There are 5 ways to get from Los Angeles to Hilo by plane or bus
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane LAX - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminalbus
10h 50m$218–963Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane LAX - ITO
11h 51m$138–563Fly Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane LGB - ITO
13h 31m$176–756Fly Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane LGB - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminalbus
14h 53m$296–1,306Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE)plane LAX - MUE
- Take the bus from Waimea Kohala Airport to Wainaku Clem Akina Parkbus
12h 19m$138–563
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kona International Airport (KOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Hilo is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $600 and takes 12h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Hilo is to fly and bus which takes 10h 50m and costs $210 - $1,000.
The distance between Los Angeles and Hilo is 2655 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Los Angeles to Hilo, including transfers.
Hilo is 2h behind Los Angeles. It is currently 1:53 AM in Los Angeles and 11:53 PM in Hilo.
There are 138+ hotels available in Hilo.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Hilo, HI, USA?
Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) every 3 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Jose, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Honolulu, Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Lihue, Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Kahului, Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport via Sacramento, Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
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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