There are 6 ways to get from Whitsundays to Adelaide by unknown, ferry, plane, bus, train, car ferry, or car
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Travel, ferry, ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly
best- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Island
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Shute Harbour
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bay
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)PPP - ADL
8h 21mTravel, ferry, bus
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Island
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Take the bus from Central Station to Albury
- Take the bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
2d 14hTravel, ferry, bus, train
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Island
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaide
3d 1hTravel, car ferry, drive
- Walk from Whitsundays to South End, Curtis Island
- Take the car ferry from South End, Curtis Island to Gladstone Marina
- Drive from Gladstone Marina to Adelaide
33h 36mTravel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly
- Walk from Whitsundays to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)HTI - ADL
6h 14mTravel, ferry, bus to Mackay, fly
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Island
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)MKY - ADL
12h 19m
Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Whitsundays and Adelaide is 1950 km.
The best way to get from Whitsundays to Adelaide without a car is to travel and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Whitsundays to Adelaide, including transfers.
There are 1437+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Whitsundays, QLD, Australia and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Whitsundays to Adelaide. However, you can travel to Daydream Island, take the ferry to Shute Harbour, take the ferry to Palm Bay, walk to Palm Bay, take the vehicle to Proserpine Airport, walk to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) airport, fly to Adelaide Airport (ADL), walk to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, then take the bus to Stop C1 Currie St - North side. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Whitsundays to 85 Franklin St via Daydream Island, Port of Airlie, Airlie Beach, Brisbane Roma Street, Brisbane, Central Station, Albury, and Albury Station/Hume Hwy in around 2d 14h.
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- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Mackay to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Mackay to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Adelaide Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–700
Flights from Mackay to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Mackay to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Adelaide Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
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/
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 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
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–150
- Flexible
- $110–180
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- enquiries@fireflyexpress.com.au
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Central Station to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- +61 3 9662 2505
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Albury Station/Hume Hwy to 85 Franklin St
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–65
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
Ferry from Daydream Island to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
- Phone
- 0488 022 868
- info@islandtransfers.com
- Website
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- islandtransfers.com
Car ferry from South End, Curtis Island to Gladstone Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22
- Schedules at
- curtisferryservices.com.au
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