZIPAIR points or exchange JAL (Japan Air Lines) points. ZIPAIR has Boeing 787 Dreamliners in their fleet.
Your airfare includes a basic round trip transfer, free wifi throughout the flight and a personal item that fits under the seat in front of you for no more than 15 llbs. 1 Checked Bag is $54 each way. You may bring your own food & beverage or purchase inflight hot meals for about $11 each.
Travel Availability:
Departs SJC: Aug 12, 14, 19, 21-22, 25-26, 28-30; Sept 1-2, 4-6, 8-9, 11-13, 15-16, 17-23, 25, 27, 29-30; Oct 2-3, 7, 9-10, 13-14, 16-17, 19-21
Returns: Aug 21-26, 28-30; Sept 2, 4-9, 11-13, 16, 18-23, 25-30; Oct 2-3, 5-7, 9-10, 14, 16-17, 21, 23-24
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August is hottest month in Japan. I would avoid going there that time of the year.
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Flew with them last year. IMO, if you have limited luggage it's fine but they nickel and done you in everything else.
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Flew with them last year. IMO, if you have limited luggage it's fine but they nickel and done you in everything else.
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is San Jose like the alternative airport for LAX? See it more frequently and with international flights too.
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Quote from revieweronline : is San Jose like the alternative airport for LAX? See it more frequently and with international flights too.
San Jose and LAX are far away from eachother.. San Jose is an alternative to SFO and Oakland
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August is hottest month in Japan. I would avoid going there that time of the year.
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Quote from Ed1927 : August is hottest month in Japan. I would avoid going there that time of the year.
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I pay 400 round trip last year. The planes are fine and purchase the extra 100 for luggage and meal. Everything you can order through the screen. Wifi is free. Seats are thin but I had my own cushion. Everything else is perfect
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I go there every spring and fall for business purposes and it's always fun to go outside of toyko and explore other prefectures. I was lost once and barely found my way back to the airport to leave japan.
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At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served.
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Quote from Ananke : At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served. Random date chosen Aug12-22, Zipair with one carryon and one checked bag (+seat selection and meal) comes to $938 nonstop.
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Quote from Ananke : At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served. You need to take advantage of buying bento boxes and bottled drinks in Tokyo to take onboard with you for the flight back. Also, pay the extra ~$11 for access to the lounge before your flight. You just have to plan to add the cost of seat reservation and checked luggage (if you need it) and meal--or you'll need to travel very lightly, and be careful about weighing your luggage (both carry-on and checked). Now, if it was the same price on Singapore Airlines, I'd consider taking that instead.
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Quote from HaysuChristo : For a date in August? Nonstop? I don't think United has anything under $1k. Random date chosen Aug12-22, Zipair with one carryon and one checked bag (+seat selection and meal) comes to $938 nonstop. EDIT: Flights on Air Canada or EVA have 1 or 2 stops which makes the flights about 24-33 hours versus about 11 hours for a non-stop. An even better deal is to get the lie-flat seats on Zipair which come to about $2100 even after you add on the seat reservation, checked luggage and meal). In comparison, the cheapest Star Alliance business class seat (on Air Canada) is about $5000.
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Quote from Ananke : At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served. As an aside, I would highly advise against traveling in Japan with two checked bags + a carry on per person. It's a place where you rely heavily on public transport (trains/buses) to get around. We're a family of 5, and every time we go to Japan, we go with 1 checked suitcase + 1 carry-on size backpack for each adult, and 1 roller suitcase (carryon) + 1 small backpack (personal item) per kid. Even this arrangement is a bit annoying on trains and at stations. But this means that we really only need to pay for 2 checked bags for the entire family on the way there, and maybe a 3rd on the way home, if we bring back a lot of souvenirs.
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| \n \n \n Quote\n from Ed1927\n \n \n \n \n :\n \n August is hottest month in Japan. I would avoid going there that time of the year.\n | \n
\nwhat about the nice cold beers and the beer halls.. every season is good.","hideTimestamp":false,"timestampFormatted":"Today at 09:51 AM.","permalink":"/f/17364618-rt-san-jose-ca-to-tokyo-japan-677-nonstop-airfares-on-zipair-tokyo-be-travel-august-october-2024?p=169854546#post169854546","postId":169854546},"commentSectionCommentFooter":[],"commentIsHelpful":null,"commentGiveRepPopover":{"username":"revieweronline","userAvatar":"/images/avatar/sd/redesign/slickdeals.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"revieweronline posted this comment. Say thanks"},"threadedReply":true},"169854570":{"commentAuthor":{"avatarUrl":"/images/avatar-150.png","username":"Ananke","title":"L7: Teacher","joinDate":"Joined Mar 2009","postCount":2778,"profileUrl":"/member.php?userid=579865","reputationPoints":489,"dropdown":{"giveRepLabel":"Give Thanks","alreadyFollowed":false,"followUrl":"/forums/register.php?action_source=Follow+User","profileUrl":"/forums/member.php?u=579865","sendMessageUrl":"/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=579865"},"badges":[],"slickdealsVerified":false,"giveRepPopover":{"username":"Ananke","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"Ananke posted this comment. Say thanks"}},"commentActions":{"postId":169854570,"replyUrl":"/forums/newreply.php?s=ffb8a824e42080972045c44bee82d10d&do=newreply&p=169854570","canReport":false,"commentReactions":{"reaction":{"like":{"id":25,"label":"Like","count":0},"funny":{"id":47,"label":"Funny","count":0},"helpful":{"id":50,"label":"Helpful","count":0},"notHelpful":{"id":26,"label":"Not helpful","count":0}},"form":{"endpoint":"/forums/sdpostrate_ajax.php","method":"POST","inputs":{"ajax":1,"do":"sdpostratevote","postid":169854570,"vote":0,"commentReactionId":47,"controltype":"modern","securitytoken":"","action_source":"Comment Reactions"}}},"isOldPost":false,"directReply":true,"isMod":false,"replyCount":3},"commentContent":{"htmlContent":"At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served.","hideTimestamp":false,"timestampFormatted":"Today at 09:52 AM.","permalink":"/f/17364618-rt-san-jose-ca-to-tokyo-japan-677-nonstop-airfares-on-zipair-tokyo-be-travel-august-october-2024?p=169854570#post169854570","postId":169854570},"commentSectionCommentFooter":[],"commentIsHelpful":null,"commentGiveRepPopover":{"username":"Ananke","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"Ananke posted this comment. Say thanks"},"threadedReply":true},"169855014":{"commentAuthor":{"avatarUrl":"/images/avatar-150.png","username":"HaysuChristo","title":"L4: Apprentice","joinDate":"Joined May 2015","postCount":332,"profileUrl":"/member.php?userid=5453505","reputationPoints":49,"dropdown":{"giveRepLabel":"Give Thanks","alreadyFollowed":false,"followUrl":"/forums/register.php?action_source=Follow+User","profileUrl":"/forums/member.php?u=5453505","sendMessageUrl":"/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=5453505"},"badges":[],"slickdealsVerified":false,"giveRepPopover":{"username":"HaysuChristo","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"HaysuChristo posted this comment. Say thanks"}},"commentActions":{"postId":169855014,"replyUrl":"/forums/newreply.php?s=ffb8a824e42080972045c44bee82d10d&do=newreply&p=169855014","canReport":false,"commentReactions":{"reaction":{"like":{"id":25,"label":"Like","count":0},"funny":{"id":47,"label":"Funny","count":0},"helpful":{"id":50,"label":"Helpful","count":2},"notHelpful":{"id":26,"label":"Not helpful","count":0}},"form":{"endpoint":"/forums/sdpostrate_ajax.php","method":"POST","inputs":{"ajax":1,"do":"sdpostratevote","postid":169855014,"vote":0,"commentReactionId":47,"controltype":"modern","securitytoken":"","action_source":"Comment Reactions"}}},"isOldPost":false,"directReply":true,"isMod":false,"replyCount":1},"commentContent":{"htmlContent":"
| \n \n \n Quote\n from Ananke\n \n \n \n \n :\n \n At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served.\n | \n
\nFor a date in August? Nonstop? I don't think United has anything under $1k.
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\nRandom date chosen Aug12-22, Zipair with one carryon and one checked bag (+seat selection and meal) comes to $938 nonstop.","hideTimestamp":false,"timestampFormatted":"Today at 10:13 AM.","permalink":"/f/17364618-rt-san-jose-ca-to-tokyo-japan-677-nonstop-airfares-on-zipair-tokyo-be-travel-august-october-2024?p=169855014#post169855014","postId":169855014},"commentSectionCommentFooter":{"editedText":"Last edited by HaysuChristo March 18, 2024 at 10:16 AM."},"commentIsHelpful":null,"commentGiveRepPopover":{"username":"HaysuChristo","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"HaysuChristo posted this comment. Say thanks"},"threadedReply":true},"169855212":{"commentAuthor":{"avatarUrl":"/images/avatar-150.png","username":"mike93704","title":"L7: Teacher","joinDate":"Joined Sep 2007","postCount":2524,"profileUrl":"/member.php?userid=253140","reputationPoints":562,"dropdown":{"giveRepLabel":"Give Thanks","alreadyFollowed":false,"followUrl":"/forums/register.php?action_source=Follow+User","profileUrl":"/forums/member.php?u=253140","sendMessageUrl":"/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=253140"},"badges":[],"slickdealsVerified":false,"giveRepPopover":{"username":"mike93704","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"mike93704 posted this comment. Say thanks"}},"commentActions":{"postId":169855212,"replyUrl":"/forums/newreply.php?s=ffb8a824e42080972045c44bee82d10d&do=newreply&p=169855212","canReport":false,"commentReactions":{"reaction":{"like":{"id":25,"label":"Like","count":1},"funny":{"id":47,"label":"Funny","count":0},"helpful":{"id":50,"label":"Helpful","count":0},"notHelpful":{"id":26,"label":"Not helpful","count":0}},"form":{"endpoint":"/forums/sdpostrate_ajax.php","method":"POST","inputs":{"ajax":1,"do":"sdpostratevote","postid":169855212,"vote":0,"commentReactionId":47,"controltype":"modern","securitytoken":"","action_source":"Comment Reactions"}}},"isOldPost":false,"directReply":true,"isMod":false},"commentContent":{"htmlContent":"
| \n \n \n Quote\n from Ananke\n \n \n \n \n :\n \n At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served.\n | \n
\nEven if the price of United is similar when you add the cost of seat reservation, checked luggage and meals for Zipair, I would still take Zipair as my experience flying United last year was worse than my return flight on Zipair. Yes, you'll have to add about ~$100-$150 to get similar amenities on Zipair, but the overall experience (and food) was better on Zipair.
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\nYou need to take advantage of buying bento boxes and bottled drinks in Tokyo to take onboard with you for the flight back. Also, pay the extra ~$11 for access to the lounge before your flight.
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\nYou just have to plan to add the cost of seat reservation and checked luggage (if you need it) and meal--or you'll need to travel very lightly, and be careful about weighing your luggage (both carry-on and checked).
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\nNow, if it was the same price on Singapore Airlines, I'd consider taking that instead.","hideTimestamp":false,"timestampFormatted":"Today at 10:24 AM.","permalink":"/f/17364618-rt-san-jose-ca-to-tokyo-japan-677-nonstop-airfares-on-zipair-tokyo-be-travel-august-october-2024?p=169855212#post169855212","postId":169855212},"commentSectionCommentFooter":{"editedText":"Last edited by mike93704 March 18, 2024 at 10:28 AM."},"commentIsHelpful":null,"commentGiveRepPopover":{"username":"mike93704","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"mike93704 posted this comment. Say thanks"},"threadedReply":true},"169855440":{"commentAuthor":{"avatarUrl":"/images/avatar-150.png","username":"mike93704","title":"L7: Teacher","joinDate":"Joined Sep 2007","postCount":2524,"profileUrl":"/member.php?userid=253140","reputationPoints":562,"dropdown":{"giveRepLabel":"Give Thanks","alreadyFollowed":false,"followUrl":"/forums/register.php?action_source=Follow+User","profileUrl":"/forums/member.php?u=253140","sendMessageUrl":"/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=253140"},"badges":[],"slickdealsVerified":false,"giveRepPopover":{"username":"mike93704","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"mike93704 posted this comment. Say thanks"}},"commentActions":{"postId":169855440,"replyUrl":"/forums/newreply.php?s=ffb8a824e42080972045c44bee82d10d&do=newreply&p=169855440","canReport":false,"commentReactions":{"reaction":{"like":{"id":25,"label":"Like","count":0},"funny":{"id":47,"label":"Funny","count":0},"helpful":{"id":50,"label":"Helpful","count":0},"notHelpful":{"id":26,"label":"Not helpful","count":0}},"form":{"endpoint":"/forums/sdpostrate_ajax.php","method":"POST","inputs":{"ajax":1,"do":"sdpostratevote","postid":169855440,"vote":0,"commentReactionId":47,"controltype":"modern","securitytoken":"","action_source":"Comment Reactions"}}},"isOldPost":false,"directReply":true,"isMod":false},"commentContent":{"htmlContent":"
| \n \n \n Quote\n from HaysuChristo\n \n \n \n \n :\n \n For a date in August? Nonstop? I don't think United has anything under $1k. | \n
\nThat's a good point. For that period (end of August/September), the cheapest United flights from the Bay Area are about $1400 RT (Star Alliance on AIr Canada is about $1100, as well as EVA AIr). Zipair adds about $160 total for seat reservations, meal and checked baggage making the total about $840 RT.
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\nEDIT: Flights on Air Canada or EVA have 1 or 2 stops which makes the flights about 24-33 hours versus about 11 hours for a non-stop.
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\nAn even better deal is to get the lie-flat seats on Zipair which come to about $2100 even after you add on the seat reservation, checked luggage and meal).
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\nIn comparison, the cheapest Star Alliance business class seat (on Air Canada) is about $5000.","hideTimestamp":false,"timestampFormatted":"Today at 10:39 AM.","permalink":"/f/17364618-rt-san-jose-ca-to-tokyo-japan-677-nonstop-airfares-on-zipair-tokyo-be-travel-august-october-2024?p=169855440#post169855440","postId":169855440},"commentSectionCommentFooter":{"editedText":"Last edited by mike93704 March 18, 2024 at 10:55 AM."},"commentIsHelpful":null,"commentGiveRepPopover":{"username":"mike93704","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"mike93704 posted this comment. Say thanks"},"threadedReply":true},"169855506":{"commentAuthor":{"avatarUrl":"/images/avatar-150.png","username":"yuyak","title":"L6: Expert","joinDate":"Joined Dec 2010","postCount":1330,"profileUrl":"/member.php?userid=1166239","reputationPoints":488,"dropdown":{"giveRepLabel":"Give Thanks","alreadyFollowed":false,"followUrl":"/forums/register.php?action_source=Follow+User","profileUrl":"/forums/member.php?u=1166239","sendMessageUrl":"/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=1166239"},"badges":[],"slickdealsVerified":false,"giveRepPopover":{"username":"yuyak","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"yuyak posted this comment. Say thanks"}},"commentActions":{"postId":169855506,"replyUrl":"/forums/newreply.php?s=ffb8a824e42080972045c44bee82d10d&do=newreply&p=169855506","canReport":false,"commentReactions":{"reaction":{"like":{"id":25,"label":"Like","count":0},"funny":{"id":47,"label":"Funny","count":0},"helpful":{"id":50,"label":"Helpful","count":1},"notHelpful":{"id":26,"label":"Not helpful","count":0}},"form":{"endpoint":"/forums/sdpostrate_ajax.php","method":"POST","inputs":{"ajax":1,"do":"sdpostratevote","postid":169855506,"vote":0,"commentReactionId":47,"controltype":"modern","securitytoken":"","action_source":"Comment Reactions"}}},"isOldPost":false,"directReply":true,"isMod":false,"replyCount":1},"commentContent":{"htmlContent":"
| \n \n \n Quote\n from Ananke\n \n \n \n \n :\n \n At this price point you'll be better off buying United from SFO and have one carry on and two check bags included for $970 per person. And water and food served.\n | \n
\nHaving flown both, I completely disagree. Service, food quality and plane were all better on ZipAir. Even if prices were equal, I'd choose ZipAir every time.
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\nAs an aside, I would highly advise against traveling in Japan with two checked bags + a carry on per person. It's a place where you rely heavily on public transport (trains/buses) to get around. We're a family of 5, and every time we go to Japan, we go with 1 checked suitcase + 1 carry-on size backpack for each adult, and 1 roller suitcase (carryon) + 1 small backpack (personal item) per kid. Even this arrangement is a bit annoying on trains and at stations. But this means that we really only need to pay for 2 checked bags for the entire family on the way there, and maybe a 3rd on the way home, if we bring back a lot of souvenirs.","hideTimestamp":false,"timestampFormatted":"Today at 10:43 AM.","permalink":"/f/17364618-rt-san-jose-ca-to-tokyo-japan-677-nonstop-airfares-on-zipair-tokyo-be-travel-august-october-2024?p=169855506#post169855506","postId":169855506},"commentSectionCommentFooter":{"editedText":"Last edited by yuyak March 18, 2024 at 10:45 AM."},"commentIsHelpful":null,"commentGiveRepPopover":{"username":"yuyak","userAvatar":"/images/avatar-150.png","headline":"Say Thanks & Give Rep!","subtext":"","authorText":"yuyak posted this comment. Say thanks"},"threadedReply":true}},"hasMoreReplies":false,"lastReplyId":169855506},"leaveAComment":{"avatarUrl":"/images/avatar-150.png","hiddenFormInputs":{"fromquickreply":true,"s":"ffb8a824e42080972045c44bee82d10d","securitytoken":"guest","do":"postreply","t":17364618,"parseurl":true,"loggedinuser":false,"modern":true,"action_source":"Redesign Comment Inline-Reply","csrfToken":"5cfbd6df5a9d0e19b48.8l9atbauoAsuDsuUrfZxZmcFOPhYVZr6hLCHDMAVYrI.vXIJ3tqf43lmVKn2w6MgMCpATo0dH9S37_PGWKd7Pd_LNmjG2cbxO1g7jg"}},"commentSectionFooter":{"hasComments":false,"showThreadClosed":false,"newCommentUrl":"/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&t=17364618","pagination":{"first":[],"previous":[],"next":{"url":"?page=2#commentsHeader"},"last":{"url":"?page=2#commentsHeader"},"numbers":[{"label":"1"},{"label":"2","url":"?page=2#commentsHeader"}],"currentPage":1},"currentPage":1,"totalPages":2},"guestUser":true,"threadedComments":true,"threadId":17364618,"commentSearch":{"threadId":17364618}}); const hostElement = document.getElementById('66163a86c9bb01806ac2051e2d165b6c'); app.mount(hostElement); const scriptElm = document.querySelector("[data-vue-client='66163a86c9bb01806ac2051e2d165b6c']"); if (scriptElm) { scriptElm.remove(); } }; if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", hydrate66163a86c9bb01806ac2051e2d165b6c); } else { hydrate66163a86c9bb01806ac2051e2d165b6c(); }
