Pre-Book > Oahu Car Hire

Oahu is 44mi (71km) long and 30mi (48km) wide, it’s an easy island to navigate with three major highways (H1, H2, H3) and well-maintained roads. Hiring a car is a great way to explore Oahu, you can pick up a car at Honolulu Airport or rent one in Waikiki. With year-round warm weather, popular modes of transport include convertibles and Jeeps.

Parking in Waikiki is expensive at both hotels and resorts and local parking lots. Expect parking rates to run between $30-40 per vehicle per night. Many visitors choose to hire vehicles for one or two days only to take day trips around the island, rather than have a rental car on hand for their entire stay. Our Waikiki properties come with free parking!

For temporary parking in Waikiki, major shopping venues including the Royal Hawaiian Center and the International Market Place have large parking structures. Hourly parking at these centers are usually reasonably priced and can often be validated after onsite purchases are made or when dining on property. There is also per hour parking located at Honolulu Zoo and Fort De Russy.

Our Free Waikiki Map outlines the parking rates charged at Waikiki hotels.

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Car Hire at Honolulu Airport

There are plenty of car rental companies on-site at Honolulu Airport including Advantage, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, and National. Offices are located on the ground level of the Terminal 2 parking garage.

Find several other off-airport depots closeby including Alamo, Dollar, and Thrifty. Counters are located in the baggage claim area and shuttles will pick up customers from the center median strip outside each Terminal.

Car Hire in Waikiki

No matter where you stay in Waikiki you’ll find a car rental company within walking distance. Here are a few convenient depot locations.

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car at Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort
  • Dollar Car Rental at Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort
  • Hertz Car Rental at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort
  • Alamo Rent A Car on Kaiulani Avenue

Car-Sharing Programs

Car-sharing is an alternative to traditional car hire services, there are two programs on Oahu.

Turo 

Turo (Apple/Google) is a peer-to-peer car-sharing program, it’s like Airbnb but for cars.

Hui

Hui (Apple/Google) is a round-trip, station-based car share program where you can book a vehicle by the hour or day, now or in the future. They have vehicle stations in locations throughout Honolulu’s urban center.

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