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Cheap Flight Deals from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco (KOA-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco.
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Hawaiian Airlines Logo
1:28 pm - 9:38 pmKOA-SFO
5h 10mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 2:19 pmSFO-KOA
10h 09m1 stop
$334Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 17
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:59 am - 9:50 pmKOA-SFO
12h 51m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:21 pmSFO-KOA
13h 21m1 stop
$340Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 17
Delta Logo
9:45 pm - 4:21 pmKOA-SFO
15h 36m2 stops
Delta Logo
10:00 am - 5:44 pmSFO-KOA
10h 44m1 stop
$354Delta
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Tue, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 17
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 11:00 pmKOA-SFO
5h 20mnonstop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 12:24 pmSFO-KOA
7h 54m1 stop
$388Hawaiian Airlines
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Thu, Jul 24 - Wed, Aug 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:00 pmKOA-SFO
12h 00m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 10:23 amSFO-KOA
18h 24m1 stop
$393Alaska Airlines
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Thu, May 22 - Wed, May 28
Delta Logo
9:45 pm - 4:21 pmKOA-SFO
15h 36m2 stops
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 5:44 pmSFO-KOA
14h 59m2 stops
$407Delta
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Tue, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 17
United Airlines Logo
1:40 pm - 9:39 pmKOA-SFO
4h 59mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:05 am - 11:26 amSFO-KOA
5h 21mnonstop
$428United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 6
United Airlines Logo
11:00 pm - 7:11 amKOA-SFO
5h 11mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 7:24 pmSFO-KOA
5h 29mnonstop
$430United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 17
Southwest Logo
9:15 am - 11:45 pmKOA-SFO
11h 30m2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:40 pm - 12:10 pmSFO-KOA
17h 30m2 stops
$509Southwest
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Fri, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 6
Southwest Logo
8:30 pm - 10:10 amKOA-SFO
10h 40m1 stop
Southwest Logo
9:40 pm - 12:10 pmSFO-KOA
17h 30m2 stops
$529Southwest
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Fri, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 6
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Kailua-Kona to San Francisco flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco, 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco is November, where tickets cost $306 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $537 and $501 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,074, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco, 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$170
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco

When to book flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco was $170 for a one-way ticket and $334 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Kailua-Kona and San Francisco?

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    Kailua-Kona and San Francisco are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Kailua-Kona from Kona Intl and will be arriving at San Francisco.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Kailua-Kona to San Francisco flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Kailua-Kona to San Francisco flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Kailua-Kona and San Francisco.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    There are nonstop flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco, Alaska Airlines or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco are Alaska Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $339 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $324 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Kailua-Kona 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    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 Francisco with an airline and back to Kailua-Kona with another airline. Booking your flights between Kailua-Kona and SFO 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

    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 Francisco from Kailua-Kona 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $304 or less one-way and $423 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct from Kona Intl Airport to San Francisco Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Kona Intl to San Francisco

Monday

Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, +2 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +3 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, +5 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +6 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, +2 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +3 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, +5 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +6 more

Friday

Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, +2 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +3 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, +5 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +6 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Avianca, Copa Airlines, +5 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +6 more

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Direct returns

San Francisco to Kona Intl

Monday

Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, +1 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +2 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, +4 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +5 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, +1 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +2 more

Thursday

Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, +4 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +5 more

Friday

Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, +1 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +2 more

Saturday

Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, +4 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +5 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Avianca, Lufthansa, +4 more

Air Canada, Avianca, +5 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco. 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 Kailua-Kona to San Francisco? 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 9968 reviews
7.1Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.1Entertainment
8.2Boarding
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Flight attendant took my carefully folded coat and flung it across the aisle to the bin across the way. Where one of the passengers rescued it for me, because that just wasn’t right!!

8.0 ExcellentJudy, Apr 2025SNA - SFO
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Flight attendant took my carefully folded coat and flung it across the aisle to the bin across the way. Where one of the passengers rescued it for me, because that just wasn’t right!!

the flight was delayed twice and then delayed from taking off.

This was my first trip in years with Alaska. I don’t think I’ll do it again. The planes are old and tired looking. The seats are small with zero legroom. The JFK terminal is one of the worst I’ve been in. On this flight the pilot had to abort the landing and circle the Bay before trying again. I think I’ll stick with the usual suspects …

Changed flight from San Fran to Seattle Then with a Delayed takeoff barely made my connection Waited over an hour for luggage 😜

Alaska no longer allows customers to print boarding passes at the airport. They only use mobile phones for boarding passes. Try getting on an Alaska plane with a dead phone and no boarding pass! Great customer service Alaska!

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

Flight was delayed twice, I was forced to check my bag, and the only offered water or apple juice on the flight

Appreciate efficiency and early arrivals. Missed video on such a long flight (DCA to SFO).

I paid $49 to select my seat---6A a window seat just behind first class. When I started to get on the plane I was told that my seat had been given to someone else and I now had a middle seat. They finally gave me an aisle seat. When I told them I wanted my $49 back, I was told I would need to call alaska and fight with them to get my money back. And when i was on the flight people going by kept hitting me with their bags. I have tried calling alaska twice to talk about a refund but never got thru to the right person!

All 4 members of my family found the seats terribly uncomfortable. 2 of us suffered from back issues the next few days.

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.

I'm was impressed with their service. Everything was great

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

No tv’s. Had to walk 45 minutes to connect to next flight. Couldn’t get dinner as a result. Ended up eating pretzels until I felt sick.

Great plane, seats, and crew. Super smooth experience and delicious coffee

Hawaiin airlines never let me know the alaska airlines confirmation number. it took chat and call with customer service to get that.

Crew was excellent......in flight medical emergency handled very professionally.....

Overall a great experience. The starlink internet was amazing addition.

unexpected $120 charge to sit next to my wife on an isle seat in the economy section. Looks like there pre-assigning us both on the middle seat was intentional - leaving the isle seat next to my wife open at $120 was a ploy to make more money. Not good business.

TV monitor is not working properly. Long flight needs some entertainment but it didn't work. Food snack should be healrhier compare to what we have given.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

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