There are 4 ways to get from Hamilton Island to Bundaberg by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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$490–1,300Ferry, bus, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Streetbus 860
- Take the train from Proserpine to Bundabergtrain
13h 38m$139–2,786Ferry, 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
13h 52m$159–366Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Bundabergbus Au050-1 / ...
14h 43m$220–340
Hamilton Island to Bundaberg by ferry, bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton Island to Bundaberg is to ferry and bus and train which costs $130 - $2,800 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton Island to Bundaberg is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $490 - $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 bus and train which takes 13h 38m and costs $130 - $2,800.
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 219+ 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
- qantas.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Bundaberg via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Bundaberg via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Bundaberg via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–2,699
- 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
- $80–120
- AChoice
- $130–180
- Gold Class
- $2,155
- Heritage Class
- $2,699
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $130–190
- Advantage
- $150–230
- Flexible
- $190–280
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Airlie Beach to Bundaberg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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