There are 5 ways to get from Hamilton Island to Coral Cove by plane, ferry, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bundaberg
best- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Bundaberg (BDB)plane HTI - BDB
4h 52m$556–1,312Ferry, bus via Shute Harbour
cheapest- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry Direct Shute Harbour
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Bundabergbus Brisbane
15h 25m$158–372Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry Direct Shute Harbour
- Take the train from Proserpine to Bundabergtrain Spirit of Queensland
13h 42m$204–2,877Fly to Hervey Bay, drive
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Hervey Bay (HVB)plane HTI - HVB
- Drive from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Coral Covecar
6h 46m$502–943Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Bundabergbus Au050-1 / ...
16h 25m$217–361
Hamilton Island to Coral Cove by ferry, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton Island to Coral Cove is to ferry and bus via Shute Harbour which costs $150 - $380 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton Island to Coral Cove is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs $550 - $1,400.
The distance between Hamilton Island and Coral Cove is 633 km.
The best way to get from Hamilton Island to Coral Cove without a car is to ferry and train which takes 13h 42m and costs $200 - $2,900.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Hamilton Island to Coral Cove, including transfers.
There are 211+ hotels available in Coral Cove.
What companies run services between Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia and Coral Cove, 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
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Hervey Bay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Hervey Bay via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–900
- 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
- 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
- $110–190
- 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
- $55–90
- 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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