There are 7 ways to get from Noosaville to Hamilton Island by bus, train, plane, 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.
Bus, train to Brisbane Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Gympie Tce at Quota Park to Nambour stationbus
- Take the train from Nambour station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BNE - HTI
6h 53m$241–928Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Cooroy to Proserpinetrain Spirit of Queensland
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry Direct Hamilton Island
18h 5m$162–3,602Bus, ferry via Shute Harbour Marine Terminal
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction Station to Airlie Beachbus Au050-1 / ...
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry Direct Hamilton Island
20h 16m$212–332Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport
- Fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane MCY - HTI
8h 10m$432–1,102Bus to Hervey Bay, fly
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction Station to Hervey Baybus
- Fly from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane HVB - HTI
10h 3m$500–1,186Train to Bundaberg, fly
- Take the train from Cooroy to Bundabergtrain
- Fly from Bundaberg (BDB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BDB - HTI
10h 12m$472–2,103Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Noosa Junction to Airlie Beachbus Townsville / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
20h 33m$251–561
Noosaville to Hamilton Island by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Noosaville to Hamilton Island is to bus and ferry via Shute Harbour Marine Terminal which costs $210 - $340 and takes 20h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Noosaville to Hamilton Island is to bus and train and fly which takes 6h 53m and costs $240 - $950.
The distance between Noosaville and Hamilton Island is 1047 km.
The best way to get from Noosaville to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 5m and costs $160 - $3,600.
It takes approximately 6h 53m to get from Noosaville to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
There are 177+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Noosaville, QLD, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Jetstar, and Virgin Australia fly from Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Sunshine Coast Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Hervey Bay to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,100
Flights from Bundaberg to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Train from Nambour station, platform 2 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Gympie Tce at Quota Park to Nambour station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- 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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