We have a house booked for the month of June 2018. We can fly from Phoenix or San Diego. Fairs are still 600 plus for air fairs. Should we hold off till the beginning of 2018 to book? Thank you!
Next year is hard to predict from those two departure points. Could well improve by waiting, even for summer, as new flights are announced. But there’s no guarantee of that. So it is bird in hand kind of situation unfortunately.
Aloha in 2010 when I would fly HA from the NorthWest flights were going for around $139.00 one way so I would fly twice a year I would like to know what was the cause, its not like the dont still have the same jets
Many thanks for all your articles on travel to Hawaii. I have read them religiously for quite a few months now.
Planning a trip to Oahu late January 2018 from Portland and we are waiting for rates to decrease for that time period.
My question is about international travel to the Islands. My wife’s daughters are attending university in Sydney, Australia. We will be purchasing their airfare to join us during our visit to the Islands and was wondering if you track or have recommendations for flights from international destinations?
Thanks so much for all the information you provide to us travelers. We do love you and await your posts/comments/recommendations with great anticipation!
We don’t track Aussie airfares to any degree (except personally). Last week Jetstar had an excellent fare that was valid until May I believe. It was just under $500RT. So I’d just check again with them, as well as other carriers.
PDX-HNL is already quite low for your dates – from $362 on United to $433 on Hawaiian. Might or might not improve.
Hi! I am thinking of going to Maui for about a week. I am looking to go anytime between June and early August 2018. How far ahead should I start looking? Also, do you find that package deals result in savings or should I go a la carte on hotel/car/air?
Hi Isabel. Typically for that time period one should book 11 months in advance. Next year, with a change in flights and competition, if you’re flexible you can try hanging out and just see what happens.
Packages and a la carte will probably price equally, so it comes down to preference.
My name is Kevin, my wife is turning 50 in February. We are planning a trip to Maui from Canada leaving from Toronto April 30 to May 20. I was wondering if you have any thought what airline would be best to travel on.
Your website is great! Thank you for what you do. It’s very helpful for us travelers.
My question: we are planning our 10 year anniversary for August 2018. We would fly from Oakland or San Francisco. Based on SWA possibly entering the markets and the re-fleeting mentioned in the article, could you please share when you think we should book our flights?
Thanks! If you are flexible, and especially in the 2nd half of August, we definitely suggest waiting until deals happen. More flights will be announced later this year as well as into 2017.
Normally I get by my plane tickets in June for August travel from Los Angeles to Maui. Lowest airfare I have been able to nail was $350 rt. Any suggestions on when I should book for 2 week travel in the July-August timeframe?
We are going to Kauai the last two weeks in May 2018, and right now round trips on Hawaiian (our airline of choise) are $536 per person, which I consider a decent fare from San Diego. Good seats and reasonable layovers are currently available. Do I pull the trigger (for our past several trips to Kauai, the fares have been cheapest, not long after they go on sale) or do I wait?
Thank you for your site. Our 25th anniversary is on Nov 6th. We are thinking about Hawaii as one of the places we would like to go. Now reading that there may be southwest going to Hawaii in 2018 and new routes being added from may be Salt Lake City I am wondering if we should wait and go next year?
Do you think Southwest will be flying from Denver to Maui? We’re planning on going from Denver to Maui March 22nd-29th. United is the only non stop flight and it’s $1,100. Per person with bad seats and not including luggage fees. There are three of us and the total when we choose seats is $3,700. I feel that’s out rageous! Should I wait to buy our tickets to see if Southwest will be flying that route? Thoughts? Thank you! I love all that you write… also any knowledge of other carriers, Hawaiian included, going to do this route!?
United probably will not fly from Denver to Maui. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Hawaiian fly to Honolulu or Maui from Denver though and having that competition will make a world of difference. Also keep in mind you are going at the peak of spring break, and that will always be much more expensive. You’ll always better deals during discretionary travel periods.
I need to get my daughter to BYU-Hawaii by Jan. 3rd for winter semester. This is our first time traveling to Hawaii so your website has been very helpful! We could fly out of SLC or anywhere in CA or even Vegas. Should we wait a bit to get a better deal? I’m assuming all the new deals won’t be running in time for our departure? Please let me know what you think.
Thanks for all your great tips!
Lisa
Thanks. Correct new deals won’t have impact for your dates. Looks like one way will cost about $375 around first of year. Round trip about double that. December 31 or January 1 will be good days to fly.
With these predictions, when would you recommend seriously looking for a flight for a trip in late February? (If it changes anything, I also live in the Sacramento area.)
I am waiting to get airline tickets for June 9-16 2018
from Lax! Round trip flights from LAX to Kauai are
In the $800.00 range! How long should I wait
for the prices to drop?
Good question. There is a lot of supply and a lot of demand that is well defined and long standing. Competitors are used to working with each other to keep market value high. More routes should help LA deals next year although a new carrier would help the most.
Normally I get by my plane tickets in June for August travel from Los Angeles to Maui. Lowest airfare I have been able to nail was $350 rt. Any suggestions on when I should book for 2 week travel in the July-August timeframe?
New Routes for 2018. Is there any information that may indicate that ONTARIO,CA.airport may be getting considered as a New route to the Islands as it had been used in previous years by Hawaiian Air ?
Thank You
Always reading your emails and love them. I have been watching the flights for some time, but they don’t seem to be changing. We will be flying Denver to Lihue 11/2, returning 11/16 (thought Thursday travel would get us better fares). If we find a crazy good fare from the west coast, we will get to the west coast separately to take advantage. Should we continue to watch and wait, or is it time to pull the plug and make our reservations? Thanks so much for your insight.
Thank you. From $772 on your dates. It’s too early for new flights to impact this trip but hopefully your next trip. Might improve if you wait and availability should remain good. Target price about $100 less than current.
Darlene, I’m not as up on it as Beat of Hawaii. But we have bought our tickets from Denver to Hawaii in August for our November December trips and gotten great deals $450 to$550 round trip each time not saying that it’s a given. But it seems to have worked out so far. These guys are great for getting my info so I keep reading their posts!!!
We have a vacation planned from 12/27 -1/4 to Kauai. A couple of questions:
With information regarding airlines opening additional routes and potential lower fares, when should we book our tickets?
We live in the middle of California, which departure point will bring the best value? We are flexible with airport departure.
We will benefit from the potential lower fares?
Any other insight feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Kelly
You’re traveling over Christmas which will not be impacted by next year’s changes. Ideally would have been bought early in 2017. At this point 1-stop from $800’s and nonstop from $1,100’s from all bay area airports. Could improve but you could also find yourself not flying if you wait. Tough call.
Any suggestions on cheapest days of the week to fly if coming from east coast (DC)? Looking to book for summer 2018. Prices still look very high for now.
We are looking to travel to Maui Feb/Mar of 2018. When do you suggest we buy tickets? I’m planner so waiting to long makes me crazy but i also want to get the best deal possible.
Hi my name is Rod.. we’re planning our 10th anniversary and are going to the big island 4/1/18. Coming from lax when do you think the best timetobuy tickets would be. family of 4 using Hawaiian miles plus $ on hawaiian air thank you
4/1 is spring break. That may be a problem, but given all the changes coming next year, no one can say for sure. Using points will further complicate the possibility of waiting to buy.
For guaranteed results, you probably have to book now. Otherwise, if you’re flexible, then wait until we see fares for spring which should be from now through fall.
To the woman Nancy. Are you clearing your web browser after looking at airfares? If you’ve looked before and don’t clear them there is a chance that the prices will be higher since it knows you are coming back to look at airfares again.
We will be flying out of LAX to Maui during mid week next year at the end of June. Do you still recommend buying early since it’s peak summer season or should I wait? Our preference is to fly HA. Mahalo
If you’re a gambling person, we’d suggest waiting as next year will not be normal. Having said that, no one can be sure what will happen, and that is the height of summer season. Availability can be an issue then too. That’s about all we know right now.
We are looking to fly non stop from San Diego to Maui, November 2nd to November 7th. Current pricing shows Alaska cheapest at 562. Do you think the price will drop or should we buy now. Please let us know.
We are planning a July 2018 trip to kona. We should we expect to see these lower airfares. Looking for flights from Philly which have been running between $1150-1300.
Hi! We are looking for Seattle to Kahului at the end of January, beginning of February. Hawaiian is around $570 per person now; would you guess that will get any lower for that timeframe?
A bit too early for the new planes. However there are already $460 nonstop fares on Hawaiian in that time frame. Might or might not improve, but that’s a good enough price to buy and forget.
I checked several times for the Hawaiian Airlines deals that you posted recently, but each time when I went to the HA site, the fares are much higher than what he deals were meant to be. Looking for travel from LA area (SNA is closest but LAX and other local airports are fine too) to HNL 10/14-10/22 of this year (dates are not flexible unfortunately). The fares are in the high $500’s roundtrip across all airlines according to Google flight search right now. Do you see them going down or am I better off booking now at those prices? Your recommendation would be appreciated please. 🙂
I read all the articles/updates on the site. Really appreciate all the insights and deal alerts!
We showed LA as $268 and today it is even lower at $261 (fares are each way including all taxes/fees). Not available for your weekend dates, which is as expected. $570 to $625 for your dates. It could improve as we’re in a temperamental market right now that is anticipating a shakeup. Therefore, suggest you consider waiting until much closer to buy and see what happens. Lack of flexibility for mid-week travel might hurt your chances however.
Hi Nancy, October is a busy month for triathletes as the world championships are in Kona on the Big Island. After the race many people stay on other islands. That could be a reason why airfare hasn’t come down.
With the new narrow body planes, are their any carriers who still have the bigger planes? As an anxious flyer I feel like the bigger planes don’t experience the turbulence that the smaller ones do. We live near Sacramento. What would you suggest if we are going to Kaui or Honolulu? Thank you!
What about Oakland or San Jose? Any airline I should focus on? When you say wider body plane do you mean 2-4-2 or 3-3 seats across? And thanks so much for your articles. I’ve been a fan for five + years.
Hi there! Will the flights to Maui change in price from BOI anytime soon? We have a hotel booked the last 8 days in February. Thanks!
Hi Sharon.
There are some $505 fares on Delta with quick connection. Good price and probably won’t imp;rove.
Hello
We have a house booked for the month of June 2018. We can fly from Phoenix or San Diego. Fairs are still 600 plus for air fairs. Should we hold off till the beginning of 2018 to book? Thank you!
Lynn
Hi Lynn.
Next year is hard to predict from those two departure points. Could well improve by waiting, even for summer, as new flights are announced. But there’s no guarantee of that. So it is bird in hand kind of situation unfortunately.
Aloha.
Aloha in 2010 when I would fly HA from the NorthWest flights were going for around $139.00 one way so I would fly twice a year I would like to know what was the cause, its not like the dont still have the same jets
We are going to Kauai, the Big Island, and Oahu Jan. 26-Feb. 11. Do you think the cheaper prices will start in time for our trip.
Hi Debbie.
No they will not.
Aloha.
Many thanks for all your articles on travel to Hawaii. I have read them religiously for quite a few months now.
Planning a trip to Oahu late January 2018 from Portland and we are waiting for rates to decrease for that time period.
My question is about international travel to the Islands. My wife’s daughters are attending university in Sydney, Australia. We will be purchasing their airfare to join us during our visit to the Islands and was wondering if you track or have recommendations for flights from international destinations?
Thanks so much for all the information you provide to us travelers. We do love you and await your posts/comments/recommendations with great anticipation!
Aloha
Hi Brad.
We don’t track Aussie airfares to any degree (except personally). Last week Jetstar had an excellent fare that was valid until May I believe. It was just under $500RT. So I’d just check again with them, as well as other carriers.
PDX-HNL is already quite low for your dates – from $362 on United to $433 on Hawaiian. Might or might not improve.
Aloha.
Hi! I am thinking of going to Maui for about a week. I am looking to go anytime between June and early August 2018. How far ahead should I start looking? Also, do you find that package deals result in savings or should I go a la carte on hotel/car/air?
Hi Isabel. Typically for that time period one should book 11 months in advance. Next year, with a change in flights and competition, if you’re flexible you can try hanging out and just see what happens.
Packages and a la carte will probably price equally, so it comes down to preference.
Aloha.
Hi there,
My name is Kevin, my wife is turning 50 in February. We are planning a trip to Maui from Canada leaving from Toronto April 30 to May 20. I was wondering if you have any thought what airline would be best to travel on.
Hi,
Your website is great! Thank you for what you do. It’s very helpful for us travelers.
My question: we are planning our 10 year anniversary for August 2018. We would fly from Oakland or San Francisco. Based on SWA possibly entering the markets and the re-fleeting mentioned in the article, could you please share when you think we should book our flights?
Thank you for your consideration and advice.
Josh
Hi Josh.
Thanks! If you are flexible, and especially in the 2nd half of August, we definitely suggest waiting until deals happen. More flights will be announced later this year as well as into 2017.
Aloha.
Normally I get by my plane tickets in June for August travel from Los Angeles to Maui. Lowest airfare I have been able to nail was $350 rt. Any suggestions on when I should book for 2 week travel in the July-August timeframe?
-David
We are going to Kauai the last two weeks in May 2018, and right now round trips on Hawaiian (our airline of choise) are $536 per person, which I consider a decent fare from San Diego. Good seats and reasonable layovers are currently available. Do I pull the trigger (for our past several trips to Kauai, the fares have been cheapest, not long after they go on sale) or do I wait?
Thank you for your site. Our 25th anniversary is on Nov 6th. We are thinking about Hawaii as one of the places we would like to go. Now reading that there may be southwest going to Hawaii in 2018 and new routes being added from may be Salt Lake City I am wondering if we should wait and go next year?
Thank you again.
Amee Y.
Hi Amee.
Might not be a bad idea, if saving money is the primary goal. We expect a lot of new routes.
Aloha.
Do you think Southwest will be flying from Denver to Maui? We’re planning on going from Denver to Maui March 22nd-29th. United is the only non stop flight and it’s $1,100. Per person with bad seats and not including luggage fees. There are three of us and the total when we choose seats is $3,700. I feel that’s out rageous! Should I wait to buy our tickets to see if Southwest will be flying that route? Thoughts? Thank you! I love all that you write… also any knowledge of other carriers, Hawaiian included, going to do this route!?
Thanks,
Wendy
Hi Wendy.
United probably will not fly from Denver to Maui. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Hawaiian fly to Honolulu or Maui from Denver though and having that competition will make a world of difference. Also keep in mind you are going at the peak of spring break, and that will always be much more expensive. You’ll always better deals during discretionary travel periods.
Aloha.
I need to get my daughter to BYU-Hawaii by Jan. 3rd for winter semester. This is our first time traveling to Hawaii so your website has been very helpful! We could fly out of SLC or anywhere in CA or even Vegas. Should we wait a bit to get a better deal? I’m assuming all the new deals won’t be running in time for our departure? Please let me know what you think.
Thanks for all your great tips!
Lisa
Hi Lisa.
Thanks. Correct new deals won’t have impact for your dates. Looks like one way will cost about $375 around first of year. Round trip about double that. December 31 or January 1 will be good days to fly.
Aloha.
HI,
With these predictions, when would you recommend seriously looking for a flight for a trip in late February? (If it changes anything, I also live in the Sacramento area.)
Thanks!
Hi PS.
February will not be impacted by new flights. Those will start in the 2nd quarter and beyond.
Aloha.
I am waiting to get airline tickets for June 9-16 2018
from Lax! Round trip flights from LAX to Kauai are
In the $800.00 range! How long should I wait
for the prices to drop?
I’m in Iowa any deals from there
Why is Los Angeles always one of the most expensive routes?
Thank you,
Hi Jerry.
Good question. There is a lot of supply and a lot of demand that is well defined and long standing. Competitors are used to working with each other to keep market value high. More routes should help LA deals next year although a new carrier would help the most.
Aloha.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed! LAX is alway more $ then every west coast city
Hey!
Any tips advice for Canadians flying out of Toronto? I have plans to come to Hawaii March 2018 and I am actively looking for flights.
Normally I get by my plane tickets in June for August travel from Los Angeles to Maui. Lowest airfare I have been able to nail was $350 rt. Any suggestions on when I should book for 2 week travel in the July-August timeframe?
-David
Will there be any flights added from the Midwest anytime soon? Wisconsin area? There are approximately ten of us traveling next August. Thank you
Hi Tammy.
Nothing soon. Perhaps Chicago at some point.
For 10 travelling together call the group sales desk of airlines you are considering.
Aloha.
Is this a forsure deal coming in 2018? I may just cancel my trip for this Nov. tickets are $700 round trip.
New Routes for 2018. Is there any information that may indicate that ONTARIO,CA.airport may be getting considered as a New route to the Islands as it had been used in previous years by Hawaiian Air ?
Thank You
Hi John.
While anything is possible, we’ve heard no indication that Hawaiian or anyone else plans to fly from Ontario. Sorry.
Aloha.
I would like to see flights to HNL from Ontario, CA, also.
Always reading your emails and love them. I have been watching the flights for some time, but they don’t seem to be changing. We will be flying Denver to Lihue 11/2, returning 11/16 (thought Thursday travel would get us better fares). If we find a crazy good fare from the west coast, we will get to the west coast separately to take advantage. Should we continue to watch and wait, or is it time to pull the plug and make our reservations? Thanks so much for your insight.
Hi Darlene.
Thank you. From $772 on your dates. It’s too early for new flights to impact this trip but hopefully your next trip. Might improve if you wait and availability should remain good. Target price about $100 less than current.
Aloha.
Darlene, I’m not as up on it as Beat of Hawaii. But we have bought our tickets from Denver to Hawaii in August for our November December trips and gotten great deals $450 to$550 round trip each time not saying that it’s a given. But it seems to have worked out so far. These guys are great for getting my info so I keep reading their posts!!!
We have a vacation planned from 12/27 -1/4 to Kauai. A couple of questions:
With information regarding airlines opening additional routes and potential lower fares, when should we book our tickets?
We live in the middle of California, which departure point will bring the best value? We are flexible with airport departure.
We will benefit from the potential lower fares?
Any other insight feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Kelly
Hi Kelly.
You’re traveling over Christmas which will not be impacted by next year’s changes. Ideally would have been bought early in 2017. At this point 1-stop from $800’s and nonstop from $1,100’s from all bay area airports. Could improve but you could also find yourself not flying if you wait. Tough call.
Aloha.
We are looking to go around spring break next year from the Bay Area. Any predictions as to how low prices could go?
I am planning a trip between Jan 10th to March 31st for a week. When is the cheapest/ best time, during that time frame, to plan my vacation?
I will be traveling from Tennessee, by the way, and the closest airports are Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, and Atlanta.
Thank you for this info on fares. I’ve been searching for lower fares and this is good news – I can wait!
Hi Mary.
Let us know how it goes.
Aloha.
Any suggestions on cheapest days of the week to fly if coming from east coast (DC)? Looking to book for summer 2018. Prices still look very high for now.
We are looking to travel to Maui Feb/Mar of 2018. When do you suggest we buy tickets? I’m planner so waiting to long makes me crazy but i also want to get the best deal possible.
Hi my name is Rod.. we’re planning our 10th anniversary and are going to the big island 4/1/18. Coming from lax when do you think the best timetobuy tickets would be. family of 4 using Hawaiian miles plus $ on hawaiian air thank you
Hi Rod.
4/1 is spring break. That may be a problem, but given all the changes coming next year, no one can say for sure. Using points will further complicate the possibility of waiting to buy.
For guaranteed results, you probably have to book now. Otherwise, if you’re flexible, then wait until we see fares for spring which should be from now through fall.
Aloha.
Ok so buying now would be best bet… thank you
To the woman Nancy. Are you clearing your web browser after looking at airfares? If you’ve looked before and don’t clear them there is a chance that the prices will be higher since it knows you are coming back to look at airfares again.
We are planning a trip to Hawaii February 2018. When is best time to buy tickets?
HNL to Mexico City, and HNL to Cancun would be awesome direct routes!
We will be flying out of LAX to Maui during mid week next year at the end of June. Do you still recommend buying early since it’s peak summer season or should I wait? Our preference is to fly HA. Mahalo
HI Elsie.
If you’re a gambling person, we’d suggest waiting as next year will not be normal. Having said that, no one can be sure what will happen, and that is the height of summer season. Availability can be an issue then too. That’s about all we know right now.
Aloha.
We are looking to fly non stop from San Diego to Maui, November 2nd to November 7th. Current pricing shows Alaska cheapest at 562. Do you think the price will drop or should we buy now. Please let us know.
Thanks In advance!
Hi Shardul.
$483 on nonstop as of today. Good price – suggest buying now.
ALoha.
We are planning a July 2018 trip to kona. We should we expect to see these lower airfares. Looking for flights from Philly which have been running between $1150-1300.
Going to Kauai late March – early April 2018 when should I buy? Dates are flexible
Hi! We are looking for Seattle to Kahului at the end of January, beginning of February. Hawaiian is around $570 per person now; would you guess that will get any lower for that timeframe?
Any suggestions appreciated! Thank you!
Hi Jess.
A bit too early for the new planes. However there are already $460 nonstop fares on Hawaiian in that time frame. Might or might not improve, but that’s a good enough price to buy and forget.
Aloha.
Mahalo! 👍🏽
I checked several times for the Hawaiian Airlines deals that you posted recently, but each time when I went to the HA site, the fares are much higher than what he deals were meant to be. Looking for travel from LA area (SNA is closest but LAX and other local airports are fine too) to HNL 10/14-10/22 of this year (dates are not flexible unfortunately). The fares are in the high $500’s roundtrip across all airlines according to Google flight search right now. Do you see them going down or am I better off booking now at those prices? Your recommendation would be appreciated please. 🙂
I read all the articles/updates on the site. Really appreciate all the insights and deal alerts!
Mahalo!
–nancy
Hi Nancy,
We showed LA as $268 and today it is even lower at $261 (fares are each way including all taxes/fees). Not available for your weekend dates, which is as expected. $570 to $625 for your dates. It could improve as we’re in a temperamental market right now that is anticipating a shakeup. Therefore, suggest you consider waiting until much closer to buy and see what happens. Lack of flexibility for mid-week travel might hurt your chances however.
Aloha.
Hi Nancy, October is a busy month for triathletes as the world championships are in Kona on the Big Island. After the race many people stay on other islands. That could be a reason why airfare hasn’t come down.
Long time fan of Beat of Hawaii, we are planning a trip mid October do you think some of these fares may be available then?
Hi Lorraine.
No, likely they will not.
Aloha.
With the new narrow body planes, are their any carriers who still have the bigger planes? As an anxious flyer I feel like the bigger planes don’t experience the turbulence that the smaller ones do. We live near Sacramento. What would you suggest if we are going to Kaui or Honolulu? Thank you!
Hi Katie.
If you’d prefer getting yourself to San Francisco or Los Angeles, wide-body flights will remain available.
Aloha.
What about Oakland or San Jose? Any airline I should focus on? When you say wider body plane do you mean 2-4-2 or 3-3 seats across? And thanks so much for your articles. I’ve been a fan for five + years.
Hi Katie.
Oakland and San Jose will remain narrow body 3+3 seating. Sales should be across multiple airlines as new routes are announced.
Aloha.