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Cheap Flight Deals from Honolulu to San Jose (HNL-SJC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Honolulu to San Jose 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Honolulu to San Jose

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Honolulu to San Jose.
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Delta Logo
8:55 pm - 12:53 pmHNL-SJC
12h 58m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:55 pm - 7:50 pmSJC-HNL
8h 55m1 stop
$297Delta
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Tue, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 2
Delta Logo
9:38 pm - 8:19 amHNL-SJC
7h 41m1 stop
Delta Logo
1:55 pm - 7:50 pmSJC-HNL
8h 55m1 stop
$323Delta
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Wed, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 9:40 amHNL-SJC
8h 10m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 9:05 pmSJC-HNL
10h 35m1 stop
$337Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:49 am - 10:36 pmHNL-SJC
9h 47m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 9:05 pmSJC-HNL
10h 35m1 stop
$339Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Oct 2 - Tue, Oct 7
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
11:05 am - 7:20 pmHNL-SJC
5h 15mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:30 amSJC-HNL
5h 30mnonstop
$421Hawaiian Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sun, Oct 5
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 9:08 amHNL-SJC
8h 53m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:25 amSJC-HNL
5h 25mnonstop
$431Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Jul 22 - Tue, Jul 29
Southwest Logo
8:05 am - 8:30 pmHNL-SJC
9h 25m1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:05 am - 4:05 pmSJC-HNL
12h 00m2 stops
$520Southwest
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sun, Oct 5
Southwest Logo
9:10 pm - 1:00 pmHNL-SJC
12h 50m2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:05 am - 4:05 pmSJC-HNL
12h 00m2 stops
$536Southwest
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Fri, Oct 3 - Sun, Oct 5
American Airlines Logo
9:11 pm - 9:18 amHNL-SJC
9h 07m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:18 pmSJC-HNL
13h 18m2 stops
$706American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Tue, Aug 19
American Airlines Logo
7:45 pm - 9:15 amHNL-SJC
10h 30m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:45 pmSJC-HNL
11h 45m1 stop
$869American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 2 - Wed, Jul 16
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Expert advice for your flight from Honolulu to San Jose

 
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Southwest

Enjoy two free checked bags up to 50 pounds each, ideal for family travel.


Download the Southwest app for flight updates and entertainment streaming.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Honolulu to San Jose flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Honolulu to San Jose 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 Jose?

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

When flying from Honolulu to San Jose, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Honolulu, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Honolulu to San Jose, 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 Jose is November, where tickets cost $336 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $576 and $522 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Honolulu to San Jose?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $575 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Honolulu to San Jose?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Honolulu to San Jose, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Honolulu to San Jose, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$139
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Honolulu to San Jose

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Honolulu to San Jose 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 Jose

  • Are there shopping facilities at HNL Airport?

    There are several shops and stores located at Terminal 2 of the airport. You can buy several services that you might require while at the airport. You can get them at an affordable price within the airport. This saves you the stress of looking for a place of purchase.

  • Are there hotels at HNL Airport?

    Yes, several hotels are available around the airport. If you arrive late, you will have a place to have a break before proceeding to your destination. They are usually open from 7 am to 10 pm. This is to enable you to access the service at all times.

  • Does SJC Airport offer services to lactating mothers?

    Yes. There are baby care facilities where mothers can freely and comfortably breastfeed their kids. There is much privacy that ensures your safety and that of your child. This facility is available at Terminal A and B. you can pump milk for your baby on arrival.

  • Are pets allowed at SJC Airport?

    Yes. A pet-relief area at the airport is located at the Pre-security and post-security. You can bring your pet to keep you company on arrival at the airport. This helps you avoid boredom that may result from being lonely. It ensures you exercise as you must walk around with the dog.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Honolulu to San Jose was $139 for a one-way ticket and $297 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Honolulu to San Jose?

    Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Honolulu to San Jose flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Honolulu to San Jose flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Honolulu to San Jose?

    There are nonstop flights from Honolulu to San Jose on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Honolulu to San Jose are Alaska Airlines and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $380 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $452 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Jose.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Jose 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 Jose?

    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 Jose with an airline and back to Honolulu with another airline. Booking your flights between Honolulu and SJC 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 Jose?

    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 Jose from Honolulu up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Honolulu to San Jose

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $224 or less one-way and $525 or less round-trip.
  • Honolulu Airport (HNL) offers business services to arriving travelers. There is a business traveler where you can get facilities such as postal services, fax and computer stations. There is a Central Lobby located at Terminal 1 and it is open from Monday to Friday. Conference rooms where you can hold meetings are available to all business travelers.
  • HNL Airport offers medical services to travelers departing from the airport. There is a medical clinic located at Terminal 2. You will be taken care of any time of the day since the paramedics operate for 24h. The services are affordable. Defibrillators are also available. They are located about every 90 seconds in the airport's public areas.
  • HNL Airport has lounges. You can access the lounge through a membership, single visit pass or pay as you visit. Most of them are located at Terminal 2 of the airport. There are VIP lounges for a specific group of people. The other travelers can use the other lounges available. The service is open to all, regardless of your flight class.
  • San Jose Airport (SJC) offers car rental services to arriving travelers. There is a car rental center located at Terminal B. The car rental agencies available include Dollar, Enterprise, FOX, Hertz and Zipcar. You can book this service online before your day of arrival. This enables you to minimize time wastage.
  • SJC Airport offers ground transportation to arriving travelers. A bus provides you with the service. You can use it to reach your destination. It departs after every 15-30 minutes. This enables you to get the benefits anytime you arrive at the airport. It operates from 5 am to 11:30 pm. This ensures you save on time and resources.

Prefer to fly direct from Honolulu to San Jose?

Find which airlines fly direct from Honolulu Airport to San Jose Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Honolulu to San Jose

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

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Direct returns

San Jose to Honolulu

Monday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Friday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, +2 more

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, +3 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Honolulu to San Jose

 
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8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9987 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.1Food
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Self check in is not indicated well if you approach Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 Parking

8.0 ExcellentJános, Apr 2025HNL - LIH
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Self check in is not indicated well if you approach Terminal 1 from Terminal 2 Parking

1.5 hour delay boarding plus 1+ hour sitting in plane waiting for ground crew to load luggage and freight, made for 3:00AM arrival in Seattle.

The plane was freezing and no blanquets available unless you buy them. My screen was bad so I couldn’t watch any entertainment.

Great service, great options, flight was bumpy so didn't get second beverage service and everything was communicated very clearly and courteously. No notes: everyone did great! Also loved the fun Hawaiian drink options (non-alcoholic).

While the flight itself was pleasant, the process of checking in was difficult. The line was long and our connection time was but two hours. When we finally got to the Hawaiian agent and told him that we were traveling on Alaskan Airlines, he told us we would need to go to a different terminal. I told him that another Hawaiian Airlines agent had directed us to him. I’m looking at our tickets, he noticed that the Alaskan Airlines flight was to be managed by a second party. He ended admonish us for not telling us so Rather than considering that we might’ve been right in the first place.

We had to cancel and we’re treated fairly with 100%refund quickly

Plane left an hour late due to flight staffing problems. Only a 45 min flight, but it took 3 hours as a result, which left a lot of people disgruntled. No excuses. No recompense.

We had TSA pre check and paid to get it! They told us we would not have to do many of the things such as take your shoes off which I had to do! I’m 78 years old with NO criminal record and. they also patted my ankles down, Why? We boarded the plane in an orderly fashion only to sit there while they perform repairs to the lavatory. Why didn’t they do that before we boarded? I also paid extra to have more room because of my age but that was not what I had hoped for. I know you can’t control who sit in what seat but the guy next to me was bigger than average and took up part of my space.

Our flights were delayed by almost three hours, which threw a wrench in my plans.

I was able to upgrade to first class, which was great. Food and drinks were underwhelming compared to other first class flights I have taken.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a hell hole of an airport. It is the new LaGuardia. Everything Cobbled together. Security gates closed. Terri directional signage

I will be flying again Southwest Airlines. Friendly crew, comfortable and affordable.

The plane arrived 25 minutes late, and the Wi-Fi was slower than it usually is.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

Love that as soon as you get on you are seeing and hearing Hawaii. Was glad to hear that they are stressing safety over the pressure to arrive on time.

All in All a great experience. Cost of luggage sucks … first time I ever had to pay for luggage. Otherwise the check in counter was awesome, the gate clerks were great and the Stewards & Esses were the best.

Love Hawaiian you can’t go wrong, still provides you good drinks and little snack at the end

Liked the staff ! Seats a little uncomfortable for a 9 hour flight. Wife ‘s monitor at her seat didn’t work. Food was disappointing. Snacks were good . Choices of movies and music could have been better.

The pre-flight check in process was bad. The app didn't allow check-in online and forced me to check in at the airport. Alaska didn't have self-service kiosks for check in (only bag tagging stations), so I had to wait in line with people who were checking bags just to get my boarding pass.

They cancelled our flight and one after and then crammed everyone on a late flight. Refused to give us a meal voucher because the delay was less than 3 hours. In the end the delay was 4 hours. No reason was ever given for the cancelled flights. Fly Southwest!

There was mention of a complimentary magazine but none were in the seat pockets. The flight is short so understandable not having food or a snack.

Flight delayed. Then left much later than new time. 88 year old dad waiting at Kona airport for ages.

Hawaiian was amazing. no more bookinks with third party companies (Kayak)

The flight from HON to Hilo caused a few problems, but we were helped by the checking agent at Hawaiian Airlines with tech assistance. My wife & I are in our 70's and not QR code savvy. But we are learning.

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