Alaska Airlines Flights from Honolulu to Hilo

Alaska Airlines on this route

Alaska Airlines serves HNL–ITO through its hub network, usually with one connection. The nonstop flight time is about 1h 6m.

Fare classes available: Saver, Main, Premium Class, First Class. No change fees on Main and First fares; fare difference applies.

Recorded lows on HNL–ITO start at $136 one-way. That figure comes from cached search data and moves with demand, so treat it as a benchmark for what a good price looks like rather than a guaranteed fare.

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines both operate hubs at one end of this route, so nonstop or single-connection service is usually available, along with American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. Our agents can book any of them and compare fare classes side by side.

This is a 216 miles flight, short enough that boarding takes almost as long as the cruise. Fares on hops like this are driven less by season and more by day of week; midweek departures can be half the Friday price.

When to fly

West Coast and Mountain departures spike over summer holidays and the December break; January (after New Year), late April, May, and September are usually the cheapest windows.

Midweek travel almost always beats weekends on price here. If your dates are flexible by a day or two, tell the agent; shifting a Friday departure to Thursday or a Sunday return to Monday is the single most reliable way to cut the fare.

For domestic travel, booking three to eight weeks ahead usually captures the best price. Inside two weeks, fares climb; more than four months out, airlines have not yet released their cheapest inventory.