Brisbane to Gold Coast

Train

Map of Train Routes – Click for larger image

You can catch a train directly from either the Brisbane Domestic, Brisbane International direct to the Gold Coast. The train begins at the Airport Domestic terminal, then proceeds to the nearby International Terminal. You can also catch the train in the Brisbane city at either Eagle Junction, Wooloowin, Albion, Bowen Hills, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane Central, Roma Street, Cultural Centre/South Bank or Park Road stations. On the way to the Gold Coast it stops only at Coopers Plains, Loganlea and Beenleigh. There are six stations on the Gold Coast being Ormeau, Coomera, Helensvale, Nerang, Robina and Varsity lakes.

On the Gold Coast the train stations are located inland from the center of the city so you’ll likely need to catch a connecting bus or taxi to your final destination. If you are coming to the theme parks then get off at Coomera, if Southport is your final destination then choose Helensvale Station, for Surfers Paradise/Broadbeach it’s Nerang Station, for Miami/Burleigh/Coolangatta choose Varsity Lakes Station. For a large map showing all the stations see Brisbane and Gold Coast rail network , for timetables and planning bus connections from the stations see Translinks Journey Planner.

The trip time for the train is about 90 mins from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, as a more exact example from Brisbane Domestic Airport to Surfers Paradise (via a connecting bus from Nerang Station) would take about 2 hours and 17 minutes.

There is also the Airtrain service, which is the same train as above but you can opt to have a chauffeured car for the connection rather than use the public bus which is called AirtrainConnect, see airtrain.com.au.

If you are going to be using public transport in South East Queensland then get an SEEQ card, it’s prepaid and makes travelling a breeze, see SEEQ Card from TransLink.

Timetable:

http://www.railmaps.com.au/brisbane.htm