There are 6 ways to get from London to Whitsundays 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 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$1,021–3,361Fly London Heathrow Airport to Mackay, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mackay (MKY)plane LHR - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
34h 27m$731–2,371Train 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
31h 4m$924–2,547Train 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$1,346–2,855Fly London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LCY - HTI
35h 24m$1,404–3,706Fly 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 Port of Airlie to Daydream Islandferry
32h 50m$1,202–3,772
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 fly and bus and ferry which costs $700 - $2,400 and takes 34h 27m.
The fastest way to get from London to Whitsundays is to fly which takes 28h 16m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between London and Whitsundays is 15678 km.
It takes approximately 28h 16m to get from London to Whitsundays, including transfers.
There are 392+ 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
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Phuket, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
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
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mackay via Perth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mackay via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mackay via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mackay via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mackay via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- 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
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dublin, Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- 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, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dublin, Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- 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, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Zurich, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dublin, Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mackay via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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
- $60–160
- 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
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $51–57
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- 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 Port of Airlie to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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