Flights from Manila to Haneda Tokyo — Schedule, Carriers, Best Time

Manila (MNL) to Haneda (HND) is Tokyo’s premium-positioned airport route, flown nonstop by Philippine Airlines, ANA and JAL with around 21 weekly departures and a 4.3-hour block. Off-peak roundtrip economy fares sit between PHP 22,000-32,000, premium pricing reflecting Haneda’s closer proximity to central Tokyo. Route is dominated by business travelers at first-time tourists na gusto ng smoother arrival.

Route at a glance

21 one-way departures a week are catalogued on MNL–HND, flown by Philippine Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines, with a scheduled block of 4.3 hours. The cheapest one-way in our cache is ₱9,978. ₱9,978 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.

This corridor carries a demand score of 8/10 in our route file and is flagged as a leisure, VFR and business corridor. Read that number for what it is: an editorial 1-10 ranking of estimated Filipino-language search interest, built for prioritising which pages we research first. It is not a passenger count, not a load factor, and not a quality signal about the airlines involved. High-scoring corridors are the ones where seats on the cheapest fare classes disappear first and where the gap between an early booking and a two-week-out booking is widest; low-scoring corridors tend to hold their price longer but give you fewer departures to choose from if a plan slips.

• Distance & duration: ~4.3 hours nonstop, MNL to HND.
• Carriers nonstop: Philippine Airlines (PR), ANA (NH), Japan Airlines (JL).
• Frequency: ~21 weekly departures, daily on each carrier.
• Travel profile: Premium business + first-time tourism.

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Best time to book

₱9,978 is the cheapest MNL–HND one-way in this site’s fare cache. It is a cache floor for one date and fare class, not a held quote. Across 10 cached departure months the floor ranged ₱9,783 to ₱13,998.

We take one reading a week and keep it. Over 8 of them the low was ₱9,674 in 2026-W27 and the high ₱12,954 — a 1.3× swing on an unchanged route, which is the single most useful thing this series says. Week to week the last move was down ₱229 (2%) from 2026-W30 to 2026-W31. Method, so you can discount it properly: each point is the cheapest one-way the feed could see in that ISO week, not a booked price and not an average of the market, and a week where the poll caught a promotional seat reads lower than the week either side of it. The band is the signal; individual weeks are noise. A fare inside the lower third of that band is a good one on this pair; a fare above the top of it is worth re-checking a week later before you commit.

Cheapest pockets are mid-January through February and mid-September through early November, when fares dip to PHP 20,000-25,000 roundtrip. Avoid cherry blossom (late March-April), Golden Week (late April-early May), at autumn-leaves season (mid-Nov), kasi tourism demand pushes fares past PHP 42,000. Book 10-14 weeks out for tipid pricing po. Haneda fares run consistently PHP 3,000-5,000 mahal kaysa sa Narita — premium ang convenience kasi 30-minute train ride lang from HND papuntang Shinjuku versus 75-90 minutes from NRT.

Carriers compared

3 carriers — Philippine Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines — are catalogued nonstop on MNL–HND, filing about 21 one-way departures a week. All carry 23 kg economy checked baggage. ₱9,978 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.

What each operator brings to this pair, from our carrier file:

• Philippine Airlines (PR) — alliance none (ex-oneworld observer); hubs MNL/CEB; 23 kg economy checked; +10 kg OFW uplift; PH brand strength 10/10.
• All Nippon Airways (NH) — alliance Star Alliance; hubs NRT/HND; 23 kg economy checked; PH brand strength 7/10.
• Japan Airlines (JL) — alliance oneworld; hubs NRT/HND; 23 kg economy checked; PH brand strength 7/10.

Fare bracket (peso-first)

₱9,978 is the cheapest MNL–HND one-way in this site’s fare cache. It is a cache floor for one date and fare class, not a held quote. Across 10 cached departure months the floor ranged ₱9,783 to ₱13,998.

That ₱9,978 is a cache reading, not a quote, and the difference is worth stating plainly. It is the lowest one-way price the fare feed returned for MNL–HND at the moment it was polled, for one specific departure date, in one specific fare class. It is a single one-way observation rather than an average, and it is not held: the inventory behind it is thin and often gone within the day. Three things it also excludes: checked baggage where the carrier sells a bags-free base fare, seat selection, and any change or refund flexibility. Treat it as the floor of the range you should expect to see, then compare the all-in total once the bag you actually need is added back.

• Low (mid-Jan-Feb, Sep-early Nov): PHP 20,000-25,000 (JPY 53,500-67,000 / USD 360-450).
• Mid (Jun-Aug, early Dec): PHP 26,000-36,000 (JPY 69,500-96,500 / USD 465-645).
• Peak (cherry blossom, Golden Week, autumn): PHP 42,000-60,000 (JPY 112,000-160,000 / USD 750-1,075).

Best for first-time travelers

1 arrival airport serves this route: Tokyo International Airport (HND), at Haneda Tokyo, Japan. Local currency is JPY. 21 one-way departures a week are catalogued on the pair across 3 carriers on file. ₱9,978 is the lowest one-way the fare feed returned for this route on 2026-08-02.

On arrival you are landing at Tokyo International Airport, ICAO RJTT, serving Haneda Tokyo, Japan. Premium business + OFW skilled. Across the whole Philippine market, Philippine Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines are the carriers our destination file records as serving Haneda Tokyo from home — a wider set than the ones flying this particular pair, which is why a Manila routing sometimes opens options Manila does not have. Worth checking before you compare two prices: the code is an airport, not a city. Big metro areas usually have several airports, and the cheapest fare tends to land at the most distant one — where the transfer into town can cost more than the fare saved. Check which airport your fare actually lands at before you compare two prices, and if you are connecting onward from a different airport in the same city, treat that as a separate journey with its own buffer — no airline protects a connection that involves a taxi.

Para sa first-time travelers, Haneda is the more pasyal-friendly arrival — directly connected to central Tokyo via the Keikyu Line (~PHP 250 / JPY 650 fare), arrival at 5-6 AM gives you a full day. ANA’s premium economy buy-up (PHP 8,000-12,000) is exciting kapag long-haul connection — fully reclining seats, priority boarding. Always carry visa printout, hotel booking, at return ticket. Tokyo Suica/Pasmo cards are buy-able at HND arrivals — sulit kaagad sa first day pasyal.

Checked baggage and the OFW uplift on MNL–HND

10 kg is the largest OFW uplift on this route, carried by Philippine Airlines on top of a 23 kg economy base — 33 kg in total for a qualifying passenger. 21 one-way departures a week are catalogued on the pair across 3 carriers on file.

Checked allowance on this pair, from our carrier file:

• Philippine Airlines — 23 kg economy base, +10 kg under Overseas Filipino Bayani Program (extra baggage 10kg + handling) = 33 kg for a qualifying worker.
• All Nippon Airways — 23 kg economy base, no OFW uplift recorded in our carrier file.
• Japan Airlines — 23 kg economy base, no OFW uplift recorded in our carrier file.

The uplift is the part people get wrong, so here is where it does not reach. It is granted to a person under a programme, not written into a fare class, and the desk issues it against paperwork — an OEC or OFW Pass and, usually, the employment contract. Book a bags-free base fare on a low-cost carrier and there is no base allowance for the uplift to sit on top of. Book the domestic feeder as a separate ticket and the uplift does not follow the bag onto it. Fly a segment operated by a partner airline under a codeshare and the operating carrier’s own rules apply, not the one whose code is on your ticket. And the allowance is per passenger, not per booking — you cannot pool it across a family unless the airline’s own pooling rule says so. Verify the number at booking; excess bought at the airport is priced per kilo and is the most expensive kilo you will ever buy.

Entry rules for a Philippine passport in Japan

1 rule governs entry here for a Philippine passport: Tourist visa required (waiver in negotiation but not active as of May 2026), at Free (consular fee waived), for a maximum stay of 15 days (tourist), 30 days (visiting relatives). Verified 2026-05-18.

• Japan — Tourist visa required (waiver in negotiation but not active as of May 2026); fee Free (consular fee waived); max stay 15 days (tourist), 30 days (visiting relatives). Apply via accredited travel agency in PH (NOT directly at consulate). Allow 7 working days processing. Official source

Two things this table does not cover, and they are the ones that strand people. A visa grants permission to apply for entry — the officer at the border still decides, and a return or onward ticket plus proof of funds is what that decision usually turns on. And a visa for your destination says nothing about the countries you transit: several major hubs require their own transit visa or a same-terminal, same-ticket connection to be exempt, and the exemption is lost the moment you have to collect a bag and check in again. Visa rules change frequently. Use this as a starting reference only; verify with the destination’s embassy or official immigration portal before booking. For OFW employment visas, follow the DMW deployment process — that is separate from tourist/visit visas.

Cheapest and dearest months observed on MNL–HND

10 departure months are cached for MNL–HND. The cheapest is October 2026 at ₱9,783 and the dearest April 2027 at ₱13,998 — a 1.4× spread on the same city pair. 21 one-way departures a week are catalogued on the pair across 3 carriers on file.

Across the 10 departure months we hold for this pair (October 2026 through April 2027 in the cache), the cheapest reading is ₱9,783 in October 2026 and the most expensive ₱13,998 in April 2027. Two caveats keep that honest. First, each month contributes one number — the cheapest one-way the feed found in that month — so this is a floor-by-floor comparison, not an average fare by month, and a month with thin coverage can read artificially low. Second, the months are not a forecast: they describe inventory that was loaded when we polled. What the shape is genuinely useful for is ranking your own flexible dates. If your trip can move by three or four weeks, the difference between the cheapest and dearest month here is larger than almost any discount code will ever be.

FAQ

8 questions below are answered from our own corridor, carrier and fare records for MNL–HND. Cache readings are labelled as cache readings, and any rule with exceptions is answered with the exceptions attached. 21 one-way departures a week are catalogued on the pair across 3 carriers on file.

Delays and cancellations: what actually applies on MNL–HND

2 rulebooks cover MNL–HND from the Philippine side: the Civil Aeronautics Board’s Air Passenger Bill of Rights, which governs the departure from a Philippine airport, and the Montreal Convention 1999, which caps liability for delay and baggage. Japan may operate its own scheme for departures from its airports; this page does not track it.

None of the statutory compensation schemes this site sources — EU261, UK261, the Saudi GACA regulation, Canada’s APPR and the US DOT consumer rules — reaches MNL–HND. Read that as a statement about our source list, not as a finding that Japan has no rules of its own: states routinely regulate departures from their own airports, and the civil aviation authority of Japan is the body to check before you conclude that nothing applies. What definitely does apply in both directions is the Montreal Convention 1999, which caps a carrier’s liability for delay and for baggage that is damaged, delayed or lost. Montreal reimburses proven loss up to a cap; it pays no fixed sum for the inconvenience itself, so keep receipts rather than counting hours.

On the Manila end, a flight departing a Philippine airport is covered by the Air Passenger Bill of Rights administered by the Civil Aeronautics Board, which obliges the carrier to offer rebooking or a refund and to provide amenities as a delay lengthens. Its shape matters: refunds and service obligations, not a tariff of cash compensation — do not plan a claim around a fixed sum.

What is the cheapest Manila to Haneda Tokyo fare on record here? ₱9,978 one-way — the lowest price the fare feed returned for MNL–HND when this route was last polled on 2026-08-02. That is the minimum of one record for one route, not of the whole cache: a floor for a single date and fare class, not a held quote, and it excludes checked baggage where the carrier sells it separately.

How much do MNL–HND fares move week to week? Across 8 weekly snapshots from 2026-W19 to 2026-W31 the cheapest one-way ranged ₱9,674 to ₱12,954. Each point is the lowest fare visible that week, not an average of the market.

Does the OFW baggage uplift apply to every fare on MNL–HND? No. The largest uplift on this route is 10 kg with Philippine Airlines, granted at check-in against an OEC or OFW Pass. It does not apply to a bags-free base fare, to a separately ticketed domestic feeder, or to a codeshare segment operated by a partner under its own rules, and it is per passenger rather than per booking.

Can I claim delay compensation on MNL–HND? Not under any scheme this site sources. The fallback is the carrier’s conditions of carriage plus Montreal Convention 1999 liability limits, and Japan’s own civil aviation authority is worth checking for departures from its airports. Separately, a departure from a Philippine airport is covered by the Civil Aeronautics Board’s Air Passenger Bill of Rights, which mandates rebooking, refunds and amenities but sets no fixed cash scale.

Magkano ang ticket Manila to Haneda? Roughly PHP 22,000-32,000 (JPY 58,500-85,000 / USD 395-575) roundtrip economy off-peak; peak hits PHP 42,000-60,000.

Mas maganda ba ang Haneda kaysa sa Narita? Oo po, mas convenient — 30 minutes lang sa central Tokyo. Pero mas mahal at fewer carriers.

Kailangan ba ng visa para sa Japan? Oo po — Philippine passport holders need a tourist visa. Apply 1-2 months ahead.

Ilan oras ang flight? Around 4h 20m nonstop, MNL to HND.

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Updated 9 May 2026. FlyPilipinas is a 14-person Filipino editorial team; content is researched and edited by Filipino travel and OFW specialists. About the author →.