There are 7 ways to get from Palm Island to Perth by ferry, bus, plane, or train
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Ferry, bus, bus to Townsville Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Townsville to Charters Towersbus
- Take the bus from Charters Towers to Townsville Airportbus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Perth Airport (PER)plane TSV - PER
16h 22m$647–1,389Ferry, train to Cairns, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Perth Airport (PER)plane CNS - PER
17h 50m$468–2,225Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain
4d 20h$1,268–9,678Ferry, train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Townsville to Proserpinetrain
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Perth Airport (PER)plane PPP - PER
16h 32m$618–2,025Ferry, train to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Townsville to Proserpinetrain
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Perth Airport (PER)plane HTI - PER
20h 27m$639–2,156Ferry, bus, train via Adelaide
- Take the ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain
6d 13h$3,688–12,508Ferry, bus, train via Adelaide #2
- Take the ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain
7d 22h$4,153–26,433
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Perth Airport (PER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palm Island to Perth is to ferry and train and fly which costs $460 - $2,300 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Palm Island to Perth is to ferry and bus and fly which takes 16h 22m and costs $600 - $1,400.
The distance between Palm Island and Perth is 3745 km.
The best way to get from Palm Island to Perth without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 4 days 20h and costs $1,200 - $10,000.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Palm Island to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 2h behind Palm Island. It is currently 12:33 PM in Palm Island and 10:33 AM in Perth.
There are 1499+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Palm Island, QLD, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Palm Island to Perth. However, you can take the ferry to Breakwater Ferry Terminal, walk to Townsville, take the bus to Charters Towers, take the bus to Townsville Airport, walk to Townsville Airport (TSV) airport, fly to Perth Airport (PER), walk to Airport Central Stn Platform 1, then take the train to Perth Stn Platform 7. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Perth via Breakwater Ferry Terminal, Townsville, Brisbane Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Sydney Central Station in around 4d 20h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Perth Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Perth Airport via Mackay, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–600
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–550
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Cairns to Perth Airport via Alice Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- 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
Train from Sydney Central Station to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–9,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,700–4,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,500–4,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,300–6,000
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–8,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,100
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,800
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,000–5,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–933
- 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
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- 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
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Townsville to Charters Towers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–50
- Advantage
- $30–50
- Flexible
- $35–55
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Charters Towers to Townsville Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Townsville to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Ferry from Palm Island Jetty to Breakwater Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $168
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
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