There are 3 ways to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale by plane or train
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HNL - SJC
7h 12m$369–1,611Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HNL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
7h 33m$156–672Fly to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane HNL - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
9h 2m$305–1,330
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which costs $150 - $700 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $360 - $1,700.
The distance between Honolulu and Sunnyvale is 2446 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Honolulu to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
Sunnyvale is 3h ahead of Honolulu. It is currently 10:47 AM in Honolulu and 1:47 PM in Sunnyvale.
There are 710+ hotels available in Sunnyvale.
What companies run services between Honolulu, HI, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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