Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Polynesian
Cultural
Center
Turtle Bay
Hilton
Haleiwa
55
55
55
Kaneohe
52
Waikele
Premium
Outlets
52
55
433
Waipahu
Transit
Center
Pearlridge
Center
Bishop
Museum
42
55
52
2
20
Fare $2 per ride,
$1 for children 5-17.
Exact change only;
children under 5 ride
free.
Express and shuttle
routes not shown.
Aloha Stadium
20
52
U.S.S. Arizona
Memorial
52
Downtown
Honolulu
(including
Civic Center)
42
20
Honolulu
International
Airport
20
20
Kalihi Kai
19
Common Bus Routes:
19
Ala Moana Shopping Center:
Take bus #19 & #20 AIRPORT. Return via #19 WAIKIKI, or cross Ala Moana Blvd. for #20.
Bishop Museum:
Take #2 SCHOOL STREET. Get off at Kapalama St., cross School St., walk down Bernice St. Return to
School St. and take #2 WAIKIKI.
Circle Island:
Take a bus to ALA MOANA CENTER (TRF) to #52 WAHIAWA CIRCLE ISLAND or #55 KANEOHE CIRCLE
ISLAND. This is a 4-hour bus ride.
Chinatown or Downtown:
Take any #2 bus going out of Waikiki to Hotel St. Return, take #2 WAIKIKI on Hotel St., or
#19 or #20 on King St.
Diamond Head Crater:
Take #22 HAWAII KAI-SEA LIFE PARK to the crater. Take a flashlight. Return to the same area
and take #22 WAIKIKI.
Dole Pineapple Plantation:
Take bus to ALA MOANA CENTER (TRF) to #52 WAHIAWA CIRCLE ISLAND.
Aloha Tower Marketplace & Hawaii Maritime Center:
Take #19-#20 AIRPORT and get off at Alakea-Ala Moana.
Cross the street to the Aloha Tower.
Honolulu Zoo:
Take any bus on Kuhio Ave. going DIAMOND HEAD direction to Kapahulu Ave.
All the major car rental firms have agencies on Oahu, at the airport, and in
Waikiki. For a complete list, as well as tips on insurance and driving rules, see
“Car Rentals” under “Getting Around,” in chapter 2.
BY BUS
One of the best deals anywhere,
TheBus
will take you around the
whole island for $2 ($1 for kids). In fact, every day more than 260,000 people
use the system's 68 lines and 4,000 bus stops. TheBus goes almost everywhere
almost all the time. The most popular route is
no. 8,
which arrives every 10
minutes or so to shuttle people between Waikiki and Ala Moana Center (the
ride takes 15-20 min.);
no. 19
(Airport/Hickam),
no. 20
(Airport/Halawa
Gate),
no. 47
(Waipahu), and
no. 58
(Waikiki/Ala Moana) also cover the same
stretch. Waikiki service begins daily at 5am and runs until midnight; most buses
run about every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes in the evening.
The Circle Island-North Shore route is no. 52 (Wahiawa/Circle Island); the
Circle Island-South Shore route is no. 55 (Kaneohe/Circle Island). Both routes
