There are 6 ways to get from Kentucky to Hilo by plane or bus
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Fly Blue Grass Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Kona International Airport (KOA)LEX - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
16h 55m$631–2,337Fly Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)SDF - ITO
17h 43m$362–1,403Fly Louisville International Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Kona International Airport (KOA)SDF - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
16h 30m$502–2,103Fly Covington to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Kona International Airport (KOA)CVG - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
18h 26m$652–2,502Fly Covington to Hilo International Airport
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)CVG - ITO
18h 27m$442–1,702Bus to Nashville, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Kona International Airport (KOA)BNA - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
20h 8m$445–1,648
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Kona International Airport (KOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kentucky to Hilo is to fly which costs $360 - $1,400 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Kentucky to Hilo is to fly and bus which takes 16h 30m and costs $500 - $2,100.
The distance between Kentucky and Hilo is 4557 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Kentucky to Hilo, including transfers.
Hilo is 5h behind Kentucky. It is currently 4:22 PM in Kentucky and 11:22 AM in Hilo.
There are 133+ hotels available in Hilo.
What companies run services between Kentucky, USA and Hilo, HI, USA?
United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kona International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kona International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Salt Lake City, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Nashville to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kona International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kona International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Nashville to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Salt Lake City, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kona International Airport via Atlanta, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Kona International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Covington to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Nashville to Kona International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Nashville to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Covington to Hilo International Airport via Salt Lake City, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Nashville to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Nashville to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
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