There are 3 ways to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale by plane or train
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HNL - SJC
7h 12m$259–1,011Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HNL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
7h 27m$197–353Fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane HNL - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
8h 50m$280–1,135
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which costs $190 - $360 and takes 7h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $250 - $1,100.
The distance between Honolulu and Sunnyvale is 2445 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
Sunnyvale is 3h ahead of Honolulu. It is currently 8:14 PM in Honolulu and 11:14 PM in Sunnyvale.
There are 553+ hotels available in Sunnyvale.
What companies run services between Honolulu, HI, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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