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

Vacancy’s for full/time and casual Bus Drivers. Tassielink Transit has opportunities available for route service drivers to join our teams based in Bicheno, Swansea, Huon Valley and Derwent Park. You will be driving our daily route bus services to and from Hobart Tassielink Transit has - Modern buses and equipment Roster flexibility Pay wages as per PVTA Family environment Driving buses out of the urban city area We are a customer focused business with a high standard of personal/uniform presentation and excellent customer service skills are essential. We do require you to have a good driving record and bus/heavy vehicle driving experience as a requirement. licence required are: Current Medium or Heavy Rigid Vehicle Drivers Licence Public Passenger Vehicle Licence or the ability to obtain Working with Vulnerable People or the ability to obtain To Apply Complete the Application form available online http://www.tassielink.com.au/employment-opportunities and send your resume and cover letter to Tassielink Transit info@tassielink.com.au or Andrew@tassielink.com.au
LAUNCESTON - SUNDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER St Johns Street between Cimitiere St and Frederick Street will be closed for the Cancer Council Women's 5km run/walk. Tassielink will be unable to access stop A1 in St Johns Street for all outbound Services on Sunday until 2pm. All outbound Tassielink services before 2pm will be departing from outside the new regional Transit centre located at 25 St Johns Street.
Tassielink wishes to advise passengers that the 716 15:07 PM Hobart to geeveston is running approx 20 minutes behind time due to traffic issues on the Southern Outlet. Please remain at your stop and we will be with you as soon as possible. We thank everyone for their patience and understanding For real-time updates, please refer to https://nextthere.com/tassielink or access your NextThere App.
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