There are 5 ways to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island by plane, bus, train, car ferry, taxi, or car
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Fly from Brisbane Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kingscote (KGC)BNE - KGC
6h 18m$453–1,019Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Kingscote (KGC)OOL - KGC
9h$206–846Bus, train, car ferry, taxi
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Moree
- Take the bus from Moree Station, Coach Stop to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshaw
- Take the taxi from Penneshaw to Kangaroo Island
2d 3h$698–4,308Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kangaroo Point to Cape Jervis
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshaw
- Drive from Penneshaw to Kangaroo Island
24h 3m$456–660Train, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Take the bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshaw
- Take the taxi from Penneshaw to Kangaroo Island
2d 10h$2,518–5,630
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kingscote (KGC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island is to train and fly which costs $200 - $850 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs $450 - $1,100.
The distance between Kangaroo Point and Kangaroo Island is 1777 km.
The best way to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island without a car is to bus and train and car ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 3h and costs $700 - $4,400.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island, including transfers.
Kangaroo Island is 30 min ahead of Kangaroo Point. It is currently 9:05 AM in Kangaroo Point and 9:35 AM in Kangaroo Island.
There are 20+ hotels available in Kangaroo Island.
What companies run services between Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia and Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kingscote (KGC) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Newcastle, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Kingscote via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Kingscote via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Kingscote via Newcastle, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Train from Sydney Central Station to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $400–3,700
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $400
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $650–900
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $700–950
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $850–1,100
- GOLD TWIN
- $1,100–2,100
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,000–1,900
- PLATINUM
- $2,400–3,700
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $1,400–2,500
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Central station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,365–5,390
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,365
- Gold Premium
- $3,390
- Platinum
- $5,390
- Phone
- +61 (07) 4661 8333
- reservations@crisps.com.au
- Website
- crisps.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Moree
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Schedules at
- crisps.com.au
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Moree Station, Coach Stop to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- +61 (0)8 8562 1999
- Website
- linksa.com.au
Bus from Adelaide to Cape Jervis SeaLink Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–55
- Schedules at
- linksa.com.au
Car ferry from Cape Jervis to Kangaroo Island Penneshaw
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $49–65
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
- Passengers
- $65
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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