There are several commercial airlines serving Lanai City. Nonstop flights from Oahu's Honolulu International Airport begin at $85 round-trip. Traveling from other islands requires a stop in Honolulu.
The airport has a federal agricultural inspection station so that guests departing to the mainland can check luggage directly.
Lanai Airport (808/565-6757).
Lanai Airport is a 10-minute drive from Lanai City. If you're staying at the Hotel Lanai, the Four Seasons Resort Lodge at Koele, or the Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay, you'll be met by a shuttle, which serves as transportation between the resorts and Lanai City. The one-time $36 per person fee buys you unlimited use of the shuttle for the length of your stay. See the resort receptionist at the airport. Dollar will arrange to pick you up if you're renting a jeep or minivan. Cost is $5 per person round-trip, and one person in your party rides for free. Call from the red courtesy phone at the airport.