How do you get to Maria Island from Triabunna?
A 30 minute ferryAcross the water to a car-free island, wombats included.
By ferry: a 30 minute crossing to an island national park with no cars on it, so the car stays on the mainland and you walk from the jetty. There are no shops on the island, so take your food and water across for the day. The easiest way is to let a trip do it: the day trip from Hobart picks you up from your accommodation, drives the hour to the ferry and includes the crossing, with around six hours on the island, from $225, or $135 for children.
Checked on 28 October 2026.
Maria Island sits just off Tasmania's east coast, and the crossing is the easy part: half an hour on the water. What makes it special is what is waiting on the other side, a whole island national park with no cars, and wombats that take no notice of the people walking past them.
The crossing, step by step
| Step | What happens | How long |
|---|---|---|
| Hobart | Pick-up from your Hobart accommodation on the day trip, in an air-conditioned bus | About an hour to the ferry |
| The ferry | Across to Maria Island | 30 minutes |
| On the island | On foot: there are no cars | Around six hours |
| The way back | The ferry back across, then the bus to your Hobart accommodation | Back in Hobart the same day |
From the day trip's own transport sheet. The ferry and the accommodation transfers are included in its price.
What to know before you cross
- Leave the car behind.Maria Island is a car-free national park, so everyone crosses as a foot passenger and explores on foot.
- Take your lunch.There are no shops on the island. The day trip stops where you can buy lunch or sandwiches in the morning, before the ferry.
- Carry what you need for the day.Whatever you will want on the island goes across with you on the ferry.
- Six hours is a good day.That is the time the day trip gives you on the island, with the ferry and the drive taken care of either side.
Let a trip do the getting there
If you are staying in Hobart, the day trip takes the whole journey off your hands: pick-up from your accommodation, the drive to the ferry, the crossing both ways and the drop-off at the end of the day. It is a small group of up to 24, rated 2 out of 5 for effort, and children travel at their own price.
| Trip | Adult | Child | Effort | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day Maria Island Tour | $225 | $135 | — | Small group, up to 24 |
Effort is the operator's own rating from 1 to 5. Prices are per person and update on their own.
Or take it in on a longer trip
The 6 day Taste of Tasmania loop from Hobart crosses to Maria Island by ferry on day 5, after nights at Tullah on Lake Rosebery, bush cabins in central Tasmania and Bicheno on the east coast. You sleep in multi-share boutique lodges, cabins and seaside bungalows, with a private room available as an upgrade.
For the rest of what you can do from Hobart in a day, see the best day trips from Hobart without a car.
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Where this comes from. The drive to the ferry, the crossing time, the time on the island, what to carry, what each trip includes and prices are each trip's own transport and inclusions sheet, as held on its page here, and prices update on their own. We do not quote the public ferry's timetable or fare here because we do not hold a checked source for them; on the trips above the ferry is included.