[Award Alert] Japan Airlines Business Class Availability From 60K Miles

Updated: January 22, 2025, 7:24am CST

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Famous for its authentic onboard cuisine, extremely comfortable seats, and exceptional customer service, Japan Airlines offers one of the best experiences in the sky — regardless of the cabin you travel in.

But if you are looking to arrive in Japan in comfort and style, we found award availability from the U.S. to Tokyo starting at just 60,000 miles in business class.

This is a great price on an excellent airline, but dates are limited. Let’s take a look at the details.

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Thanks to its incredible mix of culture, food, fashion, and more, Tokyo continues to be one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. The conversion rate of the U.S. dollar is also very favorable.

Fortunately for you, we found a fresh batch of Japan Airlines business class award seats, so you can get there comfortably.

We are seeing availability from both coasts. Here’s how much it will cost and how you can book:

Class: Business
Route: Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK), San Francisco (SFO), and Seattle (SEA) to Tokyo, Japan (HND, NRT)
Cost: As low as 60,000 miles
Travel Dates: January and February 2025
Award Seats: Up to 3 passengers per route

If you are flying from New York, you can book for as few as 60,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles and enjoy 14+ hours of lie-flat business class to Tokyo on Japan Airlines.

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If you’re lucky, you may even be able to score first class seats from Chicago:

If you don’t feel like spending all of those miles, you can get on the same flight (in economy) for just 35,000 miles.

No matter which cabin you choose, the JAL experience will be far better than any option on a U.S. carrier.

How To Book

There are plenty of ways to earn American AAdvantage miles to redeem for flights with American Airlines or any of the Oneworld alliance partners, such as Japan Airlines.

American Airlines has co-branded credit cards available through Citi and Barclays. Additionally, you can earn Marriott Bonvoy points and transfer those to American Airlines at a rate of 3:1.

Some of these flights are also bookable via Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, a transfer partner of Bilt Rewards and Marriott Bonvoy. Points can be transferred from Marriott Bonvoy at a transfer rate of 3:1. Plus, for every 60,000 Marriott points that you transfer, you’ll receive an extra 5,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles.

You could also transfer points from American Express Membership Rewards to Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles at a 1:1 ratio and then transfer them to Alaska for free.

Hot Tip:

Want to know what it’s like to fly in business class on Japan Airlines? Here’s our review of Japan Airlines’ brand-new Airbus A350-1000 from New York to Tokyo.

Final Thoughts

If Japan has been on your bucket list and you have some points and miles to use, this is a great opportunity to travel in style.

Flying in business class on a long, international flight is one of the best uses of your hard-earned points. Whether you have enough AAdvantage miles to snag these flights or you transfer points to a partner, either redemption will be well worth it, as cash prices for these flights cost thousands.

Just be sure to move quickly, as these seats won’t last. Plus, you can cancel for free if your plans change!