Australia›From Melbourne›Hobart
Melbourne to Hobart by flight or ferry
About 600 km. The flight is fastest at 3.7 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹5,230 per person.
Fastest
Flight
Qantas / Virgin Australia / Jetstar
3.7 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
Qantas / Virgin Australia / Jetstar
from ₹5,230 per person
Best value
Flight
Qantas / Virgin Australia / Jetstar
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Qantas / Virgin Australia / Jetstar | 3.7 h | ₹5,230–₹21,580per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Ferry | Spirit of Tasmania (Geelong–Devonport, overnight) + drive to Hobart | 16 hovernight | ₹8,500–₹34,010per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Flight, Qantas / Virgin Australia / Jetstar: Jetstar and Virgin's cheapest fares carry no checked bag (add AUD 25-45 online); Qantas includes one.
- Ferry, Spirit of Tasmania (Geelong–Devonport, overnight) + drive to Hobart: For travellers taking a car across: budget is a reclining seat, mid and luxury a cabin. Cars cost extra on the ferry.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Qantas / Virgin Australia / Jetstar | ₹10,460–₹43,160 | ₹20,920–₹86,320 |
| Ferry · Spirit of Tasmania (Geelong–Devonport, overnight) + drive to Hobart | ₹17,000–₹68,020 | ₹34,000–₹1,36,040 |
Once you’re in Hobart
- Best time: November – April
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (November – April).
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Plan Melbourne and Hobart
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.