There are 7 ways to get from Redcliffe 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, 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 40mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Caboolture to Proserpinetrain Spirit of Queensland
- Walk from Proserpine to Whitsunday Islandunknown
17h 39mBus, 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 42mFly to Mackay, travel
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Mackay (MKY)plane BNE - MKY
- Walk from Mackay-Airport-MKY to Whitsunday Islandunknown
6h 21mFly 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 47mTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 to Roma Streettrain
- 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 11m
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Redcliffe to Whitsunday Island, including transfers.
There are 181+ 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 39m.
- 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 Brisbane Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Mackay via Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–460
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Moranbah Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 to Eagle Junction station, platform 3
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Train from Kippa-Ring station, platform 1 to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Burpengary Bruce Highway to Airlie Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- 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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