There are 4 ways to get from Longreach to Hamilton Island by bus, ferry, train, or plane
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Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Longreach to Rockhamptonbus
- Take the bus from Rockhampton to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
19h 15m$220–466Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Longreach to Rockhamptontrain
- Take the train from Rockhampton to Proserpinetrain
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
26h 2m$181–4,348Fly
- Fly from Longreach (LRE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LRE - HTI
18h 45m$600–1,300Bus, ferry via Carmila
- Take the bus from Longreach to Rockhamptonbus
- Take the bus from Rockhampton George Street to Carmilabus
- Take the bus from Carmila to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
20h 5m$244–425
Longreach to Hamilton Island by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Longreach to Hamilton Island is to bus and ferry via Carmila which costs $240 - $430 and takes 20h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Longreach to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 18h 45m and costs $600 - $1,300.
The distance between Longreach and Hamilton Island is 1216 km.
The best way to get from Longreach to Hamilton Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 19h 15m and costs $220 - $470.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Longreach to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Longreach Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 45m and has one stopover.
Virgin Australia and Qantas offer flights from Longreach Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport.
There are 167+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Longreach, QLD, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Longreach (LRE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Longreach to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–2,583
- 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
- $80–110
- AChoice
- $130–170
- Gold Class
- $2,062
- Heritage Class
- $2,583
Train from Rockhampton to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–1,648
- 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
- $55–80
- AChoice
- $80–110
- Gold Class
- $1,316
- Heritage Class
- $1,648
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Longreach to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $100–160
- Advantage
- $130–190
- Flexible
- $160–230
Bus from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Rockhampton George Street to Carmila
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Carmila to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- 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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