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Direct Flights from Honolulu to Sacramento

Sacramento · California

Nonstop service from HNL to SMF on Alaska, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Alaska, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
2,460 mi
Flight time
~5h 25mgate to gate
Elevation
27 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Honolulu (HNL) to Sacramento (SMF), 2,460 miles nonstop.HNLSMF

How rare is this nonstop?

37 cities have a nonstop to Sacramento, Honolulu among them.

How long to go to Sacramento for, from Honolulu

5h 25m in the air, 2,460 miles — past long-weekend range. Five days is roughly where the flying stops dominating the trip.

About Sacramento

Sacramento skyline from Sacramento River
Photo by Amadscientist · CC BY-SA 3.0

Sacramento is the state capital of California in the United States. It is the regional center for the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area, which dominates much of the surrounding Sacramento Valley and stretches into parts of Gold Country.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Sacramento

  1. The Crocker Art Museum is the oldest art museum in the Western United States, located in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1885, the museum holds one of the premier collections of Californian art.
  2. The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento, in Sacramento, capital of the state of California. It is the seat of Bishop Jaime Soto.
  3. The Sacramento Zoo is a zoo located in William Land Park in Sacramento, California, United States. It opened on June 2, 1927, with 40 animals and occupied 4.2 acres (1.7 ha).
  4. Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province.
  5. The California Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of California, located in Sacramento, the capital of California.
  6. The Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary is a zoo and animal sanctuary located in the city of Folsom, California, in the United States, which has been open since 1963.
  7. The California Museum is the state history museum of the US state of California, located in its capital city of Sacramento.
  8. The California State Railroad Museum is a museum in the California State Parks system that interprets the role of railroads in the Western U.S.
  9. The Bohart Museum of Entomology was founded in 1946 on the campus of the University of California, Davis.
  10. Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park is a historical site preserving an 1895 alternating current (AC) hydroelectric power station—one of the first in the United States.
  11. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a state park of California, United States, marking the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush.
  12. The Leland Stanford Mansion, often known simply as the Stanford Mansion, is a historic mansion and California State Park in Sacramento, California, which serves as the official reception center for the Government of Cali…

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Sacramento weather, compared with Honolulu

10° cooler than Honolulu on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Sacramento 55°F · Honolulu 80°F · 25° colder
April
Sacramento 72°F · Honolulu 83°F · 11° colder
July
Sacramento 93°F · Honolulu 88°F · 5° warmer
October
Sacramento 78°F · Honolulu 87°F · 8° colder

July averages 93°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Sacramento also swings harder through the year than Honolulu does — 38° between its coldest and warmest months against 9°.

Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Sacramento

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Sacramento is February–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–80°F.
How long to stay
Sacramento rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Crocker Art Museum, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramento, California), and Sacramento Zoo and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Honolulu to Sacramento?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Honolulu (HNL) to Sacramento (SMF) on Alaska, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Honolulu to Sacramento?
Alaska, Southwest fly nonstop between Honolulu (HNL) and Sacramento (SMF).
How many nonstop flights are there from Honolulu to Sacramento?
There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Honolulu to Sacramento.
How far is Sacramento from Honolulu?
Sacramento is about 2,460 miles from Honolulu by air.
What is there to do in Sacramento?
Popular things to do include Crocker Art Museum, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Sacramento, California), Sacramento Zoo, Sutter's Fort, and more.

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