There are 5 ways to get from Kuala Lumpur to Hamilton Island by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane SZB - HTI
17h 48m$802–2,502Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane KUL - HTI
15h 16m$473–1,223Bus to Malacca International Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentralbus
- Fly from Malacca International Airport (MKZ) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MKZ - HTI
21h 16m$707–3,610Train, bus to Singapore Changi Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentraltrain
- Take the bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stnbus
- Fly from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane SIN - HTI
19h 21m$509–2,446Train to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2train
- Fly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane KUL - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
21h 26m$674–1,529
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Hamilton Island is to train and fly which costs $470 - $1,300 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Kuala Lumpur to Hamilton Island is to train and fly which takes 15h 16m and costs $470 - $1,300.
The distance between Kuala Lumpur and Hamilton Island is 5818 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Kuala Lumpur to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 2h ahead of Kuala Lumpur. It is currently 9:04 AM in Kuala Lumpur and 11:04 AM in Hamilton Island.
There are 181+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,500
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,900
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,600
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,500
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,000
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,600
Flights from Malacca International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,900
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Flights from Singapore Changi Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Singapore Changi Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Phone
- +603 2267 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
Train from Bandar Tasik Selatan to Klia T2
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- KLIA Ekspres
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- $3–5
- Express
- $11–16
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTM
Train from Bdr Tasek Selatan to Jb Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- KTM
- Silver
- $12–14
- Gold
- $20
- Platinum
- $25–27
- Phone
- +60 1222 59897
- [email protected]
- Website
- Melor Interline Express
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- Melor Interline Express
- Phone
- 012-708 2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- kkklexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Schedules at
- kkklexpress.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +606 952 0642
- [email protected]
- Website
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- mayangsariexpress.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- +6019 625 0098
- [email protected]
- Website
- delima.com.my
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- delima.com.my
- Book at
- easybook.com
- Phone
- 017-6592527
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transnasional
Bus from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan to Melaka Sentral
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Transnasional
- Phone
- +65 6295 9009
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtar.travel
Bus from Johor Bahru CIQ to Expo Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–25
- Schedules at
- transtar.travel
- Phone
- 0488 022 868
- [email protected]
- Website
- islandtransfers.com
Ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- islandtransfers.com
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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