There are 5 ways to get from Perth to Cradle Mountain by plane, taxi, train, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly to Devonport Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Devonport Airport (DPO)plane PER - DPO
- Take the taxi from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Cradle Mountaintaxi
8h 9m$884–1,125Fly to Burnie, drive
cheapest- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Burnie (BWT)plane PER - BWT
- Drive from Burnie (BWT) to Cradle Mountaincar
8h 43m$425–1,140Train, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Perth to Adelaide Parklandstrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcarferry
- Take the taxi from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Cradle Mountaintaxi
3d 19h$953–9,710Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Perth 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 Cradle Mountaincar
46h 53m$692–1,182Fly to Launceston, bus
- Fly from Perth Airport (PER) to Launceston (LST)plane PER - LST
- Take the bus from Launceston to Cradle Mountain Information Centrebus
9h 20m$479–1,440
Perth Airport (PER) to Devonport Airport (DPO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Cradle Mountain is to fly and drive which costs $420 - $1,200 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Cradle Mountain is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 9m and costs $850 - $1,200.
The distance between Perth and Cradle Mountain is 2985 km.
The best way to get from Perth to Cradle Mountain without a car is to train and car ferry and taxi which takes 3 days 19h and costs $950 - $10,000.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Perth to Cradle Mountain, including transfers.
Cradle Mountain is 3h ahead of Perth. It is currently 6:42 AM in Perth and 9:42 AM in Cradle Mountain.
There are 13+ hotels available in Cradle Mountain.
What companies run services between Perth, WA, Australia and Cradle Mountain, TAS, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Cradle Mountain. However, you can take the train to Airport Central Stn Platform 2, walk to Perth Airport (PER) airport, fly to Devonport Airport (DPO), then take the taxi to Cradle Mountain. Alternatively, you can take the train to Adelaide Parklands, walk to Adelaide Station, take the train to North Shore Station, walk to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong, take the car ferry to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal, then take the taxi to Cradle Mountain.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Devonport Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Devonport Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Perth Airport to Devonport Airport via Canberra, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Perth Airport to Devonport Airport via Sydney, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Perth Airport to Devonport Airport via Newcastle, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Perth Airport to Burnie via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
Flights from Perth Airport to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Perth Airport to Launceston via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Launceston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Perth Airport to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from Perth Airport to Launceston via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Perth Airport to Burnie via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Perth Airport to Launceston via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Train from Perth to Adelaide Parklands
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $598–9,000
- Book at
- https://bookings.journeybeyondrail.com.au/
- Everyday Daynighter Seat
- $598
- Advanced Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Low Gold Single Cabin
- $1,000–1,400
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $1,200–1,700
- GOLD TWIN
- $2,200–4,200
- GOLD SINGLE
- $2,000–3,700
- PLATINUM
- $5,500–9,000
- GOLD PREMIUM TWIN
- $2,700–5,000
Train from Adelaide Station to North Shore Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/overland/
- Red Standard Readyrail
- $130–160
- Red Standard Everyday
- $180–210
- Red Premium Readyrail
- $240–280
- Red Premium Everyday
- $290–350
- Phone
- +61 3 6330 3717
- sales@mcdermotts.com.au
- Website
- mcdermotts.com.au
Bus from Launceston to Cradle Mountain Information Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90
- Schedules at
- mcdermotts.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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $170–220
Taxi Combined Devonport
- Phone
- 131008
- Website
- facebook.com
Devonport Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 3 6423 3223
Taxi Combined Devonport
- Phone
- 131008
- Website
- facebook.com
Devonport Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 3 6423 3223
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