There are 7 ways to get from Whitsundays to Perth by unknown, plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Travel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly to Perth Airport
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 50mTravel, ferry, bus, train via Brisbane
- 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 to Perth Airport
- 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 57mTravel, ferry, bus to Mackay, fly to Perth Airport
- 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 42mTravel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly to Busselton Airport, bus, train
- Walk from Whitsundays to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)unknown
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Busselton Airport (BQB)plane HTI - BQB
- Take the bus from Bussell Hwy Transwa Abbey to Mandurah Stn Transwa Mandurahbus
- Take the train from Mandurah Stn Platform 1 to Perth Underground Stn Platform 1train
25h 33mTravel, 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 Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the train from Sydney Central Station to Perthtrain
4d 17hTravel, 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 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 via Brisbane which takes 4 days 14h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Whitsundays to Perth, including transfers.
There are 1524+ 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 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–600
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–550
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–490
Flights from Mackay to Perth Airport via Brisbane, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–490
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Perth Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Busselton Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- 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
- Phone
- 13 62 13
- Website
- transperth.wa.gov.au
Train from Mandurah Stn Platform 1 to Perth Underground Stn Platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Timetables
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
- 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
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–280
- Advantage
- $240–360
- Flexible
- $310–450
- Phone
- 1300 662 205
- info@transwa.wa.gov.au
- Website
- transwa.wa.gov.au
Bus from Bussell Hwy Transwa Abbey to Mandurah Stn Transwa Mandurah
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.transwa.wa.gov.au/tickets-times/train-timetables
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Daydream Island to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- 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
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