Getting around Brisbane

Translink (tel: 131 230, in Australia only; www.translink.com.au) operates an extensive network of public transport throughout Brisbane, working with a range of different bus, rail, ferry and City CATs (catamarans) operators.

Go card is Translink’s electronic ticket which enables travel on all Translink bus, train and ferry services and can be topped up like a mobile phone. It's cheaper than using a paper ticket, with an additional 20% saving during off-peak hours (8.30am to 3.30pm, after 7pm to 3am on weekdays and all day weekends).

CityCats and CityFerries operate along the river from the University of Queensland at St Lucia to Northshore Hamilton. Services are frequent and daily. There is also a free CityHopper ferry service that runs every 30 minutes between 6am and midnight, seven days a week. The CityHopper stops at a number of places along the Brisbane River, including North Quay, South Bank 3, Maritime Museum, Thornton Street, Eagle Street Pier, Holman Street, Dockside and Sydney Street. 

A free bus loop circles Brisbane’s CBD and stops at Central Station, Queen Street Mall, City Botanic Gardens, Riverside Centre, QUT and King George Square.

NightLink buses, trains and flat-fare taxi services operate late on Fridays and Saturdays to destinations across Brisbane.