Cheap Flights from Honolulu, HI to San Francisco, CA from $159

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 12 direct and 289 connecting flights from Honolulu to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $159, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out HNL-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
07:00 — 15:04
07:00 — 15:04 UA373 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 4m
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from$191
07:00 — 15:18
07:00 — 15:18 UA1150 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 18m
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from$335
07:35 — 18:32
07:30 — 08:13 HA156 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — Kahului
2h 16m stop
10:35 — 18:40 HA42 Hawaiian Airlines
Kahului — San Francisco
7h 57m
including layover
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from$166
07:42 — 19:30
07:50 — 16:20 HA26 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — Portland
1h 21m stop
17:55 — 19:48 HA6407 Hawaiian Airlines
Portland — San Francisco
8h 48m
including layover
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from$180
09:25 — 17:44
09:25 — 17:44 UA1176 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 19m
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from$221
09:49 — 22:29
09:49 — 10:30 HA203 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — Lihue
3h 45m stop
14:25 — 22:40 HA7791 Hawaiian Airlines
Lihue — San Francisco
9h 40m
including layover
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from$175
11:35 — 19:50
11:35 — 19:50 UA1572 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 15m
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from$303
13:15 — 21:20
13:15 — 21:20 HA12 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 5m
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from$280
13:15 — 21:20
13:15 — 21:20 AS8012 Alaska Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 5m
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from$284
13:30 — 21:34
13:30 — 21:34 UA1141 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 4m
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from$159
15:30 — 23:34
15:30 — 23:34 UA650 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 4m
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21:45 — 05:55
+1 day
21:45 — 05:55 HA624 Hawaiian Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 10m
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from$224
21:45 — 05:55
+1 day
21:45 — 05:55 AS8124 Alaska Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 10m
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from$231
22:30 — 06:32
+1 day
22:30 — 06:32 UA214 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 2m
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from$185
22:30 — 06:32
+1 day
22:30 — 06:32 UA1947 United Airlines
Honolulu — San Francisco
5h 2m
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from$217
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 25, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Honolulu and San Francisco is 3857 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 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 5h 5m.

  • The fastest flight 5h 2m
  • Average flight time 5h 5m
  • The earliest flight 05:36
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 2397 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are november (from 159 $), september (from 159 $), october (from 166 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 503 $), may (from 250 $), january (from 246 $).

What is the lowest airfare Honolulu to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $159. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA650 flight by United Airlines for September 30, 2025 which leaves Honolulu in Honolulu at 15:30 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 23:34.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Honolulu — San Francisco is served by 3 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 149 departures per week at the price of from $ 180 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Hawaiian Airlines airline - from $ 767.

Direct flights

There are 12 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA214 by United Airlines takes 5h 2m and the cheapest is UA650 by United Airlines for $159.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 289 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is HA186 by Hawaiian Airlines takes 6h 39m and the cheapest is UA650 by United Airlines for $166.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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Airports

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

Honolulu airports

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

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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