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Find cheap flights to The Big Island from $581

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Australia to The Big Island departing on 26/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona2 stops$1,078
Hilo
Hilo1 stop$1,240

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Low season

November

High season

November

Cheapest flight

$581
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 22% lower on average.
Flight from Melbourne to Kailua-Kona

FAQs - booking The Big Island flights

  • How long is the flight to The Big Island?

    An average direct flight from Australia to The Big Island takes 21h 14m, covering a distance of 14175 km. The most popular route is Sydney - Kailua-Kona with an average flight time of 12h 54m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to The Big Island?

    The cheapest ticket to The Big Island from Australia found in the last 72 hours was $1,159. The most popular route is from Sydney to Kailua-Kona and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,159.

  • What are the most popular destinations in The Big Island?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kailua-Kona (83% of total searches to The Big Island). The next most popular destination is Hilo (17%).

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Top airline flying to The Big Island

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to The Big Island? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Hawaiian AirlinesOverall score based on 2301 reviews
7.3Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.2Food
7.8Comfort
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Pilot and first officer did really an amazing job. I can best discribe their flying as finesse. Inital service with food/beverages was great, however after that the crew just kind of packed it in and were sitting in the galleys chatting for the remainder of the flight. I wanted a bottle of water, went to the mid plane galley, was told they were only available in the back, so had to walk the length of the plane just to get a bottle of water. That was a new experience on an airplane for me. Pretty sure evem Spirit will bring you the bottle of water you are paying for. Seat was comfy, magazine worth the read. Entertainment nonexistant unless you want to pop for the $4 headphones.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2024SAN - HNL
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Pilot and first officer did really an amazing job. I can best discribe their flying as finesse. Inital service with food/beverages was great, however after that the crew just kind of packed it in and were sitting in the galleys chatting for the remainder of the flight. I wanted a bottle of water, went to the mid plane galley, was told they were only available in the back, so had to walk the length of the plane just to get a bottle of water. That was a new experience on an airplane for me. Pretty sure evem Spirit will bring you the bottle of water you are paying for. Seat was comfy, magazine worth the read. Entertainment nonexistant unless you want to pop for the $4 headphones.

When I got into Maui I had a layover but there was a flight to Honolulu earlier. I asked the gate agent to see if I could get on the earlier flight to get home sooner. Ke'van is so great! He was very helpful and friendly and I appreciate him very much

Food and roominess were better on other international flights I’ve been on.

This flight was delayed approximately 4 hours due to bad weather in HNL.

The flight was cold. The entire time, the food was nothing more than a cheese hot pocket. They wanted to sell everything else midway during the flight. They said that we were landing in a half hour and then added that we had to return to Honolulu, but gave no reason why. I was so scared I was crying. I didn’t know until we landed that it was because of an unruly passenger that we had to turn around. The crew was very cold about it, and we had to wait in the airport where they gave us snacks, which was nothing more than a bag of pretzels and a fruit juice

Flight delayed then cancelled then gate changed two times then baggage lost.

The plane is extremely loud and there’s no place to charge devices.

Not great to be very honest. Our flight was delayed after we sat at the airport until 15 minutes after we were supposed to leave . We were then notified the plane was being worked on “and the parts were out in the ground and still not finished .” Even though the work started the evening before and they knew it wasn’t fixed. . Then we were told it would be a 1:15 pm boarding time so we waited then at 1:45pm we were told it would be an 11:15pm boarding . It was changed to and 3:55am boarding the next morning . We lost out on a day in Hawaii and a night of our VRBO rental.

Safety record impeccable and important since flying many hours and thousands of miles over ocean.

Love the food service and attentiveness of the crew. Could have wi-if on flight

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12/6Wed
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20h 57mSYD-KOA
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$1,078
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$1,234
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29h 46mSYD-KOA
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The Big Island - Australia

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