There are 9 ways to get from Gympie to Whitsunday Island by bus, plane, unknown, train, or ferry
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Bus to Hervey Bay, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
best- Take the bus from Gympie to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane HVB - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
7h 4mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Gympie North to Proserpinetrain Spirit of Queensland
- Walk from Proserpine to Whitsunday Islandunknown
14h 34mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Gympie to Airlie Beachbus Townsville / ...
- Walk from Airlie Beach to Whitsunday Islandunknown
15h 52mTrain to Brisbane Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BNE - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
7h 35mBus to Hervey Bay, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Gympie to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane HVB - PPP
- Walk from Palm Bay to Whitsunday Islandunknown
10h 21mTrain to Brisbane Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, travel
- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane BNE - PPP
- Walk from Palm Bay to Whitsunday Islandunknown
9h 37mTrain to Bundaberg, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
- Take the train from Gympie North to Bundabergtrain
- Fly from Bundaberg (BDB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BDB - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
9h 21mTrain to Brisbane Airport, fly to Mackay, travel
- Take the train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mackay (MKY)plane BNE - MKY
- Walk from Mackay-Airport-MKY to Whitsunday Islandunknown
9h 17mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Kybong to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
- Walk from Hamilton Island Marina to Whitsunday Islandunknown
19h 57m
Hervey Bay (HVB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Gympie and Whitsunday Island is 824 km.
The best way to get from Gympie to Whitsunday Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 14h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Gympie to Whitsunday Island, including transfers.
There are 168+ hotels available in Whitsunday Island.
What companies run services between Gympie, QLD, Australia and Whitsunday Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Gympie to Whitsunday Island. However, you can take the bus to Hervey Bay, take the taxi to Hervey Bay (HVB) airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), then travel to Whitsunday Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gympie Sovereign Cinema to Whitsunday Island via Gympie North station, Gympie North, and Proserpine in around 14h 34m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Hervey Bay to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bundaberg to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay via Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Hervey Bay to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–430
Flights from Hervey Bay to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Bundaberg to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Bundaberg to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Gympie North to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–3,327
- 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
- $95–140
- AChoice
- $160–210
- Gold Class
- $2,656
- Heritage Class
- $3,327
Train from Gympie North to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–629
- 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
- $29–50
- AChoice
- $30–40
- Gold Class
- $502
- Heritage Class
- $629
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Gympie North station, platform 1 to Bowen Hills station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Gympie to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
Bus from Gympie to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $150–220
- Advantage
- $180–280
- Flexible
- $230–340
Bus from Gympie to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $30–45
- Flexible
- $30–50
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Gympie to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Gympie to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Gympie to Hervey Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Kybong to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- 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
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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