There are 8 ways to get from Mooloolaba to Whitsundays by train, plane, unknown, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
best- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BNE - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsundaysunknown
5h 56mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Nambour to Proserpinetrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
- Walk from Daydream Island to Whitsundaysunknown
19hBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
- Walk from Daydream Island to Whitsundaysunknown
19h 32mDrive, car ferry, travel
- Drive from Mooloolaba to Gladstone Marinacar
- Take the car ferry from Gladstone Marina to South End, Curtis Islandcarferry
- Walk from South End, Curtis Island to Whitsundaysunknown
15h 40mLine 615 bus, train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Walan St near Smith St to Landsborough station, stop Abus
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane BNE - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Daydream Islandferry
- Walk from Daydream Island to Whitsundaysunknown
10h 38mFly Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MCY - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsundaysunknown
7h 40mTrain to Brisbane Airport, fly to Mackay, bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mackay (MKY)plane BNE - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
- Walk from Daydream Island to Whitsundaysunknown
11h 47mBus, ferry, travel via Maroochydore
- Take the bus from Maroochydore to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
- Walk from Daydream Island to Whitsundaysunknown
20h 46m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mooloolaba and Whitsundays is 1010 km.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Whitsundays without a car is to train and ferry and travel which takes 19h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Mooloolaba to Whitsundays, including transfers.
There are 386+ hotels available in Whitsundays.
What companies run services between Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia and Whitsundays, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Mooloolaba to Whitsundays. However, you can take the line 615 bus to Landsborough station, stop A, walk to Landsborough station, platform 2, take the train to Eagle Junction station, platform 3, take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), then travel to Whitsundays. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mooloolaba Esp at Meta Street to Whitsundays via Maroochydore station, platform 2, Nambour station, Nambour, Proserpine, Proserpine, Mill Street, Coconut Grove at Airlie Esplanade, Port of Airlie, and Daydream Island in around 19h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–950
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay via Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–470
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Nambour to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–3,583
- 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
- $85–300
- AChoice
- $50–230
- Gold Class
- $2,861
- Heritage Class
- $3,583
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://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
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $160–240
- Advantage
- $200–300
- Flexible
- $250–390
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
Bus from Maroochydore to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $160–240
- Advantage
- $200–300
- Flexible
- $260–400
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Walan St near Smith St to Landsborough station, stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–42
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Car ferry from Gladstone Marina to South End, Curtis Island
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- curtisferryservices.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
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