Route · HNL → LAX
Flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles
One of the busiest transpacific corridors in American domestic aviation, the Honolulu–Los Angeles run covers roughly 2,550 miles and typically blocks just over five hours eastbound, though westbound flights often run longer against prevailing headwinds. Hawaiian Airlines is the natural anchor carrier here, operating the route with Airbus A321neos and A330s, while Delta, United, Alaska, and American all compete vigorously with widebody equipment including the A330 and Boeing 767 and 787 families. A practical note worth remembering: arriving at LAX from Honolulu lands you in the Tom Bradley International Terminal or Terminal 2 depending on carrier, so confirm your terminal before arranging a pickup or connecting flight. Fare-wise, shoulder seasons in spring and late autumn typically yield the softest prices, while premium-cabin award space opens up most reliably on off-peak Tuesday and Wednesday departures booked several weeks in advance.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
8 carriersThe 8 carriers we currently track on the Honolulu–Los Angeles route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Honolulu to Los Angeles — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at HNL and… LAX, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.