There are 6 ways to get from Philadelphia to Hawaiʻi Island by plane, taxi, train, 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.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)PHL - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Hawaiʻi Island
18h 16m$487–1,476Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)JFK - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Hawaiʻi Island
17h 16m$466–1,995Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kona International Airport (KOA)PHL - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
17h 54m$573–1,995Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kona International Airport (KOA)BWI - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
18h 53m$532–2,483Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kona International Airport (KOA)EWR - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
19h 16m$480–1,894Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kona International Airport (KOA)JFK - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
19h 43m$516–2,390
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Hawaiʻi Island is to fly and taxi which costs $480 - $1,500 and takes 18h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Hawaiʻi Island is to train and fly and taxi which takes 17h 16m and costs $460 - $2,000.
The distance between Philadelphia and Hawaiʻi Island is 4905 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 16m to get from Philadelphia to Hawaiʻi Island, including transfers.
Hawaiʻi Island is 5h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 3:25 PM in Philadelphia and 10:25 AM in Hawaiʻi Island.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Hawaiʻi Island, HI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Hawaiʻi Island. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Hilo International Airport (ITO), then take the taxi to Hawaiʻi Island. Alternatively, you can take the train to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, walk to Penn Station, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Hilo International Airport (ITO), then take the taxi to Hawaiʻi Island.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kona International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kona International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Drive @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Waikoloa Beach Drive @ 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
- 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
Da Best Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-557-7059
AA Marshall's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-936-2654
- Website
- taxihilo.com
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