There are 3 ways to get from Thursday Island to Merauke by ferry, plane, or unknown
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Ferry, fly to Boigu Island, travel
best- Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Islandferry
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Boigu Island (GIC)plane HID - GIC
- Walk from Boigu Island (GIC) to Meraukeunknown
6h 19mFerry, fly to Kubin, travel
- Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Islandferry
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Kubin (KUG)plane HID - KUG
- Walk from Kubin (KUG) to Meraukeunknown
7h 13mFerry, fly to Mabuiag Island, travel
- Take the ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Islandferry
- Fly from Horn Island Airport (HID) to Mabuiag Island (UBB)plane HID - UBB
- Walk from Mabuiag Island (UBB) to Meraukeunknown
6h 50m
Horn Island Airport (HID) to Boigu Island (GIC) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Thursday Island and Merauke is 372 km.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Thursday Island to Merauke, including transfers.
Merauke is 1h behind Thursday Island. It is currently 5:58 PM in Thursday Island and 4:58 PM in Merauke.
There are two+ hotels available in Merauke.
What companies run services between Thursday Island, QLD, Australia and Merauke, Indonesia?
There is no direct connection from Thursday Island to Merauke. However, you can take the ferry to Horn Island, take the taxi to Horn Island Airport (HID) airport, fly to Boigu Island (GIC), then travel to Merauke. Alternatively, you can take the ferry to Horn Island, take the taxi to Horn Island Airport (HID) airport, fly to Kubin (KUG), then travel to Merauke.
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Boigu Island
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 800,000–6,500,000
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Kubin
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 700,000–6,000,000
Flights from Horn Island Airport to Mabuiag Island
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 750,000–6,000,000
- Phone
- 07 4069 1586
- Website
- rebeltours.com.au
Ferry from Thursday Island to Horn Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rp 191,308–393,870
- Schedules at
- rebeltours.com.au
- Adult
- Rp 393,870
- Child
- Rp 191,308
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