L.A. To Tokyo Price Check

Above, Yokohama Harbor and Cosmo World. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Since today is the last day of the month of June, I may as well do a check on the airfares between Los Angeles and Tokyo now. If there is a significant change next week, I'll post another update.

In looking at yesterday's Los Angeles Times Travel section, it appears that airfares between L.A. and Tokyo have risen since my blog post of June 9. As you call, the prices seemed to have fluctuated a bit. They shot up and then came down and then went up a little during the month.

In my post of June 9, the lowest airfare the Times came up with was $1,004.00 and the highest was $1,590.00. Keep in mind that these, and any other prices reported, do not includes fees and taxes that are added.

In yesterday's Times Travel section, the lowest they came up with was $1,154.00 and the highest was $1,740.00. It looks like the prices are climbing again, which is generally the case as we move further into vacation season.

I then checked my favorite source for airline tickets, GatewayLAX, to see if they can beat those prices and by how much.

I entered a departure date of Saturday, July 12 with a return flight on July 27. This is what they were able to come up with:

As usually the case, they were able to beat the lowest airfare the Los Angeles Times came up with. And, the flight (via Delta Air Lines) arrives and departs from Haneda, so you can avoid Narita International Airport altogether.

As I mentioned, if there's a significant change next week, I will do a follow-up price check.