There are 7 ways to get from Adelaide to Whitehaven Beach by plane, unknown, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane ADL - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitehaven Beachunknown
7h 20mBus, travel
- Take the bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwybus
- Take the bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Airlie Beachbus
- Walk from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Whitehaven Beachunknown
2d 9hTrain, travel
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Proserpinetrain
- Walk from Proserpine to Whitehaven Beachunknown
3d 2hFly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, travel
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane ADL - PPP
- Walk from Palm Bay to Whitehaven Beachunknown
9h 6mFly to Mackay, travel
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Mackay (MKY)plane ADL - MKY
- Walk from Mackay-Airport-MKY to Whitehaven Beachunknown
8h 31mFly to Moranbah Airport, travel
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane ADL - MOV
- Walk from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Whitehaven Beachunknown
10h 46mTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
- Walk from Hamilton Island Marina to Whitehaven Beachunknown
3d 7h
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Adelaide and Whitehaven Beach is 1935 km.
The best way to get from Adelaide to Whitehaven Beach without a car is to bus and travel which takes 2 days 9h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Adelaide to Whitehaven Beach, including transfers.
Whitehaven Beach is 30 min ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 5:06 PM in Adelaide and 5:36 PM in Whitehaven Beach.
There are 154+ hotels available in Whitehaven Beach.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Whitehaven Beach, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Adelaide to Whitehaven Beach. However, you can take the bus to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, walk to Adelaide Airport (ADL) airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), then travel to Whitehaven Beach. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 85 Franklin St to Whitehaven Beach via Albury Station, Coach Bay 1, Central Station, Brisbane, Brisbane Coach Terminal, Airlie Beach, Airlie Beach Central, and Shute Harbour Marine Terminal in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–550
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Mackay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Roma Street to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–3,972
- 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
- $110–160
- AChoice
- $200–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from 85 Franklin St to Albury Station/Hume Hwy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–70
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 730 740
- [email protected]
- Website
- fireflyexpress.com.au
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–99
- Website
- http://www.fireflyexpress.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Albury Station, Coach Bay 1 to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $90–130
- Advantage
- $100–160
- Flexible
- $130–190
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Advantage
- $160–250
- Flexible
- $210–300
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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