How Axel worksWhen to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH)
Fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026 · 708 round trips over 65 departure dates · How Axel measures this
November 2026 was the cheapest month to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH) in the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: typically $348 round trip per adult across 12 departure dates, against $716 in March 2027. Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 23% above the rest of the year, typically $497. That holiday drew 45% of Axel searches for this route.
Search live prices for your dates- Cheapest month
- November 2026Typically $348 round trip
- Priciest month
- March 2027Typically $716 round trip
- Lowest fare seen
- $295Nov 24 – Dec 2, 2026, seen Oct 5
- When people go
- ChristmasDec 18–25, 2026 · 45% of Axel searches for this route
Month by month
Typical round trip per adult, economy: the median of each departure date's cheapest round trip. Each month opens its live date picker.
- October 2026$612 →
3 dates priced · from $578 (Oct 30–Nov 3)
- November 2026$348 →
Cheapest month12 dates priced · from $295 (Nov 24–Dec 2) · 35% of searches
- December 2026$393 →
23 dates priced · from $308 (Dec 8–15) · 62% of searches
- January 2027$426 →
6 dates priced · from $358 (Jan 6–13)
- February 2027$444 →
5 dates priced · from $413 (Feb 6–13) · 1% of searches
- March 2027$716 →
Priciest month5 dates priced · from $512 (Mar 6–13)
- April 2027Live →
Too few dates for a typical fare · 1 date priced · from $534 (Apr 10–17)
- May 2027Live →
Too few dates for a typical fare · 2 dates priced · from $544 (May 28–31)
- June 2027$588 →
3 dates priced · from $488 (Jun 30–Jul 6)
- July 2027$565 →
4 dates priced · from $536 (Jul 10–17) · 1% of searches
- August 2027Live →
Too few dates for a typical fare · 1 date priced · from $597 (Aug 7–14)
Holidays
Thanksgiving
−15% vs rest of yearLeaving Nov 20–26, 2026 · 35% of searches
Typically $341 round trip
Cheapest seen: $295, Nov 24–Dec 2 →Christmas
+23% vs rest of yearLeaving Dec 18–25, 2026 · 45% of searches
Typically $497 round trip
Cheapest seen: $472, Dec 21–23 →New Year's
−4% vs rest of yearLeaving Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 · 12% of searches
Typically $387 round trip
Cheapest seen: $352, Dec 31–Jan 7 →MLK weekend
Leaving Jan 14–18, 2027
1 date priced
Cheapest seen: $434, Jan 15–18 →Presidents' Day weekend
+13% vs rest of yearLeaving Feb 11–15, 2027 · 1% of searches
Typically $455 round trip
Cheapest seen: $444, Feb 11–16 →Spring break
+78% vs rest of yearLeaving Mar 6–28, 2027
Typically $716 round trip
Cheapest seen: $512, Mar 6–13 →Memorial Day weekend
Leaving May 27–31, 2027
2 dates priced
Cheapest seen: $544, May 28–31 →Fourth of July
Leaving Jul 1–5, 2027
2 dates priced
Cheapest seen: $544, Jul 5–10 →
Cheapest dates Axel saw
- Nov 24 → Dec 2, 20268 nights · airline fare $311 · seen Oct 5$295Live price →
- Nov 25 → Dec 2, 20267 nights · airline fare $311 · seen Oct 5$295Live price →
- Nov 10 → Nov 17, 20267 nights · airline fare $325 · seen Oct 20$308Live price →
- Dec 8 → Dec 15, 20267 nights · airline fare $325 · seen Oct 1$308Live price →
- Dec 15 → Dec 22, 20267 nights · airline fare $325 · seen Oct 8$308Live price →
Questions travelers ask
What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH)?
In the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, November 2026 was the cheapest, typically $348 round trip per adult. March 2027 was the most expensive, typically $716. Fares change daily; search your dates on Axel for live prices.
Is it more expensive to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH) at Christmas?
Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 23% above the rest of the year, typically $497. That's from 8 Christmas departure dates Axel priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026.
When do most people fly San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH)?
Of the trips travelers searched on Axel for this route (Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026), 45% were for Christmas (Dec 18–25, 2026) departures.
Are these live prices?
No. They are the lowest round-trip fares Axel's flight searches returned for San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH) Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: economy, per adult, 2 to 21 nights. Open a month or a trip on this page for live prices on Axel.
How Axel measures this
- Fares: the round trips Axel's flight searches priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, economy, adults only, 2 to 21 nights, shown per adult. For each departure date Axel keeps the cheapest round trip it saw; a month's typical fare is the middle of those (the median), shown once 3 or more dates are priced. "Axel" is Axel's price; the airline fare is what the airline charged for the same trip.
- Holidays are compared with every priced date outside the holiday windows (30 dates on this route). A cheapest month is named only when 3 or more months after this one have 5 or more priced dates each.
- Searches: the trip dates travelers and their AI assistants searched on Axel Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026, each trip counted once per day.
- These are fares already seen, not quotes or a forecast. Prices change daily: open a month or trip for live prices.
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When to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH)
November 2026 was the cheapest month to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH) in the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: typically $348 round trip per adult across 12 departure dates, against $716 in March 2027. Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 23% above the rest of the year, typically $497. That holiday drew 45% of Axel searches for this route.
Source: https://helloaxel.com/en/flights/when-to-fly/from-san-francisco-bay-area-to-kauai-island-lih · 708 round trips over 65 departure dates, seen Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026.
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Month by month
Round trip per adult · Economy · USD. "Typical" is the median of each departure date's cheapest round trip.
| Departure month | Typical | Lowest seen | Dates priced | Share of searches | Live prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $612 | $578 (Oct 30–Nov 3) | 3 | — | October 2026 |
| November 2026 (cheapest) | $348 | $295 (Nov 24–Dec 2) | 12 | 35% | November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $393 | $308 (Dec 8–15) | 23 | 62% | December 2026 |
| January 2027 | $426 | $358 (Jan 6–13) | 6 | — | January 2027 |
| February 2027 | $444 | $413 (Feb 6–13) | 5 | 1% | February 2027 |
| March 2027 (priciest) | $716 | $512 (Mar 6–13) | 5 | — | March 2027 |
| April 2027 | — | $534 (Apr 10–17) | 1 | — | April 2027 |
| May 2027 | — | $544 (May 28–31) | 2 | — | May 2027 |
| June 2027 | $588 | $488 (Jun 30–Jul 6) | 3 | — | June 2027 |
| July 2027 | $565 | $536 (Jul 10–17) | 4 | 1% | July 2027 |
| August 2027 | — | $597 (Aug 7–14) | 1 | — | August 2027 |
Holidays
| Holiday | Departures | Typical | Against the rest of the year | Cheapest trip seen | Share of searches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving | Nov 20–26, 2026 | $341 | −15% | $295, Nov 24–Dec 2 | 35% |
| Christmas | Dec 18–25, 2026 | $497 | +23% | $472, Dec 21–23 | 45% |
| New Year's | Dec 26, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 | $387 | −4% | $352, Dec 31–Jan 7 | 12% |
| MLK weekend | Jan 14–18, 2027 | — | — | $434, Jan 15–18 | — |
| Presidents' Day weekend | Feb 11–15, 2027 | $455 | +13% | $444, Feb 11–16 | 1% |
| Spring break | Mar 6–28, 2027 | $716 | +78% | $512, Mar 6–13 | — |
| Memorial Day weekend | May 27–31, 2027 | — | — | $544, May 28–31 | — |
| Fourth of July | Jul 1–5, 2027 | — | — | $544, Jul 5–10 | — |
Cheapest dates Axel saw
| Trip | Nights | Axel | Airline fare | Seen | Live price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2026 → Dec 2, 2026 | 8 | $295 | $311 | Oct 5, 2026 | Check these dates |
| Nov 25, 2026 → Dec 2, 2026 | 7 | $295 | $311 | Oct 5, 2026 | Check these dates |
| Nov 10, 2026 → Nov 17, 2026 | 7 | $308 | $325 | Oct 20, 2026 | Check these dates |
| Dec 8, 2026 → Dec 15, 2026 | 7 | $308 | $325 | Oct 1, 2026 | Check these dates |
| Dec 15, 2026 → Dec 22, 2026 | 7 | $308 | $325 | Oct 8, 2026 | Check these dates |
Questions travelers ask
What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH)?
In the fares Axel saw Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, November 2026 was the cheapest, typically $348 round trip per adult. March 2027 was the most expensive, typically $716. Fares change daily; search your dates on Axel for live prices.
Is it more expensive to fly San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH) at Christmas?
Christmas departures (Dec 18–25, 2026) ran 23% above the rest of the year, typically $497. That's from 8 Christmas departure dates Axel priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026.
When do most people fly San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH)?
Of the trips travelers searched on Axel for this route (Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026), 45% were for Christmas (Dec 18–25, 2026) departures.
Are these live prices?
No. They are the lowest round-trip fares Axel's flight searches returned for San Francisco Bay Area to Kauai Island (LIH) Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026: economy, per adult, 2 to 21 nights. Open a month or a trip on this page for live prices on Axel.
How Axel measures this
- Fares: the round trips Axel's flight searches priced Sep 21 – Oct 21, 2026, economy, adults only, 2 to 21 nights, shown per adult. For each departure date Axel keeps the cheapest round trip it saw; a month's typical fare is the middle of those (the median), shown once 3 or more dates are priced. "Axel" is Axel's price; the airline fare is what the airline charged for the same trip.
- Holidays are compared with every priced date outside the holiday windows (30 dates on this route). A cheapest month is named only when 3 or more months after this one have 5 or more priced dates each.
- Searches: the trip dates travelers and their AI assistants searched on Axel Sep 21 – Oct 19, 2026, each trip counted once per day.
- These are fares already seen, not quotes or a forecast. Prices change daily: open a month or trip for live prices.
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