Getting to Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island is 10km off the coast of Townsville,  Australia's fastest growing tropical city. There are many direct or connecting domestic flights to Townsville every day from all parts of Australia, including Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart & Cairns. International passengers at the moment are required to catch a connecting flight to Townsville from their port of arrival in Australia.

Of course their are other ways to get to Townsville besides flying, including driving (about 1400km from Brisbane, 2800km from Melbourne), regular coach service or by train such as Queensland's new fast tilt-train that operates bi-daily between Brisbane & Townsville.

Once in Townsville it is simple to get to Magnetic Island. From the Townsville Airport, the taxi trip to the Sunferries "Breakwater" passenger terminal is only a 10 minute journey at a cost of around $14. From the ferry terminal you can purchase an adult return trip ferry ticket to Magnetic Island for only $19.90. There are also family and concession tickets available. The ferries run at regular intervals commencing around 6am and finishing around 10pm. You will rarely have to wait more than one hour for your next Sunferries passenger ferry service. 

The journey to Magnetic Island takes only 25 minutes and disembarks at the Nelly Bay ferry terminal. Nelly Bay is a central location on the island and your furthest point of accommodation can be no more than 6 km away. Beachside Palm holiday units are little more than 1km from the terminal. At the Nelly Bay ferry terminal there are both buses, taxis and hire vehicle companies ready to take you to your chosen holiday accommodation. 

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Island Ferry Services
Bus & Coach Lines
Train Services