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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Hilo (SFO-ITO)

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

Tue, Dec 2 - Mon, Dec 8
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7:24 am - 5:39 pmSFO-ITO
12h 15m1 stop
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8:40 am - 6:50 pmITO-SFO
8h 10m1 stop
$288Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Dec 2 - Mon, Dec 8
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9:00 am - 10:36 pmSFO-ITO
15h 36m2 stops
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8:40 am - 6:50 pmITO-SFO
8h 10m1 stop
$298Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Dec 2 - Mon, Dec 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 10:36 pmSFO-ITO
15h 36m2 stops
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6:44 pm - 8:59 amITO-SFO
12h 15m2 stops
$308Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Thu, Nov 13
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7:52 am - 6:00 pmSFO-ITO
12h 08m1 stop
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9:00 pm - 6:17 amITO-SFO
7h 17m1 stop
$432Hawaiian Airlines
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Mon, Oct 27 - Sat, Nov 1
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:24 am - 4:56 pmSFO-ITO
11h 32m1 stop
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8:55 am - 6:44 pmITO-SFO
6h 49m1 stop
$462Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Oct 21 - Tue, Oct 28
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 5:44 pmSFO-ITO
12h 09m1 stop
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8:55 am - 6:44 pmITO-SFO
6h 49m1 stop
$481Hawaiian Airlines
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Mon, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 3
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
8:24 am - 1:16 pmSFO-ITO
7h 52m1 stop
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7:45 am - 7:22 pmITO-SFO
9h 37m1 stop
$482Hawaiian Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Thu, Oct 23
United Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 8:06 amSFO-ITO
16h 14m1 stop
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6:00 am - 9:08 pmITO-SFO
12h 08m1 stop
$498United Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Thu, Oct 23
United Airlines Logo
6:52 pm - 8:06 amSFO-ITO
16h 14m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 6:34 amITO-SFO
18h 59m1 stop
$499United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 9
United Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 5:39 pmSFO-ITO
26h 14m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 6:34 amITO-SFO
18h 59m1 stop
$500United Airlines
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Everything you should know

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Alaska Airlines
Cheapest • from $288 (round-trip)
Alaska Airlines
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to book
2 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 2% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
September
Cheapest • 30% price drop
March
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$288
Overall average: $715
Alaska Airlines
Tue 12/2Mon 12/8
SFO - ITO • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$144
Typical prices: $263-339
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Thu 11/13
SFO - ITO • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Hilo flights

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Hilo?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Hilo, 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 San Francisco to Hilo is September, where tickets cost $409 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $749 and $715 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to Hilo?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to Hilo, 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 San Francisco to Hilo, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 2% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$144
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 27% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Francisco to Hilo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Hilo 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 San Francisco to Hilo

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Hilo?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Hilo was $144 for a one-way ticket and $288 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Francisco and Hilo?

    A passport is not required to fly from San Francisco to Hilo.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from San Francisco to Hilo?

    When flying out of San Francisco you will be using San Francisco. You will be landing at Hilo, also known as Hilo Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Hilo?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Hilo?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Francisco to Hilo, Alaska Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Francisco to Hilo are Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. With an average price for the route of $615 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Hawaiian Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $602 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to Hilo?

    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 San Francisco to Hilo.

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

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

    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 Hilo with an airline and back to San Francisco with another airline. Booking your flights between San Francisco and ITO 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 San Francisco to Hilo?

    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 Hilo from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Hilo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to Hilo. 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 San Francisco to Hilo? 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
8.5Crew
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7.8Comfort
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
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Flight attendant was awful, I felt second hand embarrassment with every one of her interactions with people onboard. She was so incredibly rude every chance she got

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Sep 2025SFO - PAE
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Flight attendant was awful, I felt second hand embarrassment with every one of her interactions with people onboard. She was so incredibly rude every chance she got

Great flight - efficient and cheerful team on board, at SFO gate. Also, PAE (Paine Field, Everett, WA) is a great little airport to fly out or in to!

I was sitting towards back of plane and the flight attendants I thought spoke unusually loud for an evening flight. They chatted and chatted all night long and it seemed odd to me that they didn’t try to lower their voices. It is annoying as a passenger to hear all their conversations.

Had to pay $8 for internet wasnt cool, no tv’s, had to use phone to watch movies, no food choices seemed available unless u ordered in advance maybe I'm wrong about that but seemed that way, no snacks were served. Seemed a very bare bones flight. But it was on time and safe so that was good

We were singled out, greeted and helped with check-in at the busy airport. They offered to take our bags there and gave no fuss when we said they were carry-on. With United just last week I had to put up a fight just to get onto the flight with my one authorized carry-on.

boarding was late worst was going back LAX to SFO delayed not once ? but TWICE😡I was at the airport practically almost 5 hours of previous time , very inconvenient! i would have spend longer time with family , I was wanting to avoid TSA line? but it just got me to spend unwanted time @ d airport

Plane boarded and left on time or very close to the stated departure. Arrived on time. Staff was subdued. Could not hear the flight attendant too well. No announcement from the pilot which is always nice. Biggest complaint absolutely no little snacks! But the important thing is we left and arrived on time and we survived.

Crew was not happy to be there and neither was I 😭 well at least the lady that helped me.. I was stuck in the middle seat between two men. Totally my fault since I didn’t pay a fee to select my seat though. I recommend paying the fee even if you’re in a budget. It’s better than being placed aaaaallllllll the way in the back next to the smelly bathrooms. The seats didn’t recline either!! It was a red eye flight so I got no sleep whatsoever. Ordered a coffee and it tasted like…. Let’s just say it was horrible. I had to to return it to the same crew lady and she looked at me like this girl…. Sorry but I was not going to drink that- please take it back!! Oh and lastly, my luggage was completely broken and damaged. All wheels were missing by the time my luggage came around in the luggage cart. Lmao. Overall poor experience to say the least. Tickets were cheap though😂😂😂

Delayed flight both ways. Then, on the return flight, we were stuck on the tarmac for at least 30+ minutes. Idk what happened, but this was a bad experience.

Great flight, no bumps to speak of, pleasant crew, good inflight entertainment choices

What an amazing flight. I haven’t experienced this level of service in a flight in years. This will be the only way to fly to Hawaii for me in the future.

Kayak sold me a ticket after check in time. Could not check in. Could not get on flight.

I could not believe that on a 5 hour plus flight we were not given a complimentary meal . That should be illegal. Or it would be nice to be informed beforehand that a complimentary meal would not be provided. The wording in the email I got about pre ordering food was phrased in a way that made the food seem like it would be free. Very misleading! Also during boarding we were informed there would be empty seats we could move to if we wanted, all we had to do was wait for an announcement, however an announcement was never made. Then when we tried to change seats ourselves we were singled out over the loud speaker and told we could not move without asking. Then the flight was about to take off , so we didn’t have time to ask . Then we were told we could not move to the exit row because you had to pay for those seats, but we were not told where we could move. Also no one was in the exit rows so , if something happened no one would be there to assist the passengers. Also people should be allowed to move there if the airline wasn’t able to sell them. One passenger asked if he could pay for the upgrade and the flight attendant said she did not have the capability to charge for the seat on her mobile device, so the airline ended up losing possible income anyways . So why not let people move there during flight if you have no way to charge them? Then the landing was bumpy and awful and many passengers complained out loud when we landed .

The flight was great! The flight attendants were friendly and attentive. I would definitely fly Hawaiian Aurlines again!

You have to buy the ear buds and they only offers little cup of water twice.

The flight was supposed to leave at 7:30pm, but departed 10:50pm. They kept moving departure time out every half hour. It was a 45 minute flight from n Sunday night with great weather.

Flight got delayed and it was very inconvenient . Had to come with another carrier. Had to spend one more night in San Francisco.

The worst flight experience I've ever had. Our flight was delayed 14 whole hours because the flight crew never showed up. We had to wait in a two hour line to get our new boarding passes, we were told we had no other option but to fly at 10pm (we didn't depart until 11:45pm). Everyone had to contact their hotels and car rental places, workplaces, etc. since we lost an entire day's worth of travel. The crew showed up at 10:15, which was past the time we were supposed to board. They were laughing and being completely smug when they boarded, and they took another hour to board us onto our flight. The flight crew never came to check in on us, we were quickly given one drink and sandwich and they turned off the lights and were negligent the rest of the trip. My mom asked three attendants for a seat belt extender, they never brought one. I was dehydrated and never received another drink. They were very rude and unfriendly, we had been up since 4am the morning of our flight and didn't land in our destination until 2am the next day (5am local time). This was unacceptable service and treatment, these flights are not cheap and we were inconvenienced out of an entire day of travel. This was 100% avoidable and was the fault of Hawaiian Airlines, and their crews inability to show up to work on time.

Loved the leg room, usb charging, outlet, food, staff. The seats were very uncomfortable for some reason and made my buttocks ache and would have liked to be seated together from the time of purchasing tickets without having to pay extra.

Usually we have a pleasant trip on HA. Not this time! All stewards were unpleasant, rude, rushed, condescending. First step onto the plane, WE greeted the crew with an “Hello!”. They greeted us with a terse smile then ignored us. Not a good start. Even over the PA announcements, they were rushed and unpleasant. One Stewart even berated a passenger in front of us when all they asked is if the purchase cart had vodka to purchase. The steward said “LIKE WE SAID OVER THE PA, THIS ONLY HAS FOOD OR BEVERAGE!” Vodka is a beverage! It was a legitimate question. Not sure why she treated the passenger this way. Taking trash was even unpleasant, No “Thank you” or at least a smile. I work in CS. I know good CS can make or break your trip. There was absolutely no “aloha” on this trip. All clearly did not want to be on this plane and felt strongly that they did not want to provide a premium service to their clients. This might be our last HA and cancellation of my HA-MC if we are treated the same way going home. We are typically treated with kindness and warmth in the past with HA. This trip was unacceptable.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

From the first moment you interact with United Airlines, you can expect nothing less but extreme frustration. The baggage handler at the bag drop seems completely unbothered by the presence of customers waiting in line. No help was extended to load the baggage whatsoever. And if any of your bags is overweight by 0.01 pound they will make you re-distribute everything in your suitcase just to play power trip. When it was time to board no help was extended to customers to locate their seats. Moreover. It was a chaotic mess at the gate when it was unclear who should board first and everyone just bunched up, trying to get on the plane. I am sure the crew was doing their best to perform their jobs while being paid their wages however it shouldn’t be that hard to smile once or twice when you’re in the business if serving customers. It is a shame for the United States of America to have a flagship carrier of such low caliber. Our flight was also delayed by about an hour and a half due to further delays prior to our inbound flight. Being someone who has travelled for both business and leisure in Asia, Europe, and South America I have never experienced such poor quality of service.

The pilots were late and it made us 1 hour late. The meat was tough and bok choy was also tough.

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

The best airline I have ever travel , really good customer service, attention and service !!

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

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