$104 Find Cheap Flights from Lihue to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Lihue

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$312
San Francisco
San Franciscononstop$288
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$261
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$258
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$409
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$559
Reno
Reno1 stop$451

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Low season

January

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$104
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Lihue to San Diego

Flights from Lihue to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Lihue to California 
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesLIH-SMFOct 2024
Get to the airport early. Long line through security.
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesLIH-OAKMay 2024
Bring some food and be prepared for seat changes.
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian AirlinesLIH-OAKJan 2024
Appreciated that Hawaiian airlines offered a non stop flight and the times were convenient.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How long is the flight to California from Lihue?

    Flights to Oakland5h 23m
    Flights to Sacramento5h 23m
    Flights to San Francisco5h 31m
    Flights to Los Angeles5h 45m
    Flights to San Diego6h 07m
  • What is the cheapest flight to California from Lihue?

    The cheapest ticket to California from Lihue found in the last 72 hours was $104 one-way, and $261 round-trip. The most popular route is from Lihue to Oakland, and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $119.

  • Which airlines fly to California?

    Hawaiian Airlines flies most frequently to Oakland from Lihue. In general, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines and Avianca fly the most to California.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Lihue to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Lihue to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Lihue to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Lihue to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Lihue to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Lihue to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Lihue to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Lihue to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Lihue to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $313 one-way - $678 round-trip; Los Angeles $227 one-way - $278 round-trip; San Francisco $249 one-way - $324 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly from Lihue is January.
  • Morning departure is around 19% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from Lihue to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Lihue to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Lihue to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9692 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

The flight itself was okay, but there were 2 screaming kids in front of me my entire flight which made it just awful. The parent did zero to try and make the children settle down and flight attendants did nothing either. I understand it's hard to travel with children, but constantly yelling, screaming, or loud talking for 4 hours straight is just ridiculous.

4.0 OkayJodi, Feb 2025IAH - LAX
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The flight itself was okay, but there were 2 screaming kids in front of me my entire flight which made it just awful. The parent did zero to try and make the children settle down and flight attendants did nothing either. I understand it's hard to travel with children, but constantly yelling, screaming, or loud talking for 4 hours straight is just ridiculous.

There was an issue with water that led to us not having potable water onboard. They dumped the onboard water and we were two hours late taking off.

All good. Great food and entertainment when there isn’t any on a one hour flight

Boarding for Alaska Airlines is always chaotic with many people crowding the gates. Arriving in on Alaska in Los Angeles is always interesting since there is never a gate available. So the planes are often parked all the way out on the west side of the airport while waiting for the gate to be cleared of the departing plane. This flight was no exception.

Flight was delayed twice, I was forced to check my bag, and the only offered water or apple juice on the flight

I needed to board early and that was no problem. The snack was just ok. Alaska is an EXCELLENT airlines . . . luggage fast and easy.

It was an easy flight. However we did have a few delays, mainly due to weather

Alaska Airlines needs more bag tag kiosks and bag check-in stations in Seattle. A single entry point for the bag tag kiosks would be helpful. This alleviates lines forming at each individual kiosk, which causes traffic jams for people passing through.

The flight was delayed over two and a half hours thus causing me to miss my best friend’s funeral. All because the flight crew had to get more rest. That was the reason stated. I understand however very unfortunate. Glad everyone is well rested and resting in peace.

The flight from San Diego to San Jose gate 28A The two persons working there didn’t even turn on the display board. The display board saying to Sacramento. When I asked she was rude and showed the board . Then he realized And changed. Every one was confused because we are running late to catch that flight coming from IAD. Very irresponsible staff.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

1. Was sorry my flight was delayed. 2. On my flight out the cabin crew were very caring:, going the extra mile in many ways. Today's crew got the job done efficiently but it didn't seem like the welcoming Hawaii Air experience. 3. Nice to have in-air food. It was pretty good, not special 4. Assistance at check-in was super. Someone came to help me at the console immediately and set up my pre-boarding status. She was truly kind and helpful.

A330-200 is very comfortable - lavatory roomier then Narrow Body jets.

The flight crew made the trip pleasant considering they had to work in conditions similar to a sardine can.

It would have been better if the airlines would of have the gate ready to go instead of waiting 30 minutes for the other airplane to take off

Friendly crew. One seat didn’t have a window and another no foot rest.

Free WiFi was much appreciated. The only choice for food being a pepperoni sandwich was disappointing.

Food can be more healthy instead of processed. Crew was friendly and courteous. Our flight time changed so they gave us extra comfort seats which was very nice.

Starlink is a big plus and great customer service - boarding agent and the flight attendants

Everyone great! Did not sitting behind the flight attendant jumpsuit. Nowhere to put my bag or feet.

The return flight was 1.5 hours behind. Also some passengers lost their luggage or was delayed.

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

Baby cried a lot. Nothing anyone could do about it. Just part of flying.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Lihue to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/12Wed
1 stopSouthwest
6h 50mLIH-SMF
3/18Tue
1 stopSouthwest
9h 00mSMF-LIH
$258
3/19Wed
1 stopSouthwest
7h 40mLIH-SAN
3/26Wed
1 stopSouthwest
12h 35mSAN-LIH
$261
3/4Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 11mLIH-SFO
3/12Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
8h 44mSFO-LIH
$288
3/6Thu
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
5h 15mLIH-OAK
3/10Mon
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
5h 40mOAK-LIH
$298
3/6Thu
1 stopAlaska Airlines
11h 23mLIH-OAK
3/10Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
5h 40mOAK-LIH
$303
3/6Thu
1 stopAlaska Airlines
11h 23mLIH-OAK
3/10Mon
1 stopAlaska Airlines
10h 28mOAK-LIH
$308
4/15Tue
1 stopDelta
13h 17mLIH-SAN
4/23Wed
1 stopDelta
14h 24mSAN-LIH
$320
4/15Tue
1 stopDelta
13h 17mLIH-SAN
4/23Wed
1 stopDelta
14h 24mSAN-LIH
$323
4/22Tue
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
5h 15mLIH-OAK
4/28Mon
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
5h 30mOAK-LIH
$328
3/4Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 11mLIH-SFO
3/12Wed
nonstopUnited Airlines
6h 08mSFO-LIH
$339

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Lihue to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/24Mon
1 stopSouthwest
8h 25mLIH-SAN
$104
5/19Mon
nonstopAlaska Airlines
5h 20mLIH-OAK
$119
5/28Wed
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
5h 20mLIH-OAK
$147
5/1Thu
1 stopDelta
11h 50mLIH-ONT
$151
5/20Tue
1 stopDelta
10h 59mLIH-SFO
$152
7/24Thu
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
5h 25mLIH-LAX
$162
6/5Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 41mLIH-LAX
$188
4/8Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
5h 39mLIH-LAX
$191
3/26Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
9h 03mLIH-LAS
$192
6/1Sun
nonstopUnited Airlines
5h 13mLIH-SFO
$236

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Last minute flights from Lihue to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Lihue to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/21Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 35mLIH-LAX
2/25Tue
nonstopAmerican Airlines
6h 15mLAX-LIH
$485
2/21Fri
multi-stopSouthwest
11h 45mLIH-SMF
2/24Mon
multi-stopSouthwest
8h 50mSMF-LIH
$494
2/22Sat
multi-stopSouthwest
11h 40mLIH-SAN
2/26Wed
multi-stopSouthwest
12h 50mSAN-LIH
$498
2/21Fri
multi-stopSouthwest
9h 55mLIH-LAX
2/25Tue
multi-stopSouthwest
12h 05mLAX-LIH
$506
2/21Fri
nonstopHawaiian Airlines
5h 00mLIH-SMF
2/24Mon
multi-stopHawaiian Airlines
9h 25mSMF-LIH
$564
2/21Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 15mLIH-LAS
2/26Wed
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
11h 16mLAS-LIH
$644
2/21Fri
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
8h 15mLIH-LAS
2/25Tue
multi-stopAlaska Airlines
10h 45mLAS-LIH
$684
2/22Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 05mLIH-SAN
2/26Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
19h 56mSAN-LIH
$1,894
2/22Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
8h 05mLIH-SAN
2/26Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 17mSAN-LIH
$2,023
2/22Sat
multi-stop
8h 05mLIH-SAN
2/26Wed
multi-stop
17h 26mSAN-LIH
$2,290

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