There are 5 ways to get from Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
best- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane HTI - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
4h 23m$214–671Ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Streetbus 860
- Take the train from Proserpine to Nambourtrain
17h 56m$174–3,743Ferry, bus via Shute Harbour
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry Direct Shute Harbour
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydore Sixth Avenuebus Pm19
19h 46m$215–279Fly to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane HTI - MCY
7h 22m$332–866Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydorebus Brisbane
21h 37m$231–499
Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba is to ferry and bus via Shute Harbour which costs $210 - $280 and takes 19h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba is to fly and train which takes 4h 23m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Hamilton Island and Mooloolaba is 1001 km.
The best way to get from Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 17h 56m and costs $170 - $3,800.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba, including transfers.
There are 1801+ hotels available in Mooloolaba.
What companies run services between Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia and Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Jetstar fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–950
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–950
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–470
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Nambour
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–3,583
- 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
- $85–300
- AChoice
- $50–230
- Gold Class
- $2,861
- Heritage Class
- $3,583
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydore Sixth Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Advantage
- $210–320
- Flexible
- $270–420
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $73–77
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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