By plane
Strahan Airport - Although helicopter and fixed-wing flights operate from here for charter flights into the south-west wilderness area, or over locations in western Tasmania, there are no scheduled passenger services to Strahan from other airports in Tasmania.
By train
The West Coast Wilderness Railway (http://www.federalgroup.c...) operates as a tourist attraction between Queenstown and Strahan, a distance of 34 km. The ordinary railway connection between Queenstown and the rest of Tasmania closed in 1960.
By car
The drive from Hobart is a pleasant 3.5 hours, taking you through towns such as New Norfolk, Hamilton, Ouse and Derwent Bridge before winding its way through the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Leaving the park, you come to the ghost towns of Linda and Gormanston, both of which were large communities during the early mining booms. Of particular interest are the ruins of the Royal Hotel at Linda.
Once past Gormanston the road becomes a narrow and winding affair, where all caution should be taken, but this is also where the spectacular views of the surrounding barren hills of Queenstown begin. Once over Gormanston hill there is a lookout on your left which takes in views of Queenstown and the Queen River Valley. It is well worth a stop for photos. Once past the lookout you drive past the old slag heap and into Queenstown.
From Burnie it is a pleasant 2-hour drive along the A10, which takes you through the village of Tullah, where you first get to see Mt Murchison as it looms up ahead of you. Past Tullah you have a choice of routes. The A10 takes you on to Rosebery and over Mt Black or you can take the B28 around Lake Plimsoll, where there are spectacular views of Cradle Mountain National Park and the Franklin River World Heritage area. Both drives are on excellent road surfaces, although a little winding in places. The Lake Plimsoll road is about 15km shorter than the A10 into Queenstown.
Please note that the two routes above are only a guide and that a number of others can be taken from Launceston. Regardless of which route you take, and depending on what time of year that you travel, weather and road conditions should be taken into account. The roads around Queenstown can be covered in ice and snow during winter and right up to early December. Please drive carefully and obey speed limits and caution signs.