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The cheapest order to fly Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo from Los Angeles

There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about $1,005 a person and the most expensive at $1,149, a difference of $144 for visiting exactly the same places.

Fly them in this order

Los Angeles → Tokyo → Seoul → Beijing → Los Angeles

About $1,005 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.

Every order, priced

  1. Los Angeles → Tokyo → Seoul → Beijing → Los Angeles$1,005
    cheapest order
  2. Los Angeles → Beijing → Seoul → Tokyo → Los Angeles$1,032
    $27 more per person
  3. Los Angeles → Tokyo → Beijing → Seoul → Los Angeles$1,036
    $31 more per person
  4. Los Angeles → Seoul → Beijing → Tokyo → Los Angeles$1,111
    $106 more per person
  5. Los Angeles → Beijing → Tokyo → Seoul → Los Angeles$1,121
    $116 more per person
  6. Los Angeles → Seoul → Tokyo → Beijing → Los Angeles$1,149
    $144 more per person

Why Tokyo first

  1. Los Angeles to Tokyo$335
  2. Tokyo to Seoul$118
  3. Seoul to Beijing$120
  4. Beijing to Los Angeles$432
  • Out of Los Angeles, Tokyo is the cheapest first stop at about $335. Beijing would be $434.
  • Going home, the cheapest flight leaves from Seoul at about $410, but the cheapest order ends in Beijing at $432 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
  • Beijing to Tokyo is about $159, but the other way round is $204. Same two cities, $45 apart on direction alone.
  • Beijing to Los Angeles is 43% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.

Between the cities

  • Tokyo to Seoul: about 1,150 km (710 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.
  • Seoul to Beijing: about 950 km (590 miles) as the crow flies. No train or bus we would suggest instead of flying.

Entry rules on a US passport

  • US passport: visa-free for up to 90 days in Japan. Pre-register on Visit Japan Web to speed up arrival. Official source
  • US passport: K-ETA may be required for South Korea (exemptions have come and gone); check before you fly. Official source
  • US passport: a visa is normally required for mainland China, but a visa-free transit of up to 240 hours is available at major hubs when continuing to a third country; conditions apply. Official source

Rules change; check the official source for your passport and dates before you book.

How much the order matters here

Getting the order right is worth $144 a person on this trip, 14% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 87 for how much the order matters, one of the smaller gaps: on this trip your dates are likely to matter more than the order.

What these numbers are

Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on November 10, 2026, from fares departing November 10, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.

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