There are 4 ways to get from Whitsundays to Perth by unknown, ferry, plane, bus, or train
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Travel, ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly
best- Walk from Whitsundays to Daydream Island
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Perth Airport (PER)PPP - PER
11h 48mTravel, 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
- Take the train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
4d 21hTravel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly
- Walk from Whitsundays to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Perth Airport (PER)HTI - PER
8h 45mTravel, 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 Perth Airport (PER)MKY - PER
14h 51m
Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Perth Airport (PER) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Whitsundays and Perth is 3552 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 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Whitsundays to Perth, including transfers.
There are 1394+ 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 Daydream Island, take the ferry to Port of Airlie, walk to Airlie Beach, take the bus to Proserpine, take the taxi to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) 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, Brisbane, Adelaide, Stop A3 King William Rd - East side, Stop 1 Anzac Hwy - South East side, and Adelaide Parklands in around 4d 21h.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–650
- 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
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
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
Train from Adelaide Parklands to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–7,000
- 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
- $2,300–4,000
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,100–3,700
- PLATINUM
- $4,300–7,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,800–4,800
- 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 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
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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