Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In addition to the fast CityCat (
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)
services, Translink runs Cross River Ferries,
connecting Kangaroo Point with the CBD, and New Farm Park with Norman Park on the
adjacent shore (and also Teneriffe and Bulimba further north).
Free (yes free!) CityHopper Ferries zigzag back and forth across the water between
North Quay, South Bank, the CBD, Kangaroo Point and Sydney St in New Farm. These
additional services start around 6am and run till about 11pm. For Cross River Ferries,
fares/zones apply as per all other Brisbane transport.
Bus
Translink runs Brisbane's bus services, including the free City Loop and Spring Hill Loop
bus services that circle the CBD and Spring Hill, stopping at key spots like QUT, Queen
Street Mall, City Botanic Gardens, Central Station and Roma Street Parkland. The loop
buses run every 10 minutes on weekdays between 7am and 6pm.
The main stops for local buses are the underground
Queen St Bus Station
and
King George Sq
Bus Station
. You can also pick up many buses from the stops along Adelaide St, between
George and Edward Sts.
Buses generally run every 10 to 30 minutes Monday to Friday, from 5am till about
11pm, and with the same frequency on Saturday morning (starting at 6am). Services are
less frequent at other times, and cease at 9pm Sunday and at midnight on other days.
CityGlider and BUZ services are high-frequency services along busy routes.
Train
TransLink's fast Citytrain network has six main lines, which run as far north as Gympie
on the Sunshine Coast and as far south as Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast. All trains go
through Roma St Station, Central Station and Fortitude Valley Station; there's also a
handy South Bank Station.
The Airtrain service integrates with the Citytrain network in the CBD and along the
Gold Coast line.
Trains run from around 4.30am, with the last train on each line leaving Central Station
between 11.30pm and midnight. On Sunday the last trains run at around 10pm.
TAXI
In the city there are taxi ranks at Roma St Station and at the top end of Edward St, by the
junction with Adelaide St. You might have a tough time hailing one late at night in Forti-
tude Valley: there's a rank near the corner of Brunswick St and Ann St, but expect long
queues.
