There are 7 ways to get from Tasmania to Melbourne by plane, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Launceston to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)LST - MEL
1h 52m$122–398Fly Burnie to Essendon Fields Airport
cheapest- Fly from Burnie (BWT) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)BWT - MEB
4h 54m$108–660Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hobart to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong
- Drive from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Melbourne
14h 30m$115–348Fly Devonport Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)DPO - MEL
1h 54m$213–427Fly Launceston to Essendon Fields Airport
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)LST - MEB
4h 21m$115–526Fly Hobart to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Hobart (HBA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)HBA - MEL
3h 7m$121–346Fly Burnie to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Burnie (BWT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BWT - MEL
3h 29m$180–452
Launceston (LST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tasmania to Melbourne is to fly which costs $120 - $350 and takes 3h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tasmania to Melbourne is to fly which takes 1h 52m and costs $120 - $400.
The distance between Tasmania and Melbourne is 510 km.
It takes approximately 1h 52m to get from Tasmania to Melbourne, including transfers.
There are 5268+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Tasmania, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Jetstar, Virgin Australia, and Qantas fly from Launceston (LST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) every 2 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Launceston to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–800
Flights from Devonport Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Hobart to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–750
Flights from Burnie to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Launceston to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Hobart to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Launceston to Essendon Fields Airport via Flinders Island
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Launceston to Essendon Fields Airport via Burnie, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Burnie to Essendon Fields Airport via King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Launceston to Essendon Fields Airport via Flinders Island
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–480
Flights from Launceston to Essendon Fields Airport via Burnie, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Burnie to Essendon Fields Airport via King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Launceston to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Hobart to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Devonport Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–360
Flights from Burnie to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $56–260
- Schedules at
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
- Passenger
- $100–260
- Vehicle
- $100–190
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