Getting Around

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Once you get to the Whitsundays, a variety of travel and transfer options are available to help you get around the Whitsunday region.

ISLAND CONNECTIONS

Fantasea Adventure Cruising operates ferry services to and from Hamilton Island (HTIM) and Club Med Lindeman Island (LDC) from Shute Harbour and Abel Point Marina.

Cruise Whitsundays operates ferry transfers from both Hamilton Island and Whitsunday Coast Airports servicing Daydream Island (DDI), Long Island (LIR), Koala Adventure Island (KAI), Abel Point Marina, Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour. Pre-booked coach transfers take you to/from Whitsunday Coast Airport to the connecting ferry and at Hamilton Island Airport the ferry is waiting just 100m from check-in.

 

Guest of Hayman (HIS) will be met by pre-booked luxury transfers departing from Hamilton Island Airport and Shute Harbour.

Access to Brampton Island is via Mackay Marina by boat transfer, or a 20 minute Australasian Jet flight from Mackay Airport daily. Daily flights are also available from Hamilton Island Airport (HTI) to Brampton Island.

 

AIR TRANSFERS

Convenient connecting services are available by aeroplane, helicopter and seaplane from the Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), Great Barrier Reef Airport (HTI), Mackay Airport (MKY) and the smaller non-commerical Whitsunday Airport (located between Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour) to all Whitsunday Islands and coastal resorts.

WHITSUNDAY COAST TRANSPORT

Whitsunday Transit provides the region with scheduled coach services that connect Proserpine, Cannonvale, Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour from designated bus stops every 15 to 30 minutes, 365 days a year. They also provide a safe night service between Cannonvale and Jubilee Pocket 7 days a week until 10:30pm and have wheelchair accessible facilities.

Whitsunday Taxis will also get you around town and are available 24 hours a day.

Car Hire - Avis, Hertz, Europcar and Thrifty Car Rentals have car hire outlets in Airlie Beach. Local rental companies are Fun Rentals and We Do Scooters.

Tours - Most tours provide courtesy pick up and drop offs, please enquire at the time of booking.

Boardwalks - Getting around Airlie Beach on foot is quite easy due to the flat boardwalk that curves around the foreshore of Airlie Beach to Abel Point Marina and through to Cannonvale Beach.

CONTACTS

Please contact the Whitsunday Information Centre should you require any further information or would like to make a booking.

1300 717 407 (within Australia only)

Telephone: +61 7 4945 3711

Email: info@tourismwhitsundays.com.au

TOUR & TRANSFER CONTACTS


 
Name: Aviation Adventures
Contact: Mr Peter Ryan
Address: 297 Shute Harbour Road, JUBILEE POCKET, QLD, 4802
Phone: 07 4946 9988
Fax: 07 4946 9787
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Name: Aviation Tourism Australia
Contact: Mr Brad Graves
Address: Hamilton Island Airport, HAMILTON ISLAND, QLD, 4803
Phone: 07 4946 8249
Fax: 07 4946 8280
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Name: Avis
Contact: Mr Glenn Cavanagh
Address: Block B, Shop 5A, 366 Shute Harbour Road, AIRLIE BEACH, QLD, 4802
Phone: 07 4946 6318
Fax: 07 4946 6574
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Name: Cruise Whitsundays
Contact: Mr Peter Duncan
Address: Shingley Drive Abel Point marina, AIRLIE BEACH, QLD, 4802
Phone: 07 4946 4662
Fax: 07 4946 4382
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Name: Fantasea Adventure Cruising
Contact: Mr Steve Neale
Address: Shute Harbour Road, JUBILEE POCKET, QLD, 4802
Phone: 07 4946 5811
Fax: 07 4946 5520
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