Hobart

Hobart is the capital of the Australian island Tasmania. Tasmanians are lovely people - hitching is possible even on small roads. Someone hitched to a town of a 100 people.

Highways & Hitchhiking
There are three main highways out of the Hobart area:
 * The Brooker Highway (1), which heads north and splits into the Midlands Highway (1) which heads north, and the Lyell Highway (A10) which heads west. The intersection of these highways at the Bridgewater Bridge is one of the best places to hitch from to travel north or west, since cars have to slow down to 60km/h to travel through the intersection and the bridge. You'll probably need a ride to get you there though.
 * The Southern Outlet (A6) which heads south to the Houn Valley and the Channel area. Hitching is best achieved from the start of the outlet at the end of Davey Street, which is a twenty minute walk from the CBD.
 * The Tasman Highway (also known as the Eastern Outlet) (A3) which heads east to the airport and the east coast. It is hard to start hitch-hiking somewhere near the city, as there is no proper side-road suitable for stopping cars. One of the options is to take a bus #652 or #662 to Warrane and get out at "Shackleton Street", or you may ask the driver to drop you off closest to the motorway explaining him/her you are intending to hitch-hike. Finally, walk to the highway and get a ride there.

Public Transport
Within the CBD and suburbs, Metro Tasmania provides a wonderful weekday service. It's also cheap, by international standards. However, do not rely on it on weekends, as the service becomes intermittent and unreliable. To travel to the country or intercity, services such as Hobart Coaches (owned by Metro), Redline, or Tigerline will be your friends.

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