Transport in Hobart

{{see also|Trams in Hobart|Rail transport in Tasmania}}

File:14.5 bus in Hobart.jpg bus in Hobart]]

Public transport in Hobart has been provided exclusively by buses since 1968. Trams ran in Hobart from 1893 to 1960 and were briefly replaced by trolleybuses, from 1960 to 1968.{{cite web | year = 2012 | url = http://www.dier.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/79153/Public_Transport.PDF.pdf | title = Glenorchy to Hobart CBD TransitCorridor | publisher = Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources | access-date = 2013-03-10 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140306111043/http://www.dier.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/79153/Public_Transport.PDF.pdf | archive-date = 2014-03-06 }}

The low population density of Hobart has resulted in the creation of bus routes which cover a wide area and operate at a low frequency. The consequence is that bus travel is not competitive with travel by car, because routes are often lengthy and indirect, meaning that passengers can take a long time to reach their final destination.{{cite web | year = 2012 | url = http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/58447/Light_Rail_Business_Case_Stage_1_Background_Report.pdf | title = Hobart to Northern Suburbs Light Rail Business Case - Stage One Report | publisher = ACIL Tasman for the Department of Infrastructure, Energy & Resources | access-date = 2013-03-11 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219024830/http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/58447/Light_Rail_Business_Case_Stage_1_Background_Report.pdf | archive-date = 2013-12-19 }} This has contributed to Hobart having the second-lowest public transport patronage in Australia.{{cite news|title=Rail vital to cut road jams|first=Toby|last=Rowallan|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2013/03/17/374782_opinion.html|newspaper=The Mercury|date=2009-03-17|access-date=2013-03-17}}

Since the completion of the Brighton Transport Hub, the former South railway line through inner Hobart has fallen into disuse. Serious constraints in the road network, along with low-frequency bus services, have led to ongoing discussion of introducing Riverline light rail to Hobart.Waterhouse, Charles: [http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/08/09/164621_tasmania-news.html Bid for trams back on track], The Mercury, 9 August 2010. It would make use of the rail corridor, creating a new express route to Hobart.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,24120424-3462,00.html|title=Bus traffic could be diverted to rail|last1=Worley|first1=Mark|date=2008-08-03|work=The Mercury|access-date=2016-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917231658/http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,24120424-3462,00.html|archive-date=2008-09-17}}

Taxis and limousines operate with no ties to Metro. Taxi Combined and Yellow Cabs run the large fleets of taxicabs in Hobart.

There are many bike tracks in the greater Hobart area, one of the most notable being the intercity bike track which runs from Hobart 12 km north to Glenorchy along an unused rail line of the Hobart–Bridgewater rail corridor.{{cite web | year = 2007 | url = http://www.biketas.org.au/rides/Route_SE_CR_20031121.php | title = Century Ride | publisher = Bicycle Tasmania | access-date = 2008-07-22 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719092843/http://biketas.org.au/rides/Route_SE_CR_20031121.php | archive-date = 2008-07-19 }} Other bike routes travel through Mount Wellington and the waterfront of the River Derwent at various locations.File:Tasman-hwy-montagu-bay2.jpg]]

{{see also|List of Highways in Hobart|Hobart Bypass}}

The release of the Hobart Area Transportation Study in 1964 has influenced the use of cars as the dominant mode of transport in Hobart. The Davey/Macquarie couplet expand east-west along the southern fringe of the city centre connecting the three major highways; the Southern Outlet, the Tasman Highway and the Brooker Highway which expand out to the outer suburbs. These highways are in turn supported by secondary arterial roads; Goodwood, Sandy Bay and Main Roads as well as the East Derwent and South Arm highways.

{{see also|Ferries in Hobart}}

{{see also|List of Hobart ferries}}

{{see also|List of Hobart tug boats}}

File:Excella Brooke Street Pier 20180907-003.jpg ferry at Brooke Street Pier]]

Several private ferry operators run are based in Sullivans Cove for commuter, tourist and leisure purposes. Destinations include Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula, Peppermint Bay at Woodbridge, the eastern shore town centre of Bellerive, Wrest Point Hotel Casino in Sandy Bay, and Museum of Old & New Art in Berriedale.[https://mona.net.au/visit Visit] Museum of Old & New Art

Hobart has the second deepest natural port in the world, second to only Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.{{cite web|url=http://www.antarctictasmania.com/home/hobart_gateway_to_antarctica|title=Antarctic Tasmania|date=14 August 2014|access-date=29 August 2014|publisher=Government of Tasmania|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006114742/http://www.antarctictasmania.com/home/hobart_gateway_to_antarctica|archive-date=6 October 2014}} As a result, it sees an extensive cruise ship calendar, with approximately 30 ships berthing at Sullivans Cove between October and April each summer.{{cite news|url=http://www.themercury.com.au/news/record-number-of-cruise-ships-to-boost-tasmanias-economy/story-fnj4f7kx-1227054529007|title=Record number of cruise ships to boost Tasmania's economy|publisher=The Mercury|date=11 September 2014|access-date=19 January 2015}} Hobart has also hosted visiting United States Navy ships.{{cite web|url=http://www.uscarriers.net/cvn70history.htm|title=US Carriers - Carl Vinson|access-date=19 January 2015}}

Hobart serves as Australia's main sea link to Antarctica for the Australian Antarctic Division, headquartered in Kingston. Hobart is the home port to the Australian Icebreaker the Aurora Australis which serves the Australian Antarctic Territory during the summer months. Hobart is also home to the French ship [http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/transportation/shipping/mv-astrolabe-1995-1998-99 L'Astrolabe], which makes regular supply runs to the French Southern Territories located around Antarctica.{{cite web|url=http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/transportation/shipping/mv-astrolabe-1995-1998-99|title=Australian Antarctic Division - MV Astrolabe|publisher=Australian Antarctic Division|access-date=19 January 2015}}

Hobart Airport, in the suburb of Cambridge, is Tasmania's busiest airport. Three airlines and approaching two million domestic passengers utilise the airport each year. The airport is a hub for Skytraders, which operates chartered flights to Antarctica. Cambridge Aerodrome is situated in the same suburb and caters exclusively for general aviation and charter flights.

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