There are 5 ways to get from Dublin to Hamilton Island by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane DUB - HTI
28h 57m$764–2,320Fly Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane DUB - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
36h 52m$1,049–2,708Ferry, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MAN - HTI
38h$1,019–2,792Fly Dublin Airport to Mackay, bus, ferry
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Mackay (MKY)plane DUB - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
35h 58m$903–1,955Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BHD - HTI
35h 17m$1,232–2,242
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Hamilton Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $900 - $2,000 and takes 35h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 28h 57m and costs $750 - $2,400.
The distance between Dublin and Hamilton Island is 15786 km.
It takes approximately 28h 57m to get from Dublin to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 10h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 8:44 PM in Dublin and 6:44 AM in Hamilton Island.
There are 168+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Emirates, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Manchester Airport, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via London Gatwick, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Manchester Airport, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Mackay via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Manchester Airport, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Manchester Airport, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,900
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via London Heathrow, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Manchester Airport, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via London Gatwick, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Mackay via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $30–55
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 0488 022 868
- info@islandtransfers.com
- Website
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $74–77
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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