Getting to The Triffid
The Triffid, the live music venue in a former WWII hangar at Newstead, with a big beer garden out the back. Here's how to get there and home after the gig.
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 Triffid
🚌 By bus
Buses run to Newstead and along Breakfast Creek Road, a short walk from the venue.
🚆 By train
Bowen Hills is the nearest station, then about a 15 minute walk or short bus through Newstead.
Getting home after the gig
Newstead is quieter late at night than the Valley, so check the last bus or the last train from Bowen Hills before the encore. The Valley and its NightLink trains are a short ride away if you're carrying on.
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Gasworks Plaza
Bars and dining
Newstead riverside
Walks along the river
About The Triffid
The Triffid opened in 2014 in a former World War II hangar at Newstead, the brainchild of John Collins of Powderfinger with the team behind Splendour in the Grass. Holding around 800 plus a big outdoor beer garden, it's one of Brisbane's best-loved mid-size live rooms.
The curved corrugated-iron hangar gives the room its character and its sound, and the leafy beer garden out the back is a destination in its own right. It's a regular stop for touring bands and a Newstead local rolled into one.
On the night
Get there early for the beer garden and grab a feed at Gasworks nearby. Then plan your way back, as Newstead winds down earlier than the Valley, so check the last bus or the last Bowen Hills train.
Parking at The Triffid
⚠️ Very limited, and it fills
Newstead street parking is metered, time-restricted and thoroughly picked over on a gig night. There is no venue car park.
Where people park instead
- 🅿️ Metered street parking around Newstead and Teneriffe
- 🅿️ Gasworks precinct parking, a short walk away
Fortitude Valley station is a walk away and the Valley is where you would end up afterwards anyway, so the train home is usually the plan that survives contact with the evening.
Park 'n' ride at a station and take the train instead →The Triffid travel questions
How do I get to The Triffid?+
Buses run to Newstead a short walk away, and Bowen Hills is the nearest train station, about a 15 minute walk or short bus from the venue.
What's the nearest station to The Triffid?+
Bowen Hills station, then a short walk or bus through Newstead.
How do I get home after a gig at The Triffid?+
Check the last bus or the last train from Bowen Hills, as Newstead winds down earlier than the Valley. The Valley's NightLink trains are close if you're heading on.
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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