There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Dunk Island by plane, shuttle, unknown, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cairns, shuttle, travel
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairns (CNS)plane MEL - CNS
- Take a shuttle bus from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Walk from Mission Beach to Dunk Islandunknown
8h 59mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Tullytrain
- Walk from Tully to Dunk Islandunknown
2d 2hBus, travel via Cabramatta
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Liverpoolbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowarybus
- Walk from Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary to Dunk Islandunknown
2d 6hFly to Townsville Airport, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane MEL - TSV
- Walk from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Dunk Islandunknown
7h 40mFly to Palm Island Airport, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palm Island Airport (PMK)plane MEL - PMK
- Walk from Palm Island Airport (PMK) to Dunk Islandunknown
7h 52mFly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train, travel
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane MEL - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Tullytrain
- Walk from Tully to Dunk Islandunknown
13h 4mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowarybus
- Walk from Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary to Dunk Islandunknown
2d 7h
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Melbourne and Dunk Island is 2498 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Dunk Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 2 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Melbourne to Dunk Island, including transfers.
Dunk Island is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:23 PM in Melbourne and 10:23 PM in Dunk Island.
There are 155+ hotels available in Dunk Island.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Dunk Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Dunk Island. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), walk to Cairns Airport, take the shuttle to Mission Beach, then travel to Dunk Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Southern Cross to Dunk Island via Central Station, Roma Street Station, Roma Street, and Tully in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–380
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Island Airport via Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Island Airport via Sydney, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Island Airport via Brisbane, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Island Airport via Cairns, Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Tully
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–5,665
- 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
- $160–210
- AChoice
- $280–360
- Gold Class
- $4,523
- Heritage Class
- $5,665
Train from Proserpine to Tully
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–1,694
- 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
- $55–85
- AChoice
- $85–110
- Gold Class
- $1,353
- Heritage Class
- $1,694
- Phone
- 0407 337 661
- info@cassowarycoaster.com.au
- Website
- cassowarycoaster.com.au
Shuttle from Cairns Airport to Mission Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.cassowarycoaster.com.au/services.html
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–310
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Mission / Wongaling Beach Big Cassowary
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer St to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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