How to get from Brisbane to anywhere
Most guides to getting out of Brisbane assume you have a car. These don't. Each one gives the actual connections, roughly how long the trip takes, and what it costs, which for nearly all of them is a flat 50 cents each way.
Every route here has been checked rather than assumed, and the trips that come with a catch say so, because a day trip that strands you at the far end is worse than one you didn't take.
🐨 Wildlife & nature
⛰️ How to get from Brisbane to the Scenic Rim →
About 90 minutes to Boonah, or under two hours to Lamington
1½ to 2½ hr each way · extra fare
🐊 How to get from Brisbane to Australia Zoo →
Train to Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast line (~1¼ hr), then Free Australia Zoo courtesy coach from the station, 7 days
~1½ hr from Central · flat 50c
🦜 How to get from Brisbane to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary →
Train to Helensvale, then the G:link tram to Broadbeach South, then 700 bus from Broadbeach South, stops outside the sanctuary (~30 min)
~2¼ hr from Central · flat 50c
⛰️ How to get from Brisbane to the Glass House Mountains →
Train to Glass House Mountains station on the Sunshine Coast line, then Walks and viewpoints start from the township
~1¼ hr from Central · flat 50c
🌄 How to get from Brisbane to Mount Coot-tha →
471 bus from the CBD to the summit, via the Botanic Gardens (~30 min)
~30 min from the city · flat 50c
🏖️ Beaches & islands
🐠 How to get from Brisbane to the Great Barrier Reef →
Queensland Rail Travel Tilt Train, Roma Street to Bundaberg, about 5 hours, then Operator day boat out to Lady Musgrave Island and its lagoon
5 hr each way, plus a full day on the water · extra fare
🏄 How to get from Brisbane to Surfers Paradise →
Gold Coast line to Helensvale (~1 hr), then G:link tram into Surfers and on to Broadbeach South (~30 min)
~1½ hr from Central · flat 50c
🏝️ How to get from Brisbane to Moreton Island →
Operator transfer coach from the city, or a taxi to Holt Street Wharf, Pinkenba, then Passenger ferry to Tangalooma, about 75 minutes, four services a day each way
About 2 hr door to island · extra fare
🌴 How to get from Brisbane to Noosa →
Sunshine Coast line to Nambour or Cooroy (~2 hr), then 631 bus through Eumundi to Noosa Junction
~2½ hr each way, make a day of it · flat 50c
🏝️ How to get from Brisbane to North Stradbroke Island →
Cleveland line to the end (~1 hr), then Free courtesy shuttle or local bus to Toondah Harbour, then Water taxi to Dunwich (~25 min); island buses meet the ferries
~2 hr door to island · extra fare
🌊 How to get from Brisbane to Burleigh Heads →
Gold Coast line to Helensvale, then the G:link to Broadbeach South, then 700 bus down the Gold Coast Highway to Burleigh (~20 min)
~2 hr from Central · flat 50c
🌅 How to get from Brisbane to Coolangatta →
Gold Coast line to Helensvale, then the G:link to Broadbeach South, then 700 bus to Coolangatta (~45 min)
~2½ hr from Central, the full length of the network · flat 50c
🐚 How to get from Brisbane to Caloundra →
Sunshine Coast line to Landsborough (~1¼ hr), then Connecting bus into Caloundra (~25 min)
~1¾ hr from Central · flat 50c
🐟 How to get from Brisbane to Bribie Island →
Train to Caboolture (~50 min), then 640 bus over the bridge to Bongaree (~30 min)
~1½ hr from Central · flat 50c
🌊 How to get from Brisbane to Redcliffe →
Redcliffe Peninsula line to Kippa-Ring (~55 min), then 680 bus to the jetty (~15 min)
~1¼ hr from Central · flat 50c
⚓ How to get from Brisbane to Wynnum and Manly →
Cleveland line to Wynnum or Manly (~40 min)
~40 min from Central · flat 50c
🦀 How to get from Brisbane to Sandgate →
Shorncliffe line to Sandgate (~35 min)
~35 min from Central · flat 50c
🛶 How to get from Brisbane to Coochiemudlo Island →
Cleveland line, then a local bus to Victoria Point jetty, then The short TransLink ferry hop across to the island
~1¾ hr from Central · flat 50c
🌆 City, culture & icons
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