The 2026 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 runs from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October on the street circuit through Surfers Paradise and Main Beach. There is no public parking at the circuit, and Translink says a pre-purchased race ticket gives free travel to and from the race on regular Queensland Rail trains, Kinetic buses and G:link trams, but not Airtrain.
The guides below cover how to get there, the road closures around the circuit, the bus stops that move during the event, parking nearby and the free events in the week before the race. Start with getting to the Gold Coast 500 by tram, train and bus.
Getting there and parking
- GC500 Bump-Out: Roads and Parking After the Race, QLD
The Gold Coast 500 circuit roads in Surfers Paradise and Main Beach stay one-way, anti-clockwise, all of Monday 26 October and return to normal at 5am... - Gold Coast 500 2026: Free Public Transport With a Ticket
If you hold a pre-purchased ticket to the Supercars Gold Coast 500, Translink says you can travel free to and from the race on all regular Queensland... - Sea World Gold Coast Parking During the Gold Coast 500
Sea World stays open during Gold Coast 500 week, and Waterways Drive, the main road to Sea World, The Spit and Main Beach, is open and is not part of... - Gold Coast 500 2026 Parking: Getting There by Tram or Train
There is no public parking at the 2026 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, so the practical way in is the G:link tram: Main Beach station is about 200m from...
Road closures and bus stops
- Gold Coast 500 Bus Stop Closures: Routes 70, 704 and 705
Bus stops on Main Beach Parade have been closed since Tuesday 13 October, and more close on Sunday 18 and Monday 19 October, so routes 70, 704 and 705... - Gold Coast 500 2026 Road Closures: Dates and Times
From about 5am on Monday 19 October, the streets of the Gold Coast 500 circuit in Main Beach and Surfers Paradise turn one-way, anti-clockwise, and the... - Surfers Paradise Night Road Closures Until 7 November
Cavill Avenue, the Gold Coast Highway and Surfers Paradise Boulevard are fully closed in Surfers Paradise on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, from...
Around the race
- Gold Coast 500 Event Week 2026: Free Side Events and Times
Before the Gold Coast 500 racing starts on Friday 23 October, the organisers list three events around Main Beach and Surfers Paradise: a transporter... - Free Parking on The Spit, Main Beach: Two Council Car Parks
Parking is free at both the Doug Jennings Park car park and the Philip Park car park on The Spit at Main Beach. The City of Gold Coast says there is no... - Cypress Avenue Car Park, Surfers Paradise: $9.20 a Day
The City of Gold Coast's Cypress Avenue car park in Surfers Paradise costs $9.20 for a day, or $3.20 an hour, and you pay between 9am and 7pm every day...
Details come from Supercars, the City of Gold Coast, Translink and the Queensland Government, linked in each guide. OZ Local Updates is independent and not affiliated with Supercars or the event organisers.