Fantasea Adventure Cruising's fleet of high speed, air-conditioned catamarans transfer you around the Whitsundays in comfort, with a comprehensive ferry timetable and regular daily departures connecting Hamilton Island Airport, Hamilton Island Marina and the Whitsunday mainland at Shute Harbour, with connecting coach transfers through to Airlie Beach.  Timetables operate to connect with arriving and departing flights into Hamilton Island Airport, offering a convenient and streamlined service for arriving and departing guests. Ferry services also connect with Whitsunday Transit for coach services to and from Whitsunday Coast Airport. 

The Fantasea Express service to/from Hamilton Island Airport and the Whitsunday mainland offers the most direct, non stop schedule available.  With all inclusive fares, guests will be transferred by coach from their accommodation in Airlie Beach to Shute Harbour for their Fantasea Express transfer to Hamilton Island Airport.  Guests arriving at the Hamilton Island Airport can enjoy a faster, seamless transfer to the mainland with an all inclusive complimentary bus service to their hotel accommodation in Airlie Beach upon arrival at Shute Harbour.  The vessel transfer is a direct 30 minute journey from Hamilton Island Airport to Shute Harbour with a connecting 15 minute shuttle transfer to Airlie Beach/Cannonvale accommodation.  All Hamilton Island Airport connections include FREE hotel pickup/dropoff service and Fantasea Express services are still the least expensive way to get to Airlie Beach!

Fantasea is the only operator to provide transfer services to cosmopolitan Hamilton Island and is also the transfer operator for Club Med Lindeman Island (all Lindeman Island transfers to be booked with Club Med Lindeman Island directly).  Fantasea's fleet of ferries are the largest, fastest and most comfortable ferry vessels in the Whitsundays, designed for these transfer services, complete with air-conditioning, plasma TVs and full café/bar service.

For all ferry transfer bookings, including the Fantasea Express services, please click here to email booking request.

+ Please Note: Ferry arrivals marked + require the use of Resort Link, Hamilton Island's shared taxi service, to transport guests between the Hamilton Island Airport and Marina. Use of Resort Link will incur a per person charge and can be contacted on arrival via on-island telephones located at the airport and marina. Please allow maximum time for this service.

Flights to Whitsunday Coast Airport (Proserpine) are met by Whitsunday Transit Coaches for services to and from Shute Harbour with connections for passengers to Hamilton Island.  A through fare of coach and ferry transfers to/from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Hamilton Island Marina is available for Hamilton Island house guests.  For enquiries regarding ferry services connecting with flights into Whitsunday Coast Airport, please go to contact page or call Fantasea Adventure Cruising on +61 7 4967 5455.  Please note some late afternoon flights into Whitsunday Coast Airport may not connect with ferry services to Hamilton Island on the same day.

• Timetables are valid from 12 July 2010
• Check-in time for all ferry services is 15 minutes prior to scheduled departure.
• Not all services operate direct to required destination and may travel via another island resort or Shute Harbour.
• Items classified as freight according to Fantasea Adventure Cruising's freight policy will incur a charge.
• Scheduled times and prices are subject to change without notice.
• Flight schedule arrival and departure times correct at time of publication.
• Fantasea Adventure Cruising will not be held responsible for missed flights due to late arrival at airline check in counter.