Cheap flights from New York to Japan from £260

The cheapest month to fly to Japan from New York is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around £818, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Japan in January, then you should wait until February to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £822.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to Japan is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as £704. On the other hand, Wednesday is the most expensive day to depart from New York because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around £1,319.

Our data shows that the cheapest New York to Japan flights are usually those with departure times at midday. Our users have found flights to Japan at midday for as low as £704. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Japan, so prices are often more expensive at around £1,291 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Japan from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Japan for around £833 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Japan from New York for as low as £691 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Japan flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between New York and Japan have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 161 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, ANA have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of November 2026, 20 flights take off from New York and land in Japan each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 00:00, with 41% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of November 2026, there are 140 flights per week flying from New York to Japan. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.