Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Brisbane Visitor Information Centre
( 07-3006 6290;
www.visitbrisbane.com.au
;
Queen St Mall;
9am-5.30pm Mon-Thu, 9am-7pm Fri, 9am-5pm Sat, 10am-5pm Sun)
Located between Edward and Albert
Sts. One-stop info counter for all things Brisbane.
South Bank Visitor Information Centre
(
www.visitsouthbank.com.au
; Stanley St Plaza, South Bank; 9am-5pm)
The low-down on South Bank, plus tours, accommodation and transport bookings and
tickets to entertainment events.
Getting There & Away
The Brisbane Transit Centre - which incorporates Roma St Station in the same complex -
is about 500m northwest of the city centre, and is the main terminus and booking point for
all long-distance buses and trains, as well as Citytrain services. Central Station is also an
important hub for trains.
AIR
Brisbane Airport
(
www.bne.com.au
)
is about 16km northeast of the city centre at Eagle Farm. It
has separate international and domestic terminals about 2km apart, linked by the Airtrain
(
Click here
)
, which runs every 15 to 30 minutes from 5.45am to 10pm (between terminals
per person $5). It's a busy international arrival and departure point with frequent flights to
Asia, Europe, the Pacific islands, North America and New Zealand.
Several airlines link Brisbane with the rest of the country. Typical destinations and
flight times: Sydney (1½ hours), Melbourne (2½ hours), Adelaide (2½ hours), Canberra
(two hours), Hobart (four hours), Perth (five hours), Darwin (four hours). The main play-
ers:
Qantas
(
www.qantas.com.au
)
Virgin Australia
(
Click here
)
Jetstar
(
www.jetstar.com.au
)
Tiger Airways
(
www.tigerairways.com.au
)
Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar all fly to towns and cities within Queensland, espe-
cially the more popular coastal destinations and the Whitsunday Islands. Tiger Airways
flies between Brisbane and Melbourne and Sydney.
Skytrans (
Click here
)
is a smaller airline flying between Brisbane and regional hubs in-
cluding Toowoomba, Charleville and Mt Isa.
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