There are 4 ways to get from Sacramento to Lihue by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lihue Airport (LIH)plane SMF - LIH
7h 33m$174–705Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lihue Airport (LIH)plane SFO - LIH
10h 8m$169–618Train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Lihue Airport (LIH)plane OAK - LIH
9h 26m$195–717Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lihue Airport (LIH)plane SJC - LIH
10h 36m$228–791
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lihue Airport (LIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Lihue is to train and BART and fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Lihue is to fly which takes 7h 33m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Sacramento and Lihue is 2537 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Sacramento to Lihue, including transfers.
Lihue is 3h behind Sacramento. It is currently 4:01 AM in Sacramento and 1:01 AM in Lihue.
There are 562+ hotels available in Lihue.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Lihue, HI, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lihue Airport (LIH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lihue Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lihue Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lihue Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lihue Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lihue Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lihue Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lihue Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lihue Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lihue Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lihue Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lihue Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
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