There are 5 ways to get from Hamilton Island to Uluru by ferry, plane, 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.
Ferry, ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport
best- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bayferry
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane PPP - AYQ
23h 49m$667–1,675Ferry, bus to Mackay, fly to Ayers Rock Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackaybus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane MKY - AYQ
15h 17m$634–1,502Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yularabus
5d 1h$5,372–6,870Fly Great Barrier Reef Airport to Ayers Rock Airport
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane HTI - AYQ
6h 54m$828–3,953Fly Great Barrier Reef Airport to Alice Springs Airport, bus
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane HTI - ASP
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yularabus
30h 28m$954–2,014
Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamilton Island to Uluru is to ferry and bus and fly which costs $600 - $1,500 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Hamilton Island to Uluru is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $800 - $4,000.
The distance between Hamilton Island and Uluru is 1963 km.
The best way to get from Hamilton Island to Uluru without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 5 days 1h and costs $5,000 - $7,000.
It takes approximately 23h 49m to get from Hamilton Island to Uluru, including transfers.
There are six+ hotels available in Uluru.
What companies run services between Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia and Uluru, NT, Australia?
Virgin Australia flies from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) once a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,000
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- 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 Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- 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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