There are 7 ways to get from Cooktown to Burnie by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cooktown Airport to Burnie
best- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Burnie (BWT)plane CTN - BWT
11h 35m$318–1,168Fly Cooktown Airport to Launceston, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Launceston (LST)plane CTN - LST
- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Abus
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
12h 59m$276–834Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cooktown 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 Burniecar
2d$632–1,094Fly Cooktown Airport to Devonport Airport, bus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane CTN - DPO
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
9h 54m$328–1,094Bus to Cairns, fly to Burnie
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Burnie (BWT)plane CNS - BWT
14h 42m$338–1,207Bus to Cairns, fly to Devonport Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane CNS - DPO
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
14h 31m$348–1,133Bus to Cairns, fly to Launceston, bus
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Launceston (LST)plane CNS - LST
- Take the bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop Abus
- Take the bus from Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop B to Burnie Interchange, Cattley St, Stop Dbus
17h 6m$426–1,123
Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Burnie (BWT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cooktown to Burnie is to fly and bus which costs $270 - $850 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cooktown to Burnie is to fly and bus which takes 9h 54m and costs $320 - $1,100.
The distance between Cooktown and Burnie is 2876 km.
It takes approximately 11h 35m to get from Cooktown to Burnie, including transfers.
Burnie is 1h ahead of Cooktown. It is currently 12:21 PM in Cooktown and 1:21 PM in Burnie.
There are 58+ hotels available in Burnie.
What companies run services between Cooktown, QLD, Australia and Burnie, TAS, Australia?
Hinterland Aviation, Jetstar, and four other airlines fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Burnie (BWT) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Burnie via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Devonport Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Devonport Airport via Cairns, Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from Cairns to Burnie via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Brisbane, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Devonport Airport via Gold Coast, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Launceston via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Launceston via Cairns, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Launceston via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
Flights from Cairns to Launceston via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–700
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Burnie via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Devonport Airport via Cairns, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Cairns to Burnie via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Burnie via Cairns, Melbourne, Launceston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- info@wearekinetic.com
- 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
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
Bus from Launceston Regional Transit Centre, Stop L2 to Devonport Interchange, Rooke St, Stop A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.wearekinetic.com/
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal
- 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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