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$149 Find Cheap Flights from Kailua-Kona to San Jose

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Cheap Flights from Kailua-Kona to San Jose (KOA-SJC)

 
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 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Kailua-Kona to San Jose

Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:24 am - 9:20 pmKOA-SJC
6h 56m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:27 amSJC-KOA
5h 27mnonstop
$303Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
11:24 am - 9:20 pmKOA-SJC
6h 56m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:37 am - 2:19 pmSJC-KOA
10h 42m1 stop
$313Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:28 pm - 9:35 pmKOA-SJC
5h 07mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:27 amSJC-KOA
5h 27mnonstop
$328Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 24
Delta Logo
9:47 pm - 7:13 pmKOA-SJC
18h 26m2 stops
Delta Logo
7:20 am - 5:44 pmSJC-KOA
13h 24m1 stop
$373Delta
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Fri, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 6
Delta Logo
9:47 pm - 10:55 amKOA-SJC
10h 08m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:23 am - 5:34 pmSJC-KOA
13h 11m1 stop
$377Delta
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Fri, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 24
Southwest Logo
9:15 am - 10:35 pmKOA-SJC
10h 20m2 stops
Southwest Logo
10:15 am - 6:10 pmSJC-KOA
10h 55m1 stop
$410Southwest
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Fri, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 24
Southwest Logo
9:15 am - 10:35 pmKOA-SJC
10h 20m2 stops
Southwest Logo
8:20 pm - 12:10 pmSJC-KOA
18h 50m2 stops
$425Southwest
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Thu, Jul 24 - Tue, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
9:45 pm - 9:10 amKOA-SJC
8h 25m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:41 pmSJC-KOA
14h 41m2 stops
$883American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 24 - Tue, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
7:13 pm - 9:10 amKOA-SJC
10h 57m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:41 pmSJC-KOA
14h 41m2 stops
$1,098American Airlines
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Fri, Jul 4 - Wed, Jul 9
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 7:05 pmKOA-SJC
7h 55m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
3:24 pm - 10:04 pmSJC-KOA
9h 40m1 stop
$1,548Hawaiian Airlines
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Expert advice for your flight from Kailua-Kona to San Jose

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airports
KOA

Prepare for USDA checkpoints at KOA. Checked bags are screened post check-in, and carry-ons inspected at security. Factor this into your travel plans.

Read more about KOAby Blane Bachelor
SJC

For cost-effective travel from SJC to San Francisco, consider Caltrain from Santa Clara station. It's timely and comfortable, especially during rush hour.

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Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor

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Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specializing in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favorite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history. She will always choose the window seat.

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Bill Fink

Bill Fink

Expert on SJC

Bill Fink

Bill Fink

Bill is an award-winning travel writer with extensive credits covering airlines and the aviation industry for publications including AARP, AFAR, The Points Guy and Yahoo. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bill has traveled to more than 75 countries - and been late for his flight in most of them. He once achieved top-level frequent flier status for all of American, Delta and United Airlines during a single year.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Kailua-Kona to San Jose flights

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

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

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

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

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 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 Kailua-Kona to San Jose is November, where tickets cost $286 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $547 and $496 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Kailua-Kona 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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $467 on average.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$149
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 31% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Kailua-Kona to San Jose

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kailua-Kona 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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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 Jose

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kailua-Kona to San Jose was $149 for a one-way ticket and $303 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Kailua-Kona 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 airports will I be using when flying from Kailua-Kona to San Jose?

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

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

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

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

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

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Kailua-Kona and San Jose.

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

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Kailua-Kona to San Jose on on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kailua-Kona to San Jose are Alaska Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $351 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 $329 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Jose 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 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 Kailua-Kona with another airline. Booking your flights between Kailua-Kona 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 Kailua-Kona 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 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 Jose

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $274 or less one-way.

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

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

Direct departures

Kona Intl to San Jose

Monday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

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Direct returns

San Jose to Kona Intl

Monday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, +1 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Kailua-Kona to San Jose

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kailua-Kona to San Jose. 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 Jose? 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 10000 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
8.5Crew
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Horrible! No blanket or pillow available! We had bulkhead seats but the seats were worn out and no cushion old. No meal or even a sandwich for our 5 hour flight just a little bag of pretzels. Crabby attendant female with long brown hair. We will not book Alaska Airlines again

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Jun 2025KOA - SAN
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Horrible! No blanket or pillow available! We had bulkhead seats but the seats were worn out and no cushion old. No meal or even a sandwich for our 5 hour flight just a little bag of pretzels. Crabby attendant female with long brown hair. We will not book Alaska Airlines again

On time, smooth take off and landing, efficient boarding. Gate staff excellent, stewardess grumpy, but civil enough.

No WiFi available. It was too late to order food also. Guy next to me was huge (not fat) so had his shoulder & thigh next to me the whole way. Plane was delayed leaving PDX due to 8 other planes waiting. Not my best Alaska airlines flight.

I do wish the the actual airplane I flew on was bigger. But, I made it work.

Terrible check in experience, and they ended up losing our bag.

Our big luggage never made it to Boston. Very crucial to get it ASAP as heart medication is in there.

While it was delayed, once we were in the air, it was smooth. The flight attendents and pilot were friendly and did their best to accommodate us.

One of the worst check-in experiences ever. Apparently, we were overweight and had to completely repack. They tried to charge us an extra $35 per bag on top of the standard checked baggage fee we had already paid in advance. Surprisingly, we managed to fit everything into our carry-ons and stayed under their precious 50-pound limit. (By the way, 23 kg is actually 50.7 lbs, so we couldn’t even go slightly over 50 according to the very unfriendly agent.)

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

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

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

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.

I DID NOT GO TO HAWAII ON HAWAIIAN AIRLINES. YOU DID NOT INFORM ME THAT BY CHOOSING BASIC ECONOMY, I MIGHT BE REQUIRED TO FLY STANDBY. I AM ELDERLY AS WAS MY COMPANION WHO IS ALSO SEVERELY DISABLED AND THERE WOULD BE NO WAY WE COULD TRAVEL ON STANDBY. THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE BASIC ECONOMY SEATS HAD BEEN SELECTED BY OTHER PASSENGERS AND WE HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $942 TO GET A SECURED SEAT ON THE PLAN AND, IN SPITE OF THE ADDITIONAL COST, WE WERE NOT ALLOW US TO AMEND OUR TRAVEL PLANS TO EXTEND OUR VACATION. ULTIMATELY, THE FLIGHT WAS DELAYED. WE WERE OFFERED A REFUND IF WE CANCELED OUR TRIP ALTOGETHER WHICH WE DID. IT IS YOUR DUTY TO INFORM YOUR CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS THEY MAY FACE, AND YOU DID NOT DO SO. I WILL NOT UTILIZE YOUR SERVICES EVER AGAIN.

Half of my family members didn’t make it because they involuntary bumped off . And their seats where given away

Hawaiian and Alaska are at opposite ends of the Seattle airport. Apparently, during this time of transition through their merger, only people flying to Hawaii should go to the Hawaiian desk. So, I had to carry my luggage the entire length of the airport. Alaska's desks were sort of a temporary set up behind a wall, and even after all this, they (Alaska) had a great deal of difficulty confirming that I was on the flight, or that I had paid my checked bag fee. Now, they did try to compensate for all this confusion. There was an impressive number of agents, actively engaging and working with customers - not just standing behind the counter, but going out to them with pads in hand. It took some time, but I was squared away, and was apparently upgraded to a business class seat with lots of legroom (much appreciated). I was told this transition would last till August.

Really enjoyed their food treats, staff was friendly and they kept our seats together, check in was excellent, boarding passes uploaded to my wallet! I would definitely recommend Hawaiian airlines to friends and family! 🌺

Great service, fast internet, got a lot of work done during the flight.

Cheap food no options for vegans, no entertainment, no snacks. Too much advertisement about their credit card. Next flight will be Delta Airlines.

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.

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.

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