Deal Alert: Flights to Hawaii Just Dropped to $290 Round-Trip
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It's been a while since we've seen some solid prices to Hawaii, but today we are seeing a number of sub-$300 deals from the West Coast -- including San Diego, Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Portland -- and sub-$400 deals from further inland like Albuquerque, Atlanta and Minneapolis. Almost every major Hawaiian airport is on sale from at least one of these departure airports.
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Airlines: Delta, American, Hawaiian, Alaska, United
Routes: SAN/OAK/SJC/SFO/PDX/ABQ/ATL/MSP to KOA/HNL/OGG
Cost: $290+ round-trip
Travel Dates: July-November 2019
Pay With: The Platinum Card® from American Express (5x on airfare booked directly with the airline), Citi Prestige Card (5x on airfare), Citi Premier® Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express® Gold Card (3x on airfare when booked directly with the airline) or Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on travel)
Here are a few examples of what you can book:
San Diego (SAN) to Kona (KOA) for $290 round-trip 1-stop in Delta basic economy:
Oakland (OAK) to Honolulu (HNL) for $295 round-trip 1-stop in American Airlines basic economy:
San Jose (SJC) to Honolulu (HNL) for $295 round-trip 1-stop in American Airlines basic economy:
San Francisco (SFO) to Honolulu (HNL) for $297 round-trip nonstop on Hawaiian:
Oakland (OAK) to Kona (KOA) for $295 round-trip 1-stop in American Airlines basic economy:
San Jose (SJC) to Kona (KOA) for $295 round-trip 1-stop in American Airlines basic economy:
San Jose (SJC) to Kahului, Maui (OGG) for $295 round-trip 1-stop in American Airlines basic economy:
San Jose (SJC) to Kahului, Maui (OGG) for $327 round-trip nonstop on Alaska:
Portland (PDX) to Kahului, Maui (OGG) for $337 round-trip nonstop on Alaska:
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Kahului, Maui (OGG) for $355 round-trip 1-stop on United basic economy:
Atlanta (ATL) to Honolulu (HNL) for $393 round-trip 1-stop on United basic economy:
Minneapolis (MSP) to Honolulu (HNL) for $403 round-trip 1-stop on United basic economy:
Maximize Your Purchase
Don’t forget to use a credit card that earns additional points on airfare purchases, such as The Platinum Card® from American Express (5x on flights booked directly with airlines or American Express Travel), Citi Prestige Card (5x on airfare), Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express® Gold Card, Citi Premier® Card (3x on airfare) or the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card (2x on all travel purchases). Check out this post for more on maximizing airfare purchases.