Cheap Flights from Honolulu, HI to San Diego, CA from $165

Return flight: San Diego – Honolulu

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 8 direct and 289 connecting flights from Honolulu to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $165, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out HNL-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Honolulu to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Honolulu and San Diego is 4201 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:36 to 23:55 from 2 Honolulu airports and arrive 05:36 to 23:55 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 5h 30m.

  • The fastest flight 5h 24m
  • Average flight time 5h 30m
  • The earliest flight 05:36
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 2611 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are october (from 165 $), august (from 168 $), may (from 206 $).

The most expensive months are june (from 238 $), december (from 237 $), july (from 218 $).

What is the lowest airfare Honolulu to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $165. This airfare is for economy class on one-way HA148 flight by Hawaiian Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves Honolulu in Honolulu at 07:25 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 20:29.

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Flight Schedule Honolulu (Hawaii) to San Diego (California)

06:30 — 18:53
9h 23m flight time
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06:30 — 07:15 Honolulu — Kailua Kona
HA138 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 11m stop
10:22 — 18:53 Kailua Kona — San Diego
HA7894 Hawaiian Airlines
06:30 — 18:53
9h 23m flight time
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06:30 — 07:16 Honolulu — Kailua Kona
AS8233 Alaska Airlines
3h 11m stop
10:27 — 18:53 Kailua Kona — San Diego
AS894 Alaska Airlines
07:25 — 20:29
10h 4m flight time
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07:25 — 08:10 Honolulu — Kailua Kona
HA148 Hawaiian Airlines
3h 57m stop
12:07 — 20:29 Kailua Kona — San Diego
HA7894 Hawaiian Airlines
07:30 — 18:53
8h 23m flight time
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07:30 — 08:16 Honolulu — Kailua Kona
AS8235 Alaska Airlines
2h 11m stop
10:27 — 18:53 Kailua Kona — San Diego
AS894 Alaska Airlines
08:00 — 16:30
5h 30m flight time
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from$217
Honolulu — San Diego
HA628 Hawaiian Airlines
08:00 — 16:30
5h 30m flight time
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from$222
Honolulu — San Diego
AS8128 Alaska Airlines
12:55 — 21:19
5h 24m flight time
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Honolulu — San Diego
HA16 Hawaiian Airlines
12:55 — 21:19
5h 24m flight time
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from$274
Honolulu — San Diego
AS8016 Alaska Airlines
21:30 — 07:30+1day
7h flight time
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20:30 — 21:13 Honolulu — Kahului
HA576 Hawaiian Airlines
58m stop
23:13 — 07:35 Kahului — San Diego
HA7329 Hawaiian Airlines
21:30 — 09:59+1day
9h 29m flight time
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21:30 — 06:00 Honolulu — Portland
HA684 Hawaiian Airlines
1h 23m stop
07:23 — 09:59 Portland — San Diego
HA6307 Hawaiian Airlines
22:30 — 07:00+1day
5h 30m flight time
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from$221
Honolulu — San Diego
HA612 Hawaiian Airlines
22:30 — 07:00+1day
5h 30m flight time
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Honolulu — San Diego
AS8112 Alaska Airlines
22:32 — 07:25+1day
5h 53m flight time
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Honolulu — San Diego
HA7892 Hawaiian Airlines
22:32 — 07:25+1day
5h 53m flight time
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Honolulu — San Diego
AS171 Alaska Airlines
23:37 — 12:16+1day
9h 39m flight time
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23:37 — 07:49 Honolulu — San Francisco
HA624 Hawaiian Airlines
2h 41m stop
10:30 — 12:16 San Francisco — San Diego
HA6676 Hawaiian Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Honolulu to San Diego. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 7, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Honolulu — San Diego is served by 3 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 146 departures per week at the price of from $ 178 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 927.

Direct flights

There are 8 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is HA16 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 5h 24m and the cheapest is HA148 by Hawaiian Airlines for $217.

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Connecting Flights

There are 289 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is HA576 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 7h and the cheapest is HA148 by Hawaiian Airlines for $165.

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  • UA - United Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from Honolulu to San Diego from 2 airports (Honolulu, Hickam AFB).

Honolulu airports

  • Honolulu-HNL
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  • Hickam AFB-HIK
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San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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