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Cheap flights from San Francisco to Honolulu from $258 SFO → HNL

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

The cheapest return found recently is $329 with Alaska Airlines, 13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027, found yesterday. The cheapest one-way found recently is $258 with Alaska Airlines, 15 Mar 2027, found 2 days ago.

Cheapest one-way found recently
$258, Alaska Airlines, found 2 days ago
Cheapest return found recently
$329, 13 Jan 2027 to 20 Jan 2027
Usual return price
$357 to $503
Cheapest month to fly
January 2027, return fares from $329 found in the last 7 days
Airlines with nonstop flights
Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
Shortest nonstop flight found
5 h 49 min

Return

The cheapest return fare on each of 21 departure dates is usually $357 to $503.

Cheapest return found recently

$329

13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 · Alaska Airlines

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 6:19 a.m. · Return leaves 9:40 p.m. · 19 h 51 min of travel, both ways together

out 1 stop, back 1 stop · via Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) · overnight connection

found yesterday

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Cheapest nonstop return

$381

13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 · Alaska Airlines

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 7:00 a.m. · Return leaves 1:45 p.m. · 10 h 53 min of travel, both ways together

out nonstop, back nonstop

found 2 days ago

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Found recently, and the cheapest we hold

Cheapest found recently $329 13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027found yesterdaySee prices for these dates

It is also the cheapest return we hold, of any age.

What have prices looked like?

Over 49 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest return we saw each day was $206 to $340.

$329, the cheapest return found recently, sits here in that range of $206 to $340.

Those were the prices on those days, not today's.

Is this a good return price?

Compared with the cheapest return fare on each of 21 departure dates from 17 Nov to 31 May 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.

Could nearby dates be cheaper?

We hold no other 7-night return fares leaving within 3 days of 13 Jan 2027 to compare.

Every date we hold

203 fares on 21 departure dates

17 Nov – 27 Nov: $807, found 5 days ago20 Nov – 4 Dec: $529, found 7 days ago21 Nov – 30 Nov: $574, found 7 days ago23 Nov – 1 Dec: $457, found 5 days ago26 Nov – 30 Nov: $493, found 2 days ago7 Dec – 6 Jan 2027: $357, found 3 days ago9 Dec – 16 Dec: $348, found 7 days ago11 Dec – 7 Jan 2027: $502, found 4 days ago12 Dec – 22 Dec: $384, found 2 days ago13 Dec – 18 Dec: $348, found 5 days ago16 Dec – 16 Dec: $482, found 7 days ago27 Dec – 30 Dec: $519, found 4 days ago28 Dec – 6 Jan 2027: $369, found 2 days ago3 Jan 2027 – 7 Jan 2027: $451, found 8 days ago12 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2027: $345, found 4 days ago13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027: $329, found yesterday22 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027: $446, found 8 days ago26 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027: $345, found 4 days ago12 Feb 2027 – 16 Feb 2027: $503, found 4 days ago18 May 2027 – 25 May 2027: $483, found 8 days ago31 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027: $507, found 5 days agoNovDecJanMay
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The cheapest price seen for each departure date — per traveler in Economy.
DatesFromAirlineAirportsStopsFound
17 Nov – 27 Nov$807Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
20 Nov – 4 Dec$529Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 7 days agoSee prices for these dates
21 Nov – 30 Nov$574Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 7 days agoSee prices for these dates
23 Nov – 1 Dec$457Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
26 Nov – 30 Nov$493Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
7 Dec – 6 Jan 2027$357Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 3 days agoSee prices for these dates
9 Dec – 16 Dec$348United AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 7 days agoSee prices for these dates
11 Dec – 7 Jan 2027$502Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
12 Dec – 22 Dec$384Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
13 Dec – 18 Dec$348United AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
16 Dec – 16 Dec$482Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 7 days agoSee prices for these dates
27 Dec – 30 Dec$519Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
28 Dec – 6 Jan 2027$369Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
3 Jan 2027 – 7 Jan 2027$451Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 8 days agoSee prices for these dates
12 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2027$345Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027$329Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound yesterdaySee prices for these dates
22 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027$446Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 8 days agoSee prices for these dates
26 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027$345Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
12 Feb 2027 – 16 Feb 2027$503Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
18 May 2027 – 25 May 2027$483Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 8 days agoSee prices for these dates
31 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027$507Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates

Which month looks cheapest?

January 2027 is the cheapest month — from $329.

November 2026From $4575 departure dates23 Nov – 1 Dec · found 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
December 2026From $3488 departure dates9 Dec – 16 Dec · found 7 days agoSee prices for these datesEvery date in December 2026
January 2027From $329Cheapest seen5 departure dates13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 · found yesterdaySee prices for these dates
February 2027From $5031 departure date12 Feb 2027 – 16 Feb 2027 · found 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
May 2027From $4832 departure dates18 May 2027 – 25 May 2027 · found 8 days agoSee prices for these dates

One-way

The cheapest one-way fare on each of 11 departure dates is usually $211 to $292.

Cheapest one-way found recently

$258

15 Mar 2027 · Alaska Airlines

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 8:00 a.m. · 5 h 49 min trip

nonstop

found 2 days ago

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Cheapest nonstop one-way

$258

15 Mar 2027 · Alaska Airlines

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 8:00 a.m. · 5 h 49 min trip

nonstop

found 2 days ago

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Found recently, and the cheapest we hold

Cheapest found recently $258 15 Mar 2027found 2 days agoOpen this trip

Cheapest we hold, of any age $166 11 Jan 2027found 5 days agoOpen this trip

What have prices looked like?

Over 49 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest one-way we saw each day was $118 to $263.

$258, the cheapest one-way found recently, sits here in that range of $118 to $263.

Those were the prices on those days, not today's.

Is this a good one-way price?

Compared with the cheapest one-way fare on each of 11 departure dates from 17 Dec to 7 Sept 2027, found by travelers' searches in the last 7 days (economy, the price the seller showed on Aviasales). The usual range is the middle half of those prices.

Could nearby dates be cheaper?

We hold no other one-way fares leaving within 3 days of 15 Mar 2027 to compare.

Every date we hold

64 fares on 11 departure dates

17 Dec: $260, found 7 days ago31 Dec: $172, found 5 days ago6 Jan 2027: $172, found 4 days ago11 Jan 2027: $166, found 5 days ago15 Mar 2027: $258, found 2 days ago1 May 2027: $299, found 3 days ago6 Aug 2027: $352, found 4 days ago21 Aug 2027: $301, found 3 days ago23 Aug 2027: $250, found 5 days ago27 Aug 2027: $285, found 5 days ago7 Sept 2027: $260, found 3 days agoDecJanMarMayAugSep
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The cheapest price seen for each departure date — per traveler in Economy.
DatesFromAirlineAirportsStopsFound
17 Dec$260Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 7 days agoOpen this trip
31 Dec$172Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
6 Jan 2027$172Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 4 days agoOpen this trip
11 Jan 2027$166Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
15 Mar 2027$258Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 2 days agoOpen this trip
1 May 2027$299Alaska AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 3 days agoOpen this trip
6 Aug 2027$352American AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 4 days agoOpen this trip
21 Aug 2027$301American AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 3 days agoOpen this trip
23 Aug 2027$250American AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
27 Aug 2027$285American AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
7 Sept 2027$260American AirlinesSan Francisco International Airport (SFO) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 3 days agoOpen this trip

Which month looks cheapest?

January 2027 is the cheapest month — from $166.

December 2026From $1722 departure dates31 Dec · found 5 days agoOpen this tripEvery date in December 2026
January 2027From $166Cheapest seen2 departure dates11 Jan 2027 · found 5 days agoOpen this trip
March 2027From $2581 departure date15 Mar 2027 · found 2 days agoOpen this trip
May 2027From $2991 departure date1 May 2027 · found 3 days agoOpen this trip
August 2027From $2504 departure dates23 Aug 2027 · found 5 days agoOpen this trip
September 2027From $2601 departure date7 Sept 2027 · found 3 days agoOpen this trip

Premium cabin fares from San Francisco to Honolulu

We hold no premium economy, business or first-class fares for this route: we collect them for the busiest routes, and this one is not among them yet.

How far ahead were prices cheapest for San Francisco to Honolulu?

Return

Fares 14 to 29 days before departure were typically 21% lower than 0 to 6 days before departure.

From the cheapest return each day between 24 Sept and 11 Nov (49 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.

Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.

Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.

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Typical price in each booking range — round trip, per traveler in Economy.
Booked ahead byTypical fareCheapest dayAbove the cheapestDays of prices
0–6 days$392$274+27%29
7–13 days$454$284+47%36
14–29 days$310$231Cheapest seen49
30–59 days$322$241+4%49
60–89 days$450$206+45%48
90–179 days$464$373+50%47
180+ days$509$471+64%45

One-way

The cheapest fares were 0 to 6 days before departure.

From the cheapest one-way each day between 24 Sept and 11 Nov (49 days), grouped by how many days ahead the flight left; one adult in economy.

Each range covers different departure dates, so this compares typical fares, not the same trip priced twice.

Prices reflect recent searches — current fares may differ.

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Typical price in each booking range — one way, per traveler in Economy.
Booked ahead byTypical fareCheapest dayAbove the cheapestDays of prices
0–6 days$128$118Cheapest seen11
7–13 days$235$124+84%11
14–29 days$166$122+30%17
30–59 days$163$145+27%34
60–89 days$165$160+29%38
90–179 days$214$163+67%42
180+ days$262$250+104%20

Could a nearby airport be cheaper?

A different airport at either end can change the fare — sometimes a lot.

Return

Oakland → Honolulu

13 km from San Francisco

$339

$10 more than flying from San Francisco

13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 · OAK → HNL · out nonstop, back nonstop

found 2 days ago

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San Jose → Honolulu

67 km from San Francisco

$354

$25 more than flying from San Francisco

13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 · SJC → HNL · out 1 stop, back nonstop

found 2 days ago

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Sacramento → Honolulu

121 km from San Francisco

$529

$200 more than flying from San Francisco

19 May 2027 – 26 May 2027 · SMF → HNL · out 1 stop, back 1 stop

found 2 days ago

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Cheapest recent price on each route — round trip, per traveler in Economy. Distances are in a straight line.

One-way

Oakland → Honolulu

13 km from San Francisco

$178

$80 less than flying from San Francisco

18 Jan 2027 · OAK → HNL · nonstop

found 2 days ago

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San Jose → Honolulu

67 km from San Francisco

$178

$80 less than flying from San Francisco

18 Jan 2027 · SJC → HNL · nonstop

found 2 days ago

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Cheapest recent price on each route — one way, per traveler in Economy. Distances are in a straight line.

Live price for these dates

The cheapest return found recently is for 13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027. A live search on this page shows what those dates cost now, for one adult in economy.

Questions about this trip

How much is a return flight from San Francisco to Honolulu?

The cheapest return found recently is $329 with Alaska Airlines, 13 Jan 2027 to 20 Jan 2027, found yesterday. The cheapest return fare on each of 21 departure dates is usually $357 to $503.

How much is a one-way flight from San Francisco to Honolulu?

The cheapest one-way found recently is $258 with Alaska Airlines, 15 Mar 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way we hold, of any age, is $166 with Alaska Airlines, 11 Jan 2027, found 5 days ago. The cheapest one-way fare on each of 11 departure dates is usually $211 to $292.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Honolulu?

January 2027 is the cheapest month for a return, from $329, 13 Jan 2027 to 20 Jan 2027, found yesterday. It is the cheapest month for a one-way too, from $166, 11 Jan 2027, found 5 days ago.

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

In 49 days of prices between 24 Sept and 11 Nov, return fares 14 to 29 days before departure were typically 21% lower than 0 to 6 days before departure. One-way fares were cheapest 0 to 6 days before departure.

Is there a direct flight from San Francisco to Honolulu?

Yes, the cheapest nonstop return found recently is $381 with Alaska Airlines, 13 Jan 2027 to 20 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently is $258 with Alaska Airlines, 15 Mar 2027, found 2 days ago.

How long is the flight from San Francisco to Honolulu?

The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently, with Alaska Airlines on 15 Mar 2027, takes 5 h 49 min from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Honolulu International Airport (HNL).

Which airlines have the cheapest flights from San Francisco to Honolulu?

Between 17 Nov and 31 May 2027, Alaska Airlines has the cheapest return on 19 of the 21 departure dates we hold, and United Airlines on 2. Between 17 Dec and 7 Sept 2027, Alaska Airlines has the cheapest one-way on 6 of the 11 departure dates we hold, and American Airlines on 5.

Prices are what travelers' searches on Aviasales found in the last 7 days, in US dollars: the price the seller showed on Aviasales; bags may cost extra. Fares change, so check today's price before you book. How our prices work