There are 3 ways to get from Alice Springs to Hamilton Island by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane ASP - HTI
17h 50m$789–1,946Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus
- 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
4d 4h$2,592–13,941Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Alice Springs to Adelaide Stationtrain
- 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
4d 19h$4,468–15,508
Alice Springs to Hamilton Island by bus, foot, train, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alice Springs to Hamilton Island is to fly which costs $750 - $2,000 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Alice Springs to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 17h 50m and costs $750 - $2,000.
The distance between Alice Springs and Hamilton Island is 1612 km.
The best way to get from Alice Springs to Hamilton Island without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 4 days 4h and costs $2,500 - $14,000.
It takes approximately 17h 50m to get from Alice Springs to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 30 min ahead of Alice Springs. It is currently 5:59 AM in Alice Springs and 6:29 AM in Hamilton Island.
There are 171+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Alice Springs, NT, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Alice Springs Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $220–310
- Flexible
- $270–550
- 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
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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