There are 10 ways to get from Whitehaven Beach to Melbourne by unknown, plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Travel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)unknown
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HTI - MEL
3h 50mTravel, train
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Proserpineunknown
- Take the train from Proserpine to Roma Streettrain
- Take the train from Roma Street Station to Central Stationtrain 32
- Take the train from Central Station to Southern Crosstrain 623 / ...
43h 58mTravel, bus
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Airlie Beachunknown
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1bus
- Take the bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbournebus
2d 1hTravel to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Palm Bayunknown
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PPP - MEL
6h 30mTravel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)unknown
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane HTI - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
7h 48mTravel to Mackay, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Mackay-Airport-MKYunknown
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MKY - MEL
7h 26mTravel to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Palm Bayunknown
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PPP - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
10h 3mTravel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly to Albury, train
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)unknown
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Albury (ABX)plane HTI - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
10h 1mTravel, ferry, bus, train
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Hamilton Island Marinaunknown
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
3d 1hTravel, ferry, bus, train via Brisbane
- Walk from Whitehaven Beach to Hamilton Island Marinaunknown
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbanebus
- Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain
3d 2h
Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Whitehaven Beach and Melbourne is 1999 km.
The best way to get from Whitehaven Beach to Melbourne without a car is to travel and train which takes 43h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Whitehaven Beach to Melbourne, including transfers.
There are 5311+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Whitehaven Beach, QLD, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Whitehaven Beach to Melbourne. However, you can travel to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Whitehaven Beach to Southern Cross via Proserpine, Roma Street, Roma Street Station, and Central Station in around 43h 58m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–800
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Mackay to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Mackay to Melbourne Airport via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Mackay to Melbourne Airport via Rockhampton, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Mackay to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Albury via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–2,100
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Albury via Melbourne Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–470
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Mackay to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–380
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Albury via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–3,972
- 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
- $110–160
- AChoice
- $200–260
- Gold Class
- $3,171
- Heritage Class
- $3,972
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Roma Street Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $80–110
- First
- $110–150
- Sleeper
- $220–250
Train from Central Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $75–100
- First
- $100–140
- Sleeper
- $210–250
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
Train from Brisbane to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $2,690–3,690
- Book at
- https://bookings.greatsouthernrail.com.au/?_ga=2.27793852.1430812322.1538203551-1884130056.1538203551
- Gold Premium
- $3,690
- Gold
- $2,690
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Bus from Roma Street Station, Stand F to Central Station, Forecourt, Coach Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Sydney Central Station to Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $200–280
- Advantage
- $240–360
- Flexible
- $310–450
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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