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Sydney to Whitsundays (Airlie Beach) by flight
About 2000 km. The flight is fastest at 5.5 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹12,750 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Jetstar / Virgin Australia to Proserpine (PPP) + shuttle to Airlie Beach
5.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
Jetstar / Virgin Australia to Proserpine (PPP) + shuttle to Airlie Beach
from ₹12,750 per person
Best value
Flight
Jetstar / Virgin Australia to Proserpine (PPP) + shuttle to Airlie Beach
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Jetstar / Virgin Australia to Proserpine (PPP) + shuttle to Airlie Beach | 5.5 h | ₹12,750–₹39,570per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Flight | Qantas / Jetstar / Virgin to Hamilton Island (HTI) + ferry to Airlie Beach | 6 h | ₹15,040–₹44,470per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Flight, Qantas / Jetstar / Virgin to Hamilton Island (HTI) + ferry to Airlie Beach: Stay on Hamilton Island itself and skip the ferry.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Jetstar / Virgin Australia to Proserpine (PPP) + shuttle to Airlie Beach | ₹25,500–₹79,140 | ₹51,000–₹1,58,280 |
| Flight · Qantas / Jetstar / Virgin to Hamilton Island (HTI) + ferry to Airlie Beach | ₹30,080–₹88,940 | ₹60,160–₹1,77,880 |
Once you’re in Whitsundays (Airlie Beach)
- Best time: May – October
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Better avoided: November is outside the recommended season (May – October). Against it: Stinger Season: Box Jellyfish in the Sea.
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Plan Sydney and Whitsundays (Airlie Beach)
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.