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How to get fromWhitsunday to Uluruby ferry, plane, bus, train, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Whitsunday to Uluru by ferry, plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Ferry, ferry to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Shute Harbourferry ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Shute Harbour to Palm Bayferry ferry
    3. Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane plane PPP - AYQ
    23h 29m
    $725–1,557

  2. Drive  2,760 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Whitsunday to Ulurucar car 2,760 km
    29h 34m
    $500–721

  3. Ferry, bus, train

    1. Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain train
    4. Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain train
    5. Take the bus from Adelaide to Alice Springsbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Alice Springs to Mutitjulubus bus
    4d 19h
    $3,417–5,193

  4. Ferry, bus to Mackay, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Mackaybus bus
    3. Fly from Mackay (MKY) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane plane MKY - AYQ
    12h 57m
    $582–1,418

  5. Ferry, train to Townsville Airport, fly

    1. Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    2. Take the train from Proserpine to Townsvilletrain train
    3. Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)plane plane TSV - AYQ
    17h 23m
    $648–3,250

  6. Ferry, bus, train via Yulara

    1. Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brisbane to Southern Crosstrain train
    4. Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain train
    5. Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain train
    6. Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yularabus bus
    5d
    $5,325–6,776

  7. Ferry, bus, train #2

    1. Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brisbane to Adelaidetrain train
    4. Take the train from Adelaide Station to Alice Springstrain train
    5. Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yularabus bus
    6d 7h
    $5,729–20,673

Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration21h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket$511Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 1,951.3 km
  • Duration: 23h 29m

What companies run services between Whitsunday, QLD, Australia and Uluru, NT, Australia?

There is no direct connection from Whitsunday to Uluru. However, you can take the ferry to Shute Harbour, take the ferry to Palm Bay, walk to Palm Bay, take the vehicle to Proserpine Airport, walk to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ), then take the taxi to Uluru. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Daydream Island to Uluru via Port of Airlie, Airlie Beach, Brisbane Roma Street, Brisbane, Southern Cross, Southern Cross Station, Adelaide Station, Adelaide, Alice Springs, Alice Springs, and Mutitjulu in around 4d 19h.

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