Car hire Hobart Airport

Only one other Australian airport is growing at a faster rate than Hobart International Airport, which is situated 10 miles east of Tasmania's state capital with car rental in Hobart Airport. This airport is Australia's ninth-busiest, with a passenger throughput approaching two million people between 2009 and 2010. The airport's isolated Cambridge location means it can operate curfew-free services.

Hobart Airport facilities

Although this airport has handled no international flights since 1998, it nonetheless boasts both domestic and international terminals. Nowadays, the international terminal is primarily used for Skytraders flights to Antarctica and occasional charter flights. The property also includes a four-star hotel and numerous locations at which to compare car hire.

Hobart Airport excursions

Australia's second-oldest city is an ideal place to begin exploring Tasmania. Thanks to Tasmania's relatively small size, the island is among the easiest Australian states to navigate. Motorists can drive across one of Australia's oldest bridges in the nearby community of Richmond. Over 200,000 people visit the Tasman Peninsula's Port Arthur Historic Site per year.

Best time to visit

Hobart may be Australia's southernmost state capital, but even its cold winters see temperatures which remain well above freezing. Rain is only an occasional occurrence during the pleasant December to February summer season. Temperatures start dropping when autumn arrives in March, and even Hobart's wettest September to November spring months are among the driest in Australia.

Car rental in Hobart Airport

Many central Hobart streets are one-way and driving on them can be challenging during peak commuting hours. However, driving through Hobart's outskirts and surrounding countryside is straightforward and most Tasmania attractions lie within no more than four hours' drive from the state capital.