There is going to be a new way of traveling inter island between Oahu, Maui and Kauai: THE HAWAII SUPERFERRY. A trip between Maui and Kauai takes 3 hours.
Prices won’t fluctuate like those of the airlines and one-way are as follows:
ADULT (TUE-THU): $52 (2 week online advance purchase: $44)
( FRI-MON): $62 (2 week online advance purchase: $54)
CHILDREN (ages 2-12) & SENIORS (62 and over): $41 (TUE-THU) and $51 (FRI-MON)
CAR or SUV: $59 off peak and $69 peak
Big Island trips coming in 2009 when a 2nd vessel comes on line. It will travel 4 hours and 15 minutes between the Big Island and Kauai and fares will cost an additional $10 to the ones above.
Here is a newspaper article from the Honolulu Star Bulletin…
By Dave Segal
dsegal@starbulletin.com
STORY SUMMARY »
The Hawaii Superferry will make its much-anticipated arrival in Hawaii waters tomorrow.
The Alakai arrives in a market transformed from three years ago, when its fares were approved. The interisland airfare war has slashed many ticket prices to far below what it would cost to travel on the vessel. But company executives say their business model isn’t threatened.
