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).
