FROM :

Launceston

TO :

Cressy

VIA :

Evandale, Perth, Longford

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Route Information

Cressy/Longford  

Slight decrease in the number of weekday services to Cressy/Longford, which is off-set by a slight increase in Saturday services and provision of new Sunday services. Travel time for Cressy/Longford passengers will reduced by up to 15 minutes as the route will no longer travel via Evandale and the route through Perth will be made more direct.


Evandale  

Similar number of services to Evandale, including the provision of new Sunday services. The route to and from Evandale will change, with Evandale to be serviced via Perth on the Perth Mill Road. The route will no longer travel via the Launceston Airport (Evandale Road).


Perth  

Increase in the number of services to Perth, particularly on Saturdays and Sundays. Perth will be serviced by multiple routes, including from St Helens and Hobart. The route through Perth will be made more direct, with services to travel along the Perth Main Road. New bus stops will be constructed to support this change including near the intersection of Main Road and Phillip Street.

  • More information on bus stop locations in Perth is available here.
  • Due to the temporary closure of Haggerstone Rd (old Midway Highway) northbound Tassielink services will not be able to stop at Devon Hills. More information is available here.
  • Once the Perth bypass is constructed the route will no longer be able to travel via Drummond Street.


The majority of Cressy/Longford and Evandale/Perth services will travel via the Kings Meadows corridor - which means that any passenger can get on and off the bus on this corridor. This change will increase the number of services along this important urban corridor.


Services will start and finish at St Johns Street in Launceston as opposed to the Cornwall Square Transit Centre. The pickup stop in St John Street will be stop A1 .

Latest Network updates

Tassielink would like to inform all customers. Student bus fares will increase on 1 January 2024. The new fare will be: • $1.60 if using a smartcard or 10-trip ticket • $2.00 if paying cash for a single trip The student fare applies regardless of distance,area of travel, or day of the week, including schoolholidays. Some students will be eligible for free travel to and from school. For more information: • talk to your bus driver • visit www.transport.tas.gov.au/student • call 6166 3343 (9am to 5pm weekdays)
Service Disruption Hobart Sunday 3rd December 2023 Road closures in Kingston for the Kingston fun run and walk. Services affected: 9:15 AM 716 service, Hobart - Geeveston •Please not unable to service all stops in Brown’s road and Channel highway Kingston due to road closures for the Kingston fun run.
Service Disruption Launceston Saturday 2nd December 2023 Road closures in Launceston for the Christmas parade No access to St Johns Stop A1 until approximately 1:30pm Temporary stops in place for services - To Launceston Route 792 Ex Evandale at 10.16am - Will terminate in Frederick street Across from Princess Square. From Launceston Route 794 Ex 11.05am to Longford - will depart from Frederick street Outside Princess Square • Please note the stop on Elizabeth street will not be serviced.
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