Oʻahu bus riders will see a fresh round of schedule shakeups on Sunday, March 1, as TheBus rolls out a bundle of route tweaks that stretch late-night airport service, add Sunday trips into Waipio, and retime connector lines around Skyline stations. City transit officials say the changes are designed to better match service with rider demand and new rail connections. Riders are being urged to double-check timetables before heading out over the weekend.
Late-night airport connections expand
Overnight travelers are getting a bit more love. Route 40 (Honolulu–Mākaha) and Route 51 (Honolulu–Wahiawā) will start serving the Lelepaua Daniel K. Inouye International Airport stop during late-night and early-morning hours, with added trips to Bus Stop #4848 roughly between 10:30 p.m. and 3:45 a.m. as part of the March service modifications. According to TheBus, the routing into and out of the airport will follow the posted turn-by-turn maneuvers so drivers can rejoin Nimitz Highway after serving the station.
Waipio and west Oʻahu adjustments
Route 433 (Waipahu–Waikele–Waipio) is getting a boost. Its weekday 7:00 a.m. trip will be extended to serve Waipio, and that same routing will operate on Sundays between about 8:15 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on an hourly schedule. Local reporting also notes that some Route 40 trips will be extended to serve the Keoneʻae (UH West Oʻahu) station and that select evening runs will push later toward midnight, strengthening connections on the west side and to UH West Oʻahu as service patterns evolve. As reported by KITV, riders should pay attention to the modified spans and frequencies.
Connector lines retimed to match rail
To help transfers line up more cleanly with Skyline, the A Line (Āhua–UH Mānoa via downtown) will have its eastbound morning and afternoon peak trips leaving about five minutes earlier, and the U Line will settle into an approximately 40 minute frequency. A full list of departure times is provided in the agency schedules. Those timetable changes appear in the rider alerts on thebus.org and in the agency’s March calendar of service updates, and riders can check TheBus for the posted times.
Other small but useful tweaks
A few targeted shifts aim to make daily trips a little smoother. A westbound Route 23 morning trip will start five minutes earlier, moving from 6:21 a.m. to 6:16 a.m., to better connect with Route 2L at Kahala Mall. Route PH8 (Makalapa–Naval Shipyard) will add a 2:40 p.m. trip to boost capacity on that run. Those tweaks, along with flyers that list new stop times, were included with the agency’s March notices and highlighted in local coverage. KITV also notes that DTS will continue to monitor service demand and make adjustments as needed.
How riders should plan
Riders should check updated timetables before traveling, since schedules are posted on thebus.org and real time arrivals are available in the Transit app. TheBus customer service can be reached at 808-848-5555 for questions about routes. Riders can download the Transit app for Oʻahu at Transit to see live tracking and March 1 trip planning details.
