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Cheap First Class Flight Deals to Japan

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from the United Kingdom to Japan currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent first class return flight deals to Japan

Mon, 25 May - Tue, 2 Jun
Etihad Airways Logo
09:30 - 12:35
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NRT
19h 05m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
17:40 - 07:00
NRT
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LHR
21h 20m
1 stop
£701Etihad Airways
Sun, 3 May - Sun, 10 May
Etihad Airways Logo
09:30 - 12:35
LHR
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NRT
19h 05m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
18:15 - 07:00
NRT
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LHR
20h 45m
1 stop
£721Etihad Airways
Tue, 1 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep
Air India Logo
21:45 - 07:55
LHR
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HND
26h 10m
1 stop
Air India Logo
11:25 - 19:00
HND
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LHR
39h 35m
1 stop
£789Air India
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
Air India Logo
21:45 - 07:55
LHR
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HND
26h 10m
1 stop
Air India Logo
11:25 - 11:30
HND
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LHR
32h 05m
1 stop
£795Air India
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
09:55 - 07:55
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HND
38h 00m
2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
11:05 - 21:40
HND
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LHR
18h 35m
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£1,065Scandinavian Airlines
Mon, 25 May - Tue, 2 Jun
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
18:05 - 07:55
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HND
29h 50m
2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
11:05 - 17:40
HND
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LHR
38h 35m
1 stop
£1,205Scandinavian Airlines
Sat, 6 Jun - Sat, 27 Jun
Air France Logo
10:25 - 05:55
LGW
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HND
35h 30m
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Air France Logo
21:50 - 09:20
HND
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19h 30m
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£1,251Air France
Fri, 1 May - Mon, 1 Jun
Air France Logo
10:25 - 07:55
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HND
37h 30m
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Air France Logo
11:45 - 09:40
HND
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LGW
29h 55m
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£1,710Air France
Fri, 1 May - Mon, 1 Jun
Emirates Logo
14:55 - 17:35
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NRT
18h 40m
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Emirates Logo
22:30 - 12:55
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22h 25m
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£8,074Emirates
Sat, 6 Jun - Fri, 26 Jun
Emirates Logo
14:55 - 22:20
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HND
23h 25m
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Emirates Logo
00:05 - 12:55
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20h 50m
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£8,075Emirates

Latest first class flight deals to Japan

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Tokyo
Tokyo1 stop£701
Osaka
Osaka1 stop£8,370
Tokyo
Tokyo1 stop£701
Osaka
Osaka1 stop£8,370

Good to Know - First Class Flights to Japan

Average price round-trip£8,972
Good deal round-trip£7,626
(avg. price over the last 2 weeks)
or less

FAQs for Japan first class flights

  • Which airline provides the best First Class experience to Japan?

    There are many airlines that offer a great experience flying First Class from the United Kingdom to Japan. One of those considered to offer a superior service is ANA. Not only will you receive five-star treatment from the moment you book your ticket, but on board the plane you will enjoy a private suite, premium food and excellent service.

  • Which First Class lounges are there at London Heathrow Airport (LHR)?

    At London Heathrow Airport, you can get lounge access with your first class ticket. For example, those flying with ANA can access either the United Club or SilverKris Lounge, for free. These lounges provide you with the chance to relax before your flight, enjoy complimentary meals and have a drink.

  • Can I stream onto my devices during a First Class flight to Japan from the UK?

    Yes, some airlines that offer First Class flights to Japan from the UK provide you with the chance to stream TV shows and films on to your devices. This is great if you are halfway through your favourite new TV series. Air France, for example, is one of the airlines that offers this service.

  • What is the most popular airline offering First Class flights to Japan?

    Among KAYAK users, Air France is the most popular airline offering First Class seats on flights to Japan.

  • Which airlines offer First Class tickets on flights to Japan?

    Traveling to Japan and want to offer yourself a First Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in First Class: Air France, ITA Airways, Singapore Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on First Class tickets to Japan?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can 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 Japan for economy class as well as First Class travelers.

  • How much is a first class flight to Japan?

    First class tickets to Japan differ in price depending on the departure airport. On average, first class fares cost £8,972 for a return trip to Japan, while the cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was £5,087.

  • What is the best airline for first class flights to Japan?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights to Japan is Japan Airlines, with an overall rating of 8.3.

Top tips for finding first class flights to Japan

  • First Class flights to Japan from the United Kingdom are a great way to travel, with flights taking around 11h 50min in total. Not only will you get a more spacious seat for the duration of your trip, but you will also get a private suite on some airlines such as ANA.
  • First Class flights to Japan have very good Wi-Fi packages, so you can stay connected whilst you’re in the air. Whether you need to work, chat to friends or browse the internet, there are airlines, such as Emirates, where Wi-Fi is available.
  • You will love the benefits of First Class flights to Japan before the wheels have even left the ground. From advanced seat selection to priority check-in, you’ll get treated like royalty from the moment you book.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Japan

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly first class to Japan? 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
Japan AirlinesOverall score based on 1776 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.2Comfort
8.4Boarding
7.7Food
8.7Crew
Airline reviews

Overall, a solid flight experience. Boarding was quick and efficient, even with a full and overbooked flight. The flight crew did a great job providing attentive and friendly service throughout. I flew in economy, and while the seats were acceptable, they could definitely use more cushioning, especially for a 14-hour flight. By the end, it was quite uncomfortable to remain seated. Legroom was also limited, particularly with a bag stored under the seat and the passenger in front reclining. That said, everything else went smoothly, and I appreciated the professionalism of the crew.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
JFK - HND
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Overall, a solid flight experience. Boarding was quick and efficient, even with a full and overbooked flight. The flight crew did a great job providing attentive and friendly service throughout. I flew in economy, and while the seats were acceptable, they could definitely use more cushioning, especially for a 14-hour flight. By the end, it was quite uncomfortable to remain seated. Legroom was also limited, particularly with a bag stored under the seat and the passenger in front reclining. That said, everything else went smoothly, and I appreciated the professionalism of the crew.

The flight was delightful overall. The check-in and boarding were on smooth and on time. Amenities and staffs were elevated. However, if glasses were served instead of cups, there should be a complete premium.

Sure I would’ve liked a little more space, but it was better than economy. I bring my own food because I have food allergies it would be nice if they offered larger salads or more vegetables instead of starch it was really a good flight. I don’t wanna complain. I’m grateful to fly at all safely. Thank you to the pilots.

I enjoyed flying on Japan Airline. However, my flight from Osaka to Tokyo did not give us enough time to make my connecting flight. We missed our next flight due to the following: We were seated on row 24 which causes us to get off of plane late, having to go to the restroom, having to exit the airport and take a shuttle-bus from terminal one to terminal three, having to go through security and immigration. We were disappointed that we had to catch another flight

Flight crews are very attentive and polite. Cabin and toilets are clean. Food is above average for economy class. We missed our connecting flights because the first flight was delayed, the ground crews at Tokyo were very helpful, providing all the information and support (including cash for our train ticket) to get us to our destination. Very impressive. No wonder they are always at the top ten lists.

Crew hospitality was as expected of a Japanese carrier, however the foods were lacking. The dinner options provided all contained pork and the breakfast was lacking in both quality and volume. I was starving throughout the trip.

Excellent! So happy that the crew members were so helpful and friendly and able to understandably communicate. They’re very receptive with someone like me, with disability. I love that I did not even have to ask for luggage help like, having to place and take down my carry-on luggage in and out of the over-head compartment. Hope, help is extended to disabled passenger(s) through out class classifications they’ve bought; economy or business class it might be. As a disabled person myself, I’m truly of great appreciation of this kind of help. Means a lot !!! Thank you so very much JAL crew. You out done others on this customer service part of the trip. Please continue to do so. From now on, I’ll choose JAL as my airline whenever I have to fly to any southeast asian countries. And I will disseminate my excellent travel experience with you to others.

American Airlines food is horrible. Also, paid to fly JAL on all segments, but received a much lower quality. I was disappointed to learn that we would be using American Airlines on this flight, which has less comfort, entertainment, choices, and lower standard of service. Overall not satisfied.

Food was very mediocre. Economy is pretty uncomfortable. Crew was excellent and responsive.

Not as good as I expected, I couldn't use the screen to watch movies or anything else because it wasn't 'STEADY' AT ALL, it moved every single time that the passenger who sat on that seat moved, that caused me fell dizzy and nauseous when I tried to use it, so I ended up with only sleeping and eating with no entertainment all my haul flight on premium economy seat, plus the passenger who sat next to me, she just loved to spread her very long hair down on my shoulder, face, arm, sometimes her hair just whacked my face till I really wanted to offer her my hairband!, super annoying 😑 and that my bad experience with that flight.

I liked the service. The touch screen needs improvement as well as movie choices.

I didn't see any flight attendants offer coffee or green tea. There was regular drink service but after a short meal was served didn't notice that happening.

See previous answers. Also food options limited, entertainment difficult to use and did not work properly, lay flat bed is quite big but very hard and uncomfortable

Very bad Instead 22 hour it take me more that 35 hour to arrive from Los Angeles to Phuket and they changed my flight in Hong Kong to Shanghai china and in order to get my bag I was forced to vet china visa entrry

We flew economy light. We did not want to check bags and we had free 1 bag, but just had back packs with small personal item. Try as we may could only get bags down to 17lbs each. So we put 2 lbs from one bag into other and checked it. I think if someone has a checked bag allowance and chose not to use it , it would benefit both parties to bump carry on weight up to the next level of 22lbs or 10kgs. Just a thought.

I didn't have much experience with Cathay Pacific airlines because of delay and missed connections, the bulk of the trip was on Japan Airlines.

Cramped, hot and the plane was grubby. Also the plane was an hour late and it took an hour to get my luggage once I got to LAX.

Extensive delays, poor organization to board people, as it felt like chaos to get inside of the plane. No lines, everyone gathering together like a mayhem, very confusing. Passengers out of hand and rude, which is not the airlines fault. However, there should be rules, e.g., not letting one passenger take 2+ spots in the overhead bin.

The bed was alright in business class. Food variety and quality were not up to the mark compared to the business class airfare.

Crew and food were great in-flight. We had a 2 hour delay, no communication, and just got left in a limbo. The crew arrived late and they were running checkouts on the plane (which is important, but why not doing it earlier?) Cathay did nothing to about the delay, and a lot of people missed their connection flights. I had to run and got stuck at checkpoint, which made my entire trip very unpleasant. Got to my gate 5 mins prior to them closing it.

The meals were not the greatest and lacking of appetite but everything else was spot on

Overall, excellent: check-in, boarding, service, and food. The Business Class seating is a little less private and spacious than the world's premier airlines, but still very good for a long haul flight.

On time. Friendly and helpful flight attendants. The plane was clean. Having a wine available would have been nice.

Your staff was exceptional. Could teach the other airlines-rules on etiquette, and service. Excellent landings on flights, carried out by your pilots. Only complaint is long delay on return flight in Beijing, onto Vancouver.

Worst than I expected, crew was not attentive, meal was as disgusting , they didn’t even drink selections as they would to other passengers. I felt discriminated

cannot get seat information for LAX to IAH when check in in XI,AN

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

Nothing to complain of, the only reason I am not giving better marks is that I am used to flying with ANA and they are the top.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

The flight was delayed by 2 hours, although to their credit they delayed my connecting flight so people could reach it. Also their site is a nightmare to navigate on a phone. Everything else was good.

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers. A BIG ISSUE FOR NON-CHINESE PASSENGERS IS THE ABILITY TO CHECK IN ONLINE, by making so difficult or almost impossible there is no chance to get a seat assignment ahead of time then go to the airport and get what is left. THIS IS NOT a SKY TEAM modality.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

It was not British Air, we were put onto Air Portugal for our London to Lisbon leg.

Everything was spectacular except the boarding. It was just a mob of people while all groups were called over the public address system.

BA code for a Vueling flight. All god but the temperature in the plane (too hot when engine not running but otherwise ok)

The Britts are wonderful to fly with and the crew were very hospitable. Again, I really wish they had been able to retrieve my carryon bag from baggage claim before the flight so I could be in a less worrisome state of mind, but that's not on them. I completely understand. The window seats with the dimmable windows were very cool!

There was a delay for the San Francisco-London flight, but we were all informed via text and email. The staff was very friendly and nice and the food was good. I do recommend that the airline offer something without eggs or something vegan for the vegetarian meal option. A lot of Indians are lacto-vegetarian, while some could be allergic to eggs/dairy.

food options were terrible. for a 10-hour flight, there should be 2 decent meals. Also, flight attendants should come around with drinks more than just at the meals.

Smooth flight. The seats were comfortable but the reclining mechanism didn't work very well. My wife's seat required the flight attendant to push the seat forward while she pushed the button. The leg support didn't want to return to its home under the seat. I ordered the diabetic meal which was full of carbs. It was low in sugar but carbs turn into sugar so was it really diabetic? Overall the flight was pleasant, long but pleasant.

Crew were nice, food was good. Boarding was horrendous. We were driven around the airport in a bus forced to climb a long flight of very steep stairs with no adequate handrails to board the plane . In many many years of flying to the US I have never been required to do this . There was no assistance for those needing help getting up the stairs to the plane. A fellow passenger helped me. No idea how other elderly, physically limited passengers or those with young children managed . It was a full flight with crowds trying to get up the stairs. It was an accident waiting to happen.

Food options limited and quality wasn’t very good. I was I was in premium economy and the people in front of me pushed their seats back to fully reclined position which made it difficult for me. My seat wouldn’t recline at all. I suggest that BA restrict the recliner more. Also, the audio in my headset didn’t work unless I held it in all the time. Entertainment choices were good. Customer services is excellent. Thank you to BA team.

Horrible, the plane is just old and junky...Filthy restroom, seat was as hard as rock. The food, mystery side dish, inedible..geez..just Horrible. Never flying BA again

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