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Brisbane & Hobart in 11 days

5 sightseeing days in Brisbane, a dedicated relocation day, then 5 days in Hobart. Includes Gallery of Modern Art and Maritime Museum of Tasmania, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Brisbane for the first 5 sightseeing days; move to Hobart on day 6, then stay for 5 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 1789 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
4 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Montrachet — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Landmark — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Lefkas Taverna — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 7 · The Drunken Admiral — Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Brisbane & Hobart itinerary: 11 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Brisbane: Gallery of Modern Art & Queensland Art Gallery

  • · Gallery of Modern Art · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Queensland Art Gallery · 30 min
  • · Queensland Art Gallery · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Montrachet (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Brisbane: Brisbane City Hall and King George Square & Brisbane City Hall Clock Tower

  • · Brisbane City Hall and King George Square · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Brisbane City Hall Clock Tower · 30 min
  • · Brisbane City Hall Clock Tower · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Landmark (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Brisbane: Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary & UQ Anthropology Museum

  • · Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary · 75 min
  • · Transfer to UQ Anthropology Museum · 45 min
  • · UQ Anthropology Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Lefkas Taverna (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 4: Brisbane: City Botanic Gardens & Commissariat Store Museum

  • · City Botanic Gardens · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Commissariat Store Museum · 30 min
  • · Commissariat Store Museum · 120 min

Day 5: Brisbane: Cathedral of St. Stephen & MacArthur Museum

  • · Cathedral of St. Stephen · 90 min
  • · Transfer to MacArthur Museum · 30 min
  • · MacArthur Museum · 120 min

Day 6: Brisbane → Hobart: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Brisbane → Hobart · 600 min

Day 7: Hobart: Maritime Museum of Tasmania & Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

  • · Maritime Museum of Tasmania · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery · 30 min
  • · Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery · 120 min
  • · Dinner: The Drunken Admiral (Seafood) · 75 min

Day 8: Hobart: Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens & Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum

  • · Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum · 30 min
  • · Mawson’s Huts Replica Museum · 120 min

Day 9: Hobart: Australian Army Museum Tasmania & Salamanca Place

  • · Australian Army Museum Tasmania · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Salamanca Place · 30 min
  • · Salamanca Place · 75 min

Day 10: Hobart: Museum of Old and New Art & Lady Franklin Gallery

  • · Museum of Old and New Art · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Lady Franklin Gallery · 45 min
  • · Lady Franklin Gallery · 120 min

Day 11: Hobart: Battery Point & Sullivan's Cove

  • · Battery Point · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Sullivan's Cove · 30 min
  • · Sullivan's Cove · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:30120m
    Brisbane

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  • 12:0030m
    Brisbane

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.27 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Stanley Place, South Bank

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    1/30 King Street

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 2.7 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brisbane (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5402017; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:3075m
    between Adelaide and Ann Streets

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brisbane (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Brisbane

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.06 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Museum of Brisbane

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brisbane (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    101/358 Mains Rd

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 11.9 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brisbane (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5402017; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:3075m
    708 Jesmond Rd, Fig Tree Pocket

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brisbane (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0045m
    Brisbane

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (5.94 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    9 Chancellor Pl

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    170 Hardgrave Rd, West End

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 1.3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brisbane (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5402017; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    Brisbane

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  • 12:0030m
    Brisbane

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.65 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    115 William St

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Day 5
  • 09:3090m
    249 Elizabeth St

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  • 12:0030m
    Brisbane

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.16 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Level 8, MacArthur Chambers, 201 Edward St

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Day 6
  • 08:00600m
    Brisbane → Hobart

    Dedicated relocation day from Brisbane to Hobart; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 1789 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    16 Argyle St

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  • 12:0030m
    Hobart

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.07 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Dunn Pl

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    19 Old Wharf, Hobart Town

    Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Dinner daily from 6PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hobart (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5404124; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:30120m
    Lower Domain Rd, Queens Domain

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  • 12:0030m
    Hobart

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.92 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    5a Morrison St

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Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    Anglesea Barracks, Davey St

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  • 12:0030m
    Hobart

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.64 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Hobart

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hobart (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 10
  • 09:30120m
    655 Main Rd

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  • 12:0045m
    Hobart

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (6.08 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    268 Lenah Valley Road, Lenah Valley

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Day 11
  • 09:3075m
    Hobart

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hobart (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Hobart

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.62 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Hobart

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Hobart (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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