There are 6 ways to get from Hobart to Cooktown by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Hobart to Cooktown Airport
best- Fly from Hobart (HBA) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)HBA - CTN
9h 20m$348–883Bus to Launceston, fly to Cooktown Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St to Perth, Main Road opp Perth Fire Station
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)LST - CTN
12h 37m$302–1,041Drive, 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 Cooktown
2d 2h$653–1,179Fly Hobart to Cairns, bus
- Fly from Hobart (HBA) to Cairns (CNS)HBA - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
14h 2m$318–778Bus to Launceston, fly to Cairns, bus
- Take the bus from Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St to Perth, Main Road opp Perth Fire Station
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Cairns (CNS)LST - CNS
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktown
16h 19m$312–836Fly Hobart to Townsville Airport, drive
- Fly from Hobart (HBA) to Townsville Airport (TSV)HBA - TSV
- Drive from Townsville-Airport-TSV to Cooktown
14h 12m$318–948
Hobart (HBA) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hobart to Cooktown is to fly and bus which costs $310 - $800 and takes 14h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Hobart to Cooktown is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs $340 - $900.
The distance between Hobart and Cooktown is 3084 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Hobart to Cooktown, including transfers.
Cooktown is 1h behind Hobart. It is currently 2:44 AM in Hobart and 1:44 AM in Cooktown.
There are 27+ hotels available in Cooktown.
What companies run services between Hobart, TAS, Australia and Cooktown, QLD, Australia?
Virgin Australia, Hinterland Aviation, and two other airlines fly from Hobart (HBA) to Cooktown Airport (CTN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,400
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Hobart to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
Flights from Hobart to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Hobart to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Launceston to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Launceston to Cooktown Airport via Sydney, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Launceston to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–310
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–310
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–310
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–300
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–300
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–300
Flights from Hobart to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 7 5552 2700
- info@wearekinetic.com
- Website
- wearekinetic.com
Bus from Hobart Transit Centre, Liverpool St to Perth, Main Road opp Perth Fire Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- wearekinetic.com
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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