Travel to Magnetic Island

Every way to reach Magnetic Island: 3 modes compared, with fares.

Magnetic Island is reachable from 3 places across 1 country by 3 modes, on services run by 0 operators. The cheapest arrival costs None and the fastest takes None door to door. The nearest origin is 13 km away.

Priced for October 15, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Magnetic Island

One row per mode that calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Coach2NoneNone273 km0
Flight4NoneNone2,083 km0
Ferry2NoneNone13 km0
  • 3Places you can arrive from
  • 1Countries
  • 0Operators

12Go fares to Magnetic Island

These are 12Go's own figures: the routes they sell most, and the lowest fare each is showing today.

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The bus gets you into Magnetic Island. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Magnetic Island for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Car Ferry Ramp - Townsville and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km225%Townsville, 13 km
200 to 600 km450%Cairns, 273 km
Over 1,500 km225%Melbourne, 2083 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Australia8100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island

Ferry
  • Car Ferry Ramp - Townsville
  • MAGNETIC ISLAND (NELLY BAY)
  • Magentic Island Ferries - Vehicle Waiting Area
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Magnetic Island

No priced route here yet.

Magnetic Island is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Car Ferry Ramp - Townsville

Most of the points near Car Ferry Ramp - Townsville open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Popular trips to Magnetic Island

Common questions about Travel to Magnetic Island

How can I get to Magnetic Island?

Magnetic Island is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 3 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 0 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

Which stations and airports does Magnetic Island have?

Magnetic Island has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are . Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Magnetic Island from within 200 km?

2 of the routes we sell into Magnetic Island start within 200 km. The nearest is Townsville, 13 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Magnetic Island in Australia?

Magnetic Island connects to 3 places on our network across 1 country the furthest of them 2,083 km away in a straight line. Australia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in Australia

The wider region

Being on the water gives Magnetic Island a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Magnetic Island and across Australia

Day trips that leave Magnetic Island in the morning and cover a good part of Australia by evening.

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