Honolulu - Pearl Harbor - Helpful Info for Visitors

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Address

1 Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

Pearl Harbor
Admission Information

Pearl Harbor Admission :

Tickets are FREE.

Online Reservation is available for a small service fee.

FREE Tickets Online reservation for a small service fee - Click here to reserve

- If you want to pick up tickets the day of your visit for the USS Arizona Program, then

  - 1,300 tickets available daily from 7 AM HST on a First-Come-First-Served basis

- We recommend making a reservation if you are planning to visit, as they are often out of tickets by mid-morning!

- Advance Tickets are available online or through the call center daily from 7 AM HST.

  Advanced bookings available 2 months in advance, or for Next Day Tickets

At Pearl Harbor, 3 Tour packages are available :

- USS Arizona Memorial- FREE,

- USS Arizona Memorial Narrated Tour- for a small fee.

  This reservation includes a free, timed USS Arizona Memorial program ticket and an audio headset for the narrated tour.  
 
  The audio tour headsets are available in the courtyard of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

  An audio tour is available in:

  + English, French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, German, Spanish, Italian, and Russian, and

  + will even automatically translate the 23-minute documentary film into each language.

For a small fee, Passport to Pearl Harbor includes a free, timed USS Arizona Memorial program ticket.

  In addition, the Passport covers the cost of admission to all of:

  USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, the Battleship Missouri Memorial, and the Pacific Aviation Museum.

  The Passport also includes the USS Arizona narrated tour.

Be Aware: If you purchase the Passport, please plan to be here for the whole day.

It takes 6-8 hours to make the most of your ticket and see all of Pearl Harbor National Monument sites.

Recommended check-in time is between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

If you don't finish the tour in one day, the Passport can be used for a second day within a consecutive seven-day period.

To extend your Passport, check in to the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites ticket counter, located in the courtyard of the Visitor Center.

Pearl Harbor Tour - with Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off

Pearl Harbor Hours :

7:00AM to 5:00PM

USS Arizona Memorial Program runs from 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM

The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center (WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument) is closed three days a year.

1). Thanksgiving Day

2). December 25

3). January 1

Programs to the USS Arizona Memorial run about 1 hour and 15 minutes and include:

- 23-minute documentary film in our Pearl Harbor Visitor Center theater

- Boat ride to the memorial

- About 10-15 minutes at the memorial

- Boat ride back to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center

Timed programs to the USS Arizona Memorial :

- Programs run every 15 minutes starting at 7:30 a.m.

- No programs run at 12:15 p.m. and 12:30 p.m.

- The last timed program is at 3:00 p.m.

Please be aware that boat rides out to the USS Arizona Memorial are sometimes suspended or canceled due to high winds. 

This decision is made by the U.S. Navy, which operates the boats to the memorial.

The USS Oklahoma Memorial and USS Utah Memorial are both located on Ford Island.

Visitors can access the USS Oklahoma Memorial via a shuttle from the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

However, the USS Utah Memorial is not available to the public via shuttle.

Access is currently limited to visitors who have military base access.

Getting to Pearl Harbor
Visitor Center

By Car to Pearl Harbor Visitor Center : (from Waikiki)

- Take Ala Moana Blvd./Nimitz Highway or H-1 West. While on H-1, look for exit 15A, marked "Arizona Mem./Stadium".

Note: Do not take the "Hickam AFB/Pearl Harbor" exit.
         This will take you to the active military base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

- Once you exit 15A, continue on HI-99 (Kamehameha Highway) and turn left at the 4th traffic light onto Arizona Memorial Place.

- At the base of the hill, turn right to find parking in one of our available lots.

By TheBus to Pearl Harbor Visitor Center : (from Waikiki)

- From anywhere in Waikiki or the Ala Moana Shopping Center, take the #20 or #42 public bus (called TheBus).
- Exit bus at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center stop.

If you’re not sure where to get off, ask the driver.

By Waikiki Trolley to Pearl Harbor Visitor Center :  (from Waikiki)

Take the Waikiki Trolley Purple line from Waikiki to Stop # 6 Pearl Harbor.

Book your - Waikiki Trolley Hop-On Hop-Off Tour of Honolulu – Including Purple Line from Waikiki to Pearl Harbor

Waikiki Trolley Hop-On Hop-Off Tour of Honolulu - $25.00

Recommendations

- Any bags or purses are not allowed due to security reasons inside this National Monument.
  There is a paid locker for your stuff for a small fee, or you can leave it in the trunk of your car.

- It is highly recommended that you arrive at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center early in the morning before 7:00 am to get same-day tickets.

- If you are going to multiple attractions in the Honolulu area, we suggest buying a “Go Oahu” card by Smart Destinations.   
  The go card covers the USS Arizona Memorial Narrated Tour, USS Bowfin Submarine, Battleship Missouri, and Pacific Aviation Museum.
  Please make reservations for the USS Arizona Memorial.

- We recommend taking the Waikiki Trolley Purple line if you want to do a self-tour of Pearl Harbor and don't have Car.

- If you are looking for a tour with Hotel Pick-up and Drop-off, then go for:
   1). Pearl Harbor Tour, OR
   2). Deluxe Arizona Memorial and Historic City Tour (also has other stops like Punchbowl National Cemetery and Iolani Palace)

Waikiki Trolley Hop-On Hop-Off Tour of Honolulu - $25.00

Website

Visit the National Park Service - Pearl Harbor Website page for tourist information