There are 2 ways to get from Fraser Island to Lady Elliot Island by car ferry, plane, unknown, or train
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Car ferry, fly to Bundaberg, travel
best- Take the car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Bundaberg (BDB)plane HVB - BDB
- Walk from Bundaberg-Airport-BDB to Lady Elliot Islandunknown
6h 53mCar ferry, fly to Brisbane Airport, train, travel
- Take the car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane HVB - BNE
- Take the train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3train
- Take the train from Caboolture to Bundabergtrain
- Walk from Bundaberg to Lady Elliot Islandunknown
10h 48m
Hervey Bay (HVB) to Bundaberg (BDB) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Fraser Island and Lady Elliot Island is 191 km.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Fraser Island to Lady Elliot Island, including transfers.
What companies run services between Fraser Island, QLD, Australia and Lady Elliot Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Fraser Island to Lady Elliot Island. However, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Hervey Bay (HVB) airport, fly to Bundaberg (BDB), then travel to Lady Elliot Island. Alternatively, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Hervey Bay (HVB) airport, fly to Brisbane Airport (BNE), walk to International Airport Station, take the train to Eagle Junction station, platform 1, take the train to Caboolture station, platform 3, take the train to Bundaberg, then travel to Lady Elliot Island.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Bundaberg via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Hervey Bay to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–430
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Eagle Junction station, platform 4 to Caboolture station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Caboolture to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–1,087
- 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
- $40–65
- AChoice
- $50–70
- Gold Class
- $868
- Heritage Class
- $1,087
Car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Heads
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
Car ferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Heads
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sealink.com.au
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