Published prices
Travel zones, published like everything else.
Nobody on Kauaʻi publishes travel pricing. Here it is: base zone free, shores at $50–$75 per service day, far-North quoted at inquiry — and the bridge clause in writing.
The zones
Three zones, no fine print:
- Base — Kāpaʻa, Līhuʻe, and near corridors: no surcharge
- Shore — Princeville, Hanalei, Kīlauea, Poʻipū, Kōloa: $50–$75 per service day
- Far North — Wainiha, Hāʻena, past the Hanalei bridge: quoted at inquiry, 72-hour notice
What the surcharge actually buys
An hour each way with a cooler, a kit, and a crew — priced as a flat line rather than a mileage formula, because a dinner quote shouldn’t require odometer math. On multi-day stays it applies per service day, itemized.
The bridge clause, in context
Everything past Hanalei crosses one one-lane bridge and one stretch of highway that HDOT closes for documented work and weather. Far-North service therefore carries 72-hour notice and a written term: documented closures reschedule rather than forfeit. Your deposit does not evaporate over a landslide.
The west side, honestly
Waimea, Hanapēpē, Kalāheo: quoted at inquiry. The west side’s luxury rental stock is thin, and we’d rather quote the drive honestly per event than imply standing coverage we don’t run.
Questions, answered
No — Hanalei sits inside the standard $50–$75 shore surcharge. The far-North inquiry zone begins past the bridge: Wainiha and Hāʻena.
Yes, per service day — a seven-day Princeville week carries seven surcharge lines, itemized. No bundling, no hiding.
The written clause governs: documented closures reschedule the service rather than forfeit it. We track HDOT notices and plan shopping before crossings.
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Get a written quote
Kauaʻi runs inquiry-first: you tell us the table, we send a written quote — and that quote is the confirmed total. We never hold a date we can’t crew.