Flying to Tasmania

You can fly to Tasmania from any capital city in Australia. From Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney you can fly direct. Tasmania has four entry points for inbound flights – Burnie (North West coast), Devonport (North West coast), Launceston (Tasmania’s northern ‘capital’) and the harbour-side city of Hobart (Tasmania’s state capital).

At Tas Vacations we recommend flying with Virgin Blue. Virgin Blue has regular flights at great prices and is generally more flexible for the traveller. We have a link to Virgin Blue’s website here for your convenience. Bookings through this site will not appear on your Travel File when booking with Tas Vacations so keep your itinerary handy for booking the correct dates for accommodation and car rental. The car rental companies require your flight times and numbers also.

HINT: We recommend booking your airfares first then secure accommodation and car hire next. We do recommend however that you check accommodation availability in peak times prior to booking flights especially from late December through to April.

Sailing to Tasmania

Two ships sail to Tasmania regularly; they are Spirit of Tasmania I & II. They sail from Melbourne to Devonport and Devonport to Melbourne each night and in peak season daily also.

The Federal Government provides a subsidy for vehicles to travel across Bass Strait making it very cost effective to bring your own car. There is a range of cabin styles and seating options on the Spirit of Tasmania ships.

Spirit of Tasmania