Mattress Shipping Cost from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Diego, California

6-9 days is standard for trips between Honolulu and California ports. From the neighbor islands, add a few more days. Eastbound cargo from Maui, Kauai, or the Big Island can take anywhere from 9 to 14 days to move from Hawaii to a California port.

Shipping a 50 lb box typically costs $40 to over $100, varying significantly by carrier (USPS, UPS, FedEx), distance, speed, and if you use flat-rate options or discounts, with ground services like USPS Ground Advantage and FedEx Ground being cheapest ($40-$70 for ground) and express services much higher. Using a comparison site or flat-rate boxes can help reduce costs.

USPS Retail Ground, formerly called Parcel Post is by far the cheapest way. You will pass out if you get a quote from UPS or FedEx. You have to take your boxes to the PO counter to buy Retail Ground, can't buy the postage online, that's the only downside.