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SAN — HNL
Jul 29 — Aug 51
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Cheapflights Tip: The best prices from San Diego to Honolulu are usually found in September or January, booked 60 days in advance, depart on a Wednesday or Tuesday and return on a Wednesday

Cheap flight deals from San Diego to Honolulu

Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from San Diego (SAN) to Honolulu (HNL). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated July 24, 2025.

Round-trip from

$302
(Kiwi.com)

One-way from

$184
(Alaska Airlines)

Popular in

June

Cheapest in

September

Average price

$568

Good round-trip deal

$336 or less

Good one-way deal

$242 or less
From San Diego to Honolulu
One-way flight from San Diego to Honolulu
Highest demand for flights based on searches. 15% potential increase in price ($80 potential increase over avg. RT price).
Cheapest flight prices on average. 2% potential price decrease ($13 potential savings vs. average RT price).
Average for round-trip flights in July 2025
Price to beat on a round-trip flight from San Diego to Honolulu.
Price to beat on a one-way flight from San Diego to Honolulu.

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Cheapest flights from San Diego to Honolulu
Explore the most affordable flight options available from San Diego to Honolulu. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on July 24, 2025.

This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/23. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 8/189:15 amSAN - HNL
Nonstop6h 00mHawaiian Airlines
Tue 8/268:00 amHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 30mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/23$302
This United Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/24. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure United Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Wed 9/310:54 amSAN - HNL
2 stops10h 39mUnited Airlines
Tue 9/98:00 amHNL - SAN
1 stop8h 46mUnited Airlines
Deal found 7/24$303
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/22. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 10/55:55 pmSAN - HNL
Nonstop6h 10mHawaiian Airlines
Sat 10/117:55 amHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 35mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/22$304
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/22. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 10/42:11 pmSAN - HNL
1 stop9h 45mHawaiian Airlines
Fri 10/107:55 amHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 35mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/22$305
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/22. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 10/65:55 pmSAN - HNL
Nonstop6h 10mHawaiian Airlines
Sun 10/1211:30 pmHNL - SAN
1 stop10h 25mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/22$306
This Delta deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/24. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Delta is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 10/57:29 amSAN - HNL
1 stop14h 28mDelta
Fri 10/109:55 pmHNL - SAN
1 stop13h 37mDelta
Deal found 7/24$307
This Alaska Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/24. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Alaska Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Fri 9/1912:30 pmSAN - HNL
Nonstop6h 10mAlaska Airlines
Mon 9/2212:34 pmHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 25mAlaska Airlines
Deal found 7/24$308
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/23. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 10/42:11 pmSAN - HNL
1 stop9h 45mHawaiian Airlines
Wed 10/810:20 pmHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 40mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/23$309
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/22. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Tue 10/712:00 pmSAN - HNL
1 stop11h 17mHawaiian Airlines
Sun 10/127:55 amHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 35mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/22$310
This iWofly deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/23. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure iWofly is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 9/79:00 amSAN - HNL
Nonstop6h 10mHawaiian Airlines
Sun 9/1412:34 pmHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 25mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/23$311
This Kiwi.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/22. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Kiwi.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 10/55:55 pmSAN - HNL
Nonstop6h 10mHawaiian Airlines
Sun 10/1211:30 pmHNL - SAN
1 stop10h 25mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/22$312
This Hawaiian Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 7/24. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Hawaiian Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Fri 9/195:50 pmSAN - HNL
Nonstop6h 05mHawaiian Airlines
Fri 9/268:00 amHNL - SAN
Nonstop5h 30mHawaiian Airlines
Deal found 7/24$313

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Customize your flight search to find flights from San Diego to Honolulu that fit within your specific budget. Explore options based on user searches and filter the results based on your desired price range. Find flights that match your budget for a cost-effective journey. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 2,558,603 searches. Data last updated July 24, 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights from San Diego to Honolulu that are best for you.

Fly from

San Diego

Fly to

Honolulu

Route

Depart

Return

Price

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Mon 8/18

9:15 am-12:15 pm

Nonstop6h 00m

Honolulu

Tue 8/26

8:00 am-4:30 pm

Nonstop5h 30m

$302

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Wed 9/3

10:54 am-6:33 pm

2 stops10h 39m

Honolulu

Tue 9/9

8:00 am-7:46 pm

1 stop8h 46m

$303

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Sun 10/5

5:55 pm-9:05 pm

Nonstop6h 10m

Honolulu

Sun 10/12

7:55 am-4:30 pm

Nonstop5h 35m

$304

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Sat 10/4

5:55 pm-9:05 pm

Nonstop6h 10m

Honolulu

Wed 10/8

12:05 pm-8:36 pm

Nonstop5h 31m

$305

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Mon 10/6

5:55 pm-9:05 pm

Nonstop6h 10m

Honolulu

Sun 10/12

11:30 pm-12:55 pm

1 stop10h 25m

$306

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Sun 10/5

7:29 am-6:57 pm

1 stop14h 28m

Honolulu

Fri 10/10

9:55 pm-2:32 pm

1 stop13h 37m

$307

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Fri 9/19

12:30 pm-3:40 pm

Nonstop6h 10m

Honolulu

Mon 9/22

12:34 pm-8:59 pm

Nonstop5h 25m

$308

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Sat 10/4

2:11 pm-8:56 pm

1 stop9h 45m

Honolulu

Wed 10/8

10:20 pm-7:00 am

Nonstop5h 40m

$309

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Tue 10/7

12:00 pm-8:17 pm

1 stop11h 17m

Honolulu

Sun 10/12

7:55 am-4:30 pm

Nonstop5h 35m

$310

San DiegoHonolulu

SAN - HNL

SANHNL

San Diego

Sun 9/7

9:00 am-12:10 pm

Nonstop6h 10m

Honolulu

Sun 9/14

12:34 pm-8:59 pm

Nonstop5h 25m

$311

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Best time to book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu

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Everything you need to know about your flight from San Diego to Honolulu

How far ahead should I book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu?

Use this chart to determine the optimal time to book a round-trip flight from San Diego to Honolulu. Price data was last updated on July 18, 2025.

To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from San Diego to Honolulu, you should look to book at least 60 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.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu?

Currently, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu (average of $469). Flying from San Diego to Honolulu in June is currently the most expensive (average of $687). 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.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SAN to HNL?

Find hourly flight availability from San Diego to Honolulu. Discover flight options and departure times throughout the day, allowing you to choose a departure time that suits your schedule. Data last updated July 24, 2025.

It’s optimal to fly from San Diego to Honolulu in the afternoon. By choosing this option you can save up to 12% on the cost of your flight, compared to a flight at noon.

What is the cheapest day to fly from San Diego to Honolulu?

Use this chart to determine the cheapest time to fly round-trip from San Diego to Honolulu. Price data was last updated on July 20, 2025.

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 at noon flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.

Weekly flight availability from San Diego to Honolulu

Explore weekly flight availability from San Diego to Honolulu. Discover flights operating on different days of the week, giving you the flexibility to choose a travel day that best fits your plans. Compare info to find the most convenient option for your journey. Data last updated July 24, 2025.

The most flights from SAN to HNL are scheduled on a Thursday (9 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (6 on average).

How much does it cost to fly round-trip from San Diego to Honolulu?

Reviews of airlines servicing Honolulu

Get insights into the airlines that provide service to Honolulu. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to Honolulu. Reviews last updated July 24, 2025.
See what other customers who have flown with Alaska Airlines, Southwest, and Delta from San Diego to Honolulu have to say. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Food

7.1

Comfort

7.8

Overall

8.0

Crew

8.5

Boarding

8.1

Entertainment

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Food

7.1

Comfort

7.8

Overall

8.0

Crew

8.5

Boarding

8.1

Entertainment

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Food

7.1

Comfort

7.8

Overall

8.0

Crew

8.5

Boarding

8.1

Entertainment

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.
8.0
Very good

Food

7.1

Comfort

7.8

Overall

8.0

Crew

8.5

Boarding

8.1

Entertainment

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Food

7.1

Comfort

7.8

Overall

8.0

Crew

8.5

Boarding

8.1

Entertainment

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Food

7.1

Comfort

7.8

Overall

8.0

Crew

8.5

Boarding

8.1

Entertainment

7.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

James,Apr 2025

LAX - SFO

Good flight except the uncontrollable cold air from the ceiling.

Related info for your journey

Find useful and relevant information for your journey from San Diego to Honolulu. Access travel guides, tips, and recommendations to enhance your travel experience. Get information about local attractions, weather, transportation options, and more.
  • What airports do I use to fly from San Diego to Honolulu?

    Booking a flight from San Diego (SAN) to Honolulu (HNL) is your only option if you wish to fly from San Diego to Honolulu. On a typical day, there are 7 flights from San Diego to Honolulu, all of which are around 6h 00m for a nonstop flight. You can also purchase a plane ticket from 6 airlines when you book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu.

  • How popular is this San Diego to Honolulu flight route?

  • What are the cheapest airlines flying from San Diego to Honolulu round-trip?

    Cheapflights users have booked flights from San Diego to Honolulu round-trip from $302. Other airlines that can offer you cheap pricing are United Airlines, from $303, and Delta, from $307. You may be able to fly from San Diego to Honolulu for 34% less than the average price by searching for these airlines.

  • What are the cheapest airlines to fly from San Diego to Honolulu one-way?

    One-way options have recently been found by users for as low as $184 on Alaska Airlines. Other airlines that offer cheap prices include Hawaiian Airlines from $189 and Delta from $192 one-way.

  • What are the most reliable airlines from San Diego to Honolulu?

    The top 3 most reliable airlines when flying from San Diego to Honolulu are Southwest (76%), Fiji Airways (74%) and Qantas Airways (74%).

  • What are the cheapest flights from San Diego to Honolulu?

    The cheapest flight price from San Diego to Honolulu is $144. On average you can expect to pay $1,039. The most popular route, (San Diego - Honolulu), can usually be booked for $220.

  • Where are the most common layover locations when flying from San Diego to Honolulu?

  • What are some popular points of interest to see during a layover in San Francisco?

    Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium are currently the most popular points of interest in San Francisco at the moment. Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square, and Bill Graham Civic Auditorium can be accessed by traveling approximately 13.0 mi, 11.6 mi, and 11.1 mi, respectively from San Francisco. Those on a layover in San Francisco in need of a rental car can book one at San Francisco for about $56.

  • Where are the least popular layover locations for San Diego to Honolulu flights?

  • Can I find deals for flights from San Diego to Honolulu that include hotel bookings?

    Yes. In addition to deals on San Diego to Honolulu flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

  • How can I find direct flights from San Diego to Honolulu?

    After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from San Diego to Honolulu.

  • Can I find deals for business class flights from San Diego to Honolulu?

    Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from San Diego to Honolulu by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

  • What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu?

    Currently, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Diego to Honolulu (average of $469). Flying from San Diego to Honolulu in June is currently the most expensive (average of $687). 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.

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Top 6 airlines flying from San Diego to Honolulu

Discover the top 6 airlines that operate flights from San Diego to Honolulu. Compare their services, reliability, and customer satisfaction ratings to choose the airline that best suits your travel preferences and needs. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 2,558,603 searches. Data last updated July 24, 2025.
AirlineCheapestAverageFlexibilityOn-time
United AirlinesCheapest$215Average$434FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time69%
DeltaCheapest$218Average$414FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-timeN/A
American AirlinesCheapest$227Average$326FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time71%
Alaska AirlinesCheapest$276Average$460FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time75%
Hawaiian AirlinesCheapest$297Average$482FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time85%
SouthwestCheapest$316Average$510FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time63%

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