Your day, step by step
08:00
Ride-hail from the pier to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Leave all bags on the ship; only a small wallet is allowed.
08:30
Arrive at least an hour before your programme. Check in at the Ticket Validation Desk 10 minutes before your time.
09:30
USS Arizona Memorial programme: orientation, boat to the memorial and back. Watch the 23-minute film and the free museums before or after.
11:45
Ride-hail back to downtown.
12:30
Lunch in Chinatown, for example a poke bowl at Maguro Brothers.
13:30
ʻIolani Palace tour (booked in advance; 60–90 minutes), at King and Richards Streets.
15:15
Walk back past the Aloha Tower to the pier.
- Latest you can leave Downtown / Chinatown16:15
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Downtown / ChinatownWalk, up to about 15 min (longer to Pier 2)16:15
- WaikikiTaxi or ride-hail, about 15 min plus traffic16:00
- Diamond HeadTaxi or ride-hail via Waikiki16:00
- Pearl Harbor (by taxi or ride-hail)Taxi or ride-hail, 25–30 min without traffic15:30
- Pearl Harbor (by TheBus)TheBus, about 1 hour or more15:00
Where people get Honolulu wrong
Arriving at Pearl Harbor or Diamond Head without an advance reservation, or with a bag at Pearl Harbor.
Built from our Honolulu guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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