There are 3 ways to get from Perth to Hamilton Island by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane PER - HTI
8h 33m$374–1,105Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Perth to Sydney Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
5d 5h$1,208–11,500Train, bus, ferry via Adelaide
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
6d 5h$2,948–22,275
Perth to Hamilton Island by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Hamilton Island is to fly which costs $370 - $1,200 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 8h 33m and costs $370 - $1,200.
The distance between Perth and Hamilton Island is 3531 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 5 days 5h and costs $1,200 - $12,000.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Perth to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 8:31 PM in Perth and 10:31 PM in Hamilton Island.
There are 172+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Virgin Australia and Qantas fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Train from Perth to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–11,000
- 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
- $3,300–6,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,000–5,500
- PLATINUM
- $7,000–11,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,000–7,000
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–9,000
- 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
- $2,200–4,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,000–3,700
- PLATINUM
- $5,500–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,700–5,000
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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 Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $180–250
- Advantage
- $220–330
- Flexible
- $280–400
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
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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