There are 4 ways to get from Tokyo to Hamilton Island by train, plane, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Great Barrier Reef Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane NRT - HTI
16h 56m$611–1,914Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Mackay, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Mackay (MKY)plane NRT - MKY
- Take the bus from Mackay to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
22h 54m$491–1,354Fly Tokyo International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane HND - HTI
16h 59m$1,105–2,708Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Whitsunday Coast Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane NRT - PPP
- Take the ferry from Palm Bay to Shute Harbourferry
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
21h 46m$732–2,020
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Hamilton Island is to train and fly and bus and ferry which costs $490 - $1,400 and takes 22h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Hamilton Island is to train and fly which takes 16h 56m and costs $600 - $2,000.
The distance between Tokyo and Hamilton Island is 6381 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Tokyo to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
Hamilton Island is 1h ahead of Tokyo. It is currently 12:40 PM in Tokyo and 1:40 PM in Hamilton Island.
There are 180+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
All Nippon Airways, Virgin Australia, and two other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Osaka Kansai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Port Moresby, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane, Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mackay via Osaka Kansai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mackay via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mackay via Cairns, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Narita International Airport to Mackay via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Narita International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
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