[Travel] For Vancouver area: Seattle to Tokyo, Japan - from $387 roundtrip after taxes

[cmyden]

There are some absolutely ridiculous prices verifying on Vayama.com from Seattle to Asian destinations at the moment.

The #1 (and only) rule? *Do not call*, either Vayama or the airline. That will kill the deal faster than anything. Just book it online and hope for the best. Do not call to ask about seat selection, or anything else, you can do that later, once your ticket has been issued.

Here's some of the crazy prices I've found so far (other dates are likely available). Click through to Vayama.com to see the verified prices.

Tokyo in Aug - $548 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...09-15-flexible

Tokyo in Sep - $548 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...09-15-flexible

Tokyo in Oct - $413 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...10-15-flexible

Tokyo in Nov - $388 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...11-15-flexible

Tokyo in Dec - $411 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...12-15-flexible

Tokyo in Jan - $413 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...01-15-flexible

Tokyo in Feb - $388 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...02-15-flexible

Tokyo in Feb - $388 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...02-15-flexible

Tokyo in Mar - $388 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...03-15-flexible

Tokyo in Apr - $413 roundtrip after taxes
http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-NR...04-15-flexible

That's not all though, you can substitute Bangkok, Thailand into the searches above to find other prices that are pretty insane as well.

Bangkok, Thailand - from $531 roundtrip after taxes

example: http://www.kayak.com/flights#/SEA-BK...11-15-flexible

Other major Asian city hubs would probably be worth a look as well. Share if you find any. I'll update if I find others.

[genham17]

OMFGSH. Just booked a non refundable flight 2 nights ago for $1k from Vancouver. GOOD DEAL OP!

[krazynuck]

^Take the bus or train if its only you or another person....I guess unless you drive a hybrid add another $50 in gas haha

thanks Op....although I won't be booking always nice to see cheap flights....looked at other sites and they are about $100 - $150 more for the same dates

[kaycee8877]

stay up to date on these deals:

http://yvrdeals.com/

Expense are extremely high.

when i went to japan in 09 i didn't find it expensive at all ... pretty sure its like any other city in the world, you can travel cheap or expensive .. or somewhere in between.

[Rias]

Not seeing anything cheap in august... but great deal for the other months.

[xserverfd]

wow.

[F1ash]

Great deals to be had for Japan! Too bad there weren't any cheap flights to Seoul, Korea, or else I woulda booked for sure... Good job OP!

[ilove]

WOW. Unbelievable prices. If somehow you can manage to combine with the $1 Bolt Bus deals from Vancouver to Seattle,.....

[john widow]

would any of you ever go to tokyo japan by yourself? For a few days?

[MikeMurphy]

Cheap airfare but after visiting Tokyo, you'll be out of $8-10k for a family of four. Expense are extremely high.
But if you're planning to go anyway, it's a very hot deal. Parking by Seattle airport is cheap too.

I just went to japan and found Tokyo to be very inexpensive. Stay at any Toyoko Inn near the Yaminote line and you'll be blown away by prices and how nice the place is. Toyoko Inn in Ikebukuro was my favorite.

The only thing I recall being expensive was fruit.

Japan is way cheaper than Australia.
Also, if you'll be travelling between cities consider getting a Japan Rail unlimited pass before you get to Japan.

Msg me if you have any questions.

[cho1104]

i would definitely jump on the boat if i am not going for a 6 weeks Asia trip in end of August (will visit Japan too)

[iN10Se]

Seriously considering just booking for the hell of it...

[MikeMurphy]

Japan is so friggin' cool. I had such a blast.

The only thing is, you NEED to do some research before you go about traveling there. EVERYONE is so helpful, but very few people speak English.

Print out a sheet with some basic translations like "I want to go to ..." You need to know things like the only ATMs you can get money out of is at 7-11s and Post Offices.

It's illegal to give travelers a phone number so SIM cards are almost impossible, excepting data-only sim cards. Find my writeup on this in the XDA forums otherwise you won't have service. With cell service you can use Google Translate for some basics, and maps helps.

Like I said before, the Toyoko Inn is the ONLY place I would stay in Japan. The one in Ikebukuro region of Tokyo was the best location being right next to the Yaminote Line.

Oh, and bring lots of cash as lots of places won't take cards, even hotels. And whatever you do don't arrived without any Yen in your pocket.

Anyways, its very worth it just do your homework.

[MVP1]

WOW. Unbelievable prices. If somehow you can manage to combine with the $1 Bolt Bus deals from Vancouver to Seattle,.....

Those still exist?

[coolwasabi]

Those prices are insane.
I can't even fly from Vancouver to Edmonton for <$400 all-in these days.

Tempting...