There are 4 ways to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island by plane, train, bus, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly from Avalon Airport
best- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane AVV - HTI
5h 9m$449–1,158Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MEL - HTI
5h 5m$259–939Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Geelong 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 2h$383–991Train, bus, ferry via Melbourne
- Take the train from Geelong 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 6h$393–691
Geelong to Hamilton Island by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island is to shuttle and fly which costs $250 - $950 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 5m and costs $250 - $950.
The distance between Geelong and Hamilton Island is 2035 km.
The best way to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs $380 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 1h behind Geelong. It is currently 5:40 AM in Geelong and 4:40 AM in Hamilton Island.
There are 167+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Geelong, VIC, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- 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
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $180–250
- Advantage
- $220–330
- Flexible
- $280–400
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- 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
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
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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