Cheap flights from San Diego to Honolulu from $173

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Honolulu from San Diego, with most prices found around $394. If you’re not able to fly to Honolulu in January, then September is your next best option. Flight prices from San Diego to Honolulu during September average around $400.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to Honolulu. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $463. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Honolulu on Saturday is $551.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Honolulu is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from San Diego to Honolulu in the afternoon for as low as $493. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Honolulu, so prices are often more expensive at around $552 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Honolulu from San Diego when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Honolulu for around $487 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Honolulu from San Diego for as low as $417 on momondo.

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

As of May 2026, prices for San Diego to Honolulu flights are approximately 11% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Diego to Honolulu

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Honolulu from San Diego according to our data. Alaska Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Honolulu. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Honolulu on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between San Diego and Honolulu have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 151 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon 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. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Southwest have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Los Angeles (LAX) was the most common stop: 63% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via San Francisco (SFO) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $394.

Flights connecting via Los Angeles (LAX) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 20m.

Portland (PDX) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 25m.

The number of flights available between San Diego and Honolulu is 7 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 9:00AM, with 52% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of May 2026, 55 flights take off from San Diego and land in Honolulu each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 15% of weekly flights taking off on this day.