There are 7 ways to get from London to Whitsundays by plane, train, 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 London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LHR - HTI
30h 16m$1,021–3,260Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LGW - HTI
31h 14m$923–2,546Train 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
29h 49m$1,345–2,853Fly London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane STN - HTI
30h 1m$1,433–4,351Fly London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LCY - HTI
34h 33m$2,104–4,106Fly London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport, train, ferry
- 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
34h 49m$1,289–7,063Fly 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$1,255–3,706
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Whitsundays is to train and fly which costs $900 - $2,600 and takes 31h 14m.
The fastest way to get from London to Whitsundays is to train and fly which takes 29h 49m and costs $1,300 - $2,900.
The distance between London and Whitsundays is 15678 km.
It takes approximately 30h 16m to get from London to Whitsundays, including transfers.
There are 395+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 57m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- 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
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,100
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–4,100
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Townsville to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–933
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $35–60
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $745
- Heritage Class
- $933
- 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
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
- 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
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