The best premium economy from Tokyo (TYO) to San Francisco Bay Area (SFO)

⇄ Flying the other way? San Francisco Bay Area (SFO) to Tokyo (TYO)

Welcome to the Super Schedule™. This page focuses on the best Premium Economy seats from Tokyo (TYO) to San Francisco Bay Area (SFO) over the next 120 days — 6 flights. There are 3 airlines that offer Premium Economy on direct flights: Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, United Airlines. If you'd like to see other classes of service, choose them here:

FirstBusinessPremium economyEconomy
What the seat tiers mean
TopAmong the best seats sold in this class, on any airline
MiddleThe broad middle of the class
BottomBelow what the class typically offers

Tiers are absolute — Top clears the same bar on every route and every airline, so several airlines can honestly tie. Pitch here is measured from our to-scale drawings — airline-quoted pitch may differ slightly.

What the seat types are
Private suiteLie-flat with a closing door
Open suiteLie-flat with direct aisle access from every seat — no door
Lie-flat, N% direct aisleFlat bed; N% of the seats can reach the aisle without climbing over anyone
Angled lie-flatFlat, but tilted toward the floor
ReclinerReclines without going flat
Economy seatA standard upright seat — comfort comes down to pitch, width, and recline
ReclinerTop tier
Seat layout
2-4-2
Wi-Fi
10-40 Mbps
Row pitch
Seat width
Seat recline
Legrest
Entertainment display
Seats per lavatory
Total seats
JL 216:20HND–SFODaily · Sep 1 → Dec 30
JL 5818:15NRT–SFODaily · Sep 1 → Dec 30
ReclinerMiddle tier
Seat layout
2-4-2
Wi-Fi
10-40 Mbps
Row pitch
Seat width
Seat recline
Legrest
Entertainment display
Seats per lavatory
Total seats
NH 817:00NRT–SFODaily · Sep 1 → Dec 30
NH 10822:55HND–SFODaily · Sep 1 → Dec 30
ReclinerMiddle tier
Seat layout
2-4-2
Wi-Fi
10-40 Mbps
Row pitch
Seat width
Seat recline
Legrest
Entertainment display
Seats per lavatory
Total seats
UA 87615:50HND–SFODaily · Sep 1 → Dec 30
UA 83817:05NRT–SFODaily · Sep 1 → Dec 30