There are 7 ways to get from Perth to Whitsunday Island by plane, unknown, 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, travel
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane PER - HTI
- Walk from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
8h 50mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Roma Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from Roma Street to Proserpinetrain
- Walk from Proserpine to Whitsunday Islandunknown
5dFly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane PER - PPP
- Walk from Palm Bay to Whitsunday Islandunknown
10h 37mFly to Mackay, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Mackay (MKY)plane PER - MKY
- Walk from Mackay-Airport-MKY to Whitsunday Islandunknown
10h 27mFly to Moranbah Airport, travel
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane PER - MOV
- Walk from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
13h 8mTrain, bus, travel
- Take the train from Perth to Central Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Central Station to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Airlie Beachbus
- Walk from Shute Harbour Rd near Whitsunday Dr hail 'n' ride to Whitsunday Islandunknown
5d 3hTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- 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
- Walk from Hamilton Island Marina to Whitsunday Islandunknown
6d 6h
Perth Airport (PER) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Perth and Whitsunday Island is 3542 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Whitsunday Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 5 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Perth to Whitsunday Island, including transfers.
Whitsunday Island is 2h ahead of Perth. It is currently 12:48 AM in Perth and 2:48 AM in Whitsunday Island.
There are 176+ hotels available in Whitsunday Island.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Whitsunday Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Whitsunday Island. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), then travel to Whitsunday Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Perth to Whitsunday Island via Central Station, Roma Street Station, Roma Street, and Proserpine in around 5d.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Perth Airport to Moranbah Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
- 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
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Central Station to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $130–200
- Flexible
- $170–320
- 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
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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