There are 4 ways to get from Cincinnati to Hilo by car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport
best- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane SDF - ITO
15h 21m$457–1,650Fly Covington to Kona International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane CVG - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminalbus
16h 26m$432–1,602Fly Covington to Hilo International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane CVG - ITO
13h 5m$490–1,824Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane CMH - ITO
16h 3m$507–1,771
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Hilo is to fly and bus which costs $430 - $1,600 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Hilo is to fly which takes 13h 5m and costs $490 - $1,900.
The distance between Cincinnati and Hilo is 4417 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Cincinnati to Hilo, including transfers.
Hilo is 6h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 7:39 AM in Cincinnati and 1:39 AM in Hilo.
There are 115+ hotels available in Hilo.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Hilo, HI, USA?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Salt Lake City, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Salt Lake City, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Phone
- +1 (808) 961-8744
- heleonbus@hawaiicounty.gov
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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