HNL Rental Car Cost of Pre-Paid Gas or Fill up ‘Where’?

[keishashadow]

Renting car for a week when we arrive at HNL thru Dollar.  

 

Normally, we’d never prepay for a tank of gas, both due to it being pricier and the typical ease of finding a gas station close enough to airport.  Additionally, we rarely burn thru a tank of gas.  Will have car for a week this trip and will touring all over the island, considering adding it as a prepaid at pickup.  Didn’t see it listed as an option when booking.

 

Gas here is curenntly $3.10 a gallon, not a stretch to guess it’ll be higher in Oahu in general...let alone the price per gallon vendor would charge if tank not full or for a prepaid tank.

 

 Anyone who has rented in Oahu recently...can you share your experience?   

 

Any hints as to where we could find the closest gas station to airport coming from Aulani side of island to top off tank?

 

 

[TwinMamainMN]

I have no personally experience, but google found this map for me. Maybe it will help? https://www.google.com/search?q=Aulani+resort+to+nearest+gas+station&ie=&oe=

[CruiserBruce]

Due to the logistics of supplying Hawaii with gas, the prices don't vary much in a given area. 

 

Noted exception...if you are a Costco member, the gas price is a lot cheaper at Costco, as opposed to the local stations. There is a Costco, with gas station, pretty close to HNL.

[keishashadow]

Unfortunately, closest costco to me is 100 miles RT, they don’t have large presence in western PA.  

 

I need to dig some more as to current price of gas in HNL & compare it to whatever the rental car location charges to decide if it’s worth paying the upcharge for full gallon of gas from them.  Here it equates to approx $45 to fill my Altima’s tank

 

there’s probably a gas app out that i’m Not familiar with, will did on apple store later.

 

We will be driving from The Ko’Olina area round noon on a Saturday, figure it will be busy.   A google search produced this route via H-1, heading east toward HNL.  

Was hoping for something ‘easy’ just off highway.  Instead I found this route:

 

H-1, Pearl exit 15 to Nimitz.

 

Left to middle lane of Valkenburg.

 

Left on Bouganville. 

 

Station a few blocks on the right.

 

 

Edited April 17, 2019 by keishashadow

[princeton123211]

You dont necessarily need to fill up right next to the airport. We've driven from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki with a rental car (Jeep Wrangler), filled it up there, and made it to the airport with it still showing full. Just keep your recent gas receipt for the rental people when you drop it off in case it does move a click down and they wont charge you extra. 

[PNW Traveler]

Try the phone app "gas buddy."  We travel throughout the U.S. and this app is a great help for price and location.  Assuming you have google maps on your phone, you should be able to find a convenient station for a final fill-up.

 

https://www.gasbuddy.com/GasPrices/Hawaii/Honolulu

 

[KeepCalmBearOn]

Don't take the pre-pay, it is a complete ripoff. You'll have no problem finding a place to fill up reasonably.

[keishashadow]

3 hours ago, scottca075 said:

Don't take the pre-pay, it is a complete ripoff. You'll have no problem finding a place to fill up reasonably.

Seriously, it’s usually so much more than filling up in other places.  

Just to make things easier, was considering if semi reasonable.

[princeton123211]

22 minutes ago, keishashadow said:

Seriously, it’s usually so much more than filling up in other places.  

Just to make things easier, was considering if semi reasonable.

Its going to be just as bad of a deal as anywhere else. Gas in Hawaii is more expensive overall, but the rental car companies just charge more for the gas service as a result. 

 

Like others have said-- plenty of places to fill up on the way to the airport. 

[keishashadow]

Thanks again

[PCWalton1]

Yes please, as other have mentioned gas up yourself. Use that extra cash on enjoyable things. Plenty of gas stations around there, 😁

[keishashadow]

After hearing horror stories how expensive gas is in Hawaii, very surprised to see it’s only $.50 more a gallon than where I live.  

[KeepCalmBearOn]

4 hours ago, keishashadow said:

After hearing horror stories how expensive gas is in Hawaii, very surprised to see it’s only $.50 more a gallon than where I live.  

 

Costco Maui is CHEAPER than Costco in Irvine, CA.

[CruiserBruce]

23 minutes ago, scottca075 said:

 

Costco Maui is CHEAPER than Costco in Irvine, CA.

Agree...in October, Costco Maui was the same price as Costco in Sonoma County! The other stations were 25-30 cents more per gallon.

[keishashadow]

That special california blend of gas don’t come cheap it seems lol.