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Cheap flights from San Jose, California to Honolulu from $178 SJC → HNL

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

The cheapest return found recently is $354 with Alaska Airlines, 13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way found recently is $178 with Alaska Airlines, 18 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago.

Cheapest one-way found recently
$178, Alaska Airlines, found 2 days ago
Cheapest return found recently
$354, 13 Jan 2027 to 20 Jan 2027
Usual return price
$403 to $581
Cheapest month to fly
January 2027, return fares from $351 found in the last 7 days
Airlines with nonstop flights
Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
Shortest nonstop flight found
5 h 47 min

Return

The cheapest return fare on each of 20 departure dates is usually $403 to $581.

Cheapest return found recently

$354

13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 · Alaska Airlines

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 12:20 p.m. · Return leaves 12:45 p.m. · 16 h of travel, both ways together

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

found 2 days ago

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Cheapest nonstop return

$392

13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027 · Alaska Airlines

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 7:00 a.m. · Return leaves 5:54 p.m. · 10 h 56 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 $354 13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027found 2 days agoSee prices for these dates

Cheapest we hold, of any age $351 12 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2027found 4 days agoSee prices for these dates

What have prices looked like?

Over 49 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest return we saw each day was $311 to $423.

$354, the cheapest return found recently, sits here in that range of $311 to $423.

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 20 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

165 fares on 20 departure dates

17 Nov – 27 Nov: $809, found 5 days ago20 Nov – 4 Dec: $592, found 7 days ago21 Nov – 30 Nov: $636, found 7 days ago23 Nov – 1 Dec: $500, found 5 days ago26 Nov – 30 Nov: $635, found 2 days ago7 Dec – 6 Jan 2027: $367, found 3 days ago9 Dec – 6 Jan 2027: $367, found 3 days ago11 Dec – 7 Jan 2027: $502, found 4 days ago12 Dec – 22 Dec: $477, found 2 days ago13 Dec – 18 Dec: $409, found 5 days ago16 Dec – 16 Dec: $461, found 7 days ago27 Dec – 30 Dec: $578, found 4 days ago28 Dec – 6 Jan 2027: $445, found 2 days ago3 Jan 2027 – 7 Jan 2027: $520, found 8 days ago12 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2027: $351, found 4 days ago13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027: $354, found 2 days ago22 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027: $468, found 8 days ago26 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027: $384, found 4 days ago12 Feb 2027 – 16 Feb 2027: $649, found 4 days ago31 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027: $527, 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$809Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
20 Nov – 4 Dec$592Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 7 days agoSee prices for these dates
21 Nov – 30 Nov$636Southwest AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 7 days agoSee prices for these dates
23 Nov – 1 Dec$500Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
26 Nov – 30 Nov$635Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
7 Dec – 6 Jan 2027$367Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 3 days agoSee prices for these dates
9 Dec – 6 Jan 2027$367Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 3 days agoSee prices for these dates
11 Dec – 7 Jan 2027$502Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
12 Dec – 22 Dec$477Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 2 stopsfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
13 Dec – 18 Dec$409Southwest AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
16 Dec – 16 Dec$461Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 7 days agoSee prices for these dates
27 Dec – 30 Dec$578Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
28 Dec – 6 Jan 2027$445Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
3 Jan 2027 – 7 Jan 2027$520Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 8 days agoSee prices for these dates
12 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2027$351Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back nonstopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
13 Jan 2027 – 20 Jan 2027$354Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 2 days agoSee prices for these dates
22 Jan 2027 – 29 Jan 2027$468Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back nonstopfound 8 days agoSee prices for these dates
26 Jan 2027 – 26 Jan 2027$384Southwest AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out nonstop, back 1 stopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
12 Feb 2027 – 16 Feb 2027$649Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)out 1 stop, back 1 stopfound 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
31 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027$527Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → 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 $351.

November 2026From $5005 departure dates23 Nov – 1 Dec · found 5 days agoSee prices for these dates
December 2026From $3678 departure dates7 Dec – 6 Jan 2027 · found 3 days agoSee prices for these datesEvery date in December 2026
January 2027From $351Cheapest seen5 departure dates12 Jan 2027 – 27 Jan 2027 · found 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
February 2027From $6491 departure date12 Feb 2027 – 16 Feb 2027 · found 4 days agoSee prices for these dates
May 2027From $5271 departure date31 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 · found 5 days agoSee prices for these dates

One-way

The cheapest one-way fare on each of 12 departure dates is usually $188 to $304.

Cheapest one-way found recently

$178

18 Jan 2027 · Alaska Airlines

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 7:00 a.m. · 5 h 47 min trip

nonstop

found 2 days ago

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Cheapest nonstop one-way

$178

18 Jan 2027 · Alaska Airlines

Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)

Leaves 7:00 a.m. · 5 h 47 min trip

nonstop

found 2 days ago

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Found recently, and the cheapest we hold

Cheapest found recently $178 18 Jan 2027found 2 days agoOpen this trip

Cheapest we hold, of any age $175 11 Jan 2027found 5 days agoOpen this trip

What have prices looked like?

Over 48 days, 24 Sept to 11 Nov, the cheapest one-way we saw each day was $153 to $277.

$178, the cheapest one-way found recently, sits here in that range of $153 to $277.

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 12 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 18 Jan 2027 to compare.

Every date we hold

13 fares on 12 departure dates

17 Dec: $265, found 2 days ago31 Dec: $191, found 5 days ago6 Jan 2027: $177, found 4 days ago11 Jan 2027: $175, found 5 days ago18 Jan 2027: $178, found 2 days ago15 Mar 2027: $274, found 2 days ago1 May 2027: $313, found 3 days ago6 Aug 2027: $308, found 4 days ago21 Aug 2027: $321, found 3 days ago23 Aug 2027: $270, found 5 days ago27 Aug 2027: $302, found 5 days ago7 Sept 2027: $271, found 3 days agoDecJanMarMayAugSep
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The cheapest price seen for each departure date — per traveler in Economy.
DatesFromAirlineAirportsStopsFound
17 Dec$265Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 2 days agoOpen this trip
31 Dec$191Southwest AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
6 Jan 2027$177Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 4 days agoOpen this trip
11 Jan 2027$175Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
18 Jan 2027$178Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 2 days agoOpen this trip
15 Mar 2027$274Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 2 days agoOpen this trip
1 May 2027$313Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 3 days agoOpen this trip
6 Aug 2027$308Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 4 days agoOpen this trip
21 Aug 2027$321Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 3 days agoOpen this trip
23 Aug 2027$270Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)nonstopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
27 Aug 2027$302Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 5 days agoOpen this trip
7 Sept 2027$271Alaska AirlinesNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) → Honolulu International Airport (HNL)1 stopfound 3 days agoOpen this trip

Which month looks cheapest?

January 2027 is the cheapest month — from $175.

December 2026From $1912 departure dates31 Dec · found 5 days agoOpen this tripEvery date in December 2026
January 2027From $175Cheapest seen3 departure dates11 Jan 2027 · found 5 days agoOpen this trip
March 2027From $2741 departure date15 Mar 2027 · found 2 days agoOpen this trip
May 2027From $3131 departure date1 May 2027 · found 3 days agoOpen this trip
August 2027From $2704 departure dates23 Aug 2027 · found 5 days agoOpen this trip
September 2027From $2711 departure date7 Sept 2027 · found 3 days agoOpen this trip

Premium cabin fares from San Jose 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 Jose to Honolulu?

Return

Fares 30 to 59 days before departure were typically 45% 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$673$541+82%28
7–13 days$568$452+54%37
14–29 days$384$312+4%49
30–59 days$369$311Cheapest seen49
60–89 days$479$335+30%48
90–179 days$476$373+29%47
180+ days$537$512+46%45

One-way

Fares 30 to 59 days before departure were typically 17% lower than 14 to 29 days before departure.

From the cheapest one-way each day between 24 Sept and 11 Nov (48 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
14–29 days$208$181+20%10
30–59 days$173$153Cheapest seen22
60–89 days$205$167+19%42
90–179 days$230$173+33%42
180+ days$271$270+56%20

Could a nearby airport be cheaper?

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

Return

San Francisco → Honolulu

67 km from San Jose

$329

$25 less than flying from San Jose

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

found yesterday

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Oakland → Honolulu

61 km from San Jose

$339

$15 less than flying from San Jose

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

found 2 days ago

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Sacramento → Honolulu

142 km from San Jose

$529

$175 more than flying from San Jose

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

61 km from San Jose

$178

The same price as flying from San Jose

18 Jan 2027 · OAK → HNL · nonstop

found 2 days ago

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San Francisco → Honolulu

67 km from San Jose

$258

$80 more than flying from San Jose

15 Mar 2027 · SFO → 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 Jose to Honolulu?

The cheapest return found recently is $354 with Alaska Airlines, 13 Jan 2027 to 20 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest return we hold, of any age, is $351 with Alaska Airlines, 12 Jan 2027 to 27 Jan 2027, found 4 days ago. The cheapest return fare on each of 20 departure dates is usually $403 to $581.

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

The cheapest one-way found recently is $178 with Alaska Airlines, 18 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest one-way we hold, of any age, is $175 with Alaska Airlines, 11 Jan 2027, found 5 days ago. The cheapest one-way fare on each of 12 departure dates is usually $188 to $304.

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

January 2027 is the cheapest month for a return, from $351, 12 Jan 2027 to 27 Jan 2027, found 4 days ago. It is the cheapest month for a one-way too, from $175, 11 Jan 2027, found 5 days ago.

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

In 49 days of prices between 24 Sept and 11 Nov, return fares 30 to 59 days before departure were typically 45% lower than 0 to 6 days before departure. In 48 days of prices between 24 Sept and 11 Nov, one-way fares 30 to 59 days before departure were typically 17% lower than 14 to 29 days before departure.

Is there a direct flight from San Jose to Honolulu?

Yes, the cheapest nonstop return found recently is $392 with Alaska Airlines, 13 Jan 2027 to 20 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago. The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently is $178 with Alaska Airlines, 18 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago.

How long is the flight from San Jose to Honolulu?

The cheapest nonstop one-way found recently, with Alaska Airlines on 18 Jan 2027, takes 5 h 47 min from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) to Honolulu International Airport (HNL).

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

Between 17 Nov and 31 May 2027, Alaska Airlines has the cheapest return on 17 of the 20 departure dates we hold, and Southwest Airlines on 3. Between 17 Dec and 7 Sept 2027, Alaska Airlines has the cheapest one-way on 11 of the 12 departure dates we hold, and Southwest Airlines on 1.

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