Hobart Park and Ride Guide: Claremont, Moonah, Kingston, Huntingfield and Midway Point (Hobart, TAS)

The newest Park and Ride in Greater Hobart is at Claremont, which opened on Monday 20 July 2026 with 239 car spaces, and the older sites at Moonah, Kingston Denison Street and Huntingfield are listed by Metro Tasmania as free to park at. Midway Point and Firthside have also been delivered, according to the Tasmanian Government, and a site at Rokeby is planned.

This guide lists each site, how many spaces it has, which buses connect to it and what the official pages do not say. It uses Metro Tasmania’s Park and Ride page, the Tasmanian Government’s project pages for Claremont and Midway Point, and the Minister’s release of 20 July 2026. The pages were read on Monday 26 October 2026.

What is a Park and Ride, and how do I use one?

Metro describes Park and Ride as a way to avoid the hassle of driving and finding parking in the city centre: you drive to a facility, leave the car in the free parking and finish the trip on a bus from a stop nearby. Metro calls it cheaper, easier and environmentally friendly. The Department says park and ride facilities give public transport users the choice to cycle, walk or travel by car to dedicated commuter parking close to key bus routes.

What is new at Claremont?

The Claremont Park and Ride is on Claremont Link Road, between Myella Drive and Main Road. The Minister’s release of 20 July 2026 says it has 239 car spaces, including 6 accessible spaces, and 12 dedicated motorcycle spaces. It also has bicycle storage and a direct connection to the intercity cycleway, and Metro says it has all-weather bus shelters. Construction started on Monday 28 July 2025, according to the Department.

Which buses stop at the Claremont Park and Ride?

From 20 July 2026, the Department says three express routes travel via the Park and Ride:

• X10, Granton to Hobart
• X11, Claremont to Hobart
• X21, Brighton to Hobart

Other services are available from the Windermere Primary School stop on Main Road, about 400 metres away: routes 510, 511, 512, 520, 521, 522 and 605. For timetables, the Department points to the Hobart bus timetables, journey planner apps such as Google Maps, and real-time bus tracking. Neither Metro’s notice nor the Department’s page gives a parking fee, a time limit or express bus times for Claremont, so check the timetable before you rely on a particular run.

What does Metro list for the other Park and Ride sites?

Metro says that with Park and Ride, customers can make the most of free vehicle parking and use public transport nearby to complete the journey into the city. It lists these Hobart-area sites:

Site	Where	What it has
Hobart (Moonah)	212 Main Road, Moonah, directly outside the Metro depot	69 car spaces, a bicycle rack, shelter and seating. Four bus stops nearby.
Kingston, Denison Street	Near the Christian Reformed Church of Kingston	71 car spaces, a bicycle rack, shelter and seating
Kingston, Huntingfield	Huntingfield Drive, opposite the Fork in the Road hardware store	174 vehicles, 26 bicycles, a quick drop-off lane, upgraded shelters and an amenity building

For more information about Park and Ride facilities, Metro gives 13 22 01 and contact@metrotas.com.au.

Which buses serve Huntingfield?

Metro’s notice of 26 September 2022 said new weekday express services depart the Huntingfield Park and Ride every 30 minutes at peak times. It named route X01 as travelling direct to Hobart every 30 minutes at peak times and route X08 as travelling to Hobart via Kingston Central every 60 minutes outside peak times. That notice is four years old, so treat the routes and frequencies as a starting point and check the current timetable.

What about Midway Point?

The Department says it built a Park and Ride between Fenton Street and the Tasman Highway at Midway Point, with construction completed in October 2025. It describes free parking for commuters and access to future express bus services into Hobart’s CBD, with connections to walking, wheeling and riding routes. The site has secure bicycle storage, five motorcycle spaces and two accessible car spaces, and all-weather shelters at the existing bus stop on Penna Road and the Hobart-bound stop on the Tasman Highway.

The Department’s page uses the words “future express bus services”, and it does not name routes. Look at the Metro timetable for services from the Penna Road and Tasman Highway stops.

The Department says community consultation on the concept designs for Claremont, Midway Point and Rokeby was completed in 2022. At Midway Point, it adds that local shared user paths will also connect to the facility, so people can arrive on foot, by wheelchair or by bike as well as by car.

Are there more on the way?

The Minister’s release says new facilities have been delivered in Midway Point, Claremont, Firthside and Huntingfield, and that planning is underway for a new park and ride at Rokeby. The Department’s program page says the design for Rokeby has been finalised, a tender for construction was expected in early September 2026 and construction is expected to start in late 2026. The pages read for this guide do not give an opening date for Rokeby.

Will the buses be full?

The Tasmanian Government’s fares page says it has not added services for the free travel period. It says it is monitoring capacity and encouraging people to travel outside peak periods where they can, and that if a bus looks full, an adult might consider waiting for the next service. The same page says Greater Hobart bus timetables changed on 3 May 2026 and that the Greater Hobart bus network is under review, so a timetable you used earlier in the year may no longer match. Metro’s own notice for the Claremont opening points customers to the Transport website for passenger information and timetables.

Is the bus free?

Yes, at the moment. The Minister’s release says Park and Rides are proving very popular as Tasmanians take advantage of the government’s free bus travel initiative. Our guide to free bus travel in Tasmania sets out what the scheme covers and the 30 June 2027 end date.

Once I am in the city, where do I go?

If your trip ends at a ferry or the waterfront, our guides to getting to Mona and Salamanca Market cover the next leg, and our Argyle Street Car Park guide has the council’s fees if you would rather drive into the centre.

Quick plan

• From Claremont or the north: Claremont Park and Ride, with X10, X11 or X21 to Hobart.
• From Moonah: 212 Main Road, with four bus stops close by.
• From Kingston: Denison Street or Huntingfield.
• From Midway Point: the Fenton Street site, with a check of the Metro timetable first.
• Questions: Metro on 13 22 01.

Sources

• Metro Tasmania — Park and Ride locations (checked 26 October 2026)
• Metro Tasmania — Claremont Park and Ride opening Monday, 20 July 2026 (16 July 2026)
• Metro Tasmania — New Huntingfield Express Services (26 September 2022)
• Premier of Tasmania — Claremont Park and Ride now open (20 July 2026)
• Transport Services — Claremont Park and Ride (checked 26 October 2026)
• Transport Services — Midway Point Park and Ride (checked 26 October 2026)
• Transport Services — Greater Hobart Park and Ride (checked 26 October 2026)

Featured image: a heritage sandstone building on Main Road, Moonah, photographed in July 2026 (photo: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 4.0) (text added)

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with Metro Tasmania or the Tasmanian Government. Timetables and facilities can change; check the official pages above before you travel.