St Helens is 166 km east of Launceston and 36 km north of St Marys. It can be reached in about three hours from Hobart along the A3 highway via Bicheno.

The hostel is centrally located near the bay and with the bus depot only a five minutes walk away.

The town is served by amongst others the following bus companies:

"Tasmania's own" REDLINE - Statewide Coach services: tel: 03/6231 3233 or 1300/360 000

Redline coaches run St Helens to Launceston connecting to Hobart at Conara Junction every day except Saturday.

Tassie Link Coaches : tel: (0) 3 6272 7300

Tasmania's premier coach operator offering award winning day tours, a comprehensive State-wide point to point coach network, cost effective point to point freight and complete charter/conference transport options.