There are 4 ways to get from Cockburn to Rottnest Island by taxi, plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Taxi to Broken Hill, fly, ferry
best- Take the taxi from Cockburn to Broken Hill (BHQ)
- Fly from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Perth Airport (PER)BHQ - PER
- Take the ferry from Fremantle B Shed to Rottnest Island
9h 30m$1,189–2,637Taxi, bus to Adelaide Airport, fly, ferry
cheapest- Take the taxi from Cockburn to Blende St After Bromide St
- Take the bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Tce
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Perth Airport (PER)ADL - PER
- Take the ferry from Fremantle B Shed to Rottnest Island
14h 42m$431–1,038Taxi, bus, train, ferry
- Take the taxi from Cockburn to Blende St After Bromide St
- Take the bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St585
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Take the ferry from Barrack Street Jetty to Rottnest Island
2d 6h$803–7,316Taxi, bus to Mildura Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the taxi from Cockburn to Blende St After Bromide St
- Take the bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Mildura Airport, Alan Mathews Dr
- Fly from Mildura Airport (MQL) to Perth Airport (PER)MQL - PER
- Take the ferry from Fremantle B Shed to Rottnest Island
14h 25m$805–1,463
Broken Hill (BHQ) to Perth Airport (PER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cockburn to Rottnest Island is to taxi and bus and fly and ferry which costs $430 - $1,100 and takes 14h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Cockburn to Rottnest Island is to taxi and fly and ferry which takes 9h 30m and costs $1,100 - $2,700.
The distance between Cockburn and Rottnest Island is 2504 km.
The best way to get from Cockburn to Rottnest Island without a car is to taxi and bus and train and ferry which takes 2 days 6h and costs $800 - $7,500.
It takes approximately 9h 30m to get from Cockburn to Rottnest Island, including transfers.
Rottnest Island is 2h 30m behind Cockburn. It is currently 3:00 PM in Cockburn and 12:30 PM in Rottnest Island.
There are 215+ hotels available in Rottnest Island.
What companies run services between Cockburn, SA, Australia and Rottnest Island, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Cockburn to Rottnest Island. However, you can take the taxi to Broken Hill (BHQ) airport, fly to Perth Airport (PER), walk to Airport Central Stn Platform 1, take the train to Perth Stn Platform 7, take the train to Fremantle Stn Platform 1, walk to Fremantle B Shed, then take the ferry to Rottnest Island. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Blende St After Bromide St, take the bus to Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St, walk to Stop W2 Grote St - South side, take the line 263 bus to Stop 1 Anzac Hwy - South East side, walk to Adelaide Parklands, take the train to Perth, walk to Barrack Street Jetty, then take the ferry to Rottnest Island.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Broken Hill to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Broken Hill to Perth Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Mildura Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Mildura Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Mildura Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–950
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Broken Hill to Perth Airport via Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–7,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,300–4,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,100–3,700
- PLATINUM
- $4,300–7,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,800–4,800
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Adelaide Central Bus Station, Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Mildura Airport, Alan Mathews Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Bus from Blende St After Bromide St to Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Tce
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Ferry from Fremantle B Shed to Rottnest Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- rottnestexpress.com.au
Ferry from Barrack Street Jetty to Rottnest Island
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- rottnestexpress.com.au
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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