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Best The Big Island Flight Deals from San Francisco

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Konanonstop$330
Hilo
Hilo1 stop$511
Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Konanonstop$330
Hilo
Hilo1 stop$511

Cheap Flight Deals from San Francisco to The Big Island (SFO-zzFUI)

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

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from San Francisco to The Big Island.
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Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:27 amSFO-KOA
5h 27mnonstop
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1:28 pm - 9:38 pmKOA-SFO
5h 10mnonstop
$330Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 30
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 12:24 pmSFO-KOA
7h 54m1 stop
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1:28 pm - 9:38 pmKOA-SFO
5h 10mnonstop
$335Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 16
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 5:38 pmSFO-KOA
14h 33m1 stop
Delta Logo
9:45 pm - 12:44 pmKOA-SFO
11h 59m1 stop
$349Delta
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Sun, Aug 17 - Fri, Aug 22
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 5:38 pmSFO-KOA
14h 33m1 stop
Delta Logo
9:45 pm - 4:19 pmKOA-SFO
15h 34m2 stops
$354Delta
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Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
United Airlines Logo
5:05 pm - 7:34 pmSFO-KOA
5h 29mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:00 pm - 7:11 amKOA-SFO
5h 11mnonstop
$360United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:46 amSFO-KOA
8h 46m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:00 pm - 7:11 amKOA-SFO
5h 11mnonstop
$370United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 2:33 pmSFO-KOA
10h 03m1 stop
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8:10 am - 6:31 pmKOA-SFO
7h 21m1 stop
$379Hawaiian Airlines
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Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 16
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 2:19 pmSFO-KOA
10h 09m1 stop
Hawaiian Airlines Logo
7:13 pm - 5:25 amKOA-SFO
7h 12m1 stop
$383Hawaiian Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 8
American Airlines Logo
6:19 am - 12:17 pmSFO-KOA
8h 58m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:10 pm - 9:35 amKOA-SFO
9h 25m1 stop
$417American Airlines
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Mon, May 19 - Wed, May 28
American Airlines Logo
5:50 am - 2:08 pmSFO-KOA
11h 18m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:40 pm - 9:44 amKOA-SFO
9h 04m1 stop
$450American Airlines
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Mon, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 19
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to The Big Island flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to The Big Island flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from San Francisco to The Big Island.

The cheapest ticket to The Big Island from San Francisco found in the last 72 hours was to Kailua-Kona, at $285 round-trip. The most popular route is from San Francisco (SFO) to Kailua-Kona (KOA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $285.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Francisco to The Big Island?

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 $1,231, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to The Big Island?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to The Big Island, 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 The Big Island is September, when tickets cost $354 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $697 and $560 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Francisco to The Big Island?

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to The Big Island?

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 The Big Island, 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 The Big Island, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonJanuary
High seasonJune
Cheapest flight$165
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Kailua-Kona

FAQs - booking The Big Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco to The Big Island?

    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 The Big Island.

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

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

    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 San Francisco to The Big Island 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 San Francisco to The Big Island?

    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 San Francisco to The Big Island up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to The Big Island?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to The Big Island is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $350 on average. Morning departures are around 6% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to The Big Island is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $503.

Top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to The Big Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco to The Big Island. 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.
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9968 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.1Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
7.1Food
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No non-alcoholic drinks available except water and small apple juice cans.

8.0 ExcellentJohn, Apr 2025SFO - LAS
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No non-alcoholic drinks available except water and small apple juice cans.

The flight was delayed over two and a half hours thus causing me to miss my best friend’s funeral. All because the flight crew had to get more rest. That was the reason stated. I understand however very unfortunate. Glad everyone is well rested and resting in peace.

All good except both the outbound and return flights were delayed about 1 1/2 hrs.

Not great. My flight was canceled due to a mechanical problem and I could not get rebooked for the same day. I needed to get to my destination yesterday, not today. I was able to book with another airline but it was a layover and ultimately a 1 hour flight took me 12 hours. Normally I like Alaska much more than Southwest, but Southwest came through with a not terrible price for same day.

The plane was late arriving. The Alaska people did a great job of turning it around quickly and getting us off. We took off about 35 minutes after it reached the gate.

I liked the flight attendant named Tyler. He was charismatic and genuine. I like the pilot in my second flight, he was considerate to everyone’s feelings. I liked the people I sat beside. I like the plane size. I like Alaska airlines

Flight delay was inconvenient and exhausting getting in at 1 am. However the crew and lounge was very comfortable.

No complaints. Great service. A first class entry lane at boarding wouldn’t hurt.

I appreciate the priority for safety. I did not enjoy how the delays were handled.

Awful . Extra charge on my bags even after it was confirmed it wasn’t overweight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Thank you for not flipping the plane on the run way. You guys get a 5 star rating for the flight!!!

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

New boarding doesn't make sense. Filling front first is slow.

Delta flight was great from the check in all the way to arrival. However, I had a very bad experience. I requested a wheelchair and the wheelchair employee that went to pick me up from the plane in Boston to bring me to the baggage claims told me I have to pay him. I was under the impression that it was a free service and I usually give tips but the person forced me to pay and since I said no because I was upset with his demand when my daughter walked in to pick me up he demanded payment from my daughter who paid him thinking maybe now it is a charged service.

Horrible. Grateful to be alive but spent 13 hours at airport only to return back to my familys house and flight changed to next day. They tried to fix a part on plane, had no back up plane and after 10 hours , reattempted the flight and it STILL wasn't fixed. We got a meal voucher and rescheduled flight but there should be some other compensation for the 15 hours spent in airport

My seat was changed at the last minute and I was moved to the last row, right next to the bathroom despite selecting my seat well in advance. I was also made to check my carry on due to space but when I got on the plane there was significant empty overhead space. Picking up my carry on from the luggage carousel added time to my trip which had already been extended due to delay.

The departure gate was changed from C1 to B18 but it was never announced at the C1 gate nor did I receive any email or text message or phone call about the gate change. I was in a window seat. In the other two seats next to me were Mr. Rotund and Ms. Rotunda, a youngish couple. Just the two of them should have booked three seats. I was smashed up against the wall and window for five hours. Overall, I'd say my flight sucked. Wouldn't you?

We moved from the international terminal to a new location. I think there are still some bugs to work out . We didn’t receive check in notification and had to scramble to find it but i think it will work out

Not so good. The takeoff was aborted after reaching 100 knots due to a problem with the front tires. I do commend the pilot for a quick decision and preventing a potential disaster. We returned to the gate to put fresh tires on the front. Our flight was delayed for over 3 hours. The rest of the flight was okay. We were reimbursed by Hawaiian Airlines for only $50. Not too generous

Arrived at the gate with no seats assigned. Was told by gate agent the flight was full and we would not be on it. I asked the gate agent how could I be sold tickets when the flight was full. She replied, “Thats just how they do it.” I was able to get seats once I arrived at the gate. The flight itself was great. I’ll never purchase tickets without seat assignments from kayak or anyone again. Shame on kayak or Hawaiian airlines or all of you.

A cold sandwich would be much better than the warm gummy croissant.

The flight is supposed to be Hawaiian, but it's operated by Alaska. As such, I could not find my reservation on Hawaiian nor Alaska website. I could not check in on line. At the airports, even the kiosk could not find my reservation. I needed to wait in a long line to check in even though I have no bag to check. Good thing I got to the airport early enough.

The temperature on the plane was too cold and the food was not very good. Everything else was good.

Every customer service agent we came in contact with was rude, tired, overworked and indifferent

Hawaiian airlines canceled my flight the night before my a due to weather. This is fine, I know this happens. In the email alerting me to the cancellation they said they would reach out to reschedule. I got this email at dinner time the night before the trip. I didn’t hear back so I called and was on hold for hours, I tried their texting questions option and never heard back. I tried to chat with a representative online, the website says you can chat and have questions answered but there is no link to a chat option anywhere on the site. After hours trying to get someone to communicate with me about the details of the cancellation and my rescheduling options I have up, got the flight refunded and booked a much more expensive last minute flight. Nonexistent customer service, I’ll never fly Hawaiian again.

Friendly & on Time .Need to make sure the Hana Hou magazine is in front of each seat

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Pilot Erika DeLong made us feel safe and at ease in a frankly scary time to be flying. Her warm smile and greeting and excellent command of the aircraft in foggy bumpy weather helped us all to calm our nerves and get us home safely.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

For an 8.5 hour flight the service on board lacked a bit. Service start was slow, the food was worse than usual and they skipped the snack they were supposed to deliver before landing.

Wish movie and music choices changed more often. Mostly same from a month or two ago when I last flew.

It was good. Just that the seats could not be reclined. The people behind were not ready to let the chairs be reclined

Checkin was painful and slow! Lady didn’t seem to know what was going on and couldn’t explain the delay. Seemed ahe couldnt see the computer scree and we couldn’t hear her talk through her mask.

Plane left & arrived early- 5 Crew great. Wi fi - paid for 2, only 1 worked - so so. Waste of $. Coolie was good

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

British Airways staff are very polite and willing to help.

The plane was late and then sat on the runway for almost 45 minutes before taking off.

We kept being told that the flight was full and that all overhead compartments were full and therefore had to check in our hand luggage. We were some of the last people to board and noticed that there was still sufficient space in the overhead compartments. We were obliged to check in hand luggage when there was space and so had to wait at luggage retrieval which took a while to then noticed damage to our luggage - not a great experience!

This was an overnight flight. There was no meal service in first class, just a simple snack basket was offered along with beverages. There should have been some type of continental breakfast prior to arrival in PHL. As an Executive Platinum American Airlines Advantage member, I received no name recognition from the first class flight attendant. When disembarking at PHL, the flight attendants were more interested in their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as they disembarked.

The flight was quick and to the point. The crew just did their job w/o excessive talking and everything was just perfect.

Awkward carry on process. Forced to check all carry on. No overhead space of worthiness. Left delayed, but made up the time. Crew was amicable.

Amazingly comfy flight - I had upgraded for a reasonable price and it was worth it. The food also was good.

Had to wait on pilot and crew to depart and had to wait to arrive at the gate because they only had 2 crews working. Delays, delays....Planes just keep getting smaller and tighter and they nickle and dime for everything. When will an airline actually wake up and make flying more enjoyable?

Angela was the best fa ever. She made that 8 hour flight a breeze

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