Travel

The hotel and wedding venue are on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island. We recommend flying into Kona International Airport as it is only 25 minutes away from the Waikoloa resort (accessible by taxi, airport shuttle or rental car), however there are also options to fly into Hilo Airport which is approximately a 90 minute drive away.

There are a number of flight options:

From Australia

All flights from Australia will have a layover in Honolulu. There are direct flights to Honolulu from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, however if you are not coming from a capital city, you will have a layover in one of those mentioned.

You can book the entire route from Australia-Kona through Hawaiian Airlines, Qantas or Virgin Australia. This is what we would recommend as it is the easiest and quickest trip. Please note that often the flights only run 3-4 times a week so you may need to be flexible with dates if you would like to fly with a particular airline.

Alternatively, Jetstar flies into Honolulu, but you would be required to book an inter-island flight separately with a domestic airline such as Hawaiian. The disadvantage with this option is that you would be required to pick up your bags in Honolulu and transfer them yourself. Additionally, if your flight from Australia is delayed causing you to miss your connection, that is not the responsibility of the airline and you would be responsible for any additional costs to get on a new flight. For that reason, we only recommend this if you wanted to spend a few days on the island of Oahu before heading to the Big Island.

From the US

If you’re coming from North Carolina, the quickest option is via US Airways/American with a layover in Phoenix or Los Angeles. This is generally the cheapest flight and only requires one stop.

However, if you have all your frequent flyer points with United or Delta, they have a number of options that require two stops.

If you are coming from outside North Carolina, check with the major airline in your city. A number of cities including Atlanta, New York, Houston, Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, DC and Los Angeles have direct flights to Honolulu and then you can continue the journey to the Big Island.

We find Kayak (both the US and Australian versions) to be the best sites for price comparisons but generally try to book directly with the airline.