Hobart city centre is 15 km from Hobart International Airport (HBA) [url=http://www.hobartairpt.com.au/]]at Cambridge. The following airlines fly to HBA:
* Qantas and QantasLink [url=http://www.qantas.com.au/[/url]]fly from [[Melbourne[/url]] and [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki].
* Jetstar [url=http://www.jetstar.com.au/]]flies from [[Melbourne[/url]], [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki], [wiki=759302fb84c5f72078746e7358ba44a0]Brisbane[/wiki] and the [wiki=6496055c81ee7976cc6fa14b217c9165]Gold Coast[/wiki].
* Virgin Australia [url=http://www.virginaustralia.com/]]flies from [[Brisbane[/url]], [wiki=7c885b9c7c703a77befcabeea54944d5]Melbourne[/wiki] and [wiki=1fc91e86962825bb745de53d1657b3e4]Sydney[/wiki].
* Tiger Airways [url=http://www.tigerairways.com]]flies from [[Melbourne[/url]].
There used to be two shuttle buses from the airport to Hobart, but one stopped service and now your only option is Redline. Reservations are recommended. Redline will cost $18 one way or $32 return, and takes around 45 minutes to/from the airport to Hobart's Transit Centre in Liverpool Street. Online booking and payment is available on their website.
A taxi will cost around $45 into the city centre from the airport.
If you desperately wanted to save money, you could walk 5 KM to a Cambridge metro stop and hop on one of the buses: 630, 664, 665, 668. A day ticket is AUD 4.80. A single journey trip is less. You would have to follow Holyman Ave which will change into Cambridge Park Drive and go onto Cambridge Road for a stop. Look on Google or something first and search for "Tasmania Cambridge Primary School" and head there. Be extremely cautious, however.
Cruise ships usually dock at Macquarie Wharf, which is on the eastern side of the picturesque city docks area on Hunter Street. Redeveloped in 2013, Macquarie Wharf 2 is now a modern and welcoming space for tourists arriving by boat, with the terminal around a ten minute walk from Hobart's CBD. Nearby, the Constitution and Victoria Docks area offers shopping for art, crafts, clothing and souvenirs; light snacks and food; fishing boats; a yacht basin; and the maritime museum. Much of the offerings are housed in the buildings of the former Henry Jones Jam Factory, adjacent to the cruise terminal on Hunter Street.
The Spirit of Tasmania runs up to two sailings per day between [wiki=7c885b9c7c703a77befcabeea54944d5]Melbourne[/wiki] and [wiki=5645d7161f9033a5d706556ff6756ec4]Devonport[/wiki]. From Devonport, Hobart is around a three to four hour drive away, although there is an option to connect to a Redline coach service which can take you through to Hobart's Transit Centre.
It is a couple of hours drive from [wiki=6cbefabfee1650512b89841e6b1ca742]Launceston[/wiki] airport (hire cars can be rented either in
advance or at the airports).
Some of the major car rental operators include:
*[url=http://www.redspot.com.au]Redspot[/url]
*[url=http://www.Hertz.com.au]Hertz[/url]
*[url=http://www.Avis.com.au]Avis[/url]
*[url=http://www.Budget.com.au]Budget[/url]
Salamanca Market [url=http://www.hobartcity.com.au/salamancamarket/]]- a major Saturday morning attraction, for locals and visitors alike. Situated in front of large sandstone warehouses which have been converted into a maze of craftsmen's workshops, giftshops, restaurants and other 'artsy-crafty' shops. These warehouses were mostly built to service 19th century whaling. Market stalls are one of the cheapest places to buy Tasmanian timber products.
*Battery Point, behind Salamanca Market. This area is very old and full of interesting architecture. Many of these buildings are built in the area's golden sandstone, giving the older parts of the city a warm golden glow.
*Botanical Gardens.[http://www.rtbg.tas.gov.au/[/url] Beautiful location about fifteen minutes walk from the city centre. A must see attraction is the sub Antarctic garden. Its like walking into a freezer full of plants!
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery [url=http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/],]Dunn Place, Hobart. Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Having undergone major renovations and reopening in 2013, TMAG has made a resurgence on Hobart's art scene. Currently has a range of permanent exhibitions, including displays on Australia's Aboriginal and colonial history, as well a great exhibition on Tasmania's relationship with Antarctica. Also has one of the best coin collections in any museum.
*Maritime Museum of Tasmania [url=http://www.maritimetas.org/[/url],]Carnegie Building, cnr Argyle and Davey Streets
*Salamanca Precinct - There are many small art galleries located around Salamanca Place and Castray Esplanade. Some of these include the Despard Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Handmark Gallery and the Colville Street Art Gallery.
*Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) [http://mona.net.au/[/url], 655 Main Road, Berriedale. Wednesday-Monday, 10am-5pm. Pioneered by David Walsh of Moorilla fame, this recently opened (2011) museum features alternative and some confronting art to make you think. Regularly has travelling exhibitions from international artists. Public transport will take you there, take Metro bus number 36, 37, 42 or X1 or the MONA MR-1 fast ferry from Brooke Street Pier on Hobart's waterfront. Both transport alternatives will take roughly 30-40 minutes.
The Falls Music and Arts Festival [url=http://www.fallsfestival.com.au/]]- Occuring around an hour's drive east of Hobart at Marion Bay is the Tasmanian leg of the Falls Festival. The festival is celebrated over three days, culminating on New Year's Eve, featuring local, interstate and international artists.
*MONA FOMA (Museum of Old and New Art: Festival of Music and Art) [url=http://www.mofo.net.au/[/url]]- curated by Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie, MONA's summer festival is celebrated both at MONA and around Hobart's waterfront in a celebration of often ecletic music and large scale art installations in the middle of January.
*Dark MOFO [http:///www.darkmofo.net.au[/url] - Hobart's midwinter festival run in celebration of the winter solstice. Various large scale public art works are showcased across the city, including various musical performances from Australian and international artists over the ten days that the festival runs. Festivals from past years have included large scale art such as Ryoji Ikeda's Spectra, Rafael Lozano Hemmer's Articulated Intersect and Pulse Column, as well as Fire Organ by Bastiaan Maris. The festival culminates on the morning of the winter solstice, with a nude swim held at Sandy Bay's Long Beach.
Hobart has a good wine industry, with many well established wineries just outside of Hobart. Tasmania's cool growing climate lends very well to production of the lighter varieties, such as riesling, sauvignon blanc, and pinot noir. The primary wine growing region around Hobart is known as Coal River Valley and encompasses the towns of Cambridge and Richmond; but here are also other wineries in the Greater Hobart area.
Due to the distances and lack of public transport to these areas the best way of visiting them is by car. There are also places that do organised tours, usually of a weekend. 2 places are
Boutique Wine Tours [url=http://www.boutiquewinetourstas.com.au/]]and Classic Car Tours [http://www.classiccartoursandhire.com.au/tasmanianwinetours.html[/url]
* The range of wines by winemaker Tim Krushka includes pinot noir, chardonnay, a Bordeaux-blend red and a sauvignon blanc semillon.
* Coal Valley's range includes riesling, chardonnay, pinot noir, tempranillo and a cabernet merlot blend.
* Conor van der Reest is Moorilla's winemaker. Moorilla's range includes sparking, riesling, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay and pinot noir.
* Meadowbank features sparkling white, riesling, chardonnay, pinot gris, pinot noir and cabernet
Bar Celona, 45 Salamanca Place, ph 03 6224 7557 (fax 03 6224 7388). Bar Celona is a combined wine bar and cafe. The decor is open and wood panelled: while it can get a bit noisy, it's a good place to escape some of the much more crowded bars on a busy weekend night, especially if you want to have a nice glass or two of wine.
*Isobar, 11a Franklin Wharf. Formally known as 'carbon', Isobar lounge and Isobar_the nightclub are open 3 nights a week and is a popular hang out for the younger crowd with 3 distinctive areas in the nightclub and the bar downstairs catering more to the upmarket drinkers. Some say that Isobar is probably one of the most popular nightclubs in Hobart, others would disagree. Beware that the male patrons get into fights with the bouncers with disturbing regularity.
*The Lower House, 9 Murray St.. The mildly witty name of this lounge bar across the road from parliament is a decent metaphor for the atmosphere. Colloquially known as 'lower' it is a pre-drinking venue of choice for a mostly young crowd. There is seating inside, as well as a reasonably large outside area. They do food, but it does get very crowded after about 10PM. Directly across the lane from Mobius.
*Mobius, Despard St. Depending on who you ask, Mobius will be described as either the seediest or the best club in Hobart. The grumpy bouncers and reasonably seedy atmosphere though, can't detract from the fact that the DJ's are clearly some of the best in Hobart and the dancefloor is regularly full. Generally plays more underground, electronic music. Recently quite enthused by dubstep.
*The Lark Distillery, 14 Davey Street, Ph. (03) 6231 9088, [url=http://www.larkdistillery.com.au/].]The Lark Distillery is the first licensed distillery in Tasmania since 1839 and now operates as a bar, store and distillery in one. It produces fine single malt whiskey and other liqueurs. It provides free tastings of liqueurs and spirits and charges a small fee to taste their 3 types of whiskeys ($2 each tasting or $5 for all 3). Their bush liqueur also has a distinctive taste through the use of pepperberries. There are several live music performances a week. Entry is always free and students receive a 10% discount on drinks.
*The Quarry Salamanca, 27 Salamanca Place, Ph. (03) 6223 6552, [http://thequarry.com.au//[/url]. The Quarry is a sophisticated modern bar, the building has been part of the Salamanca landscape for nearly 200 years and has been beautifully restored integrating a modern edge with the original sandstone facade. They also have a restaurant and apartment accommodation.
*Cargo Bar Lounge, 47-51 Salamanca Place, Ph. (03) 6223 7788. Cargo is one of the more recently opened bars in Hobart. Modern feel with a mix of outdoor seating on the street, or a quieter secluded booth style seating at the back of the bar. Drinks are the usual fare; a selection of beers on tap, a good choice of wines and most spirits.
*Flamingo's Dance Bar, 201 Liverpool St, Ph. (03) 6294 6173. Hobart's only gay bar. This place is small and intimate and it goes off on Friday and Saturday night, especially during the summer months. They also put on a pretty wild New Year's Eve party.
The New Sydney Hotel, 87 Bathurst Street. One of the most popular inner-city pubs, the cosy New Sydney is home to Hobart's Irish community and offers an Irish pub atmosphere rather more authentic than that of an Irish theme pub (see Irish Murphy's, below). Large range of imported and local beers on tap.
*The Winston, Corner of Federal and Elizabeth St. North Hobart, Ph (03) 6236 9777. Formerly the Alley Cat, The Winston is only a five minute cab ride/30 minute walk from the city. Only a basic range of beers on tap, with standard pub meals available, The Winston is worth a look if you wish to sample some local bands and artists.
*Republic Bar & Cafe, 299 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart, Tel: (03) 6234 6954, [url=http://www.republicbar.com].]In its day, the former Empire Hotel was one of Hobart's roughest pubs, hosting a shoot-out during the 1980s. Australian cricketer Max Walker grew up in the Empire, which was run by his parents. After a re-modelling and re-branding as the Republic Bar in the mid-1990s, it has become one of the State's most popular pubs. Today, The Republic Bar is Tasmania's premier music venue, with live music 7 days. It hosts an award winning restaurant, art gallery and a large covered beer garden that is good all year round.
*Knopwood's Retreat, 39 Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tel: (03) 6223 5808. Possibly Tasmania's most famous pub, Knopwood's is set in one of the ancient sandstone warehouses that line Salamanca Place. It remains THE place for after-work drinks on Fridays, when the crowd spills out into Salamanca and many punters take their drinks across the road to sit on the lawns. Particularly popular with univerisity students, the pub hosts Syrup nightclub upstairs, one of Hobart's more intimate (and better) clubs. A pint of James Boags Wizard Smith's is a must!
*The Shipwright's Arms, 29 Trumpeter St, Battery Point, Tel: (03) 62235551. Located in Battery Point, one of Australia's oldest suburbs, the Arms opened in 1842. Cosy fires and Chesterfields is the atmosphere here and the nautical theme attracts participants in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race around the new year. A popular local pub, slightly off the tourist trail, the beer garden is an attractive place for a meal on summer evenings.
* Irish Murphy's, 21 Salamanca Place, tel (03) 6223 1119 (fax 03 6223 1133, email hobart@irishmurphys.com.au), [http://www.irishmurphys.com.au/[/url]. Irish Murphy's is a busy Irish pub on one of the prime nightlife strips. It has a young crowd dancing to pop hits from their childhood in a fake Irish franchise pub.
*Great pub in the heart of Battery Point village, 400m from Salamanca Market. Pub food staples featuring chicken parmagiana's, steaks and local seafood. Cheap bar meals available or alternatively sit down in the restaurant. Good clean local beer on tap, regular live music Friday's and through the weekend. All the sport you could wish for on the flat screen TV's and not a poker machine insight.
Coffee
*Small cafe in the CBD of Hobart. Good coffee made well and consistently.
*Atlas Espresso, Corner of Elizabeth and Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tel: 03 6224 6478. Quality coffee and food with consistent, exceptional service with staff that will remember your name. Great atmosphere in a central location, on the corner of the city's major bus interchange.
Adelphi Court YHA, 17 Stoke Street, New Town, phone 03 6228 4829 (fax 03 6278 2047, email: yhatas@yhatas.org.au), [url=http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cfm?hostelid=74].]Prices $22 dorm bed, $56-$62 for a double room and $65-$71 for a single room.
* Alexandra on Battery, 3 Sonning Crescent, Sandy Bay, phone 03 6225 2574 (fax 03 6225 3522). Prices $80-$90 per night.
*Battery Point Boutique Accommodation, 27-29 Hampden Road, self contained apartments in historic Battery Point. $145-$210 per night. [url=http://www.batterypointaccommodation.com.au[/url]]ph 0422 629432 email bookings@batterypointaccommodation.com.au
* Cottage on Lord, 49 Lord Street, Sandy Bay, phone 03 6224 0823, [url=http://www.cottageonlord.com/[/url].]Prices $255 per night.
* Dr Syntax Hotel, 139 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, phone 03 6223 6258 (fax 03 6224 0132). Pub-style accommodation. Prices $45-$70.
* Montgomery's Private Hotel & YHA Backpackers [url=http://www.yha.com.au/hostels/details.cfm?hostelid=169[/url].]
* Motel 429, 429 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay. phone 03 6225 2511 (fax 03 6225 4354, email: sales@motel429.com.au), [url=http://www.motel429.com.au/[/url].]Prices $99-$113 per night.
*Rydges Hobart, Cnr Argyle Street & Lewis Street, ph 1300 857 922. Rydges Hobart is located just 2 km from hobarts central business district. Rydges Hobart’s heritage listed buildings and antique suites capture the essence of historic Hobart. Rydges Hotels and Resorts is an Austrailian owned and operated company.
*Somerset on the Pier is an award-winning transformation of the early 1930s pier building, offering views of the River Derwent and Historic Sullivan's Cove. All 56 apartments, which range from one-bedroom executives to two-bedroom premiers are non-smoking, and have a kitchen and broadband internet access.
*The serviced residence offers a range of apartments from studios to two-bedroom executives that comes with a private balcony or courtyard, kitchen and broadband internet access. Situated minutes from the Central Business District and Salamanca Market.
*Waterside Accommodation [http://www.watersideaccommodation.com/[/url], phone 62492352. The Hobart properties are located at Austins Ferry. All have views, are on the water and are available for short term rental.
*Hotel in Hobart that is close to the city and waterfront. Basic breakfast is included. Not very clean or cheap.
*Great location a half block from the pedestrian mall on Elizabeth Street. Dorm rooms start at $23. Private en suite rooms start at $65. Big covered outdoor area in the back. Very nice bar and restaurant out front.
*Just out of town, at walking distance from MONA. Bus X1 from the CBD gets there in about half an hour. Unpowered sites from $20.
Mantra on Collins, 58 Collins Street, Hobart, tel +61 3 6226 1111 [url=http://www.mantra.com.au/tasmania/south/hobart/accommodation/mantra-collins-hotel/].]In the centre of the CBD, close to the Elizabeth Mall, waterfront and restaurants. Prices start from around $90 per night.
*Travelodge Hobart, 167 Macquarie Street, Hobart, tel +61 3 6220 7100 [url=https://www.tfehotels.com/brands/travelodge-hotels/travelodge-hobart/[/url].]Affordable mid-range accommodation close to Salamanca precinct. Rooms start at around $100 per night.
*Salamanca Inn, 10 Gladstone Street, Hobart, tel +61 3 6223 3300 [url=http://www.salamancainn.com.au/[/url].]Higher mid-range accommodation on the doorstep of the Salamanca arts and restaurants precinct, minutes to the city's waterfront and historic Battery Point.
*The Old Woolstore, 1 Macquarie Street, Hobart, tel +61 3 6235 5355 [http://www.oldwoolstore.com.au/[/url]. Accommodation closer to the edge of Hobart's city centre. However, it is still only a short walk to areas such as Queen's Domain, home of Hobart's Aquatic Centre and Cenotaph. Rooms start at around $150 per night.
Lenna of Hobart, 20 Runnymede Street, Battery Point, tel +61 3 6232 3900, Reservations freecall 1800 030 633 (within Australia), mailto:enquiries@lenna.com.au, [url=http://www.lenna.com.au/].]one of Hobart's most stylish boutique hotels.
*Grand Chancellor, 1 Davey Street, Hobart, tel +61 3 6235 4535. Attached to the hotel is the Federation Concert Hall, the home of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
* The Henry Jones Art Hotel, 25 Hunter Street. Hobart, tel +61 3 6210 7700. Winner of a national award for luxury small hotels, with a great waterfront location and award winning restaurant to match.
*The Islington, 321 Davey Street, Hobart, tel +61 (0)3-6220-2123, [url=http://www.islingtonhotel.com/[/url],]Is an amazing converted mansion built in 1874. Rooms are fantastic with a view of Mt Wellington and a garden. Public spaces inside the hotel have open fires, original art work and antique furniture. Service is excellent. Room rates can be negotiated, but don't expect cheap (400+ / night).
*MONA Pavilions, 651-655 Berriedale Road, Berriedale, tel +61 3 6277 9900[https://www.mona.net.au/mona/accommodation/the-pavilions/[/url]. Luxury contemporary accommodation at the acclaimed MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) museum. Pavilions range from between $600-$1000+ per night though, but are worth it if you're willing to splurge.