There are 5 ways to get from Iowa to Hawaiʻi Island by plane, bus, or taxi
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Fly Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Kona International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane SUX - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Villagebus
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Parkbus
18h 28m$541–2,000Fly Omaha to Hilo International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane OMA - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Hawaiʻi Islandtaxi
15h 46m$523–1,783Fly Des Moines to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane DSM - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Villagebus
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Parkbus
14h 29m$828–3,196Fly Omaha to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane OMA - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Villagebus
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Parkbus
17h 57m$763–2,978Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane CID - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Villagebus
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Parkbus
18h 18m
Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) to Kona International Airport (KOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa to Hawaiʻi Island is to fly and taxi which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa to Hawaiʻi Island is to fly and bus which takes 14h 29m and costs $800 - $3,200.
The distance between Iowa and Hawaiʻi Island is 3912 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 28m to get from Iowa to Hawaiʻi Island, including transfers.
Hawaiʻi Island is 5h behind Iowa. It is currently 1:37 PM in Iowa and 8:37 AM in Hawaiʻi Island.
What companies run services between Iowa, USA and Hawaiʻi Island, HI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Iowa to Hawaiʻi Island. However, you can take the taxi to Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field (SUX) airport, fly to Kona International Airport (KOA), walk to Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, take the bus to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village, take the bus to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park, then take the taxi to Hawaiʻi Island. Alternatively, you can take the line 43 bus to 11th & Dodge NE, walk to 14th & Dodge NW, take the line 106 bus to Eppley Airport Terminal, walk to Omaha (OMA) airport, fly to Hilo International Airport (ITO), then take the taxi to Hawaiʻi Island.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Kona International Airport via Denver, Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Sioux Gateway Airport/Col. Bud Day Field to Kona International Airport via Denver, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Omaha to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Omaha to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kona International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Kona International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Des Moines to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Des Moines to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Omaha to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kona International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Omaha to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Des Moines to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to Kona International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Kona International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Omaha to Kona International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit
- One Way - Basic
- $0
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
Da Best Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-557-7059
AA Marshall's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-936-2654
- Website
- taxihilo.com
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