Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
NRT to PAO: distance & flight time
Tokyo (Narita International Airport) → Palo Alto (Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County)
5,130 mi
8,256 km · 4,458 nm
10h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
See live NRT→PAO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,130 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NRT — Narita International Airport · Tokyo, Japan
- PAO — Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County · Palo Alto, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near NRT
- HND · Tokyo Haneda International Airport37 mi away
- IBR · Hyakuri Airport29 mi away
- NJA · Atsugi Naval Air Facility57 mi away
- OKO · Yokota Air Base58 mi away
Near PAO
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport18 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield5 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport8 mi away
- SJC · Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport12 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is NRT from PAO?
The flight distance from Tokyo (NRT) to Palo Alto (PAO) is 5,130 miles (8,256 km, 4,458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NRT to PAO?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Tokyo and Palo Alto?
Palo Alto is 16 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NRT to PAO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NRT–PAO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.