Travel Reference
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Purchase
For a new road or mountain bike in Queensland, your bottom-level starting price will be around $600. With all the re-
quisite on-the-road equipment (panniers, helmet, lights etc) you're looking at upwards of $1700.
To sell your bike (or buy a second-hand one), try hostel noticeboards or online:
Bike Exchange ( www.bikeexchange.com.au ).
Gumtree ( www.gumtree.com.au )
Trading Post ( www.tradingpost.com.au )
BRISBANE BIKE-SHARE
Brisbane has an inexpensive public bike-sharing scheme that allows speedy access to bikes across town. Basically
you subscribe online and can then borrow a bike for up to 24 hours, and return it to any of the dozens of bike sta-
tions around the city. Sometimes a helmet will accompany the bike, but it's a good idea to have your own (and a
lock). For details see CityCycle ( www.citycycle.com.au ).
Boat
There are no scheduled ferry services along the Queensland coast (other than those out to various islands), but cruising
the coastline on a yacht is certainly an idyllic way to explore the state. Ask about the possibility of crewing on board a
yacht at marinas in places like Cairns, Airlie Beach, Great Keppel Island, the Whitsundays and Manly in Brisbane.
Bus
Queensland's bus network is reliable, but not the cheapest for long hauls. Most buses have air-con and toilets; all are
smoke-free. There are no separate classes on buses (very democratic). Book seats at least a day ahead (a week or two
during summer). Small towns eschew formal bus terminals for an informal drop-off/pick-up point, usually outside a post
office or shop.
TYPICAL ONE-WAY BUS FARES
ROUTE
FARE ($)
DURATION (HR)
Airlie Beach-Townsville
45
Brisbane-Cairns
300
29
Brisbane-Hervey Bay
69
Cairns-Mt Isa
230
19
Hervey Bay-Rockhampton
88
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