--- title: "Smoking at Hobart Airport – HBA" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/australia/hba-smoking-at-hobart-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke at Hobart Airport (HBA) in the undercover designated area at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane — e-cigarettes and vaping allowed too." lastmod: "2026-09-12T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Hobart Airport – HBA Yes, you can smoke at Hobart Airport (HBA) — in the undercover designated area at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane, right outside the single terminal building. Everything indoors, including all gate areas, is smoke-free, so this landside spot is the only place to light up. ## Where to Smoke at Hobart Airport Hobart runs one combined terminal for both domestic and international flights, and the airport’s own terminal guide names a single designated spot: an undercover smoking area at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane, fitted with cigarette receptacles. It sits landside, a short walk from the terminal doors, so smoke there before joining the check-in or security queue. International arrivals — currently a seasonal Air New Zealand service to Auckland, using a swing gate at the south-eastern end of the terminal — land at the same building and reach the landside smoking area after clearing customs, biosecurity and baggage claim. ## Tasmania’s Smoke-Free Rules Tasmania’s Public Health Act 1997 keeps the whole terminal smoke-free indoors and bans smoking within 3 metres of any building entrance or exit, so the Pick Up/Drop Off spot is positioned to clear that buffer. There is no airside smoking facility at Hobart — Brisbane’s Level 3 Smoking Balcony after security remains the only exception on the Australian network; see [Brisbane’s Level 3 Smoking Balcony](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/australia/bne-smoking-at-brisbane-airport/) if your itinerary routes that way. Connect through Sydney instead and the pattern is the same as here, on a bigger scale: [all ten of Sydney Airport’s smoking areas sit on the terminal kerbs](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/australia/syd-smoking-at-sydney-kingsford-smith-airport/), so a smoke there means walking out of the building and re-clearing security for your onward flight. ## E-Cigarettes and Vaping Vaping is allowed in the same undercover area as smoking — the airport’s own terminal guide lists e-cigarettes, vaping devices and herbal cigarettes alongside tobacco at the Pick Up/Drop Off spot, with nowhere else in the terminal permitted. Australia sells vapes through pharmacies only — the Therapeutic Goods Administration allows strengths of 20 mg/mL nicotine or less to adults 18 and over without a prescription, and higher strengths on prescription — so no shop at the airport stocks them. Travellers arriving from overseas may bring a small personal quantity in accompanied baggage for their own use and declare it to the Australian Border Force; a prescription or doctor’s letter is not required. ## Summary | Area | Smoking? | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Terminal interior | No | Smoke-free under Tasmanian law | | Airside / after security | No | No airside smoking area | | Pick Up/Drop Off lane (landside) | Yes | Undercover, southern end, cigarette receptacles | | Vaping | Yes | Same undercover area; sold in pharmacies only | For Australia-wide airport smoking rules, the vape restrictions and every other Australian airport, see our [Australia smoking guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/australia/). ## Useful Links - [Hobart Airport — Terminal Guide (official)](https://hobartairport.com.au/travellers/airport-guide/terminal-guide/) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Are there smoking areas at Hobart Airport (HBA)? Yes — in the undercover designated area at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane, right outside the terminal. Every indoor space, including the gate areas, is smoke-free. ### Can I smoke inside Hobart Airport (HBA)? The terminal interior is smoke-free; the designated area is landside, undercover, at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane, a short walk from the doors. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Hobart Airport? The Pick Up/Drop Off area sits landside, before the security screening point, so smoke there before you clear security — there is no airside smoking area at HBA. ### Where can I smoke at Hobart Airport (HBA)? At the undercover designated area at the southern end of the Pick Up/Drop Off lane, fitted with cigarette receptacles, a short walk from the terminal doors. ### Can I vape at Hobart Airport (HBA)? Yes — the airport’s own terminal guide lists e-cigarettes, vaping devices and herbal cigarettes alongside tobacco at the same Pick Up/Drop Off area. Australia sells vapes through pharmacies only, so none are on sale at the airport; travellers arriving from overseas may carry a small personal quantity in accompanied baggage and declare it to the Australian Border Force. ### Does Hobart Airport have international flights? Yes — Air New Zealand runs a seasonal service to Auckland through a swing gate at the south-eastern end of the single terminal; domestic flights use the rest of the same building.