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[Yakamo]

Hey guys, just had a quick question for you.

I had begun to book my flight time for Japan today, but I am a little confused on the time difference. I am aware that Japan is 14 hours ahead of EST. When I was browsing, I selected a flight for March 15th Departure, which would depart at 10:28am EST and put me in Japan the following day at 4:40pm.

I am trying to book a flight for 10:28am departure on March 15th, which would mean it's 12:28pm March 16th in Japan. However, since I will be flying in a western direction over the pacific ocean, does that mean my travel time will actually go "backward?" This would mean that I would indeed arrive in Japan on March 16th at 4:40pm....or would it be "forward" as normal and the arrival time would be on March 17th 4:40pm? I am a bit unsure and wanted to double check.


I will try to figure it out, but I just thought I might ask you guys to confirm before I accidentally book a flight for the wrong day.

I need to arrive on March 16th Japan time. I currently live in Virginia Beach, Va which is in Eastern Time.

Thanks in advance.

[aaaronr]

There are websites that will help you convert the time and day from EST to Japan time.

I think 10:28 AM EST is 12:28 AM the next day in Japan. Japan will always be a day ahead of any time in the U.S.

[Glenski]

What do you actually want to know? Airline tickets will tell you when you take off and land. What more do you need to know?

[Glenski]

What do you actually want to know? Airline tickets will tell you when you take off and land. What more do you need to know?

[Apsara]

You lose a day when you fly from the US to Japan. When you fly in the opposite direction you usually arrive before you left.

[Ryu Hayabusa]

@Yakamo

I also had questions about this. Check out this thread. I hope it helps.

http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=64976&highlight=