There are 6 ways to get from Perth Airport (PER) to Hamilton Island 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 to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane PER - HTI
7h 45m$440–1,100Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
5d 7h$1,218–12,674Fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane PER - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
12h 50m$569–1,767Fly to Mackay, bus, ferry
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mackay (MKY)plane PER - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
13h 46m$635–1,211Train, bus, ferry via Brisbane
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
5d 7h$1,238–12,894Train, bus, ferry via Adelaide
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
6d 6h$2,995–23,439
Perth Airport (PER) to Hamilton Island by train, bus, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perth Airport (PER) to Hamilton Island is to fly which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Perth Airport (PER) to Hamilton Island is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $440 - $1,100.
The distance between Perth Airport (PER) and Hamilton Island is 3517 km.
The best way to get from Perth Airport (PER) to Hamilton Island without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 5 days 7h and costs $1,200 - $13,000.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Perth Airport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 7h 45m and has one stopover.
Hamilton Island is 2h ahead of Perth Airport (PER). It is currently 7:24 PM in Perth Airport (PER) and 9:24 PM in Hamilton Island.
Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia offer flights from Perth Airport Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport Airport.
There are 178+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Perth Airport (PER), Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Virgin Australia, Qantas, and Jetstar fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–900
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–850
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
Train from Perth to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $863–12,000
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $863
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,400–2,000
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,500–2,100
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,800–2,400
- GOLD TWIN
- $3,600–6,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $3,300–6,000
- PLATINUM
- $7,500–12,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $4,300–7,500
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–10,000
- Book at
- Journey Beyond
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,400–4,500
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,200–3,400
- PLATINUM
- $6,000–10,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,900–5,500
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Roma Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $85–110
- First
- $120–140
- Sleeper
- $220–250
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Southern
Train from Adelaide to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,190–13,000
- Book at
- Great Southern
- Website
- Great Southern
- Gold
- $2,190
- Gold Premium
- $2,990
- Suite
- $8,500–13,000
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- 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 Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- 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 Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–460
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $190–270
- Flexible
- $230–460
- 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
Ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marina
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- 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
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
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
- 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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