How popular is this California to The Big Island flight route?

Within the past month, 24 users have taken a look at flights from California to The Big Island.

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from California to The Big Island one-way?

$149 is the cheapest one-way deal found within the past few days, from Delta. You may also be able to find cheap deals on Alaska Airlines and Southwest, with prices starting from $159 and $162, respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from California to The Big Island?

To save on the cost of your flight from California to The Big Island, book at least 45 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 44% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from $391 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as $483.

What is the cheapest month to fly from California to The Big Island?

February can be a great time to fly to The Big Island from California with a flight ticket averaging about $388. Cheapflights users have found deals in the month of February for as cheap as $159. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of December.

Can I find deals for flights from California to The Big Island that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on California to The Big Island flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from California to The Big Island?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from California to The Big Island.

Can I find deals for business class flights from California to The Big Island?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from California to The Big Island by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from California to The Big Island. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on April 4, 2025.

Wed 4/305:45 amONT - KOA

1 stop14h 54mDelta

Wed 5/79:39 pmKOA - ONT

1 stop10h 25mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$297

Wed 4/237:34 amSJC - KOA

Nonstop5h 33mHawaiian Airlines

Wed 4/302:15 pmKOA - SJC

Nonstop5h 11mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/2

$318

Tue 5/275:05 pmSFO - KOA

Nonstop5h 26mUnited Airlines

Mon 6/210:50 pmKOA - SFO

Nonstop5h 09mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/4

$318

Mon 4/2810:45 amSJC - KOA

1 stop7h 39mAlaska Airlines

Wed 4/302:15 pmKOA - SJC

Nonstop5h 11mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$323

Tue 5/68:55 amSFO - KOA

1 stop9h 29mAlaska Airlines

Tue 5/69:00 pmKOA - SFO

1 stop7h 20mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$323

Tue 4/297:25 amSJC - KOA

1 stop10h 00mSouthwest

Tue 5/66:05 amKOA - SJC

1 stop7h 25mSouthwest

Deal found 4/3

$328

Thu 5/86:10 amSFO - KOA

1 stop14h 21mDelta

Thu 5/89:39 pmKOA - SFO

1 stop12h 11mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$332

Thu 5/89:40 amSMF - KOA

Nonstop5h 30mSouthwest

Thu 5/1510:00 amKOA - SMF

Nonstop5h 15mSouthwest

Deal found 4/2

$334

Thu 5/87:23 amSJC - KOA

1 stop13h 08mDelta

Wed 5/149:39 pmKOA - SJC

1 stop10h 25mDelta

Deal found 4/2

$337

Thu 5/87:20 amSAN - KOA

1 stop13h 11mDelta

Mon 5/129:39 pmKOA - SAN

1 stop13h 43mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$337

Tue 9/168:16 amLAX - KOA

Nonstop5h 42mAlaska Airlines

Tue 9/163:13 pmKOA - LAX

Nonstop5h 31mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$338

Mon 5/51:25 pmSAN - KOA

1 stop9h 21mUnited Airlines

Thu 5/811:04 pmKOA - SAN

2 stops11h 42mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$342

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Wed 4/305:45 amONT - KOA

1 stop14h 54mDelta

Wed 5/79:39 pmKOA - ONT

1 stop10h 25mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$297

Mon 6/29:05 amSFO - KOA

Nonstop5h 21mUnited Airlines

Thu 6/1210:50 pmKOA - SFO

Nonstop5h 09mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/2

$318

Wed 4/237:34 amSJC - KOA

Nonstop5h 33mHawaiian Airlines

Wed 4/302:15 pmKOA - SJC

Nonstop5h 11mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/2

$318

Tue 5/68:55 amSFO - KOA

1 stop9h 29mAlaska Airlines

Tue 5/69:00 pmKOA - SFO

1 stop7h 20mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$323

Tue 4/297:25 amSJC - KOA

1 stop10h 00mSouthwest

Tue 5/66:05 amKOA - SJC

1 stop7h 25mSouthwest

Deal found 4/3

$328

Mon 5/57:05 amLAS - KOA

1 stop8h 12mAmerican Airlines

Thu 5/89:10 pmKOA - LAS

1 stop8h 48mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$403

Mon 4/2810:45 amSJC - KOA

1 stop7h 39mAlaska Airlines

Wed 4/302:15 pmKOA - SJC

Nonstop5h 11mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$323

Thu 5/86:10 amSFO - KOA

1 stop14h 21mDelta

Thu 5/89:39 pmKOA - SFO

1 stop12h 11mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$332

Thu 5/89:40 amSMF - KOA

Nonstop5h 30mSouthwest

Thu 5/1510:00 amKOA - SMF

Nonstop5h 15mSouthwest

Deal found 4/2

$334

Mon 5/51:25 pmSAN - KOA

1 stop9h 21mUnited Airlines

Thu 5/811:04 pmKOA - SAN

2 stops11h 42mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$342

Thu 4/243:08 pmLAX - KOA

1 stop10h 03mHawaiian Airlines

Wed 4/303:10 pmKOA - LAX

Nonstop5h 20mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$342

Thu 5/87:23 amSJC - KOA

1 stop13h 08mDelta

Wed 5/149:39 pmKOA - SJC

1 stop10h 25mDelta

Deal found 4/2

$337

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Wed 4/911:15 amSMF - KOA

1 stop9h 24mDelta

Tue 4/158:20 pmKOA - SMF

1 stop11h 06mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$433

Wed 4/99:05 amSJC - KOA

1 stop15h 07mAlaska Airlines

Mon 4/143:25 pmKOA - SJC

1 stop15h 21mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/2

$463

Wed 4/95:40 amSFO - KOA

1 stop10h 15mSouthwest

Mon 4/1410:00 amKOA - SFO

2 stops10h 50mSouthwest

Deal found 4/3

$472

Wed 4/95:40 amONT - KOA

1 stop14h 59mDelta

Sun 4/138:20 pmKOA - ONT

1 stop14h 35mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$484

Wed 4/96:25 amSJC - KOA

1 stop14h 14mDelta

Tue 4/228:20 pmKOA - SJC

1 stop11h 35mDelta

Deal found 4/2

$495

Thu 4/107:00 amLAX - KOA

1 stop13h 39mDelta

Tue 4/159:30 pmKOA - LAX

Nonstop5h 15mDelta

Deal found 4/4

$428

Thu 4/106:43 amOAK - KOA

1 stop12h 17mAlaska Airlines

Wed 4/169:41 amKOA - OAK

1 stop8h 29mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/2

$483

Thu 4/1010:56 amSAN - KOA

Nonstop6h 29mAlaska Airlines

Mon 4/1410:09 amKOA - SAN

1 stop17h 21mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/4

$483

Thu 4/108:00 amSMF - KOA

1 stop11h 00mHawaiian Airlines

Mon 4/148:51 amKOA - SMF

1 stop10h 34mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$493

Sun 4/136:05 amSFO - KOA

1 stop14h 34mDelta

Thu 5/18:20 pmKOA - SFO

1 stop13h 31mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$432

Mon 4/147:50 pmSFO - KOA

1 stop13h 35mAlaska Airlines

Thu 5/18:05 pmKOA - SFO

1 stop8h 15mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$443

Mon 4/149:32 pmLAX - KOA

1 stop15h 53mAlaska Airlines

Mon 4/283:10 pmKOA - LAX

Nonstop5h 20mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$463

One-way flights from California to The Big Island
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Mon 5/55:45 amONT - KOA

1 stop14h 54mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$149

Mon 5/197:00 amSJC - KOA

Nonstop5h 22mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$159

Thu 8/218:05 amONT - KOA

1 stop8h 00mSouthwest

Deal found 4/2

$162

Mon 9/298:16 amLAX - KOA

Nonstop5h 42mHawaiian Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$163

Thu 4/247:00 amOAK - KOA

1 stop9h 52mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$164

Thu 4/248:00 amSAN - KOA

1 stop9h 25mSouthwest

Deal found 4/3

$164

Thu 4/249:40 amSMF - KOA

Nonstop5h 30mSouthwest

Deal found 4/3

$167

Thu 4/241:45 pmSJC - KOA

1 stop7h 57mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$169

Mon 5/57:20 amSAN - KOA

1 stop13h 19mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$169

Mon 5/56:00 amSMF - KOA

1 stop9h 17mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$169

Sun 8/243:50 pmLAX - KOA

Nonstop5h 35mDelta

Deal found 4/3

$172

Tue 5/610:38 amSMF - KOA

2 stops12h 08mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/3

$174

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OntarioKailua-Kona

ONT - KOA

ONTKOA

Ontario

Wed 4/30

5:45 am-5:39 pm

1 stop14h 54m

Kona Intl

Wed 5/7

9:39 pm-11:04 am

1 stop10h 25m

$297

San JoseKailua-Kona

SJC - KOA

SJCKOA

San Jose

Wed 4/23

7:34 am-10:07 am

Nonstop5h 33m

Kona Intl

Wed 4/30

2:15 pm-10:26 pm

Nonstop5h 11m

$318

San FranciscoKailua-Kona

SFO - KOA

SFOKOA

San Francisco

Tue 5/27

5:05 pm-7:31 pm

Nonstop5h 26m

Kona Intl

Mon 6/2

10:50 pm-6:59 am

Nonstop5h 09m

$318

San JoseKailua-Kona

SJC - KOA

SJCKOA

San Jose

Mon 4/28

10:45 am-3:24 pm

1 stop7h 39m

Kona Intl

Wed 4/30

2:15 pm-10:26 pm

Nonstop5h 11m

$323

San FranciscoKailua-Kona

SFO - KOA

SFOKOA

San Francisco

Tue 5/6

8:55 am-3:24 pm

1 stop9h 29m

Kona Intl

Tue 5/6

9:00 pm-7:20 am

1 stop7h 20m

$323

San JoseKailua-Kona

SJC - KOA

SJCKOA

San Jose

Tue 4/29

7:25 am-2:25 pm

1 stop10h 00m

Kona Intl

Tue 5/6

6:05 am-4:30 pm

1 stop7h 25m

$328

San FranciscoKailua-Kona

SFO - KOA

SFOKOA

San Francisco

Thu 5/8

6:10 am-5:31 pm

1 stop14h 21m

Kona Intl

Thu 5/8

9:39 pm-12:50 pm

1 stop12h 11m

$332

SacramentoKailua-Kona

SMF - KOA

SMFKOA

Sacramento Intl

Thu 5/8

9:40 am-12:10 pm

Nonstop5h 30m

Kona Intl

Thu 5/15

10:00 am-6:15 pm

Nonstop5h 15m

$334

San JoseKailua-Kona

SJC - KOA

SJCKOA

San Jose

Thu 5/8

7:23 am-5:31 pm

1 stop13h 08m

Kona Intl

Wed 5/14

9:39 pm-11:04 am

1 stop10h 25m

$337

San DiegoKailua-Kona

SAN - KOA

SANKOA

San Diego

Thu 5/8

7:20 am-5:31 pm

1 stop13h 11m

Kona Intl

Mon 5/12

9:39 pm-2:22 pm

1 stop13h 43m

$337

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Best time to book a flight from California to The Big Island

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from California to The Big Island?

Currently, October is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from California to The Big Island (average of $409). Flying from California to The Big Island in June is currently the most expensive (average of $624). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Weekly flight availability from California to The Big Island

The most flights from USCA to zzFUI are scheduled on a Monday (14 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Saturday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (11 on average).

Rainfall in The Big Island by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in The Big Island ranges from 1.6 - 2.8 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 2.8 in. February is typically the driest time to visit The Big Island when rainfall is around 1.6 in.

Temperature in The Big Island by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to The Big Island, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, August is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 77.0 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 71.6 F).

Reviews of airlines servicing The Big Island

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from California to The Big Island, such as Alaska Airlines, Southwest and Delta. Reviews also offer insight into each airline's entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,836 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Cheri,Jan 2025

FAT - SEA

Very friendly. I really liked that they had water for us in cartons not plastic. Impressed with Alaska Airlines, First time I had flown them

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,836 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,836 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Cheri,Jan 2025

FAT - SEA

Very friendly. I really liked that they had water for us in cartons not plastic. Impressed with Alaska Airlines, First time I had flown them

Southwest

8.0

Very good

4,276 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,836 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Cheri,Jan 2025

FAT - SEA

Very friendly. I really liked that they had water for us in cartons not plastic. Impressed with Alaska Airlines, First time I had flown them

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,897 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,836 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Cheri,Jan 2025

FAT - SEA

Very friendly. I really liked that they had water for us in cartons not plastic. Impressed with Alaska Airlines, First time I had flown them

Hawaiian Airlines

7.9

Good

2,347 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,836 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Cheri,Jan 2025

FAT - SEA

Very friendly. I really liked that they had water for us in cartons not plastic. Impressed with Alaska Airlines, First time I had flown them

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,618 reviews

Alaska Airlines

8.0

Very good

9,836 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Cheri,Jan 2025

FAT - SEA

Very friendly. I really liked that they had water for us in cartons not plastic. Impressed with Alaska Airlines, First time I had flown them

Related info for your journey

How popular is this California to The Big Island flight route?
Within the past month, 24 users have taken a look at flights from California to The Big Island.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from California to The Big Island one-way?
$149 is the cheapest one-way deal found within the past few days, from Delta. You may also be able to find cheap deals on Alaska Airlines and Southwest, with prices starting from $159 and $162, respectively.
Can I find deals for flights from California to The Big Island that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on California to The Big Island flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from California to The Big Island?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from California to The Big Island.
Can I find deals for business class flights from California to The Big Island?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from California to The Big Island by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from California to The Big Island?
Currently, October is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from California to The Big Island (average of $409). Flying from California to The Big Island in June is currently the most expensive (average of $624). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 6 airlines flying from California to The Big Island

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
American Airlines	Cheapest$105	Average$471	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%
Delta	Cheapest$146	Average$419	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A
Hawaiian Airlines	Cheapest$166	Average$463	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time85%
United Airlines	Cheapest$181	Average$513	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%
Southwest	Cheapest$196	Average$543	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time63%
Alaska Airlines	Cheapest$234	Average$488	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%

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