There are 5 ways to get from Sacramento to Kailua-Kona by plane, train, subway, or car
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Fly Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane SMF - KOA
7h 28m$192–803Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane SFO - KOA
10h 5m$187–416Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane OAK - KOA
11h 18m$232–865Train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Kona International Airport
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Kona International Airport (KOA)plane SJC - KOA
10h 29m$245–889Fly Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport, drive
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Hilo International Airport (ITO)plane SMF - ITO
- Drive from Hilo-Airport-ITO to Kailua-Konacar
11h 25m$196–774
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Kona International Airport (KOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Kailua-Kona is to train and BART and fly which costs $180 - $420 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Kailua-Kona is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Sacramento and Kailua-Kona is 2470 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Sacramento to Kailua-Kona, including transfers.
Kailua-Kona is 3h behind Sacramento. It is currently 11:55 AM in Sacramento and 8:55 AM in Kailua-Kona.
There are 992+ hotels available in Kailua-Kona.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, HI, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Kona International Airport (KOA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kona International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Lihue, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Kona International Airport, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kona International Airport via Lihue
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport via Kahului
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kona International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Hilo International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kona International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kona International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
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