Vietnam/Cambodia Day 17: Hanoi to Home

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Our route home takes us first to Tokyo Narita, with a 10-hour layover before our onward flight to San Francisco. The 3 1/2-hour flight to Tokyo on ANA (All Nippon Airlines) left about 12:25 am and gave us an opportunity to get a couple of hours of sleep before they served breakfast. The business class seats did lie flat and were comfortable enough to get some sleep.

On arrival in Tokyo, we were among the first arrivals of the morning, so when we went to the ANA lounge, it was empty. We found some comfortable seats for the duration and took turns getting food and drinks and exploring the facilities of the lounge. I took advantage of their shower facilities, which were excellent and even allowed me to shave.

During the day, we were able to see the lounge fill up and partially empty as busy flight times came and went.

For our 9 1/4-hour flight from Tokyo to San Francisco, also on ANA, the seats were somewhat roomier than the flight from Hanoi. We slept much of the flight.

On arrival in San Francisco, I declared that we had been in proximity to livestock on our trip (thinking back to the oxcart ride on Day 8). We were interviewed briefly by the agriculture inspector, who mostly made sure that we weren’t carrying a bunch of mud on our shoes. But it was a smooth arrival back into the United States.

This article is the last a series about our recent trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. To see the introductory article in the series, click here.