Somewhere over the Atlantic, with a boarding pass for Florida in your pocket and a Tokyo itinerary half built on your phone, the real question appears: which airline, and which airport on the far side? The route from Miami is a connecting trip, built around the U.S. cities that have nonstop flights across the Pacific, and it ends at Haneda or Narita, the two airports of Tokyo.
Which airlines fly from Miami to Tokyo?
Miami does not appear among the U.S. cities that have nonstop flights to Tokyo, so the trip is built in two parts: a flight from Miami to a gateway city, then a long flight across the Pacific. The carriers that make that second leg are Delta, American and United into Haneda, and All Nippon Airways and Zipair Tokyo into Narita.
What follows is the map of those gateways. A traveler from Miami looks at it the way a rail passenger looks at a junction: the question is which city to change in, and which airline and which Tokyo airport that choice leads to.
| Airline | Tokyo airport | U.S. cities with nonstop service |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | Haneda | Atlanta, Detroit, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Seattle/Tacoma |
| American Airlines | Haneda | Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York–JFK |
| United Airlines | Haneda | Chicago–O’Hare, Guam, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles |
| All Nippon Airways | Narita | Chicago–O’Hare, Honolulu, Los Angeles, San Francisco |
| Zipair Tokyo | Narita | Honolulu, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose (CA) |
Delta, American and United into Haneda
The three U.S. network airlines all land at Haneda, the airport that now puts you in the heart of Tokyo straight off an international flight. Delta draws its Haneda flights from Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Seattle/Tacoma, plus Honolulu. That list gives a Miami traveler several places to change planes.
American flies to Haneda from Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles and New York–JFK. United has the longest list, with Chicago–O’Hare, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles and Los Angeles, plus Guam. Since each airline serves its own hubs, a trip that stays with one carrier from Miami onward usually follows that carrier’s gateways. Los Angeles is the one city that all three share.
ANA and Zipair Tokyo into Narita
All Nippon Airways links Narita with Chicago–O’Hare, Honolulu, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and adds seasonal service to Vancouver. It is a Japanese carrier, so the cabin and the meals on the Pacific leg come with a first taste of Japan before you land.
Zipair Tokyo flies from Honolulu, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose in California, and runs charter flights to Orlando. Houston is the interesting name for someone starting in Florida, since it is a different gateway from the usual Los Angeles or San Francisco choices. Both airlines arrive at Narita, not Haneda, which matters when you plan the ride into the city.
Choosing where to change planes
Pick the gateway first and the airline follows. Chicago works with United into Haneda or ANA into Narita. Los Angeles and San Francisco are the crossroads, with flights from Delta, American, United, ANA and Zipair in various combinations. Dallas/Fort Worth leads to American, Atlanta to Delta, Newark and Washington–Dulles to United, and Houston to Zipair.
A useful habit is to decide which Tokyo airport you prefer, then work backward to the gateway. If Haneda is the goal, the choices are Delta, American and United. If Narita is the goal, they narrow to ANA and Zipair. Miami’s own flights to those gateway cities are for you to match against the schedule that suits you.
Where do you land?
You land at Haneda or Narita if Tokyo is the destination, and at Kansai or Centrair if your trip starts elsewhere in Japan. Each airport has its own airlines, its own domestic connections and its own way into town.
Haneda, the airport of Tokyo city
Haneda is the airport of Tokyo itself, and international flights now arrive directly in the heart of the city. For a traveler from Miami, that means Delta, American or United as the last leg, with no change of airport on the Japanese side.
Haneda is also a springboard for Japanese cities. Air Do serves Asahikawa, Hakodate, Kushiro, Memanbetsu, Obihiro and Sapporo–Chitose. Skymark flies to Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kobe, Naha, Sapporo–Chitose and Shimojishima. Solaseed Air serves Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Naha and Oita, and StarFlyer flies to Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Osaka–Kansai and Ube. A trip that ends in Hokkaido or Okinawa can begin from the same terminal where the Pacific flight arrived.
Narita, the second airport of Tokyo
Narita is one of the two airports serving Tokyo and handles both international and domestic destinations. It sits in Chiba Prefecture, about an hour by express train from the city.
The domestic network from Narita is wide. ANA flies to Nagoya–Centrair, Osaka–Itami and Sapporo–Chitose, and Japan Airlines to Nagoya–Centrair and Osaka–Itami. Jetstar Japan covers a long list that includes Asahikawa, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kochi, Kumamoto, Matsuyama, Naha, Takamatsu and Osaka–Kansai. Peach adds Amami Oshima, Ishigaki and Kushiro, and Spring Japan flies to Hakodate, Hiroshima and Sapporo–Chitose.
Kansai and Centrair for trips that skip Tokyo
Kansai International Airport, known as KIX, makes it possible to visit Japan without going through Tokyo at all. It is the gateway to western Japan, serving Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Wakayama. By train it is about 50 minutes from Shin-Osaka station and 1 hour 15 minutes from Kyoto Station.
Nagoya’s Central Japan International Airport, called Centrair, is the hub for flights to and from cities in Asia and Japan. It also receives domestic flights from Narita on ANA and Japan Airlines. For a traveler whose real plan is Kyoto and Osaka, flying into Kansai puts the arrival closer to the trip than landing in Tokyo would.
What do you need for the trip?
Beyond the tickets, you need a plan for the last stretch between the runway and your hotel, and that plan depends on which airport you chose. The two Tokyo airports work very differently on the ground.
Reaching Tokyo from Narita
Narita is served by three rail lines: the Narita Sky Access line, the Keisei line and the JR line. All three connect the airport with the city, and a traveler can pick the one that suits the neighborhood where the hotel stands.
The terminals matter for the first steps on the ground. Terminal 1 is a five-minute walk from Narita Airport Station, and Terminal 2 is the same distance from Narita Airport Terminal 2・3 Station. Terminal 3 is a ten-minute walk from that same Terminal 2・3 station, so the airline you flew decides which station you head for.
Reaching Tokyo from Haneda
Haneda gives you trains, monorails and buses, and from the Passenger Terminal you can search routes, departure and arrival times and fares to your destination. That search covers all three modes, so you can compare them against the address of your hotel.
There are two kinds of taxi stands at Haneda: general stands, and stands for taxis dispatched through an app or reserved ahead. A passenger who has arranged a taxi by app or by phone must use the dedicated stand for reserved taxis. Parking lots P2 through P5 can be reserved in advance, which matters for anyone being met by a car, and each lot has its own reservation page.
Matching the airport to the rest of the trip
The strongest choice often comes from the second week of the itinerary, not the first. A plan that ends in Sapporo, Fukuoka or Naha fits a Haneda or Narita arrival with a domestic flight the same day. A plan centered on Kyoto and Osaka fits Kansai. A plan that starts in Nagoya fits Centrair.
Seen this way, the Miami leg is only the first link. Pick the gateway city, pick the carrier, pick the Japanese airport, and the ground transport follows from that choice.
Good to know before you go
The U.S. State Department rates Japan Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions.
The airline lists above come from several different carriers, and each one serves its own set of airports, so the Tokyo airport you land at will depend on who you fly. Haneda and Narita each have their own mix of airlines and onward flights within Japan, and a ticket that continues to another Japanese city leaves from whichever of the two you arrive at. Spending a few minutes with the Haneda route search before landing gives you fares and times for the ride into the city.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Haneda Airport, airlines and destinations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_International_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations), checked October 11, 2026
- Wikipedia, Narita International Airport, airlines and destinations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narita_International_Airport#Airlines_and_destinations), checked October 11, 2026
- U.S. Department of State, Japan travel advisory (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/japan-travel-advisory.html)
- Japan National Tourism Organization, how to reach the city from each international airport (https://www.japan.travel/en/plan/airport-access/), checked October 11, 2026
- Japan National Tourism Organization, how to get to Japan, airports, airlines (https://www.japan.travel/en/plan/getting-to-japan/), checked October 11, 2026
- Narita International Airport, Access by rail (https://www.narita-airport.jp/en/access/train/), checked October 11, 2026
- Haneda Airport Passenger Terminal, Access (https://tokyo-haneda.com/en/access/index.html), checked October 11, 2026
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