TheBus Quick Reference
Guide
From Waikiki to Popular
Attractions Around Oahu
(Revised 10/16/2025)
Where to board buses:
Kuhio Avenue: Routes 2, 2L (Weekday only),
8, 13, 42, E (Westbound only), W
Ala Moana Boulevard: Routes 42, E, W
Kalakaua/Kapiolani Park: Routes 14, 200
Monsarrat Avenue: Routes 2 (Waikiki-Kapiolani Park only),
8, 42
Kalakaua/McCully Bridge: Routes 2, 8, 13, 4
Airports
Hickam Air Force Base – 42 to Makalapa Skyline
station; transfer to 331 (Carry-on bags only)
Daniel K. Inouye International Airport - W
Attractions
Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center - 42
Kualoa Ranch - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center;
transfer to 60
Polynesian Cultural Center - 42, E, W to Ala
Moana Center; transfer to 60
Sea Life Park – 2, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer
to 23
Waimea Valley - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center;
transfer to 60
Beaches
Ala Moana Beach Park/Magic Island - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center
Bellows Beach – 2, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer
to 23 Sea Life Park, 23 turns into 69 at Sea Life Park
Kailua Beach Park - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center; transfer
to 67 to Kailua/Hahani; transfer to 671
North Shore (Sunset Beach, Banzai
Pipeline, Waimea Bay, Haleiwa) - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center; transfer
to 60 or transfer to 52 on Kona St. to Haleiwa
Sandy Beach/Makapuu Beach – 2, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer
to 23 Hawaii Kai-Sea Life Park
Cultural Tours
Downtown Honolulu - 2, 2L, 13, 42, E, W
East-West Center - 13 heading Diamond Head
Hawaii Okinawa Center - 2, 2L, 13, 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, 42 to Beretania/Punchbowl
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii - 2 to Kalakaua/King; transfer
to 1 or 6 on King
Queen Emma Summer Palace - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center; transfer
to 65, 67
Ecological Tours
Foster Botanical Gardens – 2, 13
Hawaii Nature Center - 13, 42, E to Alapai Transit
Center; transfer to 123, get off at Makiki Hts
Dr/Contemporary Museum
Helemano/Dole Plantation – 8, 13 to Kapiolani/Kona Iki;
transfer to 52 on Kona/Kona Iki
Honolulu Zoo – 2, 8, 42, E, W heading Diamond
Head
Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center;
transfer to 60
Koko Crater Botanical Garden – 2, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer
to 23 Sea Life Park
Wahiawa Botanical Garden - 2, 2L, 13, 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, 2L, 200
Hawaii Theatre - 2, 13, 42; 2L
Kahala 8 Theatres – 2, 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 – W to Nimitz/Kekaulike; transfer to 7
Ward Village - 42, E, W
Government Destinations
Honolulu Hale (City Hall), Judiciary
Building (Kamehameha Statue), State Capitol, Washington
Place - 2, 2L, 13, 42, E
Prince Kuhio Federal Building - 42, to South St.
Memorials
Arizona Memorial/USS Bowfin/USS
Missouri - 42
Punchbowl/National Cemetery of the
Pacific - 13, 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, 42
Religious Destinations
Byodo-In Temple - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center; transfer
to 65
Calvary Chapel Honolulu - 2, 2L, 13, 42, E to
Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 54
Central Union Church - 2, 2L
First Assembly of God - 2, 2L, 13, 42, E to
Beretania/Punchbowl; transfer to 54, 53 (Weekday & State Holiday only)
Greek Orthodox Church of Saints
Constantine and Helen - 13, 42, E to Alapai; transfer
at Alapai Transit Ctr. to 4, 123
Kawaiahao Church - 2, 2L, 13, 42, E
Laie Hawaii LDS Temple - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center;
transfer to 60
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - 13
St. Andrew’s Cathedral - 2, 2L, 13, 42, E
St. Augustine Church - 2, 2L, 8, 13, 42, E
Temple Emanu-El - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center;
transfer to 65, 67
Unity Church of Hawaii – 2, 2L, 200
Waikiki Baptist Church - 2, 8, 13
Word of Life Christian Center - 13, 42
Scenic Locations
North Shore - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center;
transfer to 60
South Shore – 2, 2L to Kahala Mall; transfer
to 23
Diamond Head Crater –2, 2L, 200
Diamond Head/Kahala Coast - 14
Shopping
Ala Moana Center - 42, E, W OR 8, 13 to
Kapiolani/Keeaumoku
Aloha Stadium and Flea Market - 42
Aloha Tower Marketplace - 42, E to Ala Moana Center, transfer
to 60, 65, 67
Chinatown Cultural Plaza Shopping
Center - 2, 2L, 13, 42
Kahala Mall – 2, 2L, 14
Maui Divers Jewelry Design Center - 2
Pearlridge Center and Pearl Kai
Shopping Center – 42
Ward Village - 42, E, W
Waikele Center and Waikele Premium
Outlets - 42, E to Waipahu
Transit Center; transfer to 433
Windward Mall - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center; transfer
to 60, 65
Universities
Brigham Young University - Hawaii
Campus - 42, E, W to Ala
Moana Center; transfer to 60
Chaminade University - 13 heading Diamond Head to St.
Louis/Waialae
Hawaii Pacific University - Main
Campus, Aloha Tower - 42, E, W to Ala Moana Center;
transfer to 60, 65, 67
Hawaii Pacific University - Hawaii Loa
Campus - 42, E, W to Ala Moana
Center; transfer to 65
Honolulu Community College - 42
Kapiolani Community College - 2, 2L, 200
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, 42 to Beretania/Punchbowl;
transfer to 40, C
Windward Community College – 2, 2L (weekdays only) to
School/Likelike; transfer to 61