A rally car cornering on a forest road
SportStatewide Tasmania, TAS

Targa Tasmania

Targa Tasmania is the world's premier tarmac rally, run over six days each April on closed public roads across the island. Since 1992 the event has sent fields of classic and modern performance cars around a 2,000 kilometre course with hundreds of kilometres of competitive stages, from Launceston's hinterland through the west coast ranges to Hobart.

Get there by bus →Six days in AprilFree entry

What to expect

Stage-side spectating is free, and the event's route makes a moving festival of the state's driving roads: hairpins at Cethana, forest runs on the west coast, coastal sweeps in the south. Fans plan their days around the published stage times, and the overnight towns fill with rally traffic and tall stories.

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Getting there by bus

Tell us where you're starting from and we'll find coach options to Launceston.

Stages run across the state; Launceston traditionally hosts the start and Hobart the finish, and both are coach-served.

One-way trip

Fares and timetables are confirmed on the operator's site before you book.