There are 5 ways to get from Toowoomba to Hamilton Island by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Brisbane Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane BNE - HTI
5h 12m$266–928Bus, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Roma Street to Proserpinetrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
21h 56m$248–4,233Bus, ferry via Shute Harbour Marine Terminal
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
24h 24m$268–583Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport
- Fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)plane WTB - HTI
16h 44m$491–1,584Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Toowoomba to Brisbanebus
- Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Airlie Beachbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Airlie to Hamilton Island Marinaferry
24h 25m$307–472
Toowoomba to Hamilton Island by bus, train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Toowoomba to Hamilton Island is to bus and ferry via Shute Harbour Marine Terminal which costs $260 - $600 and takes 24h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Toowoomba to Hamilton Island is to bus and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $260 - $950.
The distance between Toowoomba and Hamilton Island is 1029 km.
The best way to get from Toowoomba to Hamilton Island without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 21h 56m and costs $240 - $4,300.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Toowoomba to Hamilton Island, including transfers.
There are 181+ hotels available in Hamilton Island.
What companies run services between Toowoomba, QLD, Australia and Hamilton Island, QLD, Australia?
Qantas, Regional Express, and Virgin Australia fly from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport (WTB) to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) twice daily.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport to Great Barrier Reef Airport via Sydney, Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Roma Street to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–3,972
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $110–160
- AChoice
- $200–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Toowoomba to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- 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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