The first step is to get yourself to Australia!
There are direct flights to Hobart from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra.
Hobart airport is approx 25 mins (up to 45 mins) from the Grand Chancellor Hotel depending on the time of day.
Hobart Airport Car Rental info
Uber or Taxi rides are approximately $45 per trip.
Book an Uber ride via the app or with 13-UBER (13 82 37)
Skybus Shuttle
The shuttle bus travels from the airport and stops at the Grand Chancellor hotel and several other places in central Hobart. Book your trip online or purchased at the airport.
Australia’s national currency is the Australian dollar (AUD) which comes in polymer (plastic) notes of $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100. Coins are in 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent denominations as well as $1 and $2 denominations.
Convert currency at your bank, or at the airport before leaving or upon arrival.
Check currrent exchange rates at Xe Currency Exchange currency converter.
ATMs are available.
Credit cards are widely accepted.
*For ease of payment, please let your credit card companies know where and when you will be traveling.
All non-residents require a visa to enter Australia.
You can find information on types of visas and how to apply online here.
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Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
1 Davey Street,
Hobart, Tasmania, AU
7000
+61 3 6235 4535
5 Star - Luxury waterfront accommodation
Macq01
4 Star
Quest Savoy - Self contained apartments
AirBnB options
Suggestions within an easy walking distance from the venue:
Salamanca Market is Tasmania's most visited tourism attraction and runs each Saturday from 8.30 am to 3 pm, rain, hail or shine. Over 300 stalls to browse.
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery has something for anyone who appreciates creativity.
Royal Tasmaninan Botannical Gardens Tasmania is renowned for its conservation and beauty and these gardens are a feast for the being to imbibe
A little further away
Mount Wellington is one of Hobarts top attractions and approx a 20 min drive from Hobart CBD.
Wellington Park stretches westward from the 1271m summit of Kunanyi/Mount Wellington.
Spectacular lookouts, dramatic cliff faces, boulder fields, waterfalls, fern glades and amazing dolerite rock formations await. Choose from either a 2.5 hour, half-day or full day tour.
