There are 6 ways to get from Launceston to Hamilton Island by bus, plane, or ferry
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Bus to Devonport Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Abus
- Fly from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane DPO - HTI
11h 3m$405–1,130Fly Launceston to Mackay, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Mackay (MKY)plane LST - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
11h 59m$283–875Bus to Hobart, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool Stbus
- Fly from Hobart (HBA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane HBA - HTI
9h 58m$290–820Fly Launceston to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LST - HTI
6h 51m$334–940Fly Launceston to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane LST - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
10h 56m$457–1,227Bus, bus to Burnie, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Abus
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
- Fly from Burnie (BWT) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BWT - HTI
23h 26m$394–1,208
Devonport Airport (DPO) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Launceston to Hamilton Island is to bus and fly which costs $290 - $850 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Launceston to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $330 - $950.
The distance between Launceston and Hamilton Island is 2438 km.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from Launceston to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 1h behind Launceston. It is currently 3:56 PM in Launceston and 2:56 PM in Hamilton Island.
There are 170+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Launceston, TAS, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Jetstar and Virgin Australia fly from Launceston (LST) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Devonport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Hobart to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Launceston to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Launceston to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Melbourne, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Burnie to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Devonport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Hobart to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Launceston to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Burnie to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Launceston to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Launceston to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Launceston to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- info@wearekinetic.com
- Website
- wearekinetic.com
Bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $30–55
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 0488 022 868
- info@islandtransfers.com
- Website
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $72–76
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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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