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£182 Find cheap flights from Japan to London

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Flights to London - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to London to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to London?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to London was found on the route from Osaka, at £145 one-way and £371 return. The most popular connection is from Tokyo to London and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £518 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to London?

The average price of all flights to London clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to London is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as £897. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are £1,237 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to London?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to London, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to London is May, where tickets cost £771 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, where the average cost of tickets from Japan is £1,436 and £1,281 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of £823.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to London?

The average price for all flights to London depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to London is generally in the evening, when flights cost £881 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to London is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,050.

What is a good deal for flights to London?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to London, 25% of our users found tickets to London for the following prices or less: From Tokyo Haneda Airport £1,094 one-way - £1,081 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to London?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to London, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 64 days before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in London?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in London is London Southend Airport, with an average flight price of £81.

Which airlines fly to London?

Japan Airlines, British Airways, and ANA usually have the most frequent connections from Japan to London. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to London.

Which airline offers the most flights to London?

Of the 6 airlines that fly to London, British Airways offers the most flights, with around 469 per week, followed by easyJet with 325 flights per week.

How many airports are there in London?

There are 6 airports in London: London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London Gatwick Airport (LGW), London Stansted Airport (STN), London Luton Airport (LTN), London City Airport (LCY) and London Southend Airport (SEN). The busiest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), with 50% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to London?

The duration of your flight to London depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to London on KAYAK are from Osaka, which takes 19h 05m, and Tokyo, which takes 20h 27m.

How many direct flights to London are there each day?

There are around 126 direct flights from within Japan to London every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 06:00 the most common departure time and 55% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to London are there each week?

Each week there are around 882 direct flights from within Japan to London. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to London each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to London. Instead, there are 75 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Tokyo.

How many cities have direct flights to London?

From Japan, there are direct flights to London from 1 city. This city is Tokyo and there are 75 direct flights each week.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Japan to London

Low season

October

High season

July

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Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (6% more expensive on average)
Flight from Osaka to London Heathrow Airport

FAQs - booking London flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to London?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to London was found on the route from Osaka, at £145 one-way and £371 return. The most popular connection is from Tokyo to London and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £518 in the last 3 days.

  • Which London airport is closest to central London?

    Out of the 6 airports in London, London City is the nearest to the city center (8 miles). You'll travel 14 miles to reach the center of London if you land in London Heathrow Airport, 24 miles if you land in London Gatwick Airport, and 28 miles if you arrive in London Luton Airport.

  • How much is a flight to London?

    On average, a flight to London costs £1,188. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £927 and departed from Tokyo Haneda Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to London?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to London.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to London?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to London is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to London?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to London with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to London?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to London up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to London

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Prefer to fly direct to London?

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Direct departures

Japan to London

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +121 more

ANA, AccesRail, +122 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +123 more

ANA, AccesRail, +124 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

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Direct returns

London to Japan

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +121 more

ANA, AccesRail, +122 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +123 more

ANA, AccesRail, +124 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Japan to London

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Japan to London. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to London? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.3
Asiana AirlinesOverall score based on 599 reviews
8.5boarding
7.9entertainment
8.2comfort
8.6crew
8.2food
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Staff was excellent. Food could use more variety. -More vegetable options. Menu didn't have juice or soda listed. -The croissants were outstanding!

10.0 ExcellentRalph, Apr 2024ICN - SEA
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Staff was excellent. Food could use more variety. -More vegetable options. Menu didn't have juice or soda listed. -The croissants were outstanding!

The flight attendant, where kind of rude, there where hiding for almost 3 hours, without doing rounds to see if people needed water or pickup the water cups, the toilets were full of water cups, because they never come back to pick them up.

Flew on an Airbus 350-900. Excellent aircraft properly cleaned and serviced. Flight crew was excellent plane departed and arrived on time. The A350 has excellent air circulation far better than the 777. I would recommend Asiana to anyone looking to fly in a clean comfortable environment. This is my second round trip flight from New York to Bangkok via Asiana and I will book Asiana again!

Amazing service and fabulous syaff. Loved the jumbo jet too, comfortable.

The entertainment screens are dated and needs to be changed to new screens. Then when we got home, I found out 2 of our luggage’s were damaged (huge) and some items stolen.

I could not choose my seat prior to check in

I had the most wonderful experience from CEB bag drop through deplaning. The staff, the aircraft, food, and cabin crew were all amazing. I want to give a kudos to Marky from Mactan Cebu's Asiana airport staff for his exceptional customer service and assistance.

The crew was amazing and really nice. The OS on the entertainment system could use an update, though. It felt old and outdated but had anything you'd need to keep busy. I usually never use it anyways, but that did stand out.

The seats (legroom) are tight and chairs cushion is stiff (not comfortable). The crew was courteous, professional and friendly. There was no food / snack for this flight (very short flight, but still would be nice to provide some snack for the enjoyment).

seat is so tight other then that it was all right

Excellent. Planes are a little older and could get some refurbishment, but besides that everything was excellent.

The boarding experience was as expected and went well. The plane's economy seating plan is not designed for a positive customer experience but rather for company profit. When the passenger in front of me reclined, the distance from the screen to my face was the span of my hand (thumb tip to pinky fingertip). There is no such thing as personal space in this setting. This results in the domino effect, for when I recline the person in back of me reclines and so it goes. This is not to say that reclining is the answer as the experience is not increased, but simply managed.

Seats were very comfortable. Crew were excellent. Food very good.

The coffee in Premium economy and economy is terrible. That's it. Everything else is great

The aircraft was slightly newer but the food was very bad. Bland and uninteresting. Nothing special at all.

The crew were fine. I didn’t enjoy the food at all. I found it unappetising and really had trouble eating it. The comfort level was fine and our return flight is with Cathay Pacific but honestly I probably wouldn’t fly Cathay Pacific again.

Everything went smooth. All flights were on time No changing gates, . No changing flights . It was like a completely different airlines tha n the last time I used Cathay Pacific . The last flight, 2 months ago, I had before this one was from Philippines also . I got changed in Manila and was told it only added 2 hours onto my flight . My 20 hour return trip ended up being 30 hours return with a 10.0 hour layover in New York with no seats anywhere . Everyone was sleeping or sitting on the floor . Unlike the hotel I was given in Manila to wait for this flight home . I never thought I would use Cathay Pacific again . But I did and this time you were great! I should have complained about the flight and layover from Hell a couple months ago. Consider that I am complaining about that august/23 flight now . Thank you got the great flying experience on my way home from philippines .

Everything was good food could be better but ok for economy on my 2nd flight the head ph jack are bad you have to hold pushed in to hear anything but other then that very nice service

We requested special assistance and Cathay Pacific provided it in Sydney, but we were completely forgotten about in Hong Kong - when we really needed the help to catch our connecting flight. Really disappointing service.

Would have liked working outlets on the flight. The first meal was very bleh, the second meal was a lot better so overall okay meals

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

We were cutting it close on our connecting flight and notified all staff at departing gate and flight attendants. From the start, we were told to check in with the international transfer desk by everyone, except for one lady who wanted to argue the time difference that was already taken into account. We also asked if we could try to exit the plane first (our family of 4 and 8 others on the same connecting flight). They just told us to check in with international transfers. We landed and had very little time to make our next flight. We were not offered any assistance or communication to the receiving gate. We ran all the way to the international transfers gate only to be turned away. I think we could have made it if we were allowed to exit and a call was made to other check in counter. After that we spent 6 grueling hours with our kids trying to rebook a flight. No food of any type of compensation was offered besides a dirty hotel room. The ladies with China Eastern at the Shanghai International counter were rude an unhelpful. We were directed to 3 different counters and waited before they said they forgot about a hotel. It was a long, miserable day. I believe this could have all been avoided.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

Again, I was presented with birthday pastries two times as a celebrated my birthday on both legs of my trip. I will keep flying to China using China Eastern airlines. As they made this trip a special one thank you.

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

I will never fly through China again. Maybe it was the mandatory retinal scan just to transfer to another flight or the complete set of fingerprints they require. There are many better and inexpensive flights to Asia if you look.

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Pros: "The crew was accommodating during the flight but spoke very little English and could not help with information on connecting flight."
Cons: "We missed our connecting flight due to a delay and the airline would not let us through because we could have made our second flight...."
Cons: "Even for business class there is no TV screen on each seat. Just one small TV screen on the ceiling for a few rows to share. It would be much better with TV screen on each seat. I was sitting in the first row business class and the air hostess skipped me and didn’t give me a slipper. She gave me a used slipper at the end only without a packet. This is unprofessional to treat a business class passenger"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room limited, and food is minimal."
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room poor, and food service is minimal."
Cons: "More TV show choices and more Hollywood movies although I understand it's a Chinese airline not American."
Pros: "Crew was great and was happy to get gluten free food i could eat"
Cons: "Not lose my bags :("
Pros: "Beautiful new plane, professional crew, totally decent food."
Cons: "Economy for 13 hours is always a bit rough, but no more so on Air China than any other airline. And the price was so much lower."
Pros: "Very frustrated experience. Air China, air Canada, budget air, all push responsibilities away. Budget air got my name wrong, too, which would have caused me to not be able to get on the original flight from China anyways."
Cons: "Still I have not been able to get someone to fix my problem for me although I was promised that I could postpone my return flight by one day because of the delay at Victoria airport. Ended up having to buy a return ticket by myself."
Pros: "It doesn't have premium economy, the space is small."

Check in was horrendous! Economy took 2 hours before seeing an agent. Business class was 0.5 - 1 hour.

The first class flight itself was first class, however getting to the airport and getting through the airport was agony. The BA flight sat on the taxiway for ages and caused us to miss our connecting flight which meant half a day lost. Our return flight on BA was cancelled so a dawn flight was made and we lost another half day. Goodby BA

In economy and food was ok, but with limited leg space (and I was in a 2 seat configuration) it was difficult to eat with a tiny seat tray. I spilt wine on my trousers. First time on British Air (I usually fly Turkish Air) and in a 777. Heathrow was pleasant but changing terminals awkward.

Starting with the flight Cairo to London the plain was so poor no entertainment at all uncomfortable seats although it’s 5 hours long,then an American airline plain took me from London to Miami it was a bad experience the crew most of flight time not available and they asked us to help our selves for any snacks if we need. From Miami to London actually was perfect flight with a huge plain and perfect crew but from London to Cairo was horrible plain with stiff fixed seats not movable no entertainment or wi fi very poor Menu which is unacceptable for a business class

There was some delay at Heathrow where a machine needed to "start the engines" wasn't available and they couldn't even find the team tasked to do it. Unacceptable. Caused about an hour delay and seemed unnecessary. Also saw several passengers abusing the overhead luggage situation, having too many large bags and not leaving enough space for others. The crew was good and the refreshments were good in quality and quantity.

They cancelled our ticket, gave us no warning, they reissued it 4 days prior to trip and it was cancelled again when we got to the airport- very stressful, the flight was overbooked so they drove us across Milan to malpensa

Great little city hopper plane. Unfussy and roomy. Nice little snack provided too

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

Some how I got “offloaded” even though I had my boarding pass Food was horrible Staff were nice and cheerful No headphones were provided

Terrible! I missed my flight to my final destination and British airlines and American Airlines keep pointing fingers on each other’s. Nobody wants to take responsibility

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Cheapest flights to London from Japan found in 2024

Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
13/5Mon
1 stopAir China
22h 20mKIX-LGW
27/5Mon
1 stopAir China
19h 40mLGW-KIX
£464
20/5Mon
1 stopAir China
30h 00mNRT-LGW
27/5Mon
1 stopAir China
23h 00mLGW-NRT
£502
27/5Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
24h 50mNRT-LGW
3/6Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
17h 15mLGW-NRT
£605
27/5Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
30h 00mHND-LGW
3/6Mon
1 stopChina Eastern
25h 45mLGW-HND
£605
1/7Mon
1 stopAsiana Airlines
37h 30mNRT-LHR
20/7Sat
1 stopAsiana Airlines
34h 00mLHR-NRT
£723
17/6Mon
1 stopAsiana Airlines
31h 25mNRT-LHR
9/7Tue
1 stopAsiana Airlines
16h 20mLHR-NRT
£732
13/5Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
20h 50mITM-LHR
26/5Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
20h 40mLHR-ITM
£1,040
28/5Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
20h 30mITM-LHR
5/6Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
18h 35mLHR-ITM
£1,049
14/5Tue
2 stopsANA
21h 10mITM-LHR
27/5Mon
1 stopANA
17h 15mLHR-ITM
£1,193
14/5Tue
2 stopsANA
21h 35mITM-LHR
26/5Sun
1 stopANA
17h 35mLHR-ITM
£1,257

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
23/5Thu
2 stopsShenzhen Airlines
62h 40mKIX-LHR
£182
15/6Sat
2 stopsShenzhen Airlines
30h 20mKIX-LHR
£198
23/5Thu
1 stopAir China
23h 00mNRT-LGW
£307
23/5Thu
1 stopAir China
23h 00mNRT-LGW
£310
21/5Tue
1 stopChina Eastern
18h 40mHND-LGW
£313
19/6Wed
1 stopChina Eastern
32h 00mNRT-LGW
£314
7/7Sun
1 stopAsiana Airlines
25h 20mHND-LHR
£405
6/5Mon
1 stopAsiana Airlines
37h 30mNRT-LHR
£406
28/6Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
20h 30mITM-LHR
£1,157
23/10Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
20h 50mITM-LHR
£1,160

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to London that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/5Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
36h 50mNRT-LHR
7/5Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
30h 40mLHR-NRT
£631
3/5Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
30h 40mHND-LHR
7/5Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
32h 10mLHR-HND
£648
3/5Fri
multi-stopAir China
30h 00mNRT-LGW
7/5Tue
multi-stopAir China
24h 55mLGW-NRT
£671
3/5Fri
multi-stopAir China
30h 00mNRT-LGW
6/5Mon
multi-stopAir China
24h 55mLGW-NRT
£679
1/5Wed
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
25h 20mHND-LHR
6/5Mon
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
37h 10mLHR-HND
£1,013
1/5Wed
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
31h 25mNRT-LHR
10/5Fri
multi-stopAsiana Airlines
16h 20mLHR-NRT
£1,014
2/5Thu
multi-stopCathay Pacific
22h 35mNRT-LHR
10/5Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
18h 10mLHR-NRT
£1,152
3/5Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
31h 30mNRT-LHR
5/5Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
28h 25mLHR-NRT
£1,166
1/5Wed
directBritish Airways
14h 50mHND-LHR
7/5Tue
directBritish Airways
13h 50mLHR-HND
£1,288
3/5Fri
directBritish Airways
14h 50mHND-LHR
7/5Tue
directBritish Airways
13h 50mLHR-HND
£1,299

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