Cheap flights from Honolulu to San Francisco from $161

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of January, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $392.

The cheapest day to depart from Honolulu to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $588. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around $726.

Our data shows that the cheapest Honolulu to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the evening. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the evening for as low as $620. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $673.

Fly from Honolulu to San Francisco for the best Honolulu - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Honolulu when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $486 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Honolulu for as low as $403 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Honolulu to San Francisco flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Honolulu to San Francisco.

As of October 2026, prices for Honolulu to San Francisco flights are approximately 9% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from Honolulu to San Francisco

United Airlines, Southwest and Alaska Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Honolulu according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 73% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Honolulu and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 169 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Seattle (SEA) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Los Angeles (LAX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $361.

Flights connecting via Los Angeles (LAX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 46m.

Los Angeles (LAX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 02m.

The number of flights available between Honolulu and San Francisco is 29 per day as of October 2026. The most frequent departure time is 2:00PM, with 42% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of October 2026, 207 flights take off from Honolulu and land in San Francisco each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Wed, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.