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Cheap Flights from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$311
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$337
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$311
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$337
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

What is the cheapest Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Lihue found in the last 5 days was to San Francisco, at $205 round-trip. The most popular route is from Lihue (LIH) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $205.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $312 on average. Morning departures are around 68% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $566.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area?

No, with an average price for the route of $482, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area?

The cheapest month for flights from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area is May, when tickets cost $319 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $576 and $503 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area?

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to San Francisco Bay Area on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

Good to know

Low season

June
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.

Flights from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area 
TomFlew with Alaska Airlines-Jun 2026
It’s a mess checking in through TSA. Lots of travelers but only 2 machines open to get through. The same goes for car rentals. Lots of renters but only a few desk workers. Plan to arrive early by about 2.5 to 3 hours early in Lihue
SusanFlew with Hawaiian Airlines-Aug 2024
That they willlet you check your carry ons the gate sometimes
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian Airlines-May 2024
Bring some food and be prepared for seat changes.

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area 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 Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco Bay Area

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Lihue to the following destinations at these prices or less: Oakland $242 one-way - $404 round-trip; San Francisco $306 one-way - $312 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Lihue to San Francisco Bay Area? 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.
7.9
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12986 reviews
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

Delayed flight caused us to abandon bags in hnl or miss our United flight home. Awful

2.0 MediocreStephen, Aug 2026
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Delayed flight caused us to abandon bags in hnl or miss our United flight home. Awful

Part of the first class package is luggage. We checked our luggage in easily but our luggage should be one of the first bags off when we land. On both flights this was not the case. The lounge in Kauai is awful. Food and drinks were excellent on the flight. Service was attentive. On the flight over we arrived 45 minutes early. Like last time the same thing happened in a previous flight. The problem both times was waiting in the plane for 30 minutes so that a spot to unload could open.

Flew first class. No headrest screens on either flight and the one flight had no foot rests either.

Good flight overall. Lots of bumps during flight but pilot kept searching for smooth air

I wasn’t aware that we needed to supply our own screens for entertainment

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.

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!

I needed more space to sleep on an overnight flight.

Express the need to arrive at the airport more than 2 hours ahead of BOARDING TIME due to super slow security lines at the Lihue airport. 4 ppl in a party of 9 nearly missed the boarding.

Flight was late but crew was very efficient and friendly.

Job well done, being treated for good and helping a lot . thanks you so much till will meet against.

My flight from Honolulu (UA 1221) was on a very old 757, no video monitors anywhere. If you wanted to watch a movie, you needed to do so using the United app on one’s phone. WiFi was $8 for Mileage Plus members; I demurred, choosing to spend my time reading a novel using the Kindle app on my Samsung S26. The meal was okay … Breakfast on any domestic airline is so-so as a rule and this one was no exception. The best part of the meal was the fruit plate and the warm croissant. The highlight: The flight left on time and arrived early.

Excellent flight. On time. Great staff. Clean and crisp cabin.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Horrible service no Wi-Fi connection on both leg of the flight and they are refusing to fix bad service

As great a red-eye flight as red-eye flights can be.

Everything was on time Will use united again for sure

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Flying First Class, the food could have been much better. The seat wasn’t very comfortable.

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