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Taking Car from Melbourne to Tasmania - Cheapest Option

  • 03-02-2015 5:51am
    #1
    massdebater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭


    Anybody know a cheap way to get to Tassie from Melbourne with a car/van? Spirit of Tasmania is surprisingly expensive (maybe there's a cheaper way to book it? Though a third party website etc?). Or would it be cheaper to fly and rent a car/van there? I'd prefer to take my own vehicle as I can sleep in it while I'm there but I'm open to other suggestions. I'm looking to go end of Feb for about 8-10 days. Cheers :)


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  • #2
    jockey#1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 317 ✭✭jockey#1


    I was in Tassie a couple of weeks ago for 8 days. Our preference was to travel on the ferry but for my car and 4 adults on the ferry it was going to cost over $2k.

    In the end, return flights and rental of a brand new SUV cost $1150 so that was a no brainer.

    Stunning place, enjoy it!


  • #3
    RustySpoon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭RustySpoon


    Flew Adelaide to Melbourne then to Hobart and rented a car for a week over NYE for cheaper than I could have got the ferry for 4 just Melb to Tassie.

    Way too expensive that ship, nearly as bad as Kangaroo Island over here $368 return for car & 2 adults for a 45 min trip of <20Km


  • #4
    massdebater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,251 ✭✭✭massdebater


    Cheapest flights were $150 and car rental was $220. I would've had to pay for accommodation on top of that so I ended up just booking my campervan on the ferry for $430 return. Ferry prices fluctuated wildly - it was $100 more expensive about an hour before I booked it for the same trip dates and times! Thanks for all the help :)


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