"Hawaii for Dummies" - Flight Information
Sep 19th, 2004, 09:55 PM
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Since the OP mentioned Big Island, UA flies non-stop to Kona (KOA) from LAX, SFO and DEN. UA flies non-stop LAX-KOA. Or you can fly CO from EWR-HNL, and connect there.
Those are the best ways to get to the Big Island from the New York area, as that's with just one connection. Forget about Chicago, Atlanta, DFW, etc...
And a 10-hour flight is much easier to do than two 5-hour flights. Trust me.
Those are the best ways to get to the Big Island from the New York area, as that's with just one connection. Forget about Chicago, Atlanta, DFW, etc...
And a 10-hour flight is much easier to do than two 5-hour flights. Trust me.
Sep 20th, 2004, 06:49 AM
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seetheworld -
If you take the direct non-stop flight on Continental from Newark to Honolulu, it's a 10-hour flight. If you make connections from EWR, LGA or JFK, it's approximately 12-hours.
By "layover", I'm assuming you mean stay overnight in another city where the plane stops. Not a good idea. Why would you waste your precious Hawaii Vacation time to break up a flight? Even if you say stop in LAX or SFO, there's a bigger possibility of returning there in the next few years than there is returning to Hawaii as quickly. Tough it out.
And regarding naps: try Excedrine PM or Tylenol PM as soon as you get on the plane. You'll nap.
If you take the direct non-stop flight on Continental from Newark to Honolulu, it's a 10-hour flight. If you make connections from EWR, LGA or JFK, it's approximately 12-hours.
By "layover", I'm assuming you mean stay overnight in another city where the plane stops. Not a good idea. Why would you waste your precious Hawaii Vacation time to break up a flight? Even if you say stop in LAX or SFO, there's a bigger possibility of returning there in the next few years than there is returning to Hawaii as quickly. Tough it out.
And regarding naps: try Excedrine PM or Tylenol PM as soon as you get on the plane. You'll nap.
Sep 20th, 2004, 07:23 AM
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I am about to make my second journey to Hawaii next month from Atlanta, GA. It seems that Delta used to have nonstop flights, but now the "direct" flight stops in SFO for a short time to load/unload passengers. I suppose you can get off to stretch your legs? Anyway, I have read from several travel authors on Hawaii trips NOT to break your trip in half in CA. There are many reasons on why. First, to utilize your Hawaii time- you will need all the time you can get when you are there. Why cut short time in Hawaii you need to have less than adequate in CA? Second, and believe me this is a biggy...you will suffer less from the jetlag (especially on return) if you do not cut the trip in half and have to adjust twice. There is no easy way- but the lesser of two evils is to go all the way and not prolong the agony.
Sep 21st, 2004, 09:05 AM
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United Air Lines flys to Hawaii from NYC via Denver. You should check this route if you want to avoid the larger West Coast airports.
The flying time from the East Coast to Hawaii is all about the same. The problem with flying Delta via Atlanta is you are flying due South from NYC for 2 hours, and not getting any closer to Hawaii.
Enjoy your trip!
The flying time from the East Coast to Hawaii is all about the same. The problem with flying Delta via Atlanta is you are flying due South from NYC for 2 hours, and not getting any closer to Hawaii.
Enjoy your trip!
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