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$372 Find Cheap Flights from Honolulu to San José

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Cheapest round-trip
$597
Overall average: $1,354
United Airlines
Sat 12/6Sat 12/13
HNL - SJO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$372
Typical prices: $293-$391
American Airlines
Thu 1/1
HNL - SJO • 1 stop
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United Airlines
Cheapest • from $597 (round-trip)
Alaska Airlines
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to travel
November
Cheapest • 41% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Honolulu to San José (HNL-SJO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Honolulu to San José that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Honolulu to San José

Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Dec 13
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12:35 pm - 6:25 amHNL-SJO
13h 50m1 stop
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6:40 am - 9:03 pmSJO-HNL
18h 23m1 stop
$597United Airlines
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Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Dec 13
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8:00 am - 6:25 amHNL-SJO
18h 25m2 stops
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6:40 am - 5:25 pmSJO-HNL
14h 45m1 stop
$617United Airlines
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Wed, Mar 18 - Mon, Mar 23
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1:25 pm - 7:32 amHNL-SJO
14h 07m1 stop
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5:30 am - 8:16 pmSJO-HNL
18h 46m2 stops
$644United Airlines
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Fri, Feb 27 - Thu, Mar 5
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9:40 pm - 12:07 amHNL-SJO
22h 27m1 stop
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1:27 am - 2:12 pmSJO-HNL
16h 45m1 stop
$650Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Feb 27 - Fri, Mar 6
United Airlines Logo
8:30 pm - 6:16 pmHNL-SJO
17h 46m1 stop
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9:40 am - 8:57 pmSJO-HNL
15h 17m1 stop
$656United Airlines
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Fri, Feb 27 - Fri, Mar 6
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10:55 pm - 6:16 pmHNL-SJO
15h 21m2 stops
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2:05 pm - 1:11 pmSJO-HNL
27h 06m2 stops
$660United Airlines
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Fri, Feb 27 - Thu, Mar 5
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9:40 pm - 12:07 amHNL-SJO
22h 27m1 stop
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1:27 am - 9:40 pmSJO-HNL
24h 13m2 stops
$672Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Feb 27 - Thu, Mar 5
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9:40 pm - 12:07 amHNL-SJO
22h 27m1 stop
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1:27 am - 2:12 pmSJO-HNL
16h 45m1 stop
$690Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Feb 27 - Thu, Mar 5
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:20 am - 12:07 amHNL-SJO
34h 47m2 stops
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1:27 am - 9:40 pmSJO-HNL
24h 13m2 stops
$694Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Apr 23 - Thu, Apr 30
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7:00 am - 7:06 amHNL-SJO
20h 06m2 stops
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6:08 pm - 7:55 pmSJO-HNL
29h 47m2 stops
$696Copa Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Honolulu to San José flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Honolulu to San José to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Honolulu to San José?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Honolulu to San José clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Honolulu to San José, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San José, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Honolulu to San José?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Honolulu to San José, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Honolulu to San José is November, where tickets cost $541 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,354 and $1,215 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$372
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Honolulu to San José

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Honolulu to San José based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Honolulu to San José

  • What is the cheapest flight from Honolulu to San José?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Honolulu to San José was $372 for a one-way ticket and $597 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Honolulu and San José?

    A passport is required to fly from Honolulu to San José.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Honolulu to San José?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Honolulu to San José?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Honolulu and San José, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Honolulu to San José, Alaska Airlines or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Honolulu to San José are Alaska Airlines and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $758 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $825 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Honolulu to San José?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Honolulu to San José.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Honolulu to San José?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San José from Honolulu is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Honolulu to San José?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San José with an airline and back to Honolulu with another airline. Booking your flights between Honolulu and SJO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Honolulu to San José?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San José from Honolulu up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Honolulu to San José

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Honolulu to San José. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Honolulu to San José? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11282 reviews
7.0Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.1Food
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
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Should have been forthcoming for reason for delay. Should have been able to check in for seat I'd like.

4.0 OkayMelanie, Nov 2025OGG - HNL
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Should have been forthcoming for reason for delay. Should have been able to check in for seat I'd like.

It was fine. It was a 30 minute flight so there was water or fruit juice and no food. Which was totally fine. The check in, gate and flight crew were all excellent.

Once again, Hawaiian Airlines upon checking in for our return flight, told us that we hadn’t paid for our extra comfort seats. This had happened on our incoming flight as well. Hawaiian Airlines had changed our flight and put us in standard seats. I sent them confirmation emails and receipts showing that I had paid for extra comfort seats and they ignored me and refused to accept my proof of payment. I ended up having to pay for our extra comfort seats again. On our return flight, once again, we were told we hadn’t paid for our extra comfort seats, which we had. I argued until a supervisor was summoned and researched further in their system and found that we had paid for them. If I hadn’t insisted, we would’ve been forced to buy our seats again or be assigned a standard seat. This kind of Customer Service is totally unacceptable. I would never use Hawaiian Airlines again if I have a choice.

First meal was decent, but the second ham sandwhich meal was really disappointing. I understand there's a budget constraint, but a ham sandwhich just doesn't cut it to be honest. Also one of the attendents seemed angry at me for something, not sure what I did.

The stewards were too loud and chatty with each other

If the flight from Seattle to Eugene hadn’t been delayed for mechanical reasons we never would have made it. 45 minutes is not enough time to deplane and get clear across a big airport like SeaTac.

This was a smooth ride all the way with plenty of space in main cabin for my 6 foot frame over 5.5 hours. The stewards were pleasant and attentive. We bought the tapas box which proved to adequate for us on this flight. It was pretty hard to find restaurant food to go that is vegan for us in Kona Airport so buying this helped lots.

set room is an issue and I am not obese.

Look at my previous review I just wrote on this survey. It was awful!

My experience from Lihue Airport was the “Flight Experience from Hell!” First, I was pulled aside by the Lihue TSA and searched thoroughly! Not once, but twice I was molested by 5 different TSA agents using some sort of smear cloth testing to see if I had been exposed to something dangerous! I can’t tell you what because they never gave me an explanation by the end of a near delaying incident of boarding my plane. More importantly, I was generously provided an airport wheel chair and personal porter because of my health condition. TSA even took your wheelchair apart! What’s up with that? I’m near 75, caucasian, never been arrested for anything, don’t do drugs or alcohol, and patiently and politely abided to their instructions for a full damn 20 minutes! Awful and humiliating experience especially when two different agents literally groped my testicles and crack of my butt! Then they lost the cap to my inhaler. When I got to my destination, a whole bottle of prescribed pills were emptied because of them not tightening the cap back on! Total BS and unprofessional by the lot of them! The short flight to my connecting flight to the mainland on Maui fortunately was uneventful. However the Hawaiian aircraft to San Jose was one of the worst flights I’ve ever experienced without crashing. I believe it was a 330 Neo. May I ask, why did you put three more rows of seats in the damn plane since I last flew on a Hawaiian aircraft? I had absolutely NO legroom compared to the last time I flew with you. And I’ve done a few Hawaii/mainland trips, even a RT to New Zealand before. Then, the icing on the cake was a couple with a one year old baby that literally cried and screamed for all but 15 minutes of the 5 hour flight to San Jose! Further, I couldn’t move my seat back even a millimeter because a car seat was placed from their window seat to the back of my seat! My Hawaiian flight was a freaking nightmare and fortunately will be flying back to Lihue direct with Alaska!

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

I liked the meatloaf the chicken was awful but the plane was on time and got there and the staff was nice.

Boarding was quick & efficient; they gave boarding groups due priority; staff & air crew were very cordial and helpful, pleasant flight.

As always, Copa Airlines is great to fly on. The flights are always on time, the staff are pleasant and helpful and it's always a wonderful flying experience.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

Very happy with my flight. I would definitely recommend it.

Did upgrade, travel in business it was great (more room I could sleep)

We paid extra with copa for seats near one another The plane was changed and we lost our seats We were all Separated. We have not received a refund for our seats despite emailing and calling.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Having a long layover, I was very appreciative of the ability to stand by for an earlier flight. Other airlines like Delta have refused this to me in the past, just to be mean (because my ticket class wasn't high enough). United went out of their way to help me get to my destination early, which I really appreciated given that it was the third leg of a 24+ hour journey for me.

Other than a way way too cold cabinets for the entire flight, all was great

One bag is incorrect and not acceptable for an international flight. The food was not just good. I won't fly with them again.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

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