Cheapest Budget Way to Travel Between Hawaii Islands - Interisland Hopping, Flights, and Ferries

September 12, 2008 by Lisa
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What are the cheapest ways to island hop from Oahu? I heard of a hydrofoil boat that takes you to the other islands. Do you know about this and what the cost is? Thanks

I think the boat you have heard of is the Superferry, and it seems rates are about $49 one way now - compared with $69 one way which is the lowest you’ll occasionally find at Hawaiian Airlines and Go Airlines, it is indeed the cheapest. However, it only goes to Maui and back right now. It won’t come to the Big Island till sometime in 2009 and Kauai is having a legal battle about it right now - so who knows when it will go there.

Sometimes prices are higher, and sometimes they are lower. During high travel seasons things sell out quickly and what you can get goes at a premium, so maybe $104 each way is the best you’ll get at the airlines. Sometimes the airlines get into pricing wars for various reasons and their prices drop drastically. When Go! first entered the scene prices were dropping as low as $19 one way, but then one airline went bankrupt and all those deals disappeared.

The superferry hasn’t been around long enough for me to draw any conclusions about what it will or won’t do, but their prices have mostly held steady since they started.

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2 Comments on Cheapest Budget Way to Travel Between Hawaii Islands - Interisland Hopping, Flights, and Ferries

  1. BJ Hanson on Sat, 14th Feb 2009 11:42 pm

    2. I see the last time a ferry trip to Kauai was asked about was last September… anything available now? We are coming to Oahu in March, 2009. How expensive are flights to Kauai from Honolulu? Mahalo! bjh

  2. Lisa on Tue, 17th Feb 2009 12:16 am

    3. No, still nothing to Kauai. Flights Kauai to Honolulu can be gotten as low as $61 one way if you book early enough, but there are occassionally sales and price changes. If you wait till the last minute you may pay as much as $120 one way.

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