Statewide Tasmania, TAS · Autumn
Targa Tasmania
Six days in April
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.
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.
- Sport
- Regional Tourism
- Free entry
- When
- Six days in April
- How often
- Every year
- Venue
- Closed public-road stages across Tasmania
- Crowd
- Estimated 10,000+ spectators
- Entry
- Free
- Setting
- Outdoor
Dates shown follow the event's typical pattern; exact dates change each year, so confirm on the official site before booking travel.
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.
Fares and timetables are confirmed on the operator's site before you book.
