There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Whitsundays by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane FRA - HTI
37h 5m$1,549–3,856Train to Frankfurt, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane FRA - PPP
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
37h 45m$1,230–3,867Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane HAJ - HTI
38h 54mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LEJ - HTI
36h 3m$1,755–5,684Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane NUE - HTI
40h 16m$1,675–5,150Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MUC - HTI
39h 3m$1,528–4,431
Frankfurt (FRA) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Whitsundays is to train and fly and ferry which costs $1,200 - $3,900 and takes 37h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Whitsundays is to train and fly which takes 36h 3m and costs $1,700 - $6,000.
The distance between Europe and Whitsundays is 15411 km.
It takes approximately 37h 5m to get from Europe to Whitsundays, including transfers.
There are 398+ hotels available in Whitsundays.
What companies run services between Europe and Whitsundays, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Whitsundays. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, then fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI). Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, then fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI).
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Munich International Airport, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–11,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Vienna, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Istanbul, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,600
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Munich International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–10,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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