There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Hilo by plane, subway, bus, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilo International Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane DCA - ITO
16h 37m$544–1,521Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane IAD - ITO
15h 37m$350–1,225Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane DCA - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminalbus
15h 35m$567–1,630Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane BWI - ITO
13h 57m$400–1,967Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane IAD - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminalbus
17h 34m$352–1,303
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Hilo is to subway and fly which costs $350 - $1,300 and takes 15h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Hilo is to train and fly which takes 13h 57m and costs $400 - $2,000.
The distance between Washington and Hilo is 4775 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Washington to Hilo, including transfers.
Hilo is 6h behind Washington. It is currently 11:55 AM in Washington and 5:55 AM in Hilo.
There are 115+ hotels available in Hilo.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Hilo, HI, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kona International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 (808) 961-8744
- heleonbus@hawaiicounty.gov
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Mo'oheau Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
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