There are 2 ways to get from Perth to Hamilton Island by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)PER - HTI
8h 48m$484–1,505Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beach
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
5d 4h$3,113–13,595
Perth to Hamilton Island by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Hamilton Island is to fly which costs $480 - $1,600 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $480 - $1,600.
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 4h and costs $3,100 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Perth to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 12:33 PM in Perth and 2:33 PM in Hamilton Island.
There are 169+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 25m
- 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
- $2,200–3,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $1,900–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,600–4,600
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,365–5,390
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,365
- Gold Premium
- $3,390
- Platinum
- $5,390
- 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
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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