There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Somerset by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Burnie
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burnie (BWT)plane MEL - BWT
4h 3m$252–362Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Melbourne to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelongcar
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Somersetcar
12h 49m$77–214Fly to Devonport Airport, bus
- 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
5h 55m$291–480
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burnie (BWT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Somerset is to drive and car ferry which costs $75 - $220 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Somerset is to fly which takes 4h 3m and costs $250 - $370.
The distance between Melbourne and Somerset is 410 km.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Melbourne to Somerset, including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Somerset.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Somerset, TAS, Australia?
Regional Express and Qantas fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burnie (BWT) 4 times a day.
- 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 Devonport Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–420
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burnie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–330
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- [email protected]
- Website
- wearekinetic.com
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
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
- 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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