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Between Tasmania and the mainland states
FERRIES
Spirit of Tasmania Bass Strait ferry from Port Melbourne to Devonport (Mon
7.30pm, Wed & Fri 6pm; returning Tues & Thurs 6pm, Sat 4pm; journey time
14hr 30min).
Devil Cat Bass Strait high-speed catamaran from Port Melbourne to George
Town (Jan-April: departing Port Melbourne Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun 8.30am;
returning Mon Wed, Fri & Sun 2pm; journey time 6hr).
FLIGHTS
Mainly through Sydney's Mascot or Melbourne's Tullamarine airports, with
smaller companies operating from Moorabbin airport, on the fringes of
Melbourne. The smaller airlines change frequently in Tasmania, as do
their scheduled flights, so check for changes.
Flinders Island to: Launceston (2-4 daily; 45min); Melbourne (Tullamarine
4 weekly, Moorabbin 5 weekly; 50min).
King Island to: Burnie (3 daily Mon-Fri, 2 daily Sat & Sun; 45min);
Devonport (4 daily Mon-Fri, 2 daily Sat & Sun; 45min); Melbourne (Tullamarine
1 daily, Moorabbin 2 daily; 45min).
Melbourne to: Burnie (4 daily; 1hr); Devonport (4 daily; 1hr); Flinders
Island (Tullamarine 4 weekly, Moorabbin 5 weekly; 50min); Hobart (8
daily; 1hr); King Island (Tullamarine 1 daily, Moorabbin 2 daily;
45min); Launceston (8 daily; 1hr).
Sydney to: Hobart (4-6 daily; 2hr 20min); Launceston (1-2 daily; 2hr
35min).
Traralgon to: Flinders Island (4 weekly; 45min); Launceston (4 weekly;
1hr).
Transport on the island
BUSES
We have only included scheduled services in this list. Extra "Wilderness"
services, which need a minimum of four people to depart, are provided by
Tasmanian Wilderness Travel to all bushwalking destinations, and some
operate in the summer only.
Burnie to: Smithton via the northwest coast (1-3 daily Mon-Sat, 1 daily
Sun; 1hr 30min).
Deloraine to: Devonport (3 daily; 40min); Hobart (2-4 daily; 4hr);
Launceston (3-5 daily; 45min).
Devonport to: Burnie (3-6 daily; 50min); Cradle Mountain (3 weekly; 2hr
15min); Deloraine (3 daily; 40min); Hobart (2-4 daily; 5hr 30min);
Launceston (3-5 daily; 1hr 30min); Queenstown (3 weekly; 7hr).
Hobart to: Bicheno (3-6 weekly; 4hr); Burnie (3-6 daily; 4hr 45min);
Deloraine (2-4 daily; 4hr); Devonport (2-4 daily; 5hr 30min); Dover (2
daily Mon-Fri; 55min); Geeveston (5 daily except Sat; 55min); Kettering
(Mon-Fri 4 daily; 40min); Lake St Clair (4 weekly; 3hr); Launceston (3-7
daily; 2hr 30min); New Norfolk (1-7 daily; 30min); Port Arthur (Mon-Fri
2 daily; 2hr); Queenstown via New Norfolk, Lake St Clair and Frenchmans
Cap with connections to Strahan (4 weekly; 7hr 45min); Richmond (Mon-Fri
4 daily; 30min); St Helens (1-2 daily except Sat; 3hr); St Marys (1-2
daily except Sat; 3hr); Swansea (1-2 daily except Sat; 2hr 30min-3hr
30min).
Launceston to: Bicheno (3 daily except Sat; 2hr 40min); Burnie (3-6
daily; 3hr); Cradle Mountain (3 weekly; 4hr); Deloraine (3-5 daily;
45min); Derby (1-2 daily except Sat; 2hr 40min); Devonport (3-5 daily;
1hr 30min); Hobart (3-7 daily; 2hr 30min); Mole Creek (1 daily Mon-Fri;
1hr 30min); St Helens via St Marys (1 daily except Sat; 2hr 45min).
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