The only way to get to Maui is by plane. Passenger ferry services between the Hawaiian islands are virtually non-existent, with the sole exception being the route from Maui to the island of Lanai.

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The island of Maui has three airports, but only one of them is a standard large international airport:

• Kahului OGG – this is where all international flights, routes from the US mainland and the very frequent connections to the other Hawaiian islands arrive
• Kapalua JHM – only the route to Honolulu operated by the small airline Mokulele Airlines
• Hana HNM – only the route to Kahului operated by the small airline Mokulele Airlines

International flights to Maui

The vast majority of travellers head first to Honolulu, the capital of the Hawaiian Islands, and only then arrange their domestic flights.

It is best to choose a so-called open-jaw ticket. For example, you fly into Honolulu and depart from Maui, thereby saving on one domestic flight.

The cheapest international flights to Maui usually depart from Japan (return ticket prices from 550 usd). Average flight prices from Europe are around 1 100 usd.

You’ll often find the cheapest special offers from Europe on the website of the German airline condor.com.

Direct international flights are available only to Canada:

• Air Canada – Vancouver
• Westjet – Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver

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Flying to the continental US

The largest number of flights go to the continental US.

All flights land atKahului Airport (OGG).

Return flight prices from the western US to Maui range from 250 usd 500 usd and are operated by the following airlines:

• American Airlines– Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix
• Delta– Atlanta, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle
• United– Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco
• Southwest Airlines– Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Jose
• Alaska Airlines– Anchorage, Portland, San Diego, Seattle
• Hawaiian Airlines– Las Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle

Flying between the islands

Inter-island flights are operated by three airlines – Southwest Airlines,Hawaiian Airlinesand the smallerMokulele Airlines. You’ll almost always find the cheapest tickets with Southwest, starting from 39 usdone way. Hawaiian Airlines offers similar prices.

There are frequent connections between the islands, with flights operating on the following routes:

• Kahului – Honolulu ( Oahu): 1 to 3 times an hour withSouthwest AirlinesandHawaiian Airlines
• Kahului – Kona ( Big Island): approximately once an hour withSouthwest Airlines,Hawaiian Airlinesand Mokulele Airlines
• Kahului – Lihue ( Kauai): 5–6 times a day withHawaiian Airlines
• Kahului – Waimea ( Big Island): 1–2 times a day withMokulele Airlines
• Kahului – Molokai: 5–6 times a day withMokulele Airlines
• Kahului – Lanai: 3 times a day withMokulele Airlines
• Kapalua – Honolulu (Oahu): 1–2 times a day withMokulele Airlines

Ferries

The only regular ferry service from Maui is to the nearby island of Lanai.

Ferries depart from the town of Lahaina 5 times a day; the crossing takes an hour and a half and a one-way ticket costs 66 usd:go-lanai.com/ferry-schedule.