Our most important ferry route is between Port Melbourne and Devonport in the north. The Spirit of Tasmania passenger ships transport you and your vehicle on an overnight journey that saves time and accommodation costs.
If you want to explore Bruny Island, south of Hobart, there is a ferry service operating multiple times per day from Kettering and Barnes Bay on Bruny's northern point. In peak times this service is extremely popular, so forward planning is necessary.
In Hobart, you can take the Emma Lisa from Hobart waterfront to Bellerive on the eastern shore. And nearby you will find a water taxi service to run you up and down the Derwent River.
One of most pleasing ways to enjoy a visit to MONA (no car/no parking hassles) is to join the ferry service from Brooke Street Pier to the museum and return. Approached from the landing and up the steps through a sandstone cutting provides a spectacular aspect to the MONA complex.
One of the most stirring ferry journeys is between Cynthia Bay, at the southern end of Lake St Clair, to Narcissus Point which delivers you to the end of the Overland Track. Glacier-formed Lake St Clair is Australia's deepest high altitude lake and stretches for more than 18 kilometres. You travel past the soaring beauty of Mount Olympus and the mountains of the Traveller Range. Changing light and weather conditions make this a photographer's dream.
To get to Maria Island National Park, ferries depart from Triabunna, about 45 minutes' drive north of Hobart.
For more information on ferries to and from and in Tasmania.
Open