[Chat] Transport to Hobart airport

[Duncan Roe]

On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 11:46:35AM +1300, Ewen McNeill wrote:
> Does anyone know if LCA2017 will be providing any transport to/from Hobart
> airport?  Particularly on Saturday 21st January 2017 (ie, after the
> conference)?  (I'm driving, in a rental car, from Launceston, before the
> conference, but will also return that rental car before the conference.)
>
> If not, does anyone have a recommendation for an airport shuttle that would
> pick up from the Wrest Point on Saturday morning?
>
> AFAICT both of:
>
> http://www.airporterhobart.com.au/
> http://www.tasredline.com.au/index.php/airport-shuttles/
>
> are the same thing (eg, link to the same timetable, bus photos look
> remarkably similar), and seem to pick up from the Wrest Point somewhere in
> the middle of their route (although the booking form seems to call it the
> "Hobart Wrest Point Casino" presumably to make it hard to find in the list
> :-( ).
>
> Google also found:
>
> http://hobartairportshuttle.com/
>
> which claims to start at the Sandy Bay Wrest Point Casino (only a slightly
> better name to find) and then tour the city picking people up on the way to
> the airport.  But their website is *terrible*, so I don't consider it a
> credible option.
>
> Are there others, or is it Tas Redline or Tas Redline?
>
> FWIW, I went looking for a conference wiki that might list this information,
> but can't seem to find one this year.  Will there be a conference wiki this
> year?  Alternatively is there a page with transport options on the main
> conference site I missed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ewen

OK I have booked Redline to arrive UniTas 1930 (approx) Sun 15/1 and leave from
there 0755 Sat 21/1.

Am I looking at hoofing it to/from the University Apartments at those times?

Cheers ... Duncan.