Getting There/Around

Getting There

By Air

The Brisbane Airport (+61 7 3406 3000/ http://www.bne.com.au) is Queensland's premier gateway providing direct service and connections to several domestic and international destinations international and domestic airlines including:

Air New Zealand (13 24 76/ http://www.airnewzealand.com.au)
Air Pacific (1 800 230 150/ http://www.airpacific.com)
Air Paradise (+61 7 3407 7243/ http://www.airparadise.com.au)
Alliance Airlines (1 300 130 092/ http://www.allianceairlines.com.au)
Cathay Pacific Airways (13 17 47/ http://www.cathaypacific.com.au)
China Airlines (1 300 668 052/ http://www.china-airlines.com)
Emirates (1 300 303 777/ http://www.emirates.com)
Japan Airlines (+61 7 3229 9916/ http://www.jal.co.jp/en)
Korean Air (+61 7 3226 6000/ http://www.koreanair.com)
Pacific Blue (13 16 45/ http://www.flypacificblue.com)
Qantas (13 13 13/ http://www.quantas.com.au)
Singapore Airlines (13 10 11/ http://www.singaporeair.com.au)
Virgin Blue Airlines (13 6789/ http://www.virginblue.com.au)

Bus services to and from Brisbane Airport include: Ex Brisbane City, which operates daily every 30 minutes from 5a-9p; Ex Brisbane Airport provides door to door service to all CBD Hotels and the Roma Street Transit Centre; Gold Coast service runs every hour via the Gateway Bridge; and Sunshine Coast service operates every hour from 5:50a-6:50p. For more information contact Coachtrans (+61 7 3238 4700; 7 3238 4700/ http://www.coachtrans.com.au).

Trains also run to and from Brisbane City and the Airport daily 5a-9p. The train station is linked via bridge to the arrivals and departures levels. On-line bookings can be placed at http://www.airtrain.com.au.

Taxi ranks are located at the Qantas and Virgin Blue ends of the Domestic Terminal and on Level 2 of the International Terminal. Fare to Brisbane's Central Business District from the airport is around AUD25.

Rental Car Companies

Avis (136 333/ http://www.avis.com.au)
Budget (1 300 362 848/ http://www.budget.com.au)
Europcar (1 300 13 13 90/ http://www.europcar.com.au)
Hertz (13 30 39/ http://www.hertz.com.au)
Thrifty (1 300 367 227/ http://www.thrifty.com.au)

By Train

CountryLink (132 232/ http://www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au) services 334 destinations throughout New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Victoria. Trains arrive regularly at the Brisbane Transit Station.

By Bus

Greyhound Australia (+61 7 4690 9950/ http://www.greyhound.com.au) provides service to over 1100 Australian destinations and accesses Brisbane daily from the Transit Centre on Roma St.

By Car

Approach Brisbane from Sydney by the Pacific Highway.

Getting Around

There is an extensive public transportation network throughout Brisbane including bus, rail and ferry, contact TransLink for further information (13 12 30/ http://www.transinfo.qld.gov.au).

Citytrain (07 3605 5555/ http://www.citytrain.com.au) runs throughout Southeast Queensland and is a convenient way of getting around Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

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