There are 3 ways to get from Broken Hill to Hamilton Island by plane, train, bus, 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 Broken Hill (BHQ) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BHQ - HTI
14h 57m$447–1,220Train, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Broken Hill Station to Strathfield Stationtrain 446
- Take the train from Strathfield Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
2d 2h$422–962Train, bus, ferry via Sydney
- Take the train from Broken Hill Station to Central Stationtrain 446
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
2d 6h$468–764
Broken Hill to Hamilton Island by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Broken Hill to Hamilton Island is to train and bus and ferry via Sydney which costs $460 - $800 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Broken Hill to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 14h 57m and costs $440 - $1,300.
The distance between Broken Hill and Hamilton Island is 1499 km.
The best way to get from Broken Hill to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 2h and costs $420 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 14h 57m to get from Broken Hill to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 30 min ahead of Broken Hill. It is currently 6:16 PM in Broken Hill and 6:46 PM in Hamilton Island.
There are 168+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Broken Hill, NSW, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Regional Express, and Virgin Australia fly from Broken Hill (BHQ) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Broken Hill to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Broken Hill to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Broken Hill to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Adelaide, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Broken Hill to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Broken Hill to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Broken Hill to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Broken Hill Station to Strathfield Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $100–160
- First Class
- $140–220
Train from Broken Hill Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Economy
- $100–160
- First Class
- $150–220
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Strathfield Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $180–250
- Advantage
- $220–330
- Flexible
- $280–400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
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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