There are 6 ways to get from Princeton to Hawaiʻi Island by train, plane, taxi, or bus
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Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane EWR - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Hawaiʻi Islandtaxi
16h 8m$508–1,423Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane JFK - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Villagebus
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Parkbus
19h 44m$409–1,074Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane JFK - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Hawaiʻi Islandtaxi
17h 27m$469–1,129Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Hilo International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane PHL - ITO
- Take the taxi from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Hawaiʻi Islandtaxi
19h 26m$639–1,920Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane EWR - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Villagebus
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Parkbus
18h 32m$458–1,418Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane PHL - KOA
- Take the bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Villagebus
- Take the bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Parkbus
19h 57m$579–1,915
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Hilo International Airport (ITO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Princeton to Hawaiʻi Island is to train and fly and bus which costs $400 - $1,100 and takes 19h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Princeton to Hawaiʻi Island is to train and fly and taxi which takes 16h 8m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Princeton and Hawaiʻi Island is 4983 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Princeton to Hawaiʻi Island, including transfers.
Hawaiʻi Island is 6h behind Princeton. It is currently 6:02 PM in Princeton and 12:02 PM in Hawaiʻi Island.
What companies run services between Princeton, NJ, USA and Hawaiʻi Island, HI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Princeton to Hawaiʻi Island. However, you can take the train to Princeton Jct., take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Railroad Station, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Hilo International Airport (ITO), then take the taxi to Hawaiʻi Island. Alternatively, you can take the train to Princeton Jct., take the train to New York Penn Station, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Hilo International Airport (ITO), then take the taxi to Hawaiʻi Island.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Denver, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Salt Lake City, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Minneapolis, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Salt Lake City, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Phoenix, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kona International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $20–25
Train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Train from Princeton Jct. to Newark Airport Railroad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–25
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult Airport
- $20–25
Train from Princeton Jct. to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–21
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $2–21
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Princeton Junction Amtrak Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (808) 961-8744
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole to Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
Bus from Waikoloa Beach Dr @ Hilton Waikoloa Village to Hwy 200 @ Gilbert Kahele Recreation Park
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Hele-On Bus
- One Way - Basic
- $0
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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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