I’m going to Okinawa for a week next month and have heard the that public transportation isn’t that great. I would leave to explore different parts of the island some in curious what would be the best option for English speaker to get around? Bus, rent a car, train or taxi?
by Independent_Board984
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I would definitely recommend renting a car to explore the island. We just got back from Okinawa, our home base was in Itoman, but we traveled to Naha as well as the city of Okinawa and everywhere in between. Naha did have a really cool monorail system for local transit.
Rental car. Get your international driver’s license and book before you leave.
Take the monorail from airport to your rental car location and vice versa.
Google maps was wonderful and helped us get everywhere, and Google translate will always come in handy and no one seems bothered by it Many people do speak English and are usually happy to work with you. Driving on the left takes some time getting used to lol.