Direct Flights from Honolulu to Hilo
Hilo · Hawaii
Nonstop service from HNL to ITO on Alaska, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Hilo, and Honolulu is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Hilo for, from Honolulu
55m in the air, 217 miles: short enough that a single night in Hilo is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 9 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Hilo
Hilo is a town on the Big Island of Hawaii. The county seat and largest city in Hawaii County, Hilo is one of the best starting points to explore the eastern half of the island, including Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Hilo
- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is a national park of the United States, located on the island of Hawaiʻi in the state of Hawaii.
- ʻAkaka Falls State Park is a state park on Hawaiʻi Island, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The park is about 11 miles (18 km) north of Hilo, west of Honomū off the Hawaii Belt Road at the end of Hawaii Route 220.
- The Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden covers 17 acres (6.9 ha) at the entrance of the Onomea Valley on the coast in Hāmākua on Hawaii Island of Hawaii.
- Kaimū was a small town in the Puna District on Island of Hawaiʻi that was completely destroyed by an eruptive flow of lava from the Kūpaʻianahā vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990.
- The Kalōpā Native Forest State Park and Recreation Area is a state park with an arboretum of native trees located approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of Hilo, near the village of Honokaʻa, a few miles inland from the M…
- The Pacific Tsunami Museum is a museum in Hilo, Hawaii dedicated to the history of the April 1, 1946 Pacific tsunami and the May 23, 1960 Chilean tsunami which devastated much of the east coast of the Big Island, especia…
- Hoʻolulu Park is a 56-acre (23 ha) park and recreation center operated by the County of Hawaiʻi in Hilo, Hawaii, east of the Wailoa River State Recreation Area and downtown Hilo, and west of Hilo International Airport.
- Panaʻewa Rainforest Zoo is located in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, United States. This small 12-acre (4.9 ha) zoo is the only one in the United States located in a rainforest.
- ʻImiloa Astronomy Center is an astronomy and culture education center located in Hilo, Hawaii.
- Kolekole Beach Park is a Hawaii county park on the island of Hawaii. After a prolonged closure due to lead contamination found in the soil of the lawn areas, the park is rescheduled for reopening on April 24, 2024, follo…
- Lava Tree State Monument is a public park located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) southeast of Pāhoa in the Puna District on the island of Hawaii.
- The 1790 Footprints are a set of footprints found near the Kīlauea volcano in present-day Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the island of Hawaiʻi.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Hilo weather, compared with Honolulu
Within 3° of Honolulu on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Hilo 80°F · Honolulu 80°F · much the same
- April
- Hilo 80°F · Honolulu 83°F · 3° colder
- July
- Hilo 84°F · Honolulu 88°F · 4° colder
- October
- Hilo 84°F · Honolulu 87°F · 3° colder
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Hilo
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Hilo is November–May, when daytime highs are a comfortable 80–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Hilo rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, ʻAkaka Falls State Park, and Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Honolulu to Hilo?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Honolulu (HNL) to Hilo (ITO) on Alaska, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Honolulu to Hilo?
- Alaska, Southwest fly nonstop between Honolulu (HNL) and Hilo (ITO).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Honolulu to Hilo?
- There are about 9 nonstop departures per day (roughly 63 per week) from Honolulu to Hilo.
- How far is Hilo from Honolulu?
- Hilo is about 217 miles from Honolulu by air.
- What is there to do in Hilo?
- Popular things to do include Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, ʻAkaka Falls State Park, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaimū, Hawaii, and more.
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