There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Lihue Airport (LIH) by plane, 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.
Recommended option
Fly from Sydney • 13h 33m
3 alternative options
Train to Newcastle, fly • 23h 5m
Bus to Canberra, fly • 19h 44m
Train to Orange, fly • 23h 47m
Sydney (SYD) to Lihue (LIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Sydney to Lihue Airport (LIH) is to fly, which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 13h 33m.
The quickest way to get from Sydney to Lihue Airport (LIH) is to fly which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 13h 33m.
The distance between Sydney and Lihue Airport (LIH) is 5074 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Sydney to Lihue Airport (LIH), including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Sydney Airport to Lihue Airport. The quickest flight takes 12h 3m and has one stopover.
Lihue Airport (LIH) is 21h behind Sydney. It is currently 6:54 AM in Sydney and 9:54 AM in Lihue Airport (LIH).
Qantas, Jetstar, United Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines offer flights from Sydney Airport to Lihue Airport.
There are 399+ hotels available in Lihue Airport (LIH). Prices start at $104 USD per night.
The best way to get from Sydney to Sydney Airport is to train which takes 22 min and costs $18 - $22.
- Distance: 5074.4 miles
- Duration: 13h 33m
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Lihue Airport (LIH), USA?
Hawaiian Airlines, Qantas and two other airlines fly from Sydney to Lihue Airport (LIH) every 3 hours.
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Sydney to Lihue via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,400
Flights from Sydney to Lihue via Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Melbourne, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $1,600
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Melbourne, Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Brisbane, Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,900
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Brisbane, Melbourne, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,800
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Gold Coast, Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $1,900
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Brisbane, Tokyo Narita, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,200
Flights from Newcastle to Lihue via Melbourne, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,700
Flights from Canberra to Lihue via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $1,600
Flights from Canberra to Lihue via Melbourne, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,500
Flights from Canberra to Lihue via Sydney, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,900
Flights from Canberra to Lihue via Melbourne, Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,000
Flights from Canberra to Lihue via Brisbane, Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,200
Flights from Canberra to Lihue via Melbourne, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $1,600
Flights from Orange to Lihue via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,900
Flights from Orange to Lihue via Sydney, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,200
Flights from Orange to Lihue via Brisbane, Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sydney to Lihue via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850 - $3,000
Flights from Sydney to Lihue via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $3,000
Flights from Orange to Lihue via Sydney, Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,300
Flights from Orange to Lihue via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $3,700
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Hamilton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $8
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/
- Schedules at
- https://transportnsw.info/routes/train
- Opal card
- $6 - $8
- Opal single trip ticket
- $7 - $10
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Sydney Central Railway Station to Bathurst Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17 - $25
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional-bookings/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Bathurst Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $30
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $20 - $30
- First Class
- $28 - $45
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
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- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Sydney International Airport to Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30 - $45
- Advantage
- $35 - $55
- Flexible
- $35 - $60
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