Getting there & Getting around

Getting there

Unless you decide to chug over to O'ahu courtesy of an organised cruise, or hire a Tahitian sailor to paddle you over from California, you'll be jetting in to the major Pacific hub of Honolulu International Airport, a busy complex to the west of town surrounded by US army and navy installations. The airport departure tax is usually included in the price of your ticket. From Honolulu, you can catch either a Hawaiian Airlines, Aloha Airlines, Go! Airlines or Island Air flight to the state's other major airports on Kauai, Maui and Big Islands.

Getting around

O'ahu's spic-and-span public bus system - creatively named TheBus - covers most of the island and is easy to use, though timetables sometimes fall victim to laid-back 'Hawaiian Time'. You can circumnavigate the island in as little as four hours by catching the Circle Island bus service. There are numerous car-rental agencies at the airport and in Honolulu and Waikiki, while mopeds and bicycles can be rented in Waikiki.