There are 6 ways to get from Perth to Whitsundays 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)plane PER - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsundaysunknown
9h 13mTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- 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 Daydream Islandferry
- Walk from Daydream Island to Whitsundaysunknown
5d 4hFly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane PER - 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
13h 40mFly to Mackay, bus, ferry, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mackay (MKY)plane PER - 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
14h 24mFly to Townsville Airport, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane PER - TSV
- Walk from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Whitsundaysunknown
13h 39mTrain, bus, ferry, travel 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 Daydream Islandferry
- Walk from Daydream Island to Whitsundaysunknown
6d 4h
Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Perth and Whitsundays is 3540 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Whitsundays without a car is to train and bus and ferry and travel which takes 5 days 4h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Perth to Whitsundays, including transfers.
There are 386+ hotels available in Whitsundays.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Whitsundays, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Whitsundays. 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 Whitsundays. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Whitsundays via Sydney Central Station, Central Station, Roma Street Station, Brisbane, Airlie Beach, Port of Airlie, and Daydream Island in around 5d 4h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Alice Springs, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–700
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–440
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
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 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 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
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
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
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- 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/
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 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
- $41–42
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
- 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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