When your flight arrives on the Gold Coast or Brisbane Helpful Links
Hot Air Balloon Rides - Take a ride in a Hot Air Balloon over the Beautiful Gold Coast The Gold Coast has a fantastic range of water activities and hire craft, kayak, surf, or kite surf hire. If you are looking for adrenalin activitied how about jet ski or speedboat rides, or relax with boat or houseboat hire, fishing charters, sail cruises or luxury charted cruises.
Australia’s Gold Coast is one of the nation’s leading leisure boat destinations with marinas and boat ramps throughout the region.
Nature Walks on the Gold Coast Coaches Qantas - www.qantas.com.au Gold Coast Airport - www.goldcoastairport.com.au
Brisbane International & Domestic airport - www.bne.com.au Gold Coast Ferries Pty Ltd - Runaway Bay Marina, Runaway Bay, phone 0411 711 274
Runaway Bay Marina, Runaway Bay and is perfect for discovering the waterways on the Gold Coast.
Departing daily from Runaway Bay, the journey to Stradbroke Island is just 20 minutes. For more information, please phone (07) 5577 3311.
Gold Coast Transfers
The Gold Coast has a great range of public transport to get you where you need to go at a price you can afford.
The Gold Coast has a great range of public and private transport to get you where you need to go at a price you can afford. Consider your families needs and shop around for the best deal.
Getting to the Gold Coast
There are direct flights to the Gold Coast from most major cities in Australia and New Zealand If you are outside our major cities or flying internationaly you may need to get to the Gold Coast by flying into Brisbane From some rural centres it may be easier to get to the Gold Coast by coach. Surfers Paradise Transit Centre provides convenient access to a range of coach services in Surfers Paradise (hours 6am to 10pm). Car Hire is also a great optiona for a family as it works out to be very economical especialy weekly car hire.
Helpful Links
Gold Coast Airport - Find Flight information to the Gold Coast Airport
Brisbane Airport - Find Flights information to the Brisbane Airport
Greyhound - Australia Wide Coach Services
Gold Coast Airport and Brisbane Airport transfers include coach, door-to-door services, limousines, taxis, wheelchair-accessible taxis and maxi-taxis. There are car rental on the Gold Coast who can arange car hire for you when you arrive at the airpots and leave it there when you fly out. Enjoy the sun and salt air, hire a convertible sports car or jeep. Rental companies are based in central locations and at airports.
From Brisbane Airport, also catch the Airtrain (direct rail service to Gold Coast) or Airtrain Connect (train with limousine service).
Airtrain Connect - train with limousine service
TransLink - Bus and train transport
Getting around Gold Coast
The Gold Coast has many quality bus services including a high frequency bus service along the Gold Coast Highway to Theme Parks, Shopping Centres and Rail Links. TransLink can provide more information at or TransLink view the Route Map.
Helpful Links
Car Rentals Gold Coast - Choose from the Gold Coast Cheapest
Surfside bus lines - operates a public bus service.
Regent Taxis - services the Gold Coast region phone: 131 008
General public transport - information with maps.
TransLink - Bus and train transport view Route Map.
Disabled Transport Gold Coast
Get about with disabled modified vehicles, wheelchair-accessible taxis or buses.
Helpful Links
Regent Taxis - Disabled and wheelchair-accessible taxi services for the Gold Coast phone: 131 008
Fun Gold Coast Transport
The Gold Coast has a great range of alternate an funt transport options. You can hire just about anything from bicycles, mountain bikes, tandems, motor bikes and Harley Davidsons or you can even hire a scooter or moped. There are a large number of bicycle tracks on the Gold Coast so you can have great day without the hassel of traffic.
Convertible Car Hire - Choose from a range of companies
Moped Hire - Discount scooter hire on the Gold Coast Phone: (07) 55 924 316
Bicycle Tracks
Gold Coast Water Activities
Ferries and water taxis connect islands and canal estates. www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/transport
The Gold Coast hinterland offers more than 100,000ha of nature reserves. Take a peaceful walk in the hinterland or join a guided tour. National parks
Oceanwalk - spans the coast.
Public Transport Gold Coast
Transport choices are many and varied on the Gold Coast, catering for residents and the large number of visitors to the Gold Coast. Surfside Buslines services areas from as far south as Pottsville and Murwillumbah in New South Wales to as far north as Beenleigh in Queensland. For information on public bus timetables, visit TransLink or Phone 13 12 30
Taxis
The Gold Coast City’s largest taxi fleet is Regent Taxis. Phone 131 008 for bookings.
The Surfers Paradise Transit Centre provides convenient access to a range of coach services into the heart of Surfers Paradise. All of the major companies utilise the centre which is open between 6am and 10pm each day of the week. Bookings can be made for interstate and intrastate coach services. Operating times for individual coach companies vary according to service timetables. For more information, please (07) 5584 3700.
Train
Trains run at regular intervals from Brisbane to the Gold Coast. Bus connections to Surfers Paradise are available from the Helensvale and Robina stations. Visit TransInfo or phone the hotline on 13 1230 for up to date information on train and bus services. Bus connections are also available from Nerang Railway Station to Surfers Paradise. Visit Queensland Rail for a train timetable.
Airlines
The Gold Coast region is serviced by the Gold Coast International Airport, with frequent domestic services from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart, and International services from New Zealand, Japan and Asia. Brisbane's International Airport also provides links with the United States and Europe.
For more information about Gold Coast's air services, please phone the Gold Coast Airport on (07) 5589 1100 or www.goldcoastairport.com.au. Alternatively please visit:
Virgin Blue - www.virginblue.com.au
Freedom Air - www.freedom.co.nz
Gold Coast Ferries & Water Taxis
There are a number of ferries and water taxis operating on the Gold Coast, providing a unique transport service for visitors and residents of the City. For more information, please phone:
Gold Coast Water Taxis - Runaway Bay Marina, Runaway Bay, phone 0418 759 789
Council Cab Service Gold Coast
Council Cab is a door to door weekly shopping service for seniors and those who have a disability for $2.00 each way.
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