Honolulu to San Francisco runs about 28 times a day, with the first departure around 06:17 and the last around 20:29. One passenger pays between £245.78 and £264.48, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 3,970 km and are run by 4 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£245.78 to £264.48
- 175%Moves across the booking window
175%When it runs, leaving Honolulu
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:17First departure
- 20:29Last departure
- 28Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:17
20:29
28
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £544.52Mon5
- about £457.07Tue6
- about £476.27Wed7
- about £486.39Thu8
- about £459.09Fri9
- about £459.09Sat10
- about £425.22Sun11
- about £297.84Mon12
- about £290.77Tue13
- about £314.53Wed14
- about £393.38Thu15
- about £358.50Fri16
- about £370.13Sat17
- about £348.39Sun18
- about £247.29Mon19
- about £245.78Tue20
- about £260.44Wed21
- about £331.72Thu22
- about £308.46Fri23
- about £310.99Sat24
- about £289.75Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into San Francisco. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in San Francisco for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Honolulu to San Francisco
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £255.8990 days
- £328.1760 days
- £211.4145 days
- £197.7630 days
- £289.7521 days
- £348.3914 days
- £425.227 days
- £476.273 days
- £544.521 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £197.76.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 175 percent. The dearest point is £544.52, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Honolulu to San Francisco and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
3 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
3,970 km
3,854 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
350,964 → 827,526
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 3,970 km against 3,854 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near San Francisco 4th and King
Most of the points near San Francisco 4th and King open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Honolulu to San Francisco
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Honolulu to San Francisco?
Honolulu to San Francisco covers 3,970 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Honolulu to San Francisco?
The cheapest fare from Honolulu to San Francisco is £245.78, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £426.50. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Honolulu to San Francisco?
The cheapest way from Honolulu to San Francisco is by flight, at £245.78 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Honolulu to San Francisco?
Fares from Honolulu to San Francisco bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £197.76. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 175 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Honolulu to San Francisco?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Honolulu to San Francisco, at £290.77. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Honolulu to San Francisco?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Honolulu to San Francisco, at £210.40 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Honolulu to San Francisco?
Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines publish service areas covering both Honolulu and San Francisco, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Honolulu to San Francisco?
Every service we sell from Honolulu to San Francisco is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Honolulu to San Francisco use?
Services from Honolulu to San Francisco by flight leave from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport HNL and arrive at San Francisco International Airport SFO. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Honolulu to San Francisco?
0 of the 4 operators we sell from Honolulu to San Francisco allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Honolulu to San Francisco on 4 October 2026: 3970 km of route against 3854 km in a straight line, 28 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of £245.78, and 8h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives San Francisco a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of San Francisco and across United States
Day trips that leave San Francisco in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Honolulu reaches 58 places in 17 countries on services we hold, over distances from 151 to 11,910 km. San Francisco reaches 149 places in 33 countries, from 24 to 13,585 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Honolulu
- 58Places you can leave for
- 17Countries
- 24Operators
17
24Arriving in San Francisco
Leaving San Francisco
- 149Places you can leave for
- 33Countries
- 56Operators