There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Tasmania by plane, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Devonport Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane CNS - DPO
6h 59m$349–1,232Fly to Hobart
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Hobart (HBA)plane CNS - HBA
7h 50m$304–741Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cairns to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelongcar
- Take the carferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Hobartcar
47h 28m$618–998Fly to Launceston
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Launceston (LST)plane CNS - LST
7h 18m$309–819Fly to Burnie
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Burnie (BWT)plane CNS - BWT
9h 2m$354–1,310
Cairns (CNS) to Devonport Airport (DPO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Tasmania is to fly which costs $300 - $750 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Tasmania is to fly which takes 6h 59m and costs $340 - $1,300.
The distance between Cairns and Tasmania is 2718 km.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Cairns to Tasmania, including transfers.
Tasmania is 1h ahead of Cairns. It is currently 6:51 PM in Cairns and 7:51 PM in Tasmania.
There are 938+ hotels available in Tasmania.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Tasmania, Australia?
Qantas and Jetstar fly from Cairns (CNS) to Devonport Airport (DPO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Gold Coast, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Hobart via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Hobart via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Hobart via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Cairns to Burnie via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Phone
- 1800 634 906
- [email protected]
- Website
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56–179
- Schedules at
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
- Passenger
- $179
- Vehicle
- $300–490
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