Los Angeles to Honolulu is a medium-haul domestic route to Hawaii with nonstop award seats on four carriers, including Alaska Airlines and United Airlines. Five programs price the route, and economy starts at 7,700 points with Delta SkyMiles. On domestic flights, check the cash fare before redeeming: points earn their keep when the award price clearly undercuts it. Pricing for all five programs on LAX–HNL is laid out below.
SnapshotLive award availability and points prices between Los Angeles and Honolulu.
OverviewLos Angeles to Honolulu is served by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta and 1 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 5 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 7,700 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Award pricing can vary by airline, cabin, loyalty program, travel season, and transfer partner. For this route, the best value often comes from comparing multiple programs instead of searching one airline at a time.
RouteRoughly 2,550 miles separate Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), so a nonstop spends about 5h35 in the air, a little more or less depending on winds and direction. The nonstop award space in the data is split across Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta. Aircraft logged on those nonstops include the Airbus A321neo, Boeing 767-300, and Airbus A330-200. Nonstops account for about 23% of the award options in the data.
PricingBest one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta | 7,700 pts | 78,100 pts | 147,200 pts | 58,600 pts |
| Alaska Airlines | 12,500 pts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| United Airlines | 15,000 pts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| American AirlinesBest | 17,500 pts | 49,500 pts | 60,000 pts | N/A |
Live award pricing from Flightpoints data, computed 9/5/2026. Prices vary by date and availability.
StrategyLos Angeles–Honolulu is a domestic route, so the first question is whether to spend points at all. The cheapest economy seat connects once; skipping the connection means an economy nonstop on any of the four carriers at a higher price. Taxes and fees on the economy floor run about $6, below the route's typical economy taxes. If the cash price is modest, buying the ticket is often the better trade. Flexible bank points can reach Delta SkyMiles; confirm the space first, since transfers can't be undone.
AvailabilityWhen award seats between Los Angeles and Honolulu price cheapest over the next year.
ProgramsDelta SkyMiles takes economy at 7,700 points and first class at 58,600. American AAdvantage is cheapest in premium economy at 49,500 points. Etihad Guest wins business class at 60,000 points on an American Airlines nonstop. For a cross-check, Alaska Atmos Rewards and Air Canada Aeroplan price the route too. The cheapest program changes three times across the cabins, so match the program to the seat before moving points.
Airlines4 airlines with award seats between Los Angeles and Honolulu, nonstop or connecting.
AirlinesFour airlines show nonstop award space on Los Angeles–Honolulu: Alaska Airlines (oneworld), United Airlines (Star Alliance), American Airlines (oneworld), and Delta (SkyTeam). Partner programs in all three alliances can price a nonstop here, not just the carriers' own. The cheaper connecting awards in the data change planes in Seattle, San Francisco, and Las Vegas. In business class, the floor sits on American Airlines but books through Etihad Guest, a partner redemption.
DetailsAbout 2,550 miles, roughly 5h35 nonstop. Honolulu runs 3 hours behind Los Angeles (2 while Los Angeles is on standard time). Data covers October 2026–August 2027, with calendar prices for nine months. Counting well-covered months only, November 2026 is the cheapest (7,700 points); pricier months include March, May, and June 2027 (15,000).
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AlternativesFor Los Angeles departures, Burbank (BUR) costs far more at 17,600 points in economy against the 7,700-point floor and isn't worth it unless LAX has nothing; Ontario (ONT) prices from 19,000. Related award routes at last check: San Francisco to Honolulu from 12,500 points and Los Angeles to Cancun from 9,000.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Los Angeles to Honolulu route.
The cheapest economy award at last check is 7,700 points one-way through Delta SkyMiles, with one stop. This route is priced by five programs, so compare them side by side. Each cabin's low at last check is in the pricing table above.
