TheBus Quick Reference Guide
From Waikiki to Popular Attractions Around Oahu
(Revised 8/18/2024)
Where to board buses:
Kuhio Avenue: Routes 2, 2L (Weekday only), 8, 13, 20, 42, E (Westbound only)
Saratoga/Kalia/Ala Moana Boulevard: Routes 20, 42, E
Kalakaua /Kapiolani Park: Routes 14, 200
Monsarrat Avenue: Routes 2 (Waikiki-Kapiolani Park only), 8, 20, 42
Kalakaua / McCully Bridge: Routes 2, 8, 13, 4
Airports
Hickam Air Force Base - 2, 2L to Kalihi Transit Center; transfer to 303 (Carry-on bags only)
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport - 20 (Carry-on bags only)
Attractions
Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center - 20, 42
Kualoa Ranch - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60
Polynesian Cultural Center - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60
Sea Life Park - 2, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer to 23
Waimea Valley - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60
Beaches
Ala Moana Beach Park/Magic Island - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center
Bellows Beach - 2 Waikiki-Kahala Mall, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer to 23; turns into 69 OR 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 67
Kailua Beach Park - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 67 to Kailua/Hahani; transfer to 671
North Shore (Sunset Beach, Banzai Pipeline, Waimea Bay, Haleiwa) - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60 or transfer to 52 on Kona St. to Haleiwa
Sandy Beach/Makapuu Beach – 2 Waikiki-Kahala Mall, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer to 23 Hawaii Kai-Sea Life Park
Cultural Tours
Downtown Honolulu - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E
East-West Center - 13 heading Diamond Head
Hawaii Okinawa Center - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E
to Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 51
Hawaii’s Plantation Village - 42, E to Waipahu Transit Center; transfer to 43 Ho’ae’ae Westloch - Skyline Station
Hawaiian Railway Society - 42, E to Ft. Weaver/Karayan; transfer to 44
Iolani Palace - 2, 13, E to Hotel/Alakea OR 2L (Weekdays Only), 20, 42 to Beretania/Punchbowl
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii - 2 to Kalakaua /King; transfer to 1 or 6 on King
Queen Emma Summer Palace - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 65, 67
Ecological Tours
Foster Botanical Gardens - 2, 13 to Liliha/Vineyard and walk to Foster Botanical Gardens
Hawaii Nature Center - 13, 20, 42, E to Alapai; transfer to 123 at Alapai Transit Center
Helemano/Dole Plantation - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E to Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 52 Wahiawa/Haleiwa
Honolulu Zoo - 2 (Waikiki-Kapiolani Park), 8, 20, 42, E heading Diamond Head
Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60
Koko Crater Botanical Garden - 2 (except 2 Waikiki – Kapiolani Park), 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer to 23 Sea Life Park
Wahiawa Botanical Garden - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E to Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 51 Wahiawa Heights
Waikiki Aquarium - 14, 200
Entertainment
Blaisdell Center and Concert Hall - 2, 13
Diamond Head Theatre - 2 Waikiki-Kahala Mall, 2 Waikiki-Diamond Head-KCC, 2L
Hawaii Theatre - 2, 13, 20, 42
Kahala 8 Theatres - 2 Waikiki-Kahala Mall, 2L, 14
Kennedy Theatre - 13
Manoa Valley Theatre - 2 to Kalakaua/King; transfer to 6 on King/Punahou OR 13 to University/Dole; transfer to 6 on Dole (During certain hours)
Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 - 20
Ward Village - 20, 42
Government Destinations
Honolulu Hale (City Hall), Judiciary Building (Kamehameha Statue), State Capitol, Washington Place - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E
Prince Kuhio Federal Building - 20, 42, to South St.
Memorials
Arizona Memorial/USS Bowfin/USS Missouri - 20, 42
Punchbowl/National Cemetery of the Pacific - 13, 20, 42, E to Alapai; transfer to 123 at Alapai Transit Center
Museums and Arts
Honolulu Museum of Art - 2
Bishop Museum - 2
Capitol Modern - Hawaii State Art Museum - 2, 13, E
Mission Houses Museum - 13, 20, 42
Religious Destinations
Byodo-In Temple - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 65
Calvary Chapel Honolulu - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E to Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 54 Upper Pearl City
Central Union Church - 2, 2L
First Assembly of God - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E to Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 53, 54
Greek Orthodox Church of Saints Constantine and Helen - 13, 20, 42, E to Alapai; transfer at Alapai Transit Ctr. to 4, 123
Kawaiahao Church - 2, 2L, 13, 20,42, E
Laie Hawaii LDS Temple - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - 13
St. Andrew’s Cathedral - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42, E
St. Augustine Church - 2, 2L, 8, 13, 20, 42, E
Temple Emanu-El - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 65, 67
Unity Church of Hawaii - 2 Waikiki-Kahala Mall, 2 Waikiki-Diamond Head-KCC, 2L, 200
Waikiki Baptist Church - 2, 2L, 8, 13
Word of Life Christian Center - 20, 42
Scenic Locations
North Shore - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60 or transfer to 52 on Kona St. to Haleiwa
South Shore - 22 (except 2 Waikiki - Kapiolani Park), 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer to 23 Hawaii Kai - Sea Life Park
Diamond Head Crater - 2 Waikiki-Kahala Mall, 2 Waikiki-Diamond Head-KCC, 2L
Diamond Head/Kahala Coast - 14
Shopping
Ala Moana Center - 20, 42, E OR 8, 13 to Kapiolani/Keeaumoku
Aloha Stadium and Flea Market - 20, 42
Aloha Tower Marketplace - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center, transfer to 60, 65, 67
Chinatown Cultural Plaza Shopping Center - 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42
Dole Cannery Square - 20
Kahala Mall - 2 Waikiki-Kahala Mall, 2L (Weekdays Only)
Maui Divers Jewelry Design Center - 2
Pearlridge Center and Pearl Kai Shopping Center - 42 OR E, 2, 2L, 13, 20 to Beretania/Punchbowl;
Ward Village - 20, 42
Waikele Center and Waikele Premium Outlets - 42, E to Waipahu Transit Center; transfer to 433
Windward Mall - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60, 65
Universities
Brigham Young University - Hawaii Campus - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60
Chaminade University - 2 to Kalakaua/King; transfer to 1 or 1L on King OR 13 heading Diamond Head to St. Louis/Waialae
Hawaii Pacific University - Main Campus, Aloha Tower - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 60, 65, 67
Hawaii Pacific University - Hawaii Loa Campus - 20, 42, E to Ala Moana Center; transfer to 65
Honolulu Community College - 42
Kapiolani Community College - 2 (except 2 Waikiki - Kapiolani Park), 2L
Leeward Community College - 42 to Farrington Hwy/Waiawa; walk to LCC
University of Hawaii at Manoa - 13
University of Hawaii - West Oahu - E, 2, 2L, 13, 20, 42 to Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 40, C
Windward Community College - 2, 2L to School/Likelike Hwy transfer to 61