Getting to the Princess Alexandra Hospital
A getting-there guide from GoThere Brisbane, the free live journey planner for South East Queensland.
The PA Hospital at Woolloongabba has a busway station right outside on the South East Busway, plus a train station within walking distance. Here's how to get there.
Getting here by train, bus & ferry
The closest stop for each mode within a reasonable walk. Walk times are estimates; the trip planner has live times for your exact journey.
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How to get to the Princess Alexandra Hospital
🚌 By busway
PA Hospital busway station is right outside the hospital on the South East Busway, minutes from the city and the southside interchanges.
🚆 By train
Dutton Park station is a short walk from the hospital, and the Boggo Road busway station is close by too.
Getting home after the visit
The busway runs frequently from PA Hospital station through the evening, with trains from Dutton Park as the backup. Check the live board before a late departure so you're not waiting on the platform longer than you were in the waiting room.
Check the last service →Before the visit
Boggo Road precinct
Cafes by the old gaol
Dutton Park
Green space by the river
About the Princess Alexandra Hospital
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is one of Queensland's major teaching and research hospitals, on Ipswich Road at Woolloongabba on Brisbane's southside.
Like every big hospital, its parking is in demand and metered by the hour, while the busway station outside the door puts the city about ten minutes away. For most appointments the bus or the train to Dutton Park is the calmer option.
On the day
Arrive a service early for appointments and let the busway do the work. If mobility is a factor, the busway station is the closest step-free arrival point to the main entrance.
Parking at the Princess Alexandra Hospital
⚠️ Paid parking nearby
It is not free. The PA is served by privately operated multi-storey car parks charging tiered rates that climb the longer you stay, and they fill early on weekday mornings when the clinics are running. Metro South Health publishes the current rates and hours, and that page is the only source worth trusting on the day: the operators change them, and third-party sites quoting a figure are usually out of date.
Where people park instead
- 🅿️ Metered street parking around Woolloongabba and Buranda, limited and time-restricted
- 🅿️ Park 'n' ride at a station further out and take the busway in
PA Hospital busway station is at the door, with buses every few minutes, and Dutton Park train station is a short walk. For an appointment rather than an emergency, 50 cents each way beats circling a full car park by the hour.
Park 'n' ride at a station and take the train instead →the Princess Alexandra Hospital travel questions
What's the nearest station to the PA Hospital?+
PA Hospital busway station is right outside on the South East Busway, with Dutton Park train station a short walk away.
Should I drive or take public transport to the PA?+
Public transport, if you can: the busway stops at the hospital's door every few minutes and beats paying for hospital parking by the hour.
Is there parking at the PA Hospital, and is it free?+
It is not free. The hospital is served by privately operated multi-storey car parks charging tiered rates that climb the longer you stay, and they fill early on weekday mornings when clinics are running. Metro South Health publishes the current rates and opening hours on its own parking page, which is the one to check on the day. If you are coming for an appointment rather than an emergency, the busway station at the door costs 50c and removes the circling entirely.
How much is public transport to the venue?+
Every trip on the South East Queensland network is a flat 50c fare with a go card, your phone or a bank card.
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