SJO - HNL

$472 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Honolulu

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San José to Honolulu departing on 4/15. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San José to Honolulu, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$562
Typical prices: $634-$920
Alaska Airlines
Sat 1/24Sat 1/31
SJO - HNL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$472
Typical prices: $489-$668
United Airlines
Wed 4/15
SJO - HNL • 1 stop
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Alaska Airlines
Cheapest • from $562 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 8.0 score
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October
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Cheap Flights from San José to Honolulu (SJO-HNL)

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

Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
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1:16 am - 2:13 pmSJO-HNL
16h 57m1 stop
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9:38 pm - 11:59 pmHNL-SJO
22h 21m1 stop
$562Alaska Airlines
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Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
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1:16 am - 3:31 pmSJO-HNL
18h 15m2 stops
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11:59 pm - 11:59 pmHNL-SJO
20h 00m2 stops
$565Alaska Airlines
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Sun, Jan 25 - Sat, Jan 31
Copa Airlines Logo
5:56 pm - 9:08 pmSJO-HNL
31h 12m2 stops
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12:45 pm - 4:48 pmHNL-SJO
24h 03m2 stops
$568Copa Airlines
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Tue, Apr 21 - Sun, Apr 26
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 7:25 pmSJO-HNL
14h 40m1 stop
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7:40 pm - 7:37 pmHNL-SJO
19h 57m1 stop
$575United Airlines
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Sat, Feb 7 - Mon, Feb 9
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7:30 am - 9:24 pmSJO-HNL
17h 54m1 stop
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8:30 pm - 1:15 pmHNL-SJO
12h 45m1 stop
$584United Airlines
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Mon, Apr 20 - Tue, Apr 28
United Airlines Logo
11:13 am - 11:54 amSJO-HNL
28h 41m2 stops
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1:00 pm - 12:21 pmHNL-SJO
19h 21m2 stops
$587United Airlines
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Sat, Feb 7 - Mon, Feb 9
United Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 9:08 pmSJO-HNL
18h 28m1 stop
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8:00 am - 1:15 pmHNL-SJO
25h 15m2 stops
$589United Airlines
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Mon, Apr 27 - Sun, May 3
Copa Airlines Logo
5:56 pm - 7:49 pmSJO-HNL
29h 53m2 stops
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1:00 pm - 7:02 pmHNL-SJO
26h 02m2 stops
$593Copa Airlines
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Fri, May 15 - Fri, May 22
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 7:40 pmSJO-HNL
34h 10m2 stops
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9:40 pm - 5:30 amHNL-SJO
27h 50m1 stop
$598United Airlines
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Fri, Jan 23 - Sat, Jan 31
Alaska Airlines Logo
1:16 am - 8:51 pmSJO-HNL
23h 35m1 stop
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9:38 pm - 11:59 pmHNL-SJO
22h 21m1 stop
$601Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Honolulu flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from San José to Honolulu?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San José to Honolulu departing in January.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San José to Honolulu?

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

When flying from San José to Honolulu, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San José, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Honolulu?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Honolulu, 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 José to Honolulu is October, where tickets cost $676 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,133 and $1,057 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José to Honolulu?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San José to Honolulu, 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 José to Honolulu, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$472
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 18% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
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When to book flights from San José to Honolulu

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San José to Honolulu 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 José to Honolulu

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to Honolulu?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Honolulu was $472 for a one-way ticket and $562 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San José and Honolulu?

    A passport is required to fly from San José to Honolulu.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San José to Honolulu?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to Honolulu?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to Honolulu, Alaska Airlines or Copa Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to Honolulu are Alaska Airlines and Copa Airlines. With an average price for the route of $846 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Copa Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $907 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San José to Honolulu?

    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 José to Honolulu.

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

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

    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 Honolulu with an airline and back to San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José and HNL 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 José to Honolulu?

    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 Honolulu from San José 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 José to Honolulu

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José to Honolulu. 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 José to Honolulu? 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 11313 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
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Good. Flight was good. Crew was good. Wish they offered coffee refills. Wish I didn’t have to pay for headphones. Otherwise good for a commercial flight.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025PHX - HNL
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Good. Flight was good. Crew was good. Wish they offered coffee refills. Wish I didn’t have to pay for headphones. Otherwise good for a commercial flight.

Should have been forthcoming for reason for delay. Should have been able to check in for seat I'd like.

It was fine. It was a 30 minute flight so there was water or fruit juice and no food. Which was totally fine. The check in, gate and flight crew were all excellent.

I didn’t order food so can’t really say how it was. Overall, it was a great experience.

It was a pleasant experience. Considering we paid over $3000 for first class there really wasn’t anything special about first class. All the seats looked the same and everyone got the same great customer service. The only thing that was different between first class and couch was the drinks and the meal. We wouldn’t waste that much $ on first class on that plane again.

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.

Flight was delayed 14 hours! We missed an entire day of our vacation and had to pay for hotel that we didn’t use

Glad they offer free meal, & I got a complimentary drink I’d like coffee,tea, or water offered 3/4 into trip

Could not check in online. Called airline twice, thinking Hawaiian Airlines could check me in during phone call. NO. In 2nd phone call, Customer Service explained that due to “transition period” of Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines merger, I could only check in at the airport. In addition, flight to Kahului was late at arrival gate; I made connection to Lihue but my bag did not, so I had to return to Lihue airport a couple hours after my arrival to retrieve the bag.

The boarding was confusing because the PA system at PDX was so quiet you couldn’t hear anything being said . The seats were uncomfortable. The food was pretty bad and I normally don’t mind airplane food. The flight attendants were not friendly. I learned upon check in that Hawaiian airlines had reassigned our seats of the second leg of the trip. I had confirmed and paid for special seats but they put me and my companion on standard seats in different rows. Hawaiian also did the same on my return flight after the flight times had changed. I happened to go online to check my reservation and saw the flight had changed. I gad received no notice. I saw that my confirmed seats that I had paid extra were gone. After much back and forth with the airlines they refused to correct their error. I showed them confirmation documents of my seat reservation and receipt of payment but they refused to correct the seat change or reimburse me. I had to pay $200 again to reserve the original seats. Shameful and manipulative. They basically held me hostage. If I wanted to be in that flight I had to pay up.

I always enjoy flying Copa. There are very few airlines where I can enjoy a comfortable sleep in-flight. The snacks weren't the best, but they sufficed. The in-flight entertainment was fantastic, and I crossed another movie off my watch list.

Very strict carry on rules meant most of the plane had to gate check their luggage. As is often the case had things that were broken because of this, but I appreciated not being charged to gate check. Otherwise good flight and great crew once on the plane

Some of the Air hostesses are not that friendly. Need improvement

Simply as follows:- First, there was no vegetarian option for the meal Second, only 2 washrooms for the entire economy class.

Cops Airlines is fantastic! The level of care and professionalism provided by the entire crew was top rate.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

horrible service, food was an embarrassment, no charging for cellphones, stay away

the food served was an embarrassment. No connection for charging the cellphone... What a crappy airline.

Great experience with a crew always thinking in the passenger

Had to go through security at the gate again. Had to take off shoes and go through the whole thing again even though we have global entry. They asked us to check in items bought at duty free during our layover and since we checked our luggage at the original departure airport, they forced us to check in a small backpack. None of this ever happened with other airlines. In addition, no vegetarian food option and no snacks during a 7 hr flight. Luggage limits are unusually small. This is unacceptable. Will NEVER fly Copa again and will tell friends and family to avoid this airline.

United has come a long way, it’s been a fantastic experience traveling with them.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

Great crew, excellent landing, good food. Over all great experience. Thank you!

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Having a long layover, I was very appreciative of the ability to stand by for an earlier flight. Other airlines like Delta have refused this to me in the past, just to be mean (because my ticket class wasn't high enough). United went out of their way to help me get to my destination early, which I really appreciated given that it was the third leg of a 24+ hour journey for me.

This flight leg was fantastic - super comfortable and a great selection of things to watch on the TV. Staff were excellent, really above and beyond.

Other than a way way too cold cabinets for the entire flight, all was great

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