Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Gold Coast Highlights
Drinking, dancing and watching the sun come up over the beach at
Surfers Paradise
(
Click here
).
Getting up early to surf the point break at
Burleigh Heads
(
Click here
)
.
Bushwalking through craggy gorges and rainforests in
Lamington National Park
(
Click here
).
Beating a retreat from the crowds to a
looong
stretch of golden sand on
South Stradbroke Island
(
Click here
).
Confirming the validity of the Best Of All Lookout's name in
Springbrook National Park
(
Click here
)
.
Testing your nerve (and how long it's been since you had lunch) on the rollercoasters at the
Gold Coast theme
parks
(
Click here
).
Getting There & Away
AIR
Gold Coast Airport
(
www.goldcoastairport.com.au
)
is in Coolangatta, 25km south of Surfers Paradise.
BUS
Greyhound
(
www.greyhound.com.au
)
and
Premier Motor Service
(
www.premierms.com.au
)
run frequent daily
services between Brisbane and the Gold Coast ($20, 1½ hours).
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
If you're driving, the Gold Coast is an easy one-hour hop south of Brisbane. Driving north,
you'll cross the NSW/Queensland border at Tweed Heads: Coolangatta (the southern-most
Gold Coast town) is immediately across the border.
TRAIN
Citytrain services run by TransLink (
Click here
)
connect Brisbane with Nerang, Robina
and Varsity Lakes stations on the Gold Coast ($20.90, 75 minutes) roughly every half-hour.
The same line extends north of Brisbane to Brisbane Airport (one-way Brisbane Airport to
Varsity Lakes costs $36.10 and takes 1¾ hours).
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle
( 07-5574 5111, 1300 655 655;
www.gcshuttle.com.au
;
one-way per adult/child $20/12)
will meet your flight and drop you at most Gold Coast accommodation; book in advance.
