Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Con-X-ion Airport Transfers
( 1300 266 946;
www.con-x-ion.com
;
one-way adult/child from $20/12)
runs a
similar service, with transfers available from Brisbane airport too (one-way adult/child
$49/25). Both companies run transfers to the Gold Coast theme parks.
BUS
Surfside Buslines
(
www.surfside.com.au
)
- a subsidiary of Brisbane's main TransLink operation -
runs regular buses up and down the Gold Coast, plus shuttles from the Gold Coast train
stations into Surfers Paradise ($6.70) and beyond (including the theme parks).
Surfside (in conjunction with Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle) also offers a
Freedom Pass
including return Gold Coast Airport transfers and unlimited theme park transfers plus loc-
al bus travel for $71/36 per adult/child, valid for three days.
TAXI
Gold Coast Cabs
(
13 10 08;
www.gccabs.com.au
)
TRAM
might be operational, linking 16 stops over 13km between Southport and Broadbeach.
Check the website for updates.
THE GOLD COAST IN…
Two Days
Start with a beach swim before breakfast, then get dunked, rolled and spun a thousand different ways at one of the
Gold Coast theme parks
. Pull yourself together, grab some dinner in Surfers Paradise at Baritalia (
Click here
) or
Surfers Sandbar (
Click here
)
then hit the party scene along
Orchid Ave
.
Next day, hit the surf: book a lesson at Surfers Paradise or Currumbin, or head for the legendary big waves at
Burleigh Heads or Coolangatta. Have lunch at Oskars (
Click here
) overlooking Burleigh's beaut beach, then hang
out with some native critters at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (
Click here
). Beachside beers at the Coolangatta
Hotel (
Click here
) await.
Three Days
With three days up your sleeve you can explore the hinterland. Skip Tamborine Mountain (unless Devonshire teas
are your thing) and take a hike in Springbrook National Park (
Click here
) (or just check out the waterfalls and
lookouts you can drive right up to).
