Is a taxi the best way to get from the airport to the Marriott Waikiki Beach Hotel and if so does anyone have an idea of the cost?

The set taxi fare for airport-to-Waikiki is $25 (1-4 passengers).

There is a shuttle bus which runs from the airport to various Waikiki hotels, departing the airport about every 30 minutes.

For a full list of transport options from Honolulu Airport, see this site:
http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/airports/o...ound_trans.htm

Auntie, is it really a "set" fare ? We rode in last September from airport to Waikiki (Kuhio and Kalakau by Keo's), on the meter, lots of traffic, was about $35. Going back on shuttle van was about $8 each.
Should we have disputed the meter usage with the driver ?

We used the Waikiki Airport Express bus, round trip for $14 per person. It runs about every 20 minutes.

Monica

I used the Waikiki Shuttle mentioned above. It was $8 one-way last February. The trip may take a little longer because the bus loops thru Waikiki, stopping at the various hotels, dropping folks off. So depending your hotel location on the route could be quick or could take a little longer.

We were lucky in that our hotel was the second stop.

Monica

pspercy:

Next time when you catch a cab at the airport, ask the cab-manager person what the fare is to your hotel (s/he is the one who orders up the cabs and loads passengers in sequence), and ask him/her to convey that price to the cab driver.

Cab service on O`ahu is regulated, but there are always "pirates" in any tourist area.