There are 3 ways to get from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Kona International Airport (KOA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane KOA - SFO
7h$159–362Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Kona International Airport (KOA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane KOA - OAK
9h 19m$185–758Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Kona International Airport (KOA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane KOA - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
8h 18m$192–715
Kona International Airport (KOA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco is to fly which costs $150 - $370 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco is to fly which takes 7h and costs $150 - $370.
The distance between Kailua-Kona and San Francisco is 2406 miles.
It takes approximately 7h to get from Kailua-Kona to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 3h ahead of Kailua-Kona. It is currently 11:19 PM in Kailua-Kona and 2:19 AM in San Francisco.
There are 816+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, HI, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kona International Airport (KOA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Kona International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Kona International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Kona International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Kona International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Kona International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Kona International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kona International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Kona International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
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