SAN/SFO/SEA/HNL → Japan Business Jul – Sep 2027 (JAL Mileage Bank)
JAL Business Class to Japan from 80K Miles One Way
San Diego (SAN) to Tokyo (NRT), Business, One Way.
Use 80,000 JAL miles for a one-way business class seat to Tokyo. Nonstop flights go from San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle. Honolulu to Nagoya costs 84,000 miles. The best dates are July to September 2027. San Diego to Tokyo costs $4,232 in cash, so you get approximately 4.8¢ per point. Citi gives a 30% transfer bonus to JAL until October 24, 2026. With the bonus, 80,000 miles cost approximately 62,000 Citi points. Each seat is lie-flat and has direct aisle access.
Log in to JAL Mileage Bank at jal.com and select Search for Award Tickets.
Select Business Class and One-way, then search the dates for your city.
Find dates that show 70,000 to 84,000 miles one way.
Transfer Citi points to JAL only after you find your seats.
In the pop-up, select "Search using specific criteria" under International Flights.
A search to Tokyo does not let you select Narita or Haneda. Look at the airport name in the results.
Seattle has the most dates. San Diego has many dates in July and August 2027.