Tokyo, getting there
Visitors usually travel to Tokyo by air, arriving at the Narita International Airport 66km outside of the city.
The Airlines
Since the flying time to Tokyo is about 12 hours from Los Angeles and
13 1/2 hours from Chicago or New York, you'll want to consider on-board
services and even mileage programs (you'll earn lots of miles on this
round-trip) as well as ticket price when choosing your carrier. Airlines
flying to Tokyo from North America, England, Australia, and New Zealand
include:
Air Canada
(tel. 888/247-2262; http://www.aircanada.com/) offers flights from Vancouver to Tokyo daily.
Air New Zealand
(tel. 0800/737-000 in New Zealand , or 800/262-1234 in the U.S. ; http://www.airnewzealand.com/) flies from Auckland to Tokyo .
All Nippon Airways
(tel. 800/235-9262; http://www.fly-ana.com/) is Japan 's largest domestic carrier. It offers daily non-stop service from New York , Washington , D.C., Los Angeles , and San Francisco to Tokyo . It also flies from London and Sydney to Tokyo . ANA has a code-share alliance with United Airlines (meaning that both airlines can sell each other's tickets; you can also earn United frequent-flier miles with ANA). ANA passengers can also receive discounts at ANA hotels in Japan with free baggage transfers. Another great perk is that passengers flying round-trip from Canada or the United States can receive complimentary domestic-use cell phone hours for up to 2 weeks, with passengers paying only the calling charges; you can reserve phones online and pick them up at Narita Airport upon your arrival.
American Airlines
(tel. 800/433-7300; http://www.aa.com/) offers flights daily from Dallas and Chicago to Tokyo and code-shares with Japan Airlines.
British Airways
(tel. 0870 850 9850 in Britain ; http://www.ba.com/) flies from London to Tokyo .
Continental Airlines
(tel. 800/523-3273; http://www.continental.com/) offers flights daily from Newark and Houston to Tokyo .
Delta Airlines
(tel. 800/241-4141; http://www.delta.com/) offers daily flights from Atlanta to Tokyo .
Japan Airlines
(tel. 800/525-3663; http://www.japanair.com/), Japan 's flagship carrier, offers more international flights to Japan than any other carrier and is noted for its excellent service. JAL flies to Tokyo from New York , Chicago , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , and Vancouver . It also connects Japan with England , New Zealand , and Australia .
Northwest Airlines
(tel. 800/447-4747; http://www.nwa.com/), operating across the Pacific for more than 50 years (longer than any other airline), offers more non-stop service between North America and Japan than any other American carrier. North American gateways to Japan are Los Angeles , San Francisco , Seattle , Detroit , New York , Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Honolulu . Japan-bound flights also offer connecting service to 10 cities in Asia , making it easy to coordinate onward travel plans to, say, Hong Kong or Bangkok . The airline's stellar service has even attracted the hard-to-please Japanese, who regularly fly Northwest.
Qantas
(tel. 800/227-4500, or 13-13-13 in Australia ; http://www.qantas.com/) flies from Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane to Tokyo .
United Airlines
(tel. 800/538-2929; http://www.united.com/) has daily flights from San Francisco , Los Angeles , Seattle , Chicago , and New York to Tokyo . It code-shares with ANA.
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