There are 5 ways to get from Coffs Harbour to Hamilton Island by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly
best- Fly from Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane CFS - HTI
5h 45m$240–850Train, ferry
- Take the train from Coffs Harbour Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the train from Roma Street to Proserpinetrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
25h 27m$243–4,332Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Coffs Harbour Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
27h 55m$268–657Bus, ferry via Shute Harbour Marine Terminal
- Take the bus from Coffs Harbour to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
29h 43m$297–485Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Coffs Harbour to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
31h 15m$313–468
Coffs Harbour to Hamilton Island by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Coffs Harbour to Hamilton Island is to bus and ferry via Shute Harbour Marine Terminal which costs $290 - $490 and takes 29h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Coffs Harbour to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $240 - $850.
The distance between Coffs Harbour and Hamilton Island is 1185 km.
The best way to get from Coffs Harbour to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and ferry which takes 25h 27m and costs $240 - $4,400.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to fly from Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Coffs Harbour Airport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 5h 45m and has one stopover.
Link Airways, Virgin Australia and Qantas offer flights from Coffs Harbour Airport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport.
There are 168+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Link Airways, and Virgin Australia fly from Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Coffs Harbour Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Coffs Harbour Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Coffs Harbour Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Coffs Harbour Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Coffs Harbour Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $40–55
- First
- $55–75
- Sleeper
- $150–180
Train from Coffs Harbour Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $40–55
- First
- $55–75
- Sleeper
- $150–180
- 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
- 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 Coffs Harbour to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Coffs Harbour to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://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 Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- 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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