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

Latest Update – 747 - Burnie to Strahan service The road has now reopened from Rosebery to Zeehan. This now allows us to continue on the Murchinson Hwy to Zeehan as per normal timetable Please disregard our last update Tassielink thanks you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please refer to https://nextthere.com/tassielink or your NextThere App for real time information
UPDATE - 747 BURNIE TO STRAHAN Due to the fires and road closures in Zeehan and surrounding areas, Tassielink Transit will again divert via Anthony Road to Queenstown and Strahan. PLEASE NOTE - The bus will go into Rosebery before returning via Anthony's Road. This may delay the service. We ask those wishing to go to Zeehan to make alternative arrangements from the Zeehan Hwy and Anthony's Road Junction with an approximate time of 5.30PM Tassielink thanks you for your patience and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Please refer to https://nextthere.com/tassielink or your NextThere App for real time information
Important Update Evandale Village Fair & National Penny Farthing Championships 2025 Saturday 15th February 2025 Tassielink would like to advise that on this day there will be no access to our bus stop located on Scone Street Evandale for the duration of this event, 10am - 4pm. Passengers travelling on Route 792 Evandale to Launceston and return will need to utilize the temporary bus stop located on Barclay street - outside oval Entrance for both inbound and outbound services. We thank you for your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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