Overview
Depart
We recommend leaving Thursday and staying overnight in Honolulu. On Friday you will depart early HNL – MAJ, and arrive in the Marshalls on Saturday 1035AM (the date change is because of the dateline). The most important thing is to get to the Honolulu airport on time! United closes the checkin about an hour before and will not let you in. We suggest getting there at 5AM. You’ll be greeted by Indies Trader staff, and board the internal Air Marshall Islands flight to the outer atoll. You’ll be greeted again by staff on the coral runway and escorted to the boat, which will take you to the Island.
Return
On your return, you will checkout Saturday morning, and have a chance to surf, before boating over to the runway. You will board the A.M.I. flight and arrive in Majuro, where you will do an overnight at Hotel Robert Reimers. On Sunday afternoon, you will head back to the Majuro airport, where you will fly to Honululu and arrive 2AM early Sunday morning. Then connect to your inter-island flight out of Honolulu.
Flights to Book
Interisland
Thursday anytime(eg Jan 10th)
We suggest this to make sure you
do not miss your HNL-MAJ flight
HNL – MAJ
UA155
Friday 7:25AM(eg Jan 11th)
MAJ – HNL
UA133
Sunday 7:40PM(eg Jan 20th)
Interisland
Sunday early morning
You will arrive into HNL at 220AM
Saturday Jan 10
Interisland flight into Honolulu. We suggest this overnight so you definitely do not miss your Friday morning flight. United closes the check in counter about an hour before the flight departs, and if you are delayed or miss this, your trip will almost certainly be ruined. We think it is worth the precaution to fly to Honolulu the night before and make sure to get to Honolulu airport very early.
Sunday Jan 11
5:00 am – Hawaiian Time – Check in to Honolulu United Terminal
7:25 am – Hawaiian Time – Depart from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
- Make sure to arrive early! United closes its ticketing and will not let you on the plane if you arrive past 630AM. We have had guests miss this flight.
Monday Jan 12
10:35 am – Arrive at Amata Kabua International Airport (MAJ)
- Note you will arrive on Saturday, because of the dateline change.
- Clear customs, get your baggage, and our staff will meet you in the lobby outside. Our staff will meet you and you can relax in the small cafeteria or bar attached to the airport. Our staff will coordinate with Air Marshall Islands on the next leg of your trip.
- We will book these tickets for you ahead of time
- No flights are included in our pricing however we do make the domestic booking for you. The domestic flight is US$320 per person round trip. There will also be surfboard charges of $100 per board bag each way (board bag up to 50lbs) and possibly overweight for excess baggage- please make sure to bring USD cash for these expenses.
- Our staff will greet you on the coral and grass runway and assist with loading your baggage onto trucks – to board a boat and head to Beran Island.
Afternoon – Board one of the Indies Trader boats and head to Beran Island
- Depending on the swell and the time of arrival of your Air Marshall Islands flight, you may have a chance to surf on the way back towards the island. Our staff will give you the chance to put your boards together, get changed and jump in the water to wash the travel off!
5:00 pm – Check in at Beran Island
Monday – Monday – 7 Nights
- Enjoy your stay, surf, kite, relax
Monday Jan 19
- Gather your belongings and check out of your room. You will have time to surf in the morning, and will head out back to the airstrip when we confirm the time of the incoming flight.
2:00 pm – Air Marshall Islands
- Please hold on to your return ticket given to you when you took your first Air Marshall Islands flight. Times are approximate and will be determined by A.M.I., and will be in communication with Indies Trader.
7:40 pm – Depart from Amata Kabua International Airport (MAJ)
- Check your bags, and pay your departure tax to receive your boarding pass and passport. You can then wait in Harry’s Bar attached to the airport for your flight. When they call the boarding, you can cross security and into the waiting terminal. There is another small snack bar in the waiting terminal that sells snacks and beers.
Monday JAN 20 – PART 2
2:25 am – Hawaiian Time Sunday – UA 133 Arrival into Honolulu
- You will arrive on Sunday (the same day you departed Majuro, because of the dateline).
Connect to your Interisland flight. There are some early flight on Hawaiian to minimize your layover. Honolulu airport is essentially closed from 2AM-5AM, so you will not have many amenities during this time, and may have to sit on the benches on the outside perimeter of the airport to await the check in counters to open.
