There are 6 ways to get from Miami to Hamilton Island by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MIA - HTI
27h 18m$900–3,400Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane FLL - HTI
28h 3m$805–3,007Train to Palm Beach International Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from Metrorail Transfer Station to West Palm Beach Stationtrain
- Fly from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane PBI - HTI
32h 13m$1,310–4,918Fly Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane MIA - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
32h 23m$1,111–3,696Fly Miami International Airport to Mackay, bus, ferry
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Mackay (MKY)plane MIA - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
33h 46m$824–2,820Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane FLL - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
33h 43m$966–3,303
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Hamilton Island is to fly and bus and ferry which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 33h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 27h 18m and costs $900 - $3,400.
The distance between Miami and Hamilton Island is 14973 km.
It takes approximately 27h 18m to get from Miami to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 14h ahead of Miami. It is currently 4:40 AM in Miami and 6:40 PM in Hamilton Island.
There are 323+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 31m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Mackay via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Mackay via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Miami International Airport to Mackay via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Mackay via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Nashville, San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Miami International Airport to Mackay via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Mackay via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- Tri-RailCustomerExperience@sfrta.fl.gov
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from Metrorail Transfer Station to West Palm Beach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $7
- Weekday
- $11–15
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
- 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
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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