There are 9 ways to get from Adelaide to Whitsunday by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, drive
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)ADL - PPP
- Drive from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Whitsunday
9h 52m$275–765Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Take the bus from Albury to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Bowen
- Take the bus from Bowen Travel to Collinsville
- Take the taxi from Collinsville to Whitsunday
2d 19h$611–1,134Train, drive
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Take the train from Roma Street to Proserpine
- Drive from Proserpine to Whitsunday
3d 3h$2,456–9,446Drive 2,331.7 km
- Drive from Adelaide to Whitsunday2,331.7 km
28h 43m$445–643Fly to Mackay, drive
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Mackay (MKY)ADL - MKY
- Drive from Mackay-Airport-MKY to Whitsunday
10h 36m$360–860Fly to Moranbah Airport, drive
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)ADL - MOV
- Drive from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Whitsunday
11h 14m$700–2,075Fly to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)ADL - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Whitsunday
11h 32m$315–700Fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, drive
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)ADL - HTI
- Drive from Proserpine to Whitsunday
13h 21m$372–916Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Bowen
- Take the bus from Bowen Travel to Collinsville
- Take the taxi from Collinsville to Whitsunday
3d 9h$2,764–6,101
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Whitsunday is to fly and drive which costs $310 - $700 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Whitsunday is to fly and drive which takes 9h 52m and costs $270 - $800.
The distance between Adelaide and Whitsunday is 2099 km. The road distance is 2331.7 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Whitsunday without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 19h and costs $600 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Adelaide to Whitsunday, including transfers.
Whitsunday is 30 min behind Adelaide. It is currently 8:45 AM in Adelaide and 8:15 AM in Whitsunday.
Yes, the driving distance between Adelaide to Whitsunday is 2332 km. It takes approximately 28h 43m to drive from Adelaide to Whitsunday.
There are three+ hotels available in Whitsunday.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Whitsunday, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Adelaide to Whitsunday. However, you can take the bus to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, walk to Adelaide Airport (ADL) airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), then drive to Whitsunday. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Albury Station/Hume Hwy, walk to Albury, take the bus to Central Station, take the bus to Brisbane, take the bus to Bowen, take the bus to Collinsville, then take the taxi to Whitsunday.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,365–5,390
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,365
- Gold Premium
- $3,390
- Platinum
- $5,390
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–3,972
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $85–310
- AChoice
- $55–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
- Phone
- +61 3 9662 2505
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–65
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Albury to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $110–180
Bus from Brisbane to Bowen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $180–250
- Advantage
- $220–320
- Flexible
- $280–430
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Bowen Travel to Collinsville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $190–240
Collinsville Taxi Service
- Phone
- (07) 4785 6707
Collinsville Taxi Service
- Phone
- (07) 4785 6707
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