There are 4 ways to get from Rochester to Hilo by plane or bus
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Fly Rochester to Kona International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Kona International Airport (KOA)ROC - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
18h 33m$567–2,120Fly Rochester to Hilo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)ROC - ITO
18h 28m$407–1,520Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Kona International Airport (KOA)BUF - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
18h 10m$715–2,720Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)BUF - ITO
19h 9m$505–1,920
Rochester (ROC) to Kona International Airport (KOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Hilo is to fly which costs $400 - $1,600 and takes 18h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Hilo is to bus and fly which takes 18h 10m and costs $700 - $2,800.
The distance between Rochester and Hilo is 4878 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 33m to get from Rochester to Hilo, including transfers.
Hilo is 5h behind Rochester. It is currently 6:21 PM in Rochester and 1:21 PM in Hilo.
There are 100+ hotels available in Hilo.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Hilo, HI, USA?
United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to Kona International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Atlanta, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kona International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to Kona International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Atlanta, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Detroit, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Atlanta, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kona International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Rochester to Hilo International Airport via Atlanta, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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