There are 7 ways to get from London to Whitsundays by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LHR - HTI
28h 16m$1,020–3,261Fly London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane LHR - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Proserpinetrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
33h 24m$786–3,259Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LGW - HTI
32h 4m$1,025–2,753Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BHX - HTI
30h 44m$1,358–2,957Fly London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LCY - HTI
33h 14m$2,004–4,206Train to Luton Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LTN - HTI
39h 17m$1,237–3,160Fly London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane LHR - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Daydream Islandferry
35h 26m$1,352–4,007
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Whitsundays is to fly and train and ferry which costs $750 - $3,300 and takes 33h 24m.
The fastest way to get from London to Whitsundays is to fly which takes 28h 16m and costs $1,000 - $3,300.
The distance between London and Whitsundays is 15678 km.
It takes approximately 28h 16m to get from London to Whitsundays, including transfers.
There are 398+ hotels available in Whitsundays.
What companies run services between London, England and Whitsundays, QLD, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Munich, Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Colombo, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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