There are 7 ways to get from Whitsunday Island to Rockhampton by unknown, plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Travel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly to Rockhampton
best- Walk from Whitsunday Island to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)unknown
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Rockhampton (ROK)plane HTI - ROK
4h 2mTravel, train
- Walk from Whitsunday Island to Proserpineunknown
- Take the train from Proserpine to Rockhamptontrain Spirit of Queensland
7h 12mTravel, bus
- Walk from Whitsunday Island to Airlie Beachunknown
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Rockhamptonbus Brisbane
7h 32mTravel to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Rockhampton
- Walk from Whitsunday Island to Palm Bayunknown
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Rockhampton (ROK)plane PPP - ROK
6h 39mTravel, bus to Mackay, fly to Rockhampton
- Walk from Whitsunday Island to Airlie Beachunknown
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackaybus
- Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Rockhampton (ROK)plane MKY - ROK
6h 5mTravel to Great Barrier Reef Airport, fly to Gladstone Airport, bus
- Walk from Whitsunday Island to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI)unknown
- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Gladstone Airport (GLT)plane HTI - GLT
- Take the bus from Gladstone to Rockhamptonbus
8h 32mTravel, ferry, bus
- Walk from Whitsunday Island to Hamilton Island Marinaunknown
- Take the ferry from Hamilton Island Marina to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Rockhamptonbus
10h 28m
Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Rockhampton (ROK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Whitsunday Island and Rockhampton is 382 km.
The best way to get from Whitsunday Island to Rockhampton without a car is to travel and train which takes 7h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Whitsunday Island to Rockhampton, including transfers.
There are 78+ hotels available in Rockhampton.
What companies run services between Whitsunday Island, QLD, Australia and Rockhampton, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Whitsunday Island to Rockhampton. However, you can travel to Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) airport then fly to Rockhampton (ROK). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Whitsunday Island to Rockhampton via Proserpine in around 7h 12m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane, Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Mackay to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Gladstone Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Gladstone Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Rockhampton via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Proserpine to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–1,648
- 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
- $55–80
- AChoice
- $80–110
- Gold Class
- $1,316
- Heritage Class
- $1,648
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $80–120
- Advantage
- $95–140
- Flexible
- $110–170
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 Gladstone to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $28–45
- Flexible
- $30–45
- Phone
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- premierms.com.au
Bus from Airlie Beach to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
Bus from Airlie Beach to Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://premierms.com.au/
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Airlie Beach to Rockhampton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- 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
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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