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From GoThere Brisbane, the free live journey planner for South East Queensland.

Brisbane's river is the best commute in the city right up until the weather turns. Fast flow, debris, fog and king tides all pause the ferries, and it happens more often than visitors expect. Here's the live status, why it happens, and how to keep moving when the boats stop.

Live departures · South Bank terminal

The next ferries from the network's busiest terminal. If these are flowing, the river is running.

Every CityCat terminal, live

All 18 stops on the CityCat run, in river order from Northshore Hamilton down to UQ St Lucia. Boards load as you reach them, and each name opens that terminal's own page.

Why the river stops the boats

CityCats share the river with everything the weather throws into it. After heavy rain the flow speeds up and carries debris that can damage hulls, so services pause until it clears. Fog on winter mornings can hold the first runs, king tides can make terminal boarding unsafe, and severe wind closes the river outright. None of it means anything is broken — it's the trade-off for the best-view commute in Brisbane.

Your backup when ferries pause

The riverside suburbs keep their buses when the boats stop — and the journey planner reroutes you automatically because it works from live data. Every ferry terminal has a page with its live board and nearby alternatives on our stations and stops directory, and in a proper storm the storm guide covers what happens to the rest of the network too.

Can I take the CityCat to Lone Pine?

A common one: no, the CityCat doesn't reach Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Its last stop upriver is the University of Queensland at St Lucia, and the sanctuary is further on at Fig Tree Pocket. Our guide to getting to Lone Pine covers the 50c bus, the river cruise and the costs of each.

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