Cricket Tasmania will be providing special shuttle services operated by Metro for the Australia vs England T20 International at Blundstone Arena on Wednesday 7 February 2018.
Ticket holders can travel between Hobart City and the Blundstone Arena via these special shuttle services for free. The Regatta Grounds are unavailable for Park & Ride services. Standard fares will apply to normal Metro services.
Travelling to Blundstone Arena before the match
Shuttle services on route B5 will operate every five minutes departing from Franklin Square Stop M to the Blundstone area, with the first bus departing at 5.40pm, and the last at 7.10pm.
A detailed timetable and map is available here
Travelling from Blundstone Arena after the match
Following the match, Route B5 buses will depart from Church St near Scott St as required to return patrons to Hobart City.
From Hobart City, patrons will be able to connect to limited services operating on the following special event routes:
ROUTE B1: HOBART CITY to KINGSTON CENTRAL
Buses will depart from Franklin Square Stop M and travel to Kingston Central, via Browns Road.
ROUTE B2: HOBART CITY to GLENORCHY, CLAREMONT, BRIDGEWATER, OLD BEACH, OTAGO BAY.
Buses will depart from Franklin Square Stop M and set down at the following stops:
Brooker Ave Stop 21 (Ashbolt Cres); Derwent Park Rd; Metro Springfield; Glenorchy Interchange; then ALL STOPS on Main Rd to Claremont Village Stop 37; then EXPRESS to MX Bridgewater – Green Point Rd; Cove Hill Fair; MX East Derwent Hwy; then ALL STOPS via Old Beach and Otago (including Jetty Rd & Otago Bay Rd), to terminate at the East Derwent Hwy/Direction Dr stop.
Normal Metro services will also be in operation on Wednesday evening.
Standard fares will apply for customers transferring between a B5 shuttle and a regular timetabled service.