There are 4 ways to get from Whitsundays to Brisbane by plane, ferry, train, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane HTI - BNE
2h 9m$249–871Ferry, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the train from Proserpine to Roma Streettrain Spirit of Queensland
18h 52m$151–4,088Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Streetbus Pm19
20h 25m$202–288Ferry, bus via Brisbane
- Take the ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlieferry
- Take the bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbanebus Brisbane
22h 15m$232–528
Whitsundays to Brisbane by ferry, bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Whitsundays to Brisbane is to ferry and bus which costs $200 - $290 and takes 20h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Whitsundays to Brisbane is to fly which takes 2h 9m and costs $240 - $900.
The distance between Whitsundays and Brisbane is 905 km.
The best way to get from Whitsundays to Brisbane without a car is to ferry and train which takes 18h 52m and costs $150 - $4,100.
It takes approximately 2h 9m to get from Whitsundays to Brisbane, including transfers.
There are 2580+ hotels available in Brisbane.
What companies run services between Whitsundays, QLD, Australia and Brisbane, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) twice daily.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Great Barrier Reef Airport to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Proserpine to Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- 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
- 13 34 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane Roma Street
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- Premier Motor Service
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Airlie Beach to Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $200–480
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $200–280
- Flexible
- $240–480
- Phone
- +617 4846 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
Ferry from Daydream Island to Port of Airlie
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cruisewhitsundays.com
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