How would you get to Palau or what would you do in Guam for a day?

[Lab Daddy]

It looks like the United timetable for next year is changing and I won't be able to fly direct from the States through Guam to Palau. The Guam-Palau flight is now leaving near the same time that the Honolulu flight arrives. So I'm looking at a 23 hour layover or flying through a different connection that will take as long or longer.
Any suggestions on better alternatives for getting there or what to do for 23 hours in Guam on a Sunday besides getting used to the time change?

 

[RVBldr]

5 or 6 years ago, we took Asiana Air from Seattle -> Inchon -> Palau. There was a layover in Inchon, but otherwise a nice flight.

 

[moose_grunt]

You might be able to fly through Tokyo or Osaka to Guam. That’s an international flight, and you get arguably better service (or at least free food) compared to the “domestic” flights from US mainland to Hawaii to Guam.

If you’re in Guam for a day, there’s plenty of fun stuff to do. There’s a new museum that is pretty nice, some pretty beaches, and a very long and interesting history. If you’re willing to rent a car and drive a bit, you can find a way to pass a day there.

 

[drk5036]

Guam has nice beaches and nice easy hikes to do. It’s shockingly similar to anywhere else in America, which is nice if you’re a homesick expat like myself, but I guess you wouldn’t indulge yourself with a burger at Chilis or pancakes at iHOP during your one day layover, haha.

 

[Mod63]

Looking at connections HNL-ROR as far into the future as possible, connecting in ICN seems like your best bet (takes 22h). Sucks compared to 12h but still better than a 23h layover.
If the rules have not changed, then you need to get your luggage in GUM and check in again.

 

[Fin Finder]

What would you do in Guam for a day?

Drink.

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[CuriousRambler]

You might be able to fly through Tokyo or Osaka to Guam. That’s an international flight, and you get arguably better service (or at least free food) compared to the “domestic” flights from US mainland to Hawaii to Guam.

This is what I did last trip. My flight to Honolulu was grounded by a broken switch cover, that apparently requires removal of the pilot's seat to replace. Rerouted through Tokyo Narita to Guam, and got a free first class upgrade for the Tokyo-Guam leg to boot. The extra leg room, the movie selection, and the food convinced me I'll gladly add a couple hours to the overall travel time to get "international" treatment, instead of "regional" treatment to reach the same destination.

Doesn't really answer your question of how to kill time in Guam, but if changing travel plans is an option, it may eliminate the need to kill time altogether?

 

[drk5036]

Also, If you have the ability to get a layover in Seoul, it’s a great place to layover...

 

[Scuba Lawyer]

I accepted a job offer out of law school and moved to Guam in 1988. Nothing like having 90 degree air temp and ocean temp on New Year's day. After a year I got island-happy and moved back to California. Fantastic diving, walls, reefs, WWII plane and shipwrecks... For a day I'd rent a car and check out the many beaches, beach bars, .... There was this little beach bar at the south end of the island that I spent many many happy hours at.

 

[scrane]

Guam is a little island made up of many ecosystems and cultures. I lived there, in Inarajan, for a year in 1978. Rent a car and drive around the south.