The Bus vs Roberts

Hi I understand that the 20 line from the airport to Waikiki costs $2 and the Roberts van to Waikiki beaches is $9. Can somone please advise regardig the relative merits of each. Specifically, where is The Bus stop at the airport located vs. the stop for Robert%26#39;s van. Thanks for your help.

The Bus vs Roberts

Both take quite some time to get to Waikiki.

The Bus has restrictions on taking luggage on the bus, no storage areas.

Roberts is okay, but depending on where you are staying it take some time to get to your hotel.

Do youself a favour, get a cab.

Your on vacation, its only money and if spending over an hour or so on the bus or a shuttle is worth more than getting a cab directly to your hotel and getting you on the beach 45 minutes before those poor sods who chose to be cheap and get The Bus or the shuttle.

Live a little, spend a lot, your on vacation.

Your helping the economy by spending your dollars there get a cab.

The Bus vs Roberts

Thanks for the advise. I figured $25 saved on the taxi would buy me a nice lunch in Waikiki.

Can someone tell me where the bus stop is at the airport relative to Roberts.

Thanks

This is the map from the Bus%26#39;s website:

www.thebus.org/Route/Maps/rm8-19-20.pdf

Without knowing where your hotel is, the bus pretty much heads by the Hilton Hawaiian Village and then all down Kuhio. It should get you pretty close to your hotel.

I would recommmend doing Roberts from and to the airport. They do drop off and pick up at your hotel%26#39;s door, and the cost is $15 for roundtrip if you purchase roundtrip vs. the $9 one way. We did The Bus for several trips around the island, which worked out fine; but I wouldn%26#39;t recommend using it to schlep around luggage as you%26#39;re trying to walk to your hotel - especially if you aren%26#39;t familiar with the area.

I would take Roberts also. Save your vacation money for food and drinks. Dusty%26#39;s been recommending VIPTRANS, http://viptrans.com/. I never tried them so I can%26#39;t recommend them.

Since it doesn%26#39;t look like your going to rent a car you should pick up a 4 day bus pass for $20 at any ABC store. Also pickup their bus route map book for around $4.00 so you can see the various tourist destinations and which buses to take.

';Dusty%26#39;s been recommending VIPTRANS, http://viptrans.com/.';

Roberts Hawaii is usually the one I recommend from the airport to Waikiki.

Vip Trans is usually one I recommend from Waikiki to USS Arizona Memorial or Swap Meet.

Our experience with Roberts was a disaster. We sat on the bus and waited and waited for a large group to show up. Finally we got off the bus and asked for our money back. What a waste of time! The Roberts Shuttle stops at various places around the airport and you can wait at each ... then to whatever hotels it needs to ... and you wait for luggage to be unloaded and such. Roberts uses BUSSES - BIG busses, not the mini-van shuttles that we are used to in California.

Remember -- if you are flying in from NY, you%26#39;re going to be a tired puppy. Take a cab. Are you traveling alone? The approx $30 for the cab ... it%26#39;s not a per-person charge, but a per cab charge.

There are several posts on this topic (popular question!), and the general response for using The Bus from the airport is that they don%26#39;t let you bring on luggage. Check their website, but it doesn%26#39;t see to work.

One you get to Waikiki, The Bus is great!

Here%26#39;s a link to the baggage rules for the Bus:

http://www.thebus.org/CS/RulesReg.asp

If I were you I would take the Roberts shuttle or a taxi to your hotel.

The bus is very, very slow! I have to say some of the drivers are very nasty! They will not let you take a stroller on the bus! We had two small babies and one fold up umbrella stroller and the driver refused to take us just on a bus trip to China town...we had no luggage!

The buses are very crowded, if you get a seat you are lucky!

I rarely take a bus on Oahu.

But I have heard mostly positive things about bus drivers.

Strollers are allowed according to their regulations.

http://www.thebus.org/CS/RulesReg.asp

For the OP:

You%26#39;ve read about some of the problems taking public transportation.

That is one of the main reasons why I always recommend renting a car on Oahu unless you are from a foreign country %26amp; drive on the opposite side of the road.

You will not save any $$ by not renting a car.

Rent a car %26amp; get out %26amp; see Oahu.