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How to get fromFraser Island to Melbourneby car ferry, plane, taxi, train, bus, or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Fraser Island to Melbourne by car ferry, plane, taxi, train, bus, or car

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  1. Car ferry, fly to Melbourne Airport

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    1. Take the carferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane plane HVB - MEL
    5h 3m
    $213–807

  2. Car ferry, taxi, train via Sydney

    1. Take the carferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the taxi from River Heads to Maryborough Westtaxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Maryborough West to Roma Streettrain train
    4. Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain train 32
    5. Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain train 623 / ...
    33h 22m
    $300–1,794

  3. Car ferry, bus

    1. Take the carferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Hervey Bay to Brisbane Coach Terminalbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brisbane to Sydney Central Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Central Station to Southern Cross Coach Terminal/Spencer Stbus bus
    37h 48m
    $310–649

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from River Heads to Melbournecar car
    22h 21m
    $323–625

  5. Car ferry, fly to Avalon Airport, train

    1. Take the carferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane plane HVB - AVV
    3. Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain train
    9h 1m
    $289–1,147

  6. Car ferry, taxi, train

    1. Take the carferry from Wanggoolba Creek to River Headscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the taxi from River Heads to Maryborough Westtaxi taxi
    3. Take the train from Maryborough West to Roma Streettrain train
    4. Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain train
    2d 10h
    $2,766–4,995

Hervey Bay (HVB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration4h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$153Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 1,611.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 3m

What companies run services between Fraser Island, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Fraser Island to Melbourne. However, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Hervey Bay (HVB) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the car ferry to River Heads, take the taxi to Maryborough West, take the train to Roma Street, walk to Roma Street Station, take the train to Central Station, then take the train to Southern Cross.

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