There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park by plane, taxi, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilo International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane ORD - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Crater Rim Drive @ Visitor Centertaxi
13h 12m$412–1,335Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane ORD - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Kamani St @ Pahala Shopping Centerbus
15h 44m$302–905Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Hilo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane MDW - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Crater Rim Drive @ Visitor Centertaxi
13h 11m$492–1,635Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane MKE - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Crater Rim Drive @ Visitor Centertaxi
15h 9m$598–1,999Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kona International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane MDW - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Kamani St @ Pahala Shopping Centerbus
17h 23m$372–1,205
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is to fly and bus which costs $300 - $950 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is to fly and taxi which takes 13h 11m and costs $490 - $1,700.
The distance between Chicago and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is 4229 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 12m to get from Chicago to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, including transfers.
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is 5h behind Chicago. It is currently 9:27 AM in Chicago and 4:27 AM in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
There are 199+ hotels available in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, HI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Hilo International Airport (ITO), then take the taxi to Crater Rim Drive @ Visitor Center. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Midway, walk to Chicago-Midway-Airport-MDW airport, fly to Hilo International Airport (ITO), then take the taxi to Crater Rim Drive @ Visitor Center.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kona International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kona International Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (808) 961-8744
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Kamani St @ Pahala Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Kamani St @ Pahala Shopping Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
AA Marshall's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-936-2654
- Website
- taxihilo.com
Da Best Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-557-7059
AA Marshall's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-936-2654
- Website
- taxihilo.com
Da Best Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-557-7059
AA Marshall's Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-936-2654
- Website
- taxihilo.com
Da Best Taxi
- Phone
- +1 808-557-7059
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