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Transportation

Well-organized air transportation system in Oahu connects this Hawaiian island in southeastern Pacific to the other islands in the archipelago as well as the cities in the neighboring countries. The island has an advanced airport, Honolulu International Airport, which serves as the gateway to the state of Hawaii, USA. On the other hand, those who are traveling from Sydney, Auckland or Nadi can easily opt for cruise or other modes of water transportation to Oahu. In fact, water transportation is the second option for traveling around the archipelago and accessing other islands from Oahu.

Oahu Air Transportation

Honolulu, the state capital of Hawaii is located on the island of Oahu. There are a number of international as well as local airlines operational at Honolulu International Airport in order to ensure easy access to the island as well as in the entire archipelago. There are small airports or airstrips in various islands in the archipelago of Hawaii. Honolulu Airport is the main hub of Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines. Both there airlines offer flights for inter-island travel. These apart, there are various other international airlines like Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Qantas, Northwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, Japan Airlines, which also offer flights to and from Oahu. There are direct flights to Sydney, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, and various other cities in Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

Helicopters are also part of Oahu air transportation. There are a number of tour companies that offer helicopter ride over the Hawaiian Islands. There are splurge hotels and resorts, which also have their private helicopters to pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel.

Oahu Road Transportation

Apart from air transportation there are other facets of transport system in Oahu. There are WikWiki shuttle services for airport transfer in Oahu. WikWiki buses offers smother and faster ride in its true sense as the name implies ‘fast’ in Hawaiian language. The buses will take you to your desired destination on the island as soon as you check out from Honolulu International Airport.

Well-paved wide roads and several bridges like Wilson Bridge, McCully Street Bridge and Haleiwa Bridge connect various part of the island of Oahu. Taxis and mini buses are plentiful on the roads of Oahu while limousines are there to ensure Oahu travel in a luxurious way. Fully air-conditioned minibuses ply to virtually any where on the island. Charter bus services are also available in Oahu.

Oahu Water Transportation

There are several transport companies that offer cruises for excursions in Hawaiian archipelago. There are wide variety of cruises such as snorkeling cruises, dinner cruises, whale watching cruises and various private cruises for leisure travel around the island of Oahu. For traveling around the archipelago you can hire motorboats for short distance travel.

As far as transportation in Oahu is considered, you always have the option of traveling on foot because the town of Honolulu and its outskirts are best visited by walking tours.

Online information on transportation in Oahu is provided by travel.mapsofworld.

 

 
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