Plan for traffic congestion around SAN, especially during peak times. Arrive early to avoid a last-minute dash to your gate.

Most accurate provider | CheapOair 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | CheapOair 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $296 (Kiwi.com) |
One-way from | $189 (Alaska Airlines) |
Popular in | June |
Cheapest in | January |
Average price | $584 |
Good round-trip deal | $348 or less |
Good one-way deal | $229 or less |
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Depart
Return
Price
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Mon 2/2
5:00 pm-9:21 pm
Nonstop6h 21m
Honolulu
Fri 2/6
11:16 pm-6:56 am
Nonstop5h 40m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Tue 1/13
8:23 am-12:48 pm
Nonstop6h 25m
Honolulu
Tue 1/20
8:17 am-3:40 pm
Nonstop5h 23m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Tue 2/3
8:23 am-12:48 pm
Nonstop6h 25m
Honolulu
Fri 2/6
11:16 pm-6:56 am
Nonstop5h 40m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Thu 2/26
6:15 am-5:35 pm
2 stops13h 20m
Honolulu
Mon 3/2
11:30 pm-10:39 am
1 stop9h 09m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Tue 1/20
11:08 am-8:55 pm
2 stops11h 47m
Honolulu
Tue 1/27
8:00 am-7:54 pm
2 stops9h 54m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Fri 1/30
5:00 pm-9:21 pm
Nonstop6h 21m
Honolulu
Mon 2/2
11:16 pm-6:56 am
Nonstop5h 40m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Wed 2/4
11:12 am-7:28 pm
1 stop10h 16m
Honolulu
Tue 2/10
1:00 pm-10:13 pm
1 stop7h 13m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Sat 2/28
7:26 pm-11:15 am
1 stop17h 49m
Honolulu
Thu 3/5
3:20 pm-12:35 am
1 stop7h 15m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Mon 1/12
9:37 am-7:56 pm
1 stop12h 19m
Honolulu
Mon 1/19
12:58 pm-8:23 pm
Nonstop5h 25m
San DiegoHonolulu
SAN - HNL
SANHNL
San Diego
Sun 2/8
2:29 pm-6:53 pm
Nonstop6h 24m
Honolulu
Sun 2/15
8:11 am-3:40 pm
Nonstop5h 29m
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To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from San Diego to Honolulu, you should look to book at least 56 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
Currently, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu (average of $196). Flying from San Diego to Honolulu in July is currently the most expensive (average of $372). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
It’s optimal to fly from San Diego to Honolulu at noon. By choosing this option you can save up to 6% on the cost of your flight, compared to a flight in the morning.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their San Diego to Honolulu flight should consider departing on Monday evenings when fares are most often at their lowest. Saturday evenings flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
About 17% of weekly flights between San Diego and Honolulu have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 152 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the evening are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to experience delays more often.
Tuesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Friday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, Alaska Airlines have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 12% of flights being delayed.
Los Angeles (LAX) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 79% of 1-stop itineraries from San Diego to Honolulu on Cheapflights.
Los Angeles (LAX) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $411.
Flights via Los Angeles (LAX) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 8h 24m.
Flights via San Francisco (SFO) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 39m.
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