There are 7 ways to get from Redcliffe to Whitsunday Island by train, plane, unknown, bus, or ferry
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Train, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport, travel
best- Take the train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 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
4h 23mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Caboolture to Proserpinetrain Spirit of Queensland
- Walk from Proserpine to Whitsunday Islandunknown
17h 23mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Burpengary Bruce Highway to Airlie Beachbus Pm16
- Walk from Airlie Beach to Whitsunday Islandunknown
21h 2mTrain, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, travel
- Take the train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 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
6h 25mFly to Mackay, bus, travel
- 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
8h 58mFly to Moranbah Airport, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Moranbah Airport (MOV)plane BNE - MOV
- Walk from Moranbah Airport (MOV) to Whitsunday Islandunknown
8h 31mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
- Walk from Hamilton Island Marina to Whitsunday Islandunknown
24h 31m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Redcliffe and Whitsunday Island is 945 km.
The best way to get from Redcliffe to Whitsunday Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 17h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Redcliffe to Whitsunday Island, including transfers.
There are 168+ hotels available in Whitsunday Island.
What companies run services between Redcliffe, QLD, Australia and Whitsunday Island, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Redcliffe to Whitsunday Island. However, you can take the line 660 bus to Kippa-Ring station, stop A, walk to Kippa-Ring station, platform 1, 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 Anzac Ave at Redcliffe Hospital to Whitsunday Island via Kippa-Ring station, stop A, Kippa-Ring station, platform 1, Petrie station, platform 5, Petrie station, platform 2, Caboolture, and Proserpine in around 17h 23m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay via Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Moranbah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Moranbah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Caboolture to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–3,785
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $110–150
- AChoice
- $190–240
- Gold Class
- $3,022
- Heritage Class
- $3,785
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Burpengary Bruce Highway to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Mackay to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $35–55
- Advantage
- $35–55
- Flexible
- $40–60
Bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $180–250
- Advantage
- $220–330
- Flexible
- $280–400
- 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
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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