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
28h 16m$1,021–3,260Fly 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 57m$739–3,263Train 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$923–2,446Train 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$1,345–2,754Fly London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane LCY - HTI
34h 24m$1,904–4,906Train 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
37h 13m$1,235–3,248Fly 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$1,202–3,771
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 train and ferry which costs $700 - $3,300 and takes 33h 57m.
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 381+ 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
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 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 to 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
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
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 5m
- 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
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Frankfurt, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–5,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Townsville Airport via Beijing Capital, Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
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
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- $1,600–4,300
- 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
- $1,000–3,200
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
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 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, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
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
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- 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
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
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
- $1,000–3,200
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
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 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
- $1,300–2,600
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
- 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
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- 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
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
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
- $1,000–3,200
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
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, 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
- $1,300–2,600
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
- 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
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from London City Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- 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
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Luton Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
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 Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
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
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- $1,600–4,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
- 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
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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 Port of Airlie to Daydream Island
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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