There are 4 ways to get from Santa Cruz to Honolulu by taxi, plane, bus, 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.
Taxi to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Santa Cruz to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)taxi
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane MRY - HNL
8h 44m$367–1,073Bus, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- 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
9h 1m$208–368Bus to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane SJC - HNL
8h 28m$239–876Bus, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Front to Diridon Stationbus
- Take the train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)plane OAK - HNL
9h 49m$257–946
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Cruz to Honolulu is to bus and Caltrain and fly which costs $200 - $370 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Cruz to Honolulu is to bus and fly which takes 8h 28m and costs $230 - $900.
The distance between Santa Cruz and Honolulu is 2464 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Santa Cruz to Honolulu, including transfers.
Honolulu is 3h behind Santa Cruz. It is currently 6:39 PM in Santa Cruz and 3:39 PM in Honolulu.
There are 1094+ hotels available in Honolulu.
What companies run services between Santa Cruz, CA, USA and Honolulu, HI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Cruz to Honolulu. However, you can take the taxi to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) airport, fly to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), walk to Lelepaua Airport Station, then take the bus to Nimitz Hwy + Opp Bishop St. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Diridon Station, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound, walk to Santa Clara Transit Center, take the line 60 bus to SJC Airport Terminal A, walk to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) airport, fly to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), walk to Lelepaua Airport Station, then take the bus to Nimitz Hwy + Opp Bishop St.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
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
- $290–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- 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 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
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
- $220–850
- 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
- $220–850
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
- $250–950
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
- $250–950
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
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
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
- $270–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- 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
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- Santa Cruz Metro
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Front to Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $140–170
Deluxe Taxi Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 831-475-3232
Go Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-246-1234
Santa Cruz Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-423-1234
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