East Coast Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Bus & tram

Bus

Redline Coaches (1300 360 000; www.tasredline.com.au) runs weekday buses between Launceston and Swansea, the Coles Bay turn-off and Bicheno, via the Midland Hwy and the inland B34 road. Services from Hobart connect with these buses at Campbell Town, where you may have to wait depending on your particular connection. Redline also runs daily (except Saturday) between Launceston and St Helens along the A4 via St Marys. Hobart buses connect with this service at Conara on the Midland Hwy.

TassieLink (1300 300 520; www.tassielink.com.au) also provides east coast services from Hobart, running at least three times per week. Some buses detour through Richmond. Buses also run twice-weekly from Launceston to Bicheno via the A4 and St Marys.

Neither Redline nor TassieLink services the Freycinet Peninsula, but Bicheno Coach Service (03-6257 0293, 0419-570 293, biccoa@vision.net.au) plies the road from Bicheno to Coles Bay ($11, 35 minutes), connecting with Redline and TassieLink services at the Coles Bay turn-off.

Note that all the services are limited at weekends.

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Bicycle

Probably the most popular cycle route in Tasmania, the east coast ride is wonderfully varied: seaside towns, forests and plenty of places to swim. Traffic is usually light, and the hills aren’t too steep, particularly the section from Chain of Lagoons to Falmouth (east of St Marys).

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