There are 7 ways to get from Mooloolaba to Whitsunday Island by train, plane, unknown, 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.
Train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
best- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BNE - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
5h 59mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Nambour to Proserpinetrain Spirit of Queensland
- Walk from Proserpine to Whitsunday Islandunknown
16h 34mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beachbus Au050-1 / ...
- Walk from Shute Harbour Rd near Whitsunday Dr hail 'n' ride to Whitsunday Islandunknown
18h 29mFly Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MCY - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
7h 42mLine 615 bus, train to Brisbane Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba, River Esplanade to Landsborough station, stop Abus
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane BNE - PPP
- Walk from Palm Bay to Whitsunday Islandunknown
8h 1mTrain to Brisbane Airport, fly to Mackay, bus, travel
- Take the train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mackay (MKY)plane BNE - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Walk from Airlie Beach to Whitsunday Islandunknown
10h 51mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
- Walk from Hamilton Island Marina to Whitsunday Islandunknown
20h 27m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Mooloolaba and Whitsunday Island is 1011 km.
The best way to get from Mooloolaba to Whitsunday Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 16h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Mooloolaba to Whitsunday Island, including transfers.
There are 179+ hotels available in Whitsunday Island.
What companies run services between Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia and Whitsunday Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Mooloolaba to Whitsunday Island. However, you can take the line 615 bus to Landsborough station, stop A, walk to Landsborough station, platform 2, take the train to Eagle Junction station, platform 3, take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), then travel to Whitsunday Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mooloolaba Esp at Meta Street to Whitsunday Island via Maroochydore station, platform 2, Nambour station, Nambour, and Proserpine in around 16h 34m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay via Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–420
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Landsborough station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Nambour to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–3,583
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $100–150
- AChoice
- $180–230
- Gold Class
- $2,861
- Heritage Class
- $3,583
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Mooloolaba, River Esplanade to Landsborough station, stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- 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
Bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $170–250
- Flexible
- $220–420
- 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
Bus from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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