There are 5 ways to get from Bendigo to Hamilton Island by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly from Bendigo Airport
best- Fly from Bendigo Airport (BXG) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BXG - HTI
20h 29m$264–704Train to Melbourne Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Sunbury Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MEL - HTI
7h 19m$222–865Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
2d 3h$373–990Train, bus, ferry via Melbourne
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
2d 7hTrain, bus to Avalon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane AVV - HTI
10h 1m$416–1,128
Bendigo to Hamilton Island by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bendigo to Hamilton Island is to train and fly which costs $220 - $900 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bendigo to Hamilton Island is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs $220 - $900.
The distance between Bendigo and Hamilton Island is 1885 km.
The best way to get from Bendigo to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 3h and costs $370 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 20h 29m to get from Bendigo to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 1h behind Bendigo. It is currently 10:09 AM in Bendigo and 9:09 AM in Hamilton Island.
There are 169+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Bendigo, VIC, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Bendigo Airport (BXG) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–750
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–750
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
Train from Bendigo Station to Sunbury Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $170–240
- Advantage
- $200–300
- Flexible
- $260–400
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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/
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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