HOKA Bondi 6

Name: HOKA Bondi 6
Brand: HOKA
Rating: 4.7 (35 reviews)

Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 10.9 oz · 4mm drop · 36/32mm stack

Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Bondi 7 replaced it

How it ranks

The HOKA Bondi 6 is one of the strongest daily trainers in our data. Comfort and cushioning are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. Most runners who came to it from another shoe preferred it. The rating rests on 36 runner reviews and 6 other rated shoes in the Bondi product line.

Exceptional

99/100

Overall

Exceptional 99

Comfort

Exceptional 99

Cushioning

Exceptional 99

Durability

Exceptional 98

Value

Very good 91

Appearance

Decent 70

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

99/100

Very high 99

What runners say

“In 46 years of running, I've never come across a more comfortable road shoe.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a marathon came from the Saucony Guide ISO 2 TR

“The Bondi is a durable shoe and I have put more miles on it than any other shoe I have worn. They just don't wear out.”

5/5 Full review 35 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Vomero+ 7

“If you have flat feet or feet that are a little wider, I recommend getting a half size bigger.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“It's supposed to be comfortable and stand up to high mileage—and it does that better than any other shoe I've ever worn.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35

“I have always struggled with feet pain due to me having flat feet, but with these shoes I have no problem.”

5/5 Full review 30 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ravenna 8

“Many years running with other cushion shoes, but still hurting in my legs while running. Bondi solved most of that.”

5/5 Full review 25 mpw training for a half marathon

“Bondi 6 is more responsive and doesn't make you feel like you are running in mud.”

4/5 Full review 20 mpw training for a half marathon

“This shoe has a luxurious amount of cushioning, to the point where it feels like I'm working harder to move at my regular pace.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas SolarBOOST

“The shoe has proven to be durable and the sole has very little wear after 250 miles.”

5/5 Full review 50 mpw training for a marathon came from the adidas SolarBOOST

“These are the ultimate long distance road shoe. Light and exceptionally well cushioned.”

5/5 Full review 12 mpw training for a half marathon came from the adidas adizero Boston 7

Prefer this shoe over another

65% 20/31

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Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.

Pros

Reviewers report less leg fatigue after long road runs.
Reviewers with knee, bunion or foot problems say it is the shoe that lets them keep running.
Runners with wider feet praise the roomy wide version.

Cons

Reviewers find it too heavy and soft for speed work.
Appearance is its lowest-rated dimension at 4.0 out of 5, with reviewers calling it bulky and boot-like.
Three reviewers report lower back or Achilles discomfort while running in it.

Bondi 6 rates 99. This shoe has very high certainty. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the HOKA Bondi

Each dot is one version of the Bondi, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

40 60 80 100

96 2018 98 2017 79 2017 99 2018 99 2020 99 2022 97 2024

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.

Bondi 9

2024 · 3 reviews

97 Exceptional

85 Confidence
Bondi 8

2022 · 53 reviews

99 Exceptional

100 Confidence
Bondi 7

2020 · 25 reviews

99 Exceptional

97 Confidence
Bondi 6 This shoe

2018 · 36 reviews

99 Exceptional

99 Confidence
Bondi 5

2017 · 19 reviews

79 Decent

90 Confidence
Bondi 4

2017 · 4 reviews

98 Exceptional

90 Confidence
Bondi 2

2018 · 1 review

96 Excellent

79 Confidence

Reader Ratings

36 ratings

5/5 27

4/5 6

3/5 3

2/5 0

1/5 0

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Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight: 10.9 oz
Release: 2018 Q2
MSRP: $150
Stack Height: 36mm heel - 32mm toe
Drop Height: 4mm

Runner reviews

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Best shoe for me

5/5

Overall

This is the first shoe I have loved since Hoka discontinued its Stinson Road shoe a few years ago. All the other shoes, Hoka or not, were either too stiff or too floppy. The Bondi 6 has the perfect cushioning for me, a 63-year-old, 155-pound runner who has been running for 45 years. I recognize that many others will find it too soft, but not me!

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

33 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 36

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

I love this shoe. I have a chronic foot issue that requires minimal toe flexion, and the stiffness of the Bondi (combined with my orthotics and taping) allowed me to run pain free for the first time in several years. They run a bit more naturally than the Bondi 5, but keep the same cushion, stability and stiffness of the 5.

Anonymous runner · Jul 3, 2019

35 mpw came from the HOKA Bondi 5

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 4/5
Durability: 5/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Hoka One One Bondi 6 - Achilles issues

3/5

Overall

I got a pair of these to replace my prior Bondis. Almost from the beginning, I had achilles/ankle issues. I don't know exactly what the issue is, but it's similar to the ankle pain I had when my prior Bondis wore out. Something about what the shoe is doing to my foot strike? Regardless, it's shoe-specific, because switching to Saucony Ride Iso 2 for a couple days almost resolved the problem. I still love the Hokas generally, for comfort and shock absorption, but this particular model may be switching to lawn mowing duty.

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

30 mpw came from the HOKA Bondi 5

Comfort: 2/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 4/5

Reader review

5/5

Overall

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

35 mpw training for a half marathon

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 4/5
Appearance: 4/5
Value: 5/5

Hoka One One Bondi 6 or The Softest Bricks You Can Wear

4/5

Overall

I have come back to running after a several year layoff and needed something that absorbed a bit of the pounding I put on my legs--my piriformis was acting up. I bought these on a whim and they are the biggest, thickest dorkiest looking shoes I have ever seen but they did the trick. I trained in them for 8 weeks towards a half marathon and my injuries recovered and nothing new popped up.

Anonymous runner · Jul 2, 2019

25 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Free RN 5.0

Comfort: 5/5
Cushioning: 5/5
Durability: 3/5
Appearance: 1/5
Value: 2/5

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