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Airports

Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is the main stopover for most domestic and international flights. From Honolulu, there are interisland flights to Kauai departing regularly from early morning until evening. In addition, some carriers now offer nonstop service directly from the mainland to Lihue Airport (LIH) on a limited basis.

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Honolulu/Oahu Airport

Hawaii's major airport is Honolulu International, on Oahu, 20 minutes (9 mi) west of Waikiki. To travel interisland from Honolulu, you can depart from either the interisland terminal or the commuter-airline terminal, located in two separate structures adjacent to the main overseas terminal building. A free bus service, the Wiki Wiki Shuttle, operates between terminals.

Information

Honolulu International Airport (HNL) (808/836-6413. www.hawaii.gov/dot/airports).

Kauai

On Kauai, visitors fly into Lihue Airport, on the East Side of the island. Visitor Information Booths are outside each baggage claim area. Visitors will also find news and lei stands, an HMS Host restaurant, and a Travel Traders gift shop at the airport.

Information

Kauai: Lihue Airport (LIH) (808/246-1448. www.hawaii.gov/dot/airports).

Ground Transportation

Marriott Kauai and Radisson Kauai Beach Resort provide airport shuttles to and from the Lihue Airport. In addition, travelers who've booked a tour with Kauai Island Tours, Roberts Hawaii, or Polynesian Adventure Tours will be picked up at the airport.

If you're not renting a car, you'll need to take a taxi or limousine. Cabs are available curbside at baggage claim. Cab fares to locations around the island are estimated as follows: Poipu $35-$41, Wailua-Waipouli $17-$20, Lihue-Kukui Grove $10, Princeville-Haena $72-$95. There are three limousine companies that service Lihue Airport: Any Time Shuttle, Custom Limousine, and Kauai Limousine.

Contacts

Any Time Shuttle (808/927-1120). Custom Limousine (808/246-6318). Kauai Limousine (808/245-4855).

Flights

Continental and Northwest fly into Oahu (Honolulu). American Airlines offers a daily, nonstop Los Angeles-Kauai flight, in addition to its service into Honolulu, Maui, and the Big Island. United Airlines provides direct service to Lihue Airport from Los Angeles and San Francisco. The carrier also flies into Honolulu, Maui, and the Big Island. From the U.S. mainland, Delta serves Oahu (Honolulu) and Maui.

Aloha Airlines offers direct flights from Oakland and Orange County to Kona and connecting service from Las Vegas, Reno, Sacramento, and San Diego. Hawaiian Airlines flies from Arizona (Phoenix), California (Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose), Nevada (Las Vegas), Oregon (Portland), and Washington (Seattle). All of these flights stop in either Honolulu or Maui and require a change of planes for flights to Lihue. Hawaiian also services Australia, American Samoa, and Tahiti.

Aloha, go! Airlines, and Hawaiian offer regular service between the islands. Paragon Airlines offers private charter service to all the islands.

Interisland Flights

Aloha Airlines (800/367-5250. www.alohaairlines.com). go! Airlines (888/434-5946. www.iflygo.com). Hawaiian Airlines (800/367-5320. www.hawaiianair.com). Island Air (800/323-3345. www.islandair.com). Paragon Airlines (800/428-1231. www.paragon-air.com).