There are 3 ways to get from Chiang Mai to Hilo by plane or bus
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Fly to Hilo International Airport
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)CNX - ITO
32h 57m$461–1,401Fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Kona International Airport (KOA)CNX - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
32h 42m$501–1,501Fly to Waimea-Kohala Airport, bus
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)CNX - MUE
- Take the bus from Waimea Kohala Airport to Wainaku Clem Akina Park
39h 34m$461–1,401
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to Hilo is to fly which costs $460 - $1,400 and takes 32h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to Hilo is to fly and bus which takes 32h 42m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Chiang Mai and Hilo is 6817 miles.
It takes approximately 32h 57m to get from Chiang Mai to Hilo, including transfers.
Hilo is 17h behind Chiang Mai. It is currently 10:42 AM in Chiang Mai and 5:42 PM in Hilo.
There are 126+ hotels available in Hilo.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and Hilo, HI, USA?
Korean Air, Hawaiian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) twice daily.
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- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Incheon, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Incheon, Honolulu, Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Manila, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Manila, Honolulu, Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Incheon, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kona International Airport via Incheon, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kona International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kona International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Manila, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Kona International Airport via Manila, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Incheon, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Waimea Kohala Airport to Wainaku Clem Akina Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit
- One Way - Basic
- $0
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