There are 6 ways to get from Whitsunday Islands to Perth by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport
best- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Perth Airport (PER)plane PPP - PER
8h 29m$371–936Train
- Take the train from Proserpine to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain
4d 11h$988–13,265Drive 4,623.3 km
- Drive from Airlie Beach to Perthcar 4,623.3 km
2d 3h$845–1,221Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Perth Airport (PER)plane HTI - PER
8h 34m$377–840Bus, train
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain
4d 15h$1,143–9,542Bus, train via Adelaide
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain
5d 20h$3,058–13,717
Whitsunday Islands to Perth by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitsunday Islands to Perth is to fly which costs $370 - $850 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Whitsunday Islands to Perth is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $370 - $950.
The distance between Whitsunday Islands and Perth is 3487 km. The road distance is 4623.3 km.
The best way to get from Whitsunday Islands to Perth without a car is to train which takes 4 days 11h and costs $950 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Whitsunday Islands to Perth, including transfers.
The best way to get from Whitsunday Islands to Perth is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $370 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $950 - $14,000 and takes 4 days 11h.
Perth is 2h behind Whitsunday Islands. It is currently 8:38 AM in Whitsunday Islands and 6:38 AM in Perth.
Yes, the driving distance between Whitsunday Islands to Perth is 4623 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Whitsunday Islands to Perth.
There are 1499+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Whitsunday Islands, QLD, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
Virgin Australia, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Perth Airport (PER) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Port of Airlie to Perth via Proserpine station, Proserpine, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Sydney Central Station in around 4d 11h.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–650
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–650
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- 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
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- 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 Sydney Central Station to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–9,000
- 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
- $2,700–4,800
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,500–4,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,300–6,000
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 19h
- 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
- $2,400–4,100
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,800
- PLATINUM
- $5,000–8,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $3,000–5,000
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- 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 Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $140–200
- Advantage
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $210–330
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