Transport

Before you get your selfie with a quokka, you'll need to navigate the ferry ride and choose your island wheels. Book your 45 minutes ferry across and choose if you will rent a bike or take the hop-on hop-off bus to move around the island.

Exploring Rottnest Island on a bicycle enables you to reach further and operate on your own time schedule while choosing for the quieter beaches that you may get all to yourself before the bus arrives. The island is well situated with a large bike riding road, which the bus also takes.

For those who prefer a more leisurely approach, the island buses are a fantastic option. Explore the island with the many schedules allowing you to move between each place seamlessly across the 19 designated stops around Rottnest's key locations.

So, which mode of island transport is right for you? Here's a quick breakdown. The adventurous travellers wanting the complete freedom to be, go, and do whatever you want on the island, go with the bikes. If you are looking for a relaxed exploration around the island, have physical limitations, and you don’t mind not having the beach to yourself, or happy to just keep to the designated stops, then the bus offers comfort.

Armed with this knowledge about ferries, bikes, and buses, you're well on your way to planning your perfect Rottnest Island adventure.