There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Honolulu by plane, subway, or train
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Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane SJC - HNL
7h 1m$226–906Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane SFO - HNL
7h 56m$199–353BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane OAK - HNL
7h 46m$252–965Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane SMF - HNL
11h 6m$300–1,098
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Honolulu is to Caltrain and fly which costs $190 - $360 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Honolulu is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $220 - $950.
The distance between San Jose and Honolulu is 2435 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from San Jose to Honolulu, including transfers.
Honolulu is 3h behind San Jose. It is currently 8:29 AM in San Jose and 5:29 AM in Honolulu.
There are 1050+ hotels available in Honolulu.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Honolulu, HI, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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