There are 3 ways to get from Hilo to Hamakua by bus, car, or taxi
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hilo to Hamakua is to line 1 bus which costs and takes 1h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Hilo to Hamakua is to drive which takes 40 min and costs $4 - $7.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mo'oheau Bus Terminal and arriving at Laupahoehoe Route 19 @ Old Mamalahoa Hwy. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 35 min.
The distance between Hilo and Hamakua is 28 miles. The road distance is 25.7 miles.
The best way to get from Hilo to Hamakua without a car is to line 1 bus which takes 1h 32m and costs .
The line 1 bus from Mo'oheau Bus Terminal to Laupahoehoe Route 19 @ Old Mamalahoa Hwy takes 35 min including transfers and departs every four hours.
Hilo to Hamakua bus services, operated by Hele-On Bus, depart from Mo'oheau Bus Terminal station.
Hilo to Hamakua bus services, operated by Hele-On Bus, arrive at Laupahoehoe Route 19 @ Old Mamalahoa Hwy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hilo to Hamakua is 26 miles. It takes approximately 40 min to drive from Hilo to Hamakua.
There are 17+ hotels available in Hamakua.
What companies run services between Hilo, HI, USA and Hamakua, HI, USA?
Hele-On Bus operates a bus from Mo'oheau Bus Terminal to Laupahoehoe Route 19 @ Old Mamalahoa Hwy every 4 hours, and the journey takes 35 min.
Bus from Mo'oheau Bus Terminal to Laupahoehoe Route 19 @ Old Mamalahoa Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit
- One Way - Basic
- $0
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Da Best Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-557-7059
AA Marshall's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-936-2654
- Website
- taxihilo.com
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