There are 5 ways to get from Tree of Knowledge to Hamilton Island by bus, ferry, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, ferry
best- Take the bus from Barcaldine to Rockhampton
- Take the bus from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
18h 5m$200–427Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Barcaldine to Rockhampton
- Take the train from Rockhampton to Proserpine
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
23h 38m$100–3,949Fly from Barcaldine Airport
- Fly from Barcaldine Airport (BCI) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)BCI - HTI
21h 40m$500–1,300Bus, ferry via Carmila
- Take the bus from Barcaldine to Rockhampton
- Take the bus from Rockhampton George Street to Carmila
- Take the bus from Carmila to Airlie Beach
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
19h$224–386Bus to Longreach, fly
- Take the bus from Barcaldine to Longreach
- Fly from Longreach (LRE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)LRE - HTI
21h 9m$838–2,156
Tree of Knowledge to Hamilton Island by foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tree of Knowledge to Hamilton Island is to bus and ferry via Carmila which costs $220 - $390 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Tree of Knowledge to Hamilton Island is to bus and ferry which takes 18h 5m and costs $200 - $430.
The distance between Tree of Knowledge and Hamilton Island is 1111 km.
The best way to get from Tree of Knowledge to Hamilton Island without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 18h 5m and costs $200 - $430.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Tree of Knowledge to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Barcaldine Airport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 22h 10m and has two stopovers.
Virgin Australia and Qantas offer flights from Barcaldine Airport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport.
There are 169+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Tree of Knowledge, QLD, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Barcaldine Airport (BCI) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) twice daily.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Longreach, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Longreach, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Barcaldine Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Longreach, Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Longreach to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Barcaldine to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–2,183
- 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
- $85–240
- AChoice
- $30–140
- Gold Class
- $1,743
- Heritage Class
- $2,183
Train from Rockhampton to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–1,648
- 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
- $85–220
- AChoice
- $23–110
- Gold Class
- $1,316
- Heritage Class
- $1,648
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Barcaldine to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $85–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $120–200
Bus from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $75–110
- Advantage
- $90–140
- Flexible
- $100–170
Bus from Barcaldine to Longreach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $28–40
- Advantage
- $27–40
- Flexible
- $24–40
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Rockhampton to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Rockhampton George Street to Carmila
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Carmila to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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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