I know the Big Island is Big, and would appreciate some approximate driving times to give us a better idea of the lay of the (lava) land. We are looking at being there next July.
Kona Airport to Kona Village Resort
Kona Airport to Prince Hapuna Beach Hotel.
Kona (Airport) to Volcano National Park (assume being on road at 6:30 AM).
Volcano National Park to Hilo (late afternoon)
Thanks!
Driving Times
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Driving Times
Kona Airport to Kona Village Resort
10-15 min highway and another 5 going in.
Kona Airport to Prince Hapuna Beach Hotel.
Allow 45 min
Kona (Airport) to Volcano National Park (assume being on road at 6:30 AM).
don%26#39;t know from the airport to Na%26#39;alehu, but from Na%26#39;alehu near South Point I just drove it in a bit under an hour.
It%26#39;s 100 miles from VNP to Kailua-Koa.
Volcano National Park to Hilo (late afternoon)
35-45 min (30 miles)
One question many answers.. all depending on time of day and day of week and events or weather ;o)
Kona Airport to Kona Village Resort - 15 mins
Kona Airport to Prince Hapuna Beach Hotel. If no traffic 45 mins...
Kona (Airport) to Volcano National Park (assume being on road at 6:30 AM). - 2 1/2 hours
Volcano National Park to Hilo (late afternoon) - 30 mins.
%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;Volcano National Park to Hilo (late afternoon) - 30 mins.
you have to allow a bit more, I drove it twice RT this week and timed it.
It%26#39;s 29 miles so you%26#39;d have to be doing 60 to do it in 30 min, but part of the road is 45 mph, part 55 mph, and the last stretch into Hilo is 35 mph.
I did do it in 35 min when there was no traffic to speak of.
Of course it also depends on what you mean when you say Hilo.
My times and mileage are from Ken%26#39;s, at the intersection of Hwy 11 and 19, for the airport and the hotels. You can get to Walmart and Prince Kuhio a bit quicker. ;-)
Add another 5 minutes to get to the old downtown.
see this thread:
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g29217-i268-k14419…
The fastest posted speed limit on this island is 55 mph and very frequently it is much slower than that. When figuring driving times assume you%26#39;ll be going 45 mph as an average if not a bit slower.
Mostly there is only one road which goes through most of the the places on this island. That road has one lane going one direction and one lane going the other direction. That%26#39;s it. If there is a wreck, a landslide, a flood, etc., nobody goes anywhere and in some places the ';detour'; can be over 200 miles long.
Folks generally refer to roads by where they go such as the ';upper road to Kona'; or the ';Pahoa Highway';. There are numbers on the roads, but most folks haven%26#39;t a clue what they are nor do we really care since roads have names. Most of the Belt Highway (the highway that circles the island) is Mamalahoa Highway (as well as Old Mamalahoa Highway and there are still portions of Old Old Mamalahoa Highway still around) although the road has portions of it named different things in different areas. When getting directions, ';mauka'; is towards the mountains and ';makai'; is towards the sea. When you are driving on a circular island on the one road which circles the island those directions make a lot of sense.
Also, you%26#39;ve gone to a lot of expense and effort to get here so don%26#39;t try to rush around the place. We have beauty everywhere and getting there is just about as good as being there for most places. There will probably be lots of little spots which you%26#39;d like to stop and look at, too, if you ';just had the time'; so don%26#39;t schedule your trip to the extent that you miss the good stuff you didn%26#39;t know about.
Thanks everyone for all the helpful advice. We plan to spend six or seven nights on the island so we certainly won%26#39;t need to be rushing everywhere. We now have a better feel for the size of the island and how long it should take to get around to the various areas.
Thanks once again - this forum has been most helpful in planning our trip!
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