Need car from Kaanapali to Lahaina??
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Need car from Kaanapali to Lahaina??
I remember from my last trip to Maui that parking was very difficult in Lahaina. We will be staying at the Royal Lahaina Hotel in Kaanapali and wondered if there is a bus or some other way to get to Lahaina to avoid the parking hassles. Maybe even a taxi if it's not too difficult getting one back to the hotel from Lahaina. Anybody have any suggestions?
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I think there is a free (I'm not sure if it is free - but that is what I recall) "trolly" from Whaler's Village (a tiny little mall in Kaanapali) to Lahaina. I am not 100% certain about this. I think your hotel is within walking distance of Whaler's Village. You might call your hotel to check about the trolly and if other transportation is available.
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I was in Maui in Oct. 99 and the trolley to Lahania is $1. They don't run all that frequently (every half hour or so), but there are plenty of cabs, and it is a fairly inexpensive cab ride into town. As far as parking, there are some public lots that you pay by the hour, but I think it's capped, so it's not too bad. You definitely need a car for Maui - drive up to Kapalua, the Road to Hana, etc. Some of our best pictures are from drives we did on our own!
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Taxis are easy to get but not cheap. Last year it cost us around $10 each way from the Hyatt to Lahaina. The Royal Lahaina is a little further north so will cost even more - maybe $12 or so. I would suggest driving - the parking isn't bad. Plenty of reasonable parking lots. Maybe you could do the taxi one or two nights if you wanted to have more than a couple of drinks.
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There is a large parking lot (and I recall with a mutli-level parking structure) in the newer mall area on the north side of Lahina behind Hilo Hattie's (not free, but not extremely expensive considering it a tourist location) - also if you get to Lahina early in the day (before 11:00 a.m.) you may find free street/curb parking around that area too. I've heard mixed stories about the shuttle from Whaler's Village that the tolley doesn't run frequently enough and that it is usually crowded.