Update 8/15/19: As part of the schedule extension launched today Southwest has also announced new Hawaii routes. In addition there are flights to/from Hawaii from $99 and Interisland flights from $29. Sacramento is being added as a mainland option and service is also going to Lihue and Hilo (Hilo is only available as interisland for now). Route map now looks as follows:
Update 5/11/19: Southwest has announced that they will start serving Hilo soon.
Big news for the Island of Hawaii! We’re excited to announce that Hilo will be the fifth airport served by Southwest in the Hawaiian Islands.
We’ll let you know when our low fares and interisland flights for Hilo are available for purchase. pic.twitter.com/HkwXSJA9OU
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) May 11, 2019
Earlier today we posted that it’s now finally possible to book flights to Hawaii with Southwest Airlines. I thought I’d do a more detailed post and try to answer frequently asked questions. The official Southwest Hawaii page can be found here.
Contents
The Basics
Keep in mind the cheapest fares have already sold out.
- Flights to/from Hawaii start $49 or 1,950 points
- Interisland Hawaii flights start at $28 or 1,379 points. Interisland flights will start from April 28th (HNL to OGG)
- Nonstop service:
- Oakland (OAK) to:
- Oahu (HNL) starts on 3/17/19
- Maui (OGG) starts 4/17/19
- San Jose (SJC) to:
- Oahu (HNL) starts on 5/5/19
- Maui (OGG) starts 5/26/19
- Oakland (OAK) to:
- Early bird check in available from $25
F.A.Q’s
Can the Southwest companion pass be used on Hawaii flights?
Yes it can and people have already successfully booked companion pass tickets.
Final Thoughts
Feel free to ask any questions you have in the comments below. One nice thing about booking via points is that taxes/fees are quite high on Hawaii flights and because of the way it’s priced in points you get better value when this is the case.
