There are 8 ways to get from Perth to Whitehaven Beach by plane, unknown, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)PER - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitehaven Beach
9h 2mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Take the train from Roma Street to Proserpine
- Walk from Proserpine to Whitehaven Beach
4d 4hFly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)PER - PPP
- Walk from Palm Bay to Whitehaven Beach
11h 8mFly to Mackay, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mackay (MKY)PER - MKY
- Walk from Mackay-Airport-MKY to Whitehaven Beach
10h 28mFly to Moranbah Airport, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)PER - MOV
- Walk from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Whitehaven Beach
13h 28mFly to Townsville Airport, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Townsville Airport (TSV)PER - TSV
- Walk from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Whitehaven Beach
13h 53mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Culcairn Station
- Take the bus from Culcairn Station, Coach Stop to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beach
- Walk from Airlie Beach to Whitehaven Beach
4d 10hTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- 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
- Walk from Hamilton Island Marina to Whitehaven Beach
5d 4h
Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Perth and Whitehaven Beach is 3543 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Whitehaven Beach without a car is to train and travel which takes 4 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Perth to Whitehaven Beach, including transfers.
Whitehaven Beach is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 10:53 PM in Perth and 12:53 AM in Whitehaven Beach.
There are 155+ hotels available in Whitehaven Beach.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Whitehaven Beach, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Whitehaven Beach. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), then travel to Whitehaven Beach. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Whitehaven Beach via Adelaide Parklands, Adelaide Station, Southern Cross, Central Station, Roma Street Station, Roma Street, and Proserpine in around 4d 4h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Alice Springs, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–470
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
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 Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- 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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- 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 Southern Cross to Culcairn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $50–70
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–3,972
- 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
- $85–310
- AChoice
- $55–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
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
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Culcairn Station, Coach Stop to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $160–240
- Flexible
- $190–300
- 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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