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Gold Coast to Brisbane and Brisbane Airport by Car: Which Queensland Roads Are Tolled, 2026 Toll Prices and How to Pay With Linkt (QLD)

The Logan Motorway at Meadowbrook (photographed in 2016)

The Pacific Motorway (M1) is not on the Department of Transport and Main Roads’ (TMR) list of Queensland toll roads, but the Gateway and Logan motorways, which many drivers use between the Gold Coast and Brisbane or Brisbane Airport, are tolled. Car tolls on those two motorways range from $2.28 at Loganlea to $6.02 at Murarrie as of 1 July 2026, and all tolls are paid electronically, with no booths and no cash.

TRANSPORT GUIDEGold Coast

Gold Coast to Brisbane by Train: About 85 Minutes to Central, Every 15 to 30 Minutes, 50 Cents a Trip (QLD)

Nerang railway station on the Gold Coast, Queensland, in June 2026

The train from Varsity Lakes to Brisbane’s Central station takes about 85 minutes, and a trip costs a flat 50 cents under Translink’s fares. On Monday 19 October 2026, Translink’s T5 Varsity Lakes timetable showed trains leaving Varsity Lakes every 15 minutes in the morning, and from Central to Varsity Lakes every 30 minutes in the middle of the day. Check the timetable for your own date, because track closures change it.

CHANGEDGold Coast

Gold Coast Line Trains Skip South Brisbane, South Bank and Boggo Road on 26–27 October Nights (QLD)

Boggo Road station sign beside the Cross River Rail station building

On Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 October, Gold Coast line trains run express between Altandi and Roma Street from 9:30pm until the last service, so they do not stop at South Brisbane, South Bank or Boggo Road. Timetabled railbuses serve the inner-city stations instead, and normal trains return with the first service the next morning.