There are 5 ways to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island by plane, train, bus, 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$443–1,019Train to Sunshine Coast Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Kingscote (KGC)MCY - KGC
13h 5m$258–1,048Train, 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$2,518–5,630Drive, 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$445–644Train to Gold Coast Airport, fly
- Take the train from South Bank station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Fly from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Kingscote (KGC)OOL - KGC
8h 1m$426–946
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Kingscote (KGC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island is to drive and car ferry which costs $440 - $650 and takes 24h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kangaroo Point to Kangaroo Island is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs $440 - $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 train and bus and car ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 10h and costs $2,500 - $6,000.
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 8:00 PM in Kangaroo Point and 8:30 PM in Kangaroo Island.
There are 22+ 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.
- 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
- $230–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Canberra, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Kingscote via Newcastle, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Kingscote via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Gold Coast Airport to Kingscote via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Kingscote via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Kingscote via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,800
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Kingscote via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
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
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from South Bank station, platform 1 to Varsity Lakes station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Central station, platform 6 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- 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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