There are 5 ways to get from Whitsundays to Mooloolaba by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Brisbane Airport, train
best- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane HTI - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1train
4h 23m$222–905Ferry, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the train from Proserpine to Nambourtrain Spirit of Queensland
18h$142–3,674Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydore Sixth Avenuebus Pm19
18h 53m$169–246Fly to Sunshine Coast Airport
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY)plane HTI - MCY
7h 47m$462–864Ferry, bus via Sixth Ave at Sea Breeze Caravan Park
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydorebus Brisbane
20h 42m$209–466
Whitsundays to Mooloolaba by ferry, bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitsundays to Mooloolaba is to ferry and bus which costs $160 - $250 and takes 18h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Whitsundays to Mooloolaba is to fly and train which takes 4h 23m and costs $220 - $950.
The distance between Whitsundays and Mooloolaba is 1001 km.
The best way to get from Whitsundays to Mooloolaba without a car is to ferry and train which takes 18h and costs $140 - $3,700.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Whitsundays to Mooloolaba, including transfers.
There are 1802+ hotels available in Mooloolaba.
What companies run services between Whitsundays, QLD, Australia and Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Virgin Australia, and Jetstar fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Sunshine Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–600
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Landsborough station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Nambour
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–3,583
- 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
- $100–150
- AChoice
- $180–230
- Gold Class
- $2,861
- Heritage Class
- $3,583
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- reservations@premierms.com.au
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydore Sixth Avenue
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Maroochydore
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $180–260
- Advantage
- $230–340
- Flexible
- $290–420
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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