There are 5 ways to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island by shuttle, 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.
Shuttle to Melbourne Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MEL - HTI
5h 15m$329–889Fly from Avalon Airport
cheapest- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane AVV - HTI
7h 43m$322–1,312Train, bus, ferry via Brisbane
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain 31
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
2d 2h$451–916Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Melbourne to Sydney Central Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
2d 8h$556–1,046Train, bus, ferry via Brisbane #2
- Take the train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain 622 / ...
- Take the train from Central 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 3h$471–1,136
Geelong to Hamilton Island by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island is to shuttle and fly which costs $320 - $900 and takes 5h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $320 - $900.
The distance between Geelong and Hamilton Island is 2047 km.
The best way to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Brisbane which takes 2 days 2h and costs $450 - $950.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Geelong to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 1h behind Geelong. It is currently 11:01 PM in Geelong and 10:01 PM in Hamilton Island.
There are 179+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Geelong, VIC, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Jetstar, Qantas, and Virgin Australia fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Geelong Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- [email protected]
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Geelong station to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.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
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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