Airlie Beach is situated between Mackay and Townsville in Northern Queensland and easy to access by plane, car or even bus or train.
		
		
			-  By Plane - our closest airport is Whitsunday Coast Airport, Proserpine which is approximately 20 mins drive from the Marina.  Flights
			are available from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Cairns.  Shuttle buses meet each flight and there are various
			companies who offer transfers including Heart of the Reef Shuttles and Whitsunday Transit.  You can also fly into Hamilton Island
			and take a ferry with Cruise Whitsundays to Port of Airlie.
		
		
			- By Car - Cairns to Airlie Beach takes approxiately 8 hours, Townsville is 3 hours and Mackay approximately 1.5 hours.  Travelling
			from further afield?  Sunshine Coast is approxinately 11-12 hours, driving through Yepoon and Mackay.
		
		- By Train - Cairns to Airlie takes approximately 11 hours, while sunshine Coast to Airlie is around 14.5 hours. 
		- By Bus - the cheapest travel option - Cairns to Airlie Beach is around 10 hours and Sunshine Coast is Airlie 19-20 hours.