There are 5 ways to get from Frankston to Queenstown by car, car ferry, train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Frankston 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 Queenstowncar
15h 20m$104–257Train, fly to Burnie, bus
- Take the train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burnie (BWT)plane MEL - BWT
- Take the bus from Burnie Interchange, Mount St, Stop E to Queenstown Railway Station, Driffield Stbus
9h 54m$276–392Train, fly to Hobart, bus
- Take the train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hobart (HBA)plane MEL - HBA
- Take the bus from 66 Brisbane St to West Coast Wilderness Railwaybus
10h 38m$162–402Train, fly to Devonport Airport, bus
- Take the train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane MEL - DPO
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
- Take the bus from Burnie Interchange, Mount St, Stop E to Queenstown Railway Station, Driffield Stbus
10h 12m$322–506Train, fly to Launceston, bus
- Take the train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Launceston (LST)plane MEL - LST
- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Abus
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
- Take the bus from Burnie Interchange, Mount St, Stop E to Queenstown Railway Station, Driffield Stbus
12h 52m$194–520
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burnie (BWT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankston to Queenstown is to train and fly and bus which costs $160 - $410 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Frankston to Queenstown is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 54m and costs $270 - $400.
The distance between Frankston and Queenstown is 736 km.
It takes approximately 15h 20m to get from Frankston to Queenstown, including transfers.
There are 56+ hotels available in Queenstown.
What companies run services between Frankston, VIC, Australia and Queenstown, TAS, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Frankston to Queenstown. However, you can drive to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong, take the car ferry to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal, then drive to Queenstown. Alternatively, you can take the train to Southern Cross Station, walk to Skybus Coach Terminal, take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Burnie (BWT), walk to Wynyard Shops, Jackson St before Goldie St, take the line 197 bus to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D, walk to Burnie Interchange, Mount St, Stop E, then take the bus to Queenstown Railway Station, Driffield St.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burnie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hobart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Devonport Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–420
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Launceston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hobart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Launceston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hobart
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Launceston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burnie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–320
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
Train from Frankston Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Schedules at
- Metro Trains Melbourne
- Phone
- +61 1300 300 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tassielink Transit
Bus from Burnie Interchange, Mount St, Stop E to Queenstown Railway Station, Driffield St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–35
- Website
- Tassielink Transit
Bus from Burnie Interchange, Mount St, Stop E to Queenstown Railway Station, Driffield St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–35
- Website
- Tassielink Transit
Bus from Burnie Interchange, Mount St, Stop E to Queenstown Railway Station, Driffield St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–35
- Website
- Tassielink Transit
- Phone
- 1300 651 948
- [email protected]
- Website
- areaconnect.org.au
Bus from 66 Brisbane St to West Coast Wilderness Railway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21
- Schedules at
- areaconnect.org.au
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kinetic
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Kinetic
Bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Kinetic
Bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop D
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Kinetic
- 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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