Pearl Harbor tickets and reservations

How much are Pearl Harbor tickets in 2026?

The Visitor Center and the USS Arizona Memorial are free apart from a $1 reservation fee; the Missouri, the aviation museum and the Bowfin each charge admission.

Children's prices apply to ages 4 to 12. On the Arizona, everyone in your party needs a reservation, including infants over the age of 1.

How do USS Arizona Memorial reservations work?

You reserve a timed program on Recreation.gov for a $1 non-refundable fee per ticket, and every person in your group needs one.

Recreation.gov is the only official seller. Tickets are final and cannot be refunded or changed, so check your date and time before you pay. Programs leave every 15 minutes from 8 AM to 12 noon and from 1 PM to 3:30 PM.

On the day, arrive at least an hour before your program time and check in at the Ticket Validation Desk 10 minutes before. The 45-minute program covers the Navy boat out, your time on the memorial and the boat back.

When are Arizona Memorial tickets released?

Every day at 3 PM Hawaii time, in two windows: 56 days (8 weeks) ahead, and the day before your visit.

Hawaii does not use daylight saving time, so 3 PM HST is 6 PM on the US West Coast and 9 PM on the East Coast in summer, an hour earlier on the mainland in winter. Log in to Recreation.gov a few minutes early with your group size ready.

If the 56-day window is gone for your date, try the next-day release at 3 PM the afternoon before. It is a second chance, not a guarantee.

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Can you get same-day Arizona Memorial tickets?

Not guaranteed: there are no walk-up tickets, but a free virtual standby list opens on the day.

Sign up on the tablets at the audio tour booth at the Visitor Center. Places go first come, first served as seats free up, and waits can be long in peak season. While you wait you can see the galleries and the 23-minute film, which do not need a reservation.

Do you need tickets for the Missouri, the Bowfin and the aviation museum?

Yes. Each sells its own admission, separately from Recreation.gov, and the Passport to Pearl Harbor bundles all three.

The Missouri and the aviation museum are on Ford Island, an active Navy base you can only reach by the free shuttle from the Visitor Center. Bring government photo ID (a passport if you are visiting from abroad). See the Battleship Missouri tour guide for the details.

Is the Passport to Pearl Harbor worth it?

Yes, if you plan to see all three museums: $99.99 per adult against $100.97 bought separately, with an audio tour and a VR experience added.

The Passport covers the Missouri, the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum, the Visitor Center audio tour and one VR experience. For children it is $49.99 against $52.97. It does not include the Arizona Memorial: you still need the $1 reservation. Allow 6 to 8 hours to use it all.

When is a tour the better way in?

When Recreation.gov is sold out for your dates or you do not have a car: tour companies hold Arizona reservation blocks, so the tour guarantees a time and gets you there.

The Salute to Pearl Harbor half day (from $59) covers the Arizona only. The Pearl Harbor Remembered day (from $150) adds Missouri admission and a narrated drive through downtown Honolulu. Compare the real costs in Pearl Harbor tour or on your own.

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What happens if the Arizona boat is canceled?

The Navy can cancel or change boat trips for high winds, mechanical problems or safety, and tours cannot change that.

If it happens, you can still see the Visitor Center galleries, the film and the memorial from the shoreline. Boat trips were paused from July to October 2025 while the Navy removed salvage platforms, and the normal system returned at the start of November 2025. As of July 2026 there were no active alerts; check nps.gov/perl before you go.

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