The only way to get to Maui is by plane. Passenger boat service between the Hawaiian Islands is virtually non-existent, the only exception being the route from Maui to Lanai.

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The island of Maui has 3 airports, but only one of them is a standard large international airport:

• Kahului OGG - all international flights, flights from the mainland USA and very frequent connections to the other Hawaiian Islands
• Kapalua JHM - only the Honolulu service of the small airline Mokulele Airlines
• Hana HNM - Kahului small airline Mokulele Airlines only

International flights to Maui

The largest percentage of travelers head to Honolulu, the capital of the Hawaiian Islands, first before tackling local flights.

It's best to choose an open-jaw ticket. For example, you fly into Honolulu and fly out of Maui, saving one local flight.

The cheapest international flights to Maui are usually from Japan (round-trip fares from 550 usd). Average prices for flights from Europe are around 1 100 usd.

Often the cheapest deals from Europe can be found on the German airline condor.com.

Direct international flights fly only to Canada:

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

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Fly to the continental USA

The largest number of flights fly to the mainland USA.

All flights fly to Kahului OGG Airport.

Prices for return flights 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 - La Vegas, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle

Inter-island Air

Inter-island flights are operated by three airlines - Southwest Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and the smaller Mokulele Airlines. The cheapest tickets are almost always with Southwest, starting at 39 usd one way. Hawaiian offers similar prices.

Connections between the islands are very frequent and the following routes are flown:

• Kahului - Honolulu ( Oahu): 1 to 3 times per hour on Southwest Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.
• Kahului - Kona ( Big Island): approximately 1x per hour on Southwest Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Mokulele Airlines
• Kahului - Lihue ( Kauai): 5 to 6 times a day Hawaiian Airlines
• Kahului - Waimea ( Big Island): 1-2 times daily by Mokulele Airlines
• Kahului - Molokai: 5-6 times daily Mokulele Airlines
• Kahului - Lanai: 3 times daily Mokulele Airlines
• Kapalua - Honolulu (Oahu): 1-2 times daily Mokulele Airlines

Ferries

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

Boats leave from Lahaina Town 5 times a day, the trip takes an hour and a half, and a one-way ticket costs 66 usd: go-lanai.com/ferry-schedule.