Where a car takes you from Honolulu
These are the day trips from Honolulu on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Haleiwa and the North Shore Haleiwa town and Oahu's North Shore an hour from Honolulu is the surf-country food corridor of Matsumoto Shave Ice, Ted's Bakery and the Kahuku garlic
- Kahuku Shrimp Trucks Kahuku on Oahu's North Shore an hour from Honolulu is the shrimp-truck corridor where Giovanni's and Romy's farm-fresh shrimp anchor the local plate-l
- Kailua and the Windward Coast Kailua across the Pali from Honolulu is the windward beach town with Boots and Kimo's pancakes, Buzz's Original Steak House and Lanikai Brewing
- Waimanalo Farm Stands Waimanalo on Oahu's windward coast 35 minutes from Honolulu is the agricultural belt of small organic farms, with Waimanalo Country Farms and Sweet La
- Ko Olina and the Leeward Coast Ko Olina on Oahu's leeward coast 35 minutes from Honolulu is the resort-and-marina day-trip with Peter Merriman's Monkeypod Kitchen, Disney Aulani din
- Hilo and the Big Island Hilo on the Big Island a 45-minute flight from Honolulu is the rainy east-side town where the loco moco was invented at Cafe 100 in 1949 and the Hilo
Booking a car in Honolulu
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 24.31 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz, National
- Pick up at
- Honolulu Airport · Honolulu International Airport · Honolulu HNL Airport
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-26) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.