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Best Way to Book It

Pick a route. We'll show you some of the ways you can book it with points, ranked by typical miles cost — with cash fees and the catches inline. Coverage expands as we add programs; if a program you expect isn't here yet, it's on the roadmap, not missing on purpose.

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Heads up: pricing here comes from published partner award charts, not live availability. Always confirm the seat on the operating airline's site before transferring miles in.

Cabin
Los Angeles (LAX) ↔ Tokyo (NRT)
5,439 miles · US ↔ Japan / Korea · Economy
2 airlines fly this · cheapest first

Fly on Japan Airlines

Oneworld
2 ways to book · from 27k miles

Japan Airlines Mileage Bank

US to Japan on JAL (JAL region-pair chart, one way)
How to book this →
  • Where to search
    Search on the Japan Airlines Mileage Bank award engine for Japan Airlines Mileage Bank-operated flights.
  • Inventory requirement
    Needs saver-class space on the operating airline. If it's closed, the redemption isn't bookable at this rate.
27k
miles

American AAdvantage

North America to Asia (Japan / Korea)

Solid rate to Tokyo / Seoul.

Low fuel surcharges
How to book this →
  • Where to search
    Search on the American AAdvantage award engine for Japan Airlines Mileage Bank-operated flights.
  • Inventory requirement
    Needs saver-class space on the operating airline. If it's closed, the redemption isn't bookable at this rate.
  • Cash co-pay
    Expect roughly $50–130 in cash fees per direction. US + Japan gov't taxes. Low fuel surcharge in J/F.
35k
miles
+ $50-130

Fly on United MileagePlus

Star Alliance
1 way to book · from 28.8k miles

ANA Mileage Club

US to Japan (one-way equivalent of 55-60k RT chart)

Round-trip-only keeps casuals away. Good for you.

Low fuel surchargesHas hoopsApproximate
How to book this →
  • Where to search
    Search on the ANA Mileage Club award engine for United MileagePlus-operated flights.
  • Routing rules
    Round-trip required for partner awards. Stored as 1/2 of RT chart for easy comparison.
  • Inventory requirement
    Needs saver-class space on the operating airline. If it's closed, the redemption isn't bookable at this rate.
  • What breaks this deal
    Round-trip required. One-ways are not bookable.
  • Cash co-pay
    Expect roughly $75–175 in cash fees per direction. Japanese departure tax + US fees (~$150-350 RT).
27.5k-30k
miles
+ $75-175