There are 4 ways to get from Hamilton Island to Bundaberg by plane, ferry, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Bundaberg (BDB)plane HTI - BDB
4h 30m$480–1,300Ferry, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry Direct Shute Harbour
- Take the train from Proserpine to Bundabergtrain Spirit of Queensland
13h 23m$149–2,806Ferry, bus via Shute Harbour
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry Direct Shute Harbour
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Bundabergbus Brisbane
14h 16m$167–390Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Bundabergbus Au050-1 / ...
14h 50m$195–329
Hamilton Island to Bundaberg by ferry and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton Island to Bundaberg is to ferry and bus via Shute Harbour which costs $160 - $390 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton Island to Bundaberg is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $480 - $1,300.
The distance between Hamilton Island and Bundaberg is 613 km.
The best way to get from Hamilton Island to Bundaberg without a car is to ferry and train which takes 13h 23m and costs $140 - $2,900.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Bundaberg (BDB), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport to Bundaberg Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 30m and has one stopover.
Virgin Australia, Link Airways and Qantas offer flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport to Bundaberg Airport.
There are 216+ hotels available in Bundaberg.
What companies run services between Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia and Bundaberg, QLD, Australia?
Virgin Australia, Link Airways, and Qantas fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Bundaberg (BDB) twice daily.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Bundaberg via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Proserpine to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–2,699
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $80–120
- AChoice
- $130–180
- Gold Class
- $2,155
- Heritage Class
- $2,699
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Airlie Beach to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Flexible
- $160–300
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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