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How to get fromHamilton Island to Port Douglasby ferry, bus, train, or plane

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There are 5 ways to get from Hamilton Island to Port Douglas by ferry, bus, train, or plane

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  1. Ferry, bus via Shute Harbour Marine Terminal

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Cairnsbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    14h 4m
    $191–297

  2. Ferry, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Shute Harbour Marine Terminal to Proserpine, Mill Streetbus bus 860
    3. Take the train from Proserpine to Cairns Central Stationtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    15h 44m
    $181–2,357

  3. Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane HTI - CNS
    2. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    9h 49m
    $524–1,200

  4. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Cairns Central Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    14h 39m
    $255–370

  5. Ferry, ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bayferry ferry
    3. Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane PPP - CNS
    4. Take the bus from Cairns to Port Douglasbus bus
    10h 9m
    $531–1,167

Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar23Weekly Planes
Duration7h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$478Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 741.9 km
  • Duration: 14h 4m

What companies run services between Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia and Port Douglas, QLD, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Hamilton Island to Port Douglas. However, you can take the ferry to Shute Harbour, walk to Shute Harbour Marine Terminal, take the line 860 bus to Airlie Beach Central, walk to Airlie Beach, take the bus to Cairns, walk to Cairns, take the bus to Port Douglas, then take the taxi to Port Douglas. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port Douglas via Shute Harbour, Shute Harbour Marine Terminal, Proserpine, Mill Street, Proserpine, Cairns Central Station, Cairns, and Port Douglas in around 15h 44m.

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