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AIR: Most flights come from the Australian mainland. Direct flights to Hobart arrive from Sydney and Melbourne, with quick connections available from Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin and Cairns. Launceston, Devonport and Burnie also receive flights from the mainland. Airlines serving Tasmania include Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Regional Express and Virgin Blue. The airport is 22km (14 miles) from Hobart city centre, a drive of about 35 minutes. Island Airlines Tasmania flies to Flinders Island. TasAir and King Island Airlines fly to King Island. Both islands are directly accessible from the Australian mainland, as well as from Tasmania.
International airports: Hobart (HBA) lies 16km (10 miles) east of Hobart (travel time – 15-20 minutes by taxi). Airport facilities include banks/ATMs, bars, left luggage and car hire (Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty).
SEA: There is an overnight ferry, the Spirit of Tasmania, which runs daily from Melbourne to Devonport on the northwest coast of the island (travel time – 10 hours), with additional day sailings during peak periods. This service is operated by TT Line (website: www.tt-line.com.au).
RAIL: There are no passenger services. However, the Abt Railway, on the west coast between Queenstown and Strahan, has been reconstructed as a tourist attraction and named the West Coast Wilderness Railway. The railway’s steam locomotives use a rack-rail system to climb the steep gradients of the rainforest wilderness it passes through. It runs for 22 miles (35km) crossing around 40 rivers and passing through restored stations. In the northwest, the Don River Railway also runs regular excursions using both steam and diesel locomotives. For further information, contact Tourism Tasmania (see Contact Addresses section).
ROAD: All settlements on the island are linked by a road system running for 22,000km (13,670 miles) over which there are bus services connecting the main cities and towns. The main routes are: the Lyell Highway from Hobart to Queenstown, the Huon Highway from Hobart to Southport, the Heritage Highway from Hobart to Launceston, the Tasman Highway from Hobart along the east coast and the Bass Highway linking the ports of the north and northwest coast. Coach: Tasmania has its own coach services; Tasmanian Redline Coaches, which offers a Super Tassie Bus Pass to out-of-state visitors, and Tasmania Wilderness Transport, which serves the needs of bushwalkers. Bicycle: Helmets must be worn at all times.
URBAN: Local bus networks are operated in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie.
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