There are 6 ways to get from Whitsundays to Perth by unknown, plane, ferry, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly
best- Walk from Whitsundays to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)unknown
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Perth Airport (PER)plane HTI - PER
8h 45mTravel, ferry, bus, train
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain
4d 14hTravel, ferry, ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bayferry
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Perth Airport (PER)plane PPP - PER
13h 27mTravel, ferry, bus to Mackay, fly
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackaybus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Perth Airport (PER)plane MKY - PER
14h 34mTravel, ferry, bus, train via Adelaide
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perthtrain
6d 8hTravel, ferry, bus, train via Adelaide #2
- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Islandunknown
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- 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
7d 16h
Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Perth Airport (PER) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Whitsundays and Perth is 3540 km.
The best way to get from Whitsundays to Perth without a car is to travel and ferry and bus and train which takes 4 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Whitsundays to Perth, including transfers.
There are 1499+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Whitsundays, QLD, Australia and Perth, WA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Whitsundays to Perth. However, you can travel to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) airport, fly to Perth Airport (PER), walk to Airport Central Stn Platform 1, then take the train to Perth Stn Platform 7. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Whitsundays to Perth via Daydream Island, Port of Airlie, Airlie Beach, Brisbane Roma Street, Roma Street Station, Central Station, and Sydney Central Station in around 4d 14h.
- Website
- qantas.com
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
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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
- $800–2,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
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
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–460
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–460
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
- 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 Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,290–18,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $3,290
- Gold Premium
- $4,390
- Suites
- $15,000–18,000
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–380
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $140–170
- Red Standard Everyday
- $190–230
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $260–310
- Red Premium Everyday
- $320–380
- 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
- customerservice@greyhound.com.au
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Daydream Island to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–42
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around Australia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Best ways to travel around Australia
Read the travel guide
10 amazing places to get away from it all in Australia
Read the travel guide
4 of the smartest ways to explore Australia
Read the travel guide


























