Getting Around - Gold Coast - Queensland - Australia
Getting Around - Gold Coast - Queensland By plane The Gold Coast Airport (OOL) [3] is located in Coolangatta and has frequent connections from major Australian cities and some international flights from New Zealand and Asia. A viable alternative is to fly into Brisbane Airport (BNE), and catch the direct train (90 minutes from International Terminal to Robina).
By train Queensland Rail runs an electric CityTrain service[4] from Brisbane to Nerang and Robina, with connecting buses to Surfers Paradise, Coolangatta, and into northern New South Wales. Get around Surfside Buslines provide the main form of public transport around the Gold Coast and stops are located on most main roads. Buses run 24 hours a day, but are more frequent in daylight hours. All the main tourist attractions are serviced by bus, but taxis are a better option if time is of the essence, or you are traveling at night. Expect to wait up to an hour or more for a taxi on busy nights.
A taxi fare between the Gold Coast Airport at Coolangatta and Surfers Paradise costs around $55 and a sedan limousine is about the same. Stretch limousines are another option for groups of more than four with a cost of around $100-$110. Another way to get from Gold Coast Airport to an accommodation house further up the coast is to book a bus transfer.
These usually cost somewhere between $15 and $30 per person. Trains run between Robina, Nerang and Helensvale, but the rail service is more useful for commuting to Brisbane than getting around the Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast Oceanway is a 36km pathway for pedestrians and cyclists linking Point Danger to the Gold Coast Seaway.
