To get from Waikiki to Hanauma Bay by car on the fastest route and with the usual traffic will take you about 25 minutes. Here are the driving directions you need to follow.
Get on I-H-1 E from Kapiolani Blvd – 8 min (1.9 mi)
- Head northeast on Kalaimoku St toward Kuhio Ave. – 0.2 mi
- Use any lane to turn left onto Ala Wai Blvd – 0.3 mi
- Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto McCully St – 0.1 mi
- Turn right onto Kapiolani Blvd – 0.9 mi
- Use the left 2 lanes to turn slightly left onto the Interstate H-1 E ramp – 0.3 mi
Drive along HI-72 – 14 min (8.4 mi)
- Merge onto I-H-1 E – 2.4 mi
- Continue onto HI-72 – 6.0 mi
Take Hanauma Bay Rd and Catafalque Dr to your destination – 4 min (0.5 mi)
- Turn right toward Hanauma Bay Rd – 85 ft
- Turn right onto Hanauma Bay Rd – 0.2 mi
- Turn left onto Catafalque Dr – 0.2 mi
- Turn right – 276 ft
Public transportation is another way to get to the nature preserve. If you choose to ride the bus, you have to get bus number 22 from Kalakaua Ave and Opp Olohana street.