There are 5 ways to get from Darwin to Tasmania by plane, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Devonport Airport
best- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane DRW - DPO
9h 9m$1,027–3,033Fly to Launceston
cheapest- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Launceston (LST)plane DRW - LST
9h 18m$380–915Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Darwin 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
2d 3h$776–1,226Fly to Hobart
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Hobart (HBA)plane DRW - HBA
9h 55m$458–628Fly to Burnie
- Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Burnie (BWT)plane DRW - BWT
10h 42m$1,004–3,204
Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Devonport Airport (DPO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darwin to Tasmania is to fly which costs $380 - $950 and takes 9h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Darwin to Tasmania is to fly which takes 9h 9m and costs $1,000 - $3,100.
The distance between Darwin and Tasmania is 3567 km.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Darwin to Tasmania, including transfers.
Tasmania is 1h 30m ahead of Darwin. It is currently 1:16 PM in Darwin and 2:46 PM in Tasmania.
There are 938+ hotels available in Tasmania.
What companies run services between Darwin, NT, Australia and Tasmania, Australia?
Qantas flies from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Devonport Airport (DPO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Devonport Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Devonport Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Devonport Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Devonport Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Devonport Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Devonport Airport via Alice Springs, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Launceston via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Launceston via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Launceston via Alice Springs, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Hobart via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Hobart via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,800
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Hobart via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Hobart via Alice Springs, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Darwin International Airport to Burnie via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- 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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