Originally Posted by
char777
Also, in my experience, discount international fare buckets only open up about 3-4 months before departure. Anything beyond that and you're paying for the convenience of booking far ahead into the future.
I see UA has a $635 RT fare NRT-LAX into June, climbing over $1000 July and August, then $967 through end of schedule. So yes best price is closer in. Biggest issue though is searching OW vs. RT.