How To Travel Oahu, Hawaii Without A Rental Car | 7 Day Itinerary

Here is the perfect 7 Day Itinerary for traveling Oahu, Hawaii Without a Rental Car! This Oahu, Hawaii travel guide is perfect for the adventurous and budget traveler. Throughout this week you will visit unbelievable beaches, hike volcanic craters, eat delicious food, visit a temple, check out cool shops and neighborhoods, and much more. For convenience, I do recommend basing yourself in Waikiki which is a great hub for taking buses to other parts of the island.
Being a budget and adventurous traveler myself, I was able to stay in Oahu, Hawaii for a month and mostly explored the island without a car. I am fully confident that if you follow this 7 day guide, you will have an UNBELIEVABLE trip to Oahu filled with nature, culture, and lifelong memories. Let me know your thoughts down below!
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[@EdinaViensBreakthroughCoach]

The best video about 1 week without a car. Thank you. I am planning to go in Jan 2024. I am planning to follow your footsteps

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thanks so much! I hope you have a great trip, the weather will be amazing too I hope!

[@beauteoussounds1156]

How was your trip? We’re going in October.

[@HealthglowsNet]

You are style of speaking is so addictive! Thank you for this wonderful presentation of beautiful Oahu.

[@WanderlustWellman]

Wow, thank you!

[@PetraSchwehm]

Thanks for this great video ❤️ 🙏😊

[@WanderlustWellman]

No problem, glad you liked it! :)

[@mist31]

This was a great video! Thank you

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thank you!

[@vs123]

Thanks guide for us to see beautiful places

[@WanderlustWellman]

My pleasure 😊

[@Lesliemfit]

Such a good video thank you!!

[@WanderlustWellman]

No problem thanks so much!

[@markedawebster4378]

Great video very helpful...thank you

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thank you!

[@yourlocalexplorers]

very interesting format of this vlog, love how you connect the talking with actual footage from the place 😍 such a useful and rich guide! safe travels, 💛

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@ReiseVisionen]

Very nice upload. You capture it very well. Have a beautiful weekend.

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thank you, have a great weekend!

[@johnd8918]

So glad you made this video- what a helpful resource it is! Proof that you can save money (on a rental car) and still have a great vacation. I've heard Honolulu has very rush hour bad traffic as well. Something to consider for future tourists

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thank you very much, I do think you can make any location a budget friendly vacation that will be an amazing trip! And yeah Oahu can be wonderful for a road trip and also pretty terrible for traffic

[@irinaya2300]

Heading to Oahu in February- thanks a million for these recommendations of hikes and vegan places ❤

[@WanderlustWellman]

That's amazing to hear, thanks for checking out the video! If you want to see more vegan places, I made an entire video dedicated to showing all the vegan places I recommend on Oahu. Have a great trip!

[@wayermane5069]

Bagged a flight here this month for $200 round trip! Thanks this helps.

[@WanderlustWellman]

Woah nice find, that's a steal! Hope you have a great trip that doesn't break the bank

[@fv1291]

Touristic isn't a word, but touristy is.

[@WanderlustWellman]

good point!

[@vannesaguzman9459]

This is great, thank you for the information! I’m planning to go in April; I don’t like to drive so this itinerary is perfect!

[@WanderlustWellman]

That’s wonderful, I hope you have a great trip and enjoy these activities!

[@vannesaguzman9459]

Thank you! Your video is hands down the best itinerary for people that want to use public transportation.

[@WanderlustWellman]

@@vannesaguzman9459 thank you so much - I definitely tried it out first hand so I can vouch for it with my own experience

[@explorewithmartha6297]

7 days itinerary, great sharing, thank you 🙏🏽😊

[@WanderlustWellman]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michalbock7648]

Thank you very much for your job and effort. Hopefully I´ll be there in July. I´m planning to use your itinerary and now I know that it will cost an arm and a leg. Hawaii is very expensive place, especially for someone from the Czech republic like me. Staying at hotel is not an option, I try to use Airbnb if possible. I have already had an experience with that service and prices are reasonable.

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thanks so much, I hope you have a great trip in July - please let me know how it goes! 👍

[@gielaah]

Wow! Thanks for sharing this. I am lookong forward for my trip soon. I saw you were flying your drone. I have a DJI mini 2 was wondering if these places you mentioned are strict and need licensing?

[@WanderlustWellman]

No problem! And no, none of the places I flew my drone at were particularly strict, except for maybe Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden (I just found a quieter area of the park and used it there in early evening). Have a great trip!

[@gielaah]

@@WanderlustWellman thank you ❤️

[@Mohajerhub]

Thanks! It was my question too@@WanderlustWellman

[@nae2088]

Great video! Was just wondering what accomodation you stayed at?

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thank you! I actually stayed at an Airbnb located at the Island Colony Hotel in Waikiki.

[@andreas_adventures]

Nice tips! how expensive is the city bus? Is it like most places where it's flat rate per ride? I'm going to Oahu on the way to Japan and will only have like 2-3 days. I am thinking of not renting a car but I'd be afraid the bus will take to long to make the most of my time.

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thanks! A single fare now costs $3. That’s exciting, I’m also going back to Japan soon and I would love to stop by Oahu haha! And I guess it depends on how much you wanna see or do, a car will definitely make better use of a few days, but you could easily still have adventure packed days if you are willing to spend a good amount of time on the bus

[@heatherm8261]

Nice information including some places that other videos did not cover. I’m not sure why you included surfing into the not budget friendly section at the end. Surfing isn’t expensive and is a lot of fun. Only one complaint about the video was some butchering of the location names. I don’t know why but it has always been important to me to get names correct.

[@WanderlustWellman]

Thanks, and I guess my point with surfing is that surf lessons are expensive - I'm sure like myself, many people going to Hawaii have no idea how to surf so getting started can be a bit pricey.

[@junnalmz]

Did you experience bus delays? If so, how long does bus delays usually took. I’ve heard it could took to an hour. Is this true? Tnx 🙏

[@WanderlustWellman]

I don’t think we experienced any major bus delays - we would always just frequently check Google maps to be updated on the buses schedule.

[@trishawebb7885]

Wow we never been Hawaii

[@WanderlustWellman]

I highly recommend visiting someday if possible!

[@aajohnsoutube]

I’m going enroute to Japan… thinking Okinawa would have been a better choice.

[@WanderlustWellman]

Oh nice - maybe Okinawa would be easier, but Oahu certainly seems more beautiful if you are into nature/hikes/rugged beaches!

[@Chloe-ff9xr]

did you use chatgpt to write the script or trip plan for this?

[@WanderlustWellman]

Nope!

[@stilljohnny9663]

does the bus go to north shore

[@WanderlustWellman]

It does, but it takes quite a long time

[@2am_k]

What month did you go to Hawaii?

[@WanderlustWellman]

We went from late February to late March, the weather is perfect!

[@JLT3]

How can I vegan restaurant feature sushi it doesn’t make sense

[@WanderlustWellman]

So actually sometimes sushi can be vegan, which is really cool - also, the amazing thing about the world we live in today is that many meals/dishes can be made into vegan versions! For example I can eat vegan burgers, vegan “eggs”, vegan “chicken”, and so on.

[@louise62602]

Where did you stay? We are going in September. It's between Sheridan waikiki, Hilton Hawaiian village, prince waikiki and Alohilani resort.

[@gabrielle-AV-n-PFloyd]

Personally I loved the Hilton Hawaiian!

[@AidsPizza]

Bro's got a head the size of mount rushmore

[@WanderlustWellman]

lol that is true!