Flights from Honolulu to San Diego – Direct & connecting routes
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HNL to SAN – All flight route options from Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, USA to San Diego International Airport, California, USA. These routes are operated by 7 airlines. Fly non-stop with Southwest Airlines or Hawaiian Airlines, or choose from 10 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 5 hours and 30 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Honolulu to San Diego flights
There are over 12 airlines and as many as 479 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to San Diego (SAN) from Honolulu (HNL) with Hawaiian Airlines or Southwest Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Sacramento, Kahului or any other of the 10 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Honolulu to San Diego with Hawaiian Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 7:00 am and 11:00 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Kahului.
With United Airlines
If you choose to fly with United Airlines from Honolulu to San Diego you can make a transit either via San Francisco or via Los Angeles. The route via San Francisco is 14 minutes faster. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: Honolulu International Airport to San Diego International Airport
The shortest flight time between HNL and SAN is 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 5h 30m | - | 2624 miles (4222 km) |
SMF Sacramento | 7h 45m | 1h 0m | 2956 miles (4756 km) |
OGG Kahului | 8h 4m | 2h 44m | 2651 miles (4265 km) |
OAK Oakland | 8h 5m | 1h 5m | 2868 miles (4615 km) |
SFO San Francisco | 8h 17m | 1h 25m | 2858 miles (4599 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 8h 20m | 2h 34m | 2675 miles (4304 km) |
KOA Kailua-Kona | 8h 23m | 2h 11m | 2731 miles (4394 km) |
SJC San Jose | 8h 34m | 1h 49m | 2846 miles (4579 km) |
LIH Kauai Island | 8h 43m | 2h 22m | 2789 miles (4488 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 8h 44m | 1h 26m | 3234 miles (5204 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 9h 32m | 1h 59m | 3034 miles (4882 km) |


