There are 5 ways to get from Tasmania to Townsville by plane, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Devonport Airport
best- Fly from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane DPO - TSV
7h 44m$305–979Fly from Burnie
cheapest- Fly from Burnie (BWT) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane BWT - TSV
9h 8m$224–755Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hobart to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelongcarferry
- Drive from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Townsvillecar
43h 27m$540–895Fly from Launceston
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane LST - TSV
5h 31m$288–856Fly from Hobart
- Fly from Hobart (HBA) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane HBA - TSV
6h 22m$328–928
Devonport Airport (DPO) to Townsville Airport (TSV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tasmania to Townsville is to fly which costs $220 - $800 and takes 9h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Tasmania to Townsville is to fly which takes 5h 31m and costs $280 - $900.
The distance between Tasmania and Townsville is 2447 km.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Tasmania to Townsville, including transfers.
There are 575+ hotels available in Townsville.
What companies run services between Tasmania, Australia and Townsville, QLD, Australia?
Qantas and Jetstar fly from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Townsville Airport (TSV) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Devonport Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,900
Flights from Devonport Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Devonport Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Launceston to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,700
Flights from Launceston to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Burnie to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,500
Flights from Burnie to Townsville Airport via Launceston, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Launceston to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Burnie to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Burnie to Townsville Airport via Launceston, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Phone
- 1800 634 906
- [email protected]
- Website
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong
- 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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