There are 4 ways to get from Kangaroo Island to Whyalla by plane, taxi, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Kingscote (KGC) to Whyalla Airport (WYA)plane KGC - WYA
6h 40m$367–1,057Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Kangaroo Island to Penneshawcar
- Take the car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jerviscarferry
- Drive from Cape Jervis to Whyallacar
7h 14m$144–215Taxi, car ferry, bus
- Take the taxi from Kangaroo Island to Penneshawtaxi
- Take the car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jerviscarferry
- Take the bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal to Adelaidebus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Whyallabus
12h 3m$238–314Taxi, car ferry, bus via Port Wakefield
- Take the taxi from Kangaroo Island to Penneshawtaxi
- Take the car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jerviscarferry
- Take the bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal to Aldinga Old Coach Roadbus
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefieldbus
- Take the bus from Port Wakefield to Port Piriebus
- Take the taxi from Port Pirie to Whyallataxi
12h 5m$431–560
Kingscote (KGC) to Whyalla Airport (WYA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Whyalla is to drive and car ferry which costs $140 - $220 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kangaroo Island to Whyalla is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Kangaroo Island and Whyalla is 326 km.
The best way to get from Kangaroo Island to Whyalla without a car is to taxi and car ferry and bus which takes 12h 3m and costs $230 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Kangaroo Island to Whyalla, including transfers.
There are 19+ hotels available in Whyalla.
What companies run services between Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia and Whyalla, SA, Australia?
Qantas flies from Kingscote (KGC) to Whyalla Airport (WYA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kingscote to Whyalla Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Phone
- (08) 8532 2633
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal to Aldinga Old Coach Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 851 345
- admin@premierstateliner.com.au
- Website
- stateliner.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Whyalla
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://stateliner.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://stateliner.com.au/bus-timetables-bookings/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Port Wakefield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $29–45
- Advantage
- $26–40
- Flexible
- $28–40
Bus from Port Wakefield to Port Pirie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
Car ferry from Kangaroo Island Penneshaw to Cape Jervis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49–65
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
- Passengers
- $65
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Suburban Taxis Port Pirie
- Phone
- +61 8 8633 1888
- Website
- suburbantaxis.com.au
Pirie Taxis
- Phone
- +61 8 8632 2200
- Website
- pirietaxis.com.au
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