There are currently no car rental companies located at the airport or in Waimea, and no car rental companies offer car pick-up here. There is also no public transportation directly to the terminal.

The nearest car rental agencies are located at the larger Kona and Hilo airports.

• Car Prices and Availability - Kona Airport
• Car prices and availability - Hilo Airport

If you don't have a ride arranged in advance, your only option is to walk about 1.5 km along the road to the center of Waimea (otherwise known as Kamuela).

From Waimea (Kamuela) the following public transport buses run from the village:

Fares on all bus routes are free and detailed information can be found at heleonbus.hawaiicounty.gov/home-transit.

• Kailua-Kona direction - 1, 75, 76
  • a total of 6 times a day
• direction Hilo - 1, 60, 80
  • 7-9 times a day in total
• direction South Kohala Resorts - 75, 80
  • total 5-7 times a day
• direction Kona Airport - 75, 80
  • total 5-7 times a day
• direction Hawi/Kapaau - 75
  • 1x per day