Surfers Paradise

CLOSURESSurfers Paradise · Broadbeach

City of Gold Coast Road Projects Running Into 2027 (QLD): Where the Council Lists Roadworks, Closures and Detours Now

Cypress Avenue light rail station southbound platform in March 2026

The City of Gold Coast’s own list of road projects shows work running into 2027 in Pimpama, Southport, Broadbeach, Coolangatta, Surfers Paradise and across the road network. The City lists two closures on its Mebbin Street project in Pimpama: Mebbin Street itself, shut from 7pm Tuesday 6 October until early December 2026, and a weekend closure of Old Pacific Highway from 7pm Friday 23 October to 6am Monday 26 October.

PARKING GUIDESurfers Paradise · Broadbeach

Resident and Visitor Parking Permits on the Gold Coast, QLD: Who Is Eligible, What They Cost, How to Apply and Which Traffic Areas Have Time Limits

Hedges Avenue in Mermaid Beach, photographed in 2024

If you live in a time-limited parking area of the Gold Coast, the City of Gold Coast can give you a free resident parking permit, but only if you have limited off-street parking and your street has no paid meters. For visitor permits, the City lists a $119 application fee and a $119 annual permit fee as of October 2026.

ENDEDSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

Gold Coast 500 2026 (QLD): A Race Ticket Means Free Trains, Kinetic Buses and G:link, but Not Airtrain

G:link tram at Surfers Paradise North station

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 Rail City Network trains, Kinetic Gold Coast bus services and G: services, excluding Airtrain. The free travel runs from the first service until the last service on the date printed on your event ticket.

TRANSPORT GUIDESurfers Paradise · Broadbeach

Getting Home from Surfers Paradise on a Friday or Saturday Night: Late Night Trams, Taxi Ranks and FlatFares (Gold Coast, QLD)

Buildings in Surfers Paradise at night

On a Friday or Saturday night in Surfers Paradise, Translink lists the G:link tram and secure taxi ranks with late night FlatFare fares as the late night options, and Gold Coast FlatFares for a single fare run from $5.00 in zone one to $14.00 in the highest-priced zones. Nightlink buses, which run between midnight and 5am on Friday and Saturday nights, are described by Translink as a Brisbane service.

EVENTSurfers Paradise

HOTA Markets Every Sunday, 6am to 11:30am: Parking, Ferry From 9:23am and the Walk From Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast, QLD)

HOTA Gallery entrance, Surfers Paradise

The HOTA Farmers & Artisan Markets run every Sunday from 6am to 11:30am at HOTA, Home of the Arts, 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise. Parking is free and unrestricted before 9am, and HOTA says parking can be limited during the markets, so it suggests public transport or a ride-share.

GUIDESurfers Paradise · Coolangatta

Gold Coast Lifeguard Patrol Times 2026: 8am to 5pm Year Round at Most Towers, Summer-Only Towers Start in November (QLD)

A yellow lifeguard tower and a lifeguard vehicle on The Spit beach, Gold Coast

Most Gold Coast lifeguard towers are patrolled between 8am and 5pm every day all year round, but a set of towers only open for part of the year. In mid-October the towers that open “every day from September to April” are on, while those that start “between November and April” are not on that schedule yet, although the City also lists them as patrolled during school holidays. Always swim between the red and yellow flags, and if there are no flags, do not swim.

TRANSPORT GUIDESurfers Paradise · Burleigh Heads

Gold Coast Airport to Surfers Paradise by Public Transport: Route 777 Bus to Burleigh Heads, Then the G:link Tram (QLD)

Light rail vehicle at Burleigh Heads station

The public transport route from Gold Coast Airport to Surfers Paradise is the route 777 bus to Burleigh Heads station, then the G:link tram north. Since Monday 7 September 2026, the 777 no longer goes as far as Broadbeach South station: it runs as a limited-stop express between the airport and Stockland Burleigh Heads, and the tram extension carries the rest of the trip.

ENDEDSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

Gold Coast 500 Event Week 2026: Transporter Parade, Free Driver Signing and Tedder Avenue Street Party — Times and Access (QLD)

Main Beach, Gold Coast, looking towards Surfers Paradise

Before the Gold Coast 500 racing starts on Friday 23 October, the organisers list three events around Main Beach and Surfers Paradise: a transporter parade on Wednesday 21 October, a free Drivers Sunset Signing on Thursday 22 October from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, and a Tedder Avenue street party on Saturday 24 October from 3pm to 7pm.

PARKING GUIDESurfers Paradise · Southport

Gold Coast Council Parking Meters: How to Pay by Card, Cash or EasyPark, and Where Public Holiday Charges Apply (Gold Coast, QLD)

A pay parking machine at a council car park (photo taken in Canberra)

City of Gold Coast parking meters take cash or Visa and Mastercard cards, and you can also pay with the EasyPark app. Cash is not accepted at every meter, and the City does not accept American Express. Your parking time starts when your car stops in the space, because most metered areas use in-ground sensors, and you do not need to display a receipt.

EVENTSurfers Paradise

Cypress Avenue Car Park, Surfers Paradise: $9.20 a Day, Paid 9am to 7pm Every Day, Partly Closed for the Gold Coast 500 (Gold Coast, QLD)

Surfers Paradise Boulevard near Cypress Avenue light rail station with a Translink bus and cars

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 of the week, public holidays included (Anzac Day is the exception). The car park is open 24 hours, and parking is free outside those paid times.