Transport

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.

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.

CLOSURES · UNTIL 3 NOVSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

Gold Coast 500 Bus Stop Closures: Where Routes 70, 704 and 705 Stop Instead Until 3 November (QLD)

Main Beach G:link station seen from across the Gold Coast Highway, with a sign to Tedder Avenue

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 stop in different places around Main Beach and Surfers Paradise until Tuesday 3 November. The closures are for the Gold Coast 500, and most of them lift at 5am on Tuesday 27 October, two days after the race weekend.

ENDEDRobina · Helensvale

No Gold Coast Line Trains 17–18 October: Railbuses Between Beenleigh and Varsity Lakes (QLD)

Queensland Rail train at Hope Island station

There are no Gold Coast line trains between Beenleigh and Varsity Lakes from the first service on Saturday 17 October until the last service on Sunday 18 October. Translink is running timetabled railbuses between the two stations instead, and normal train services return with the first train on Monday 19 October.

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.

ENDEDSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

Gold Coast 500 2026: No Public Parking — How to Get There by Tram, Train and Bus (23–25 October, QLD)

G:link tram at Main Beach station

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 the gates if you come from the north, and the new Cypress Avenue station is about 600m from Gate 6 if you come from the south. Your race ticket also covers free travel on Queensland Rail City network trains, the G:link and Kinetic buses.

ENDEDHelensvale · Parkwood

G:link Trams Replaced by Buses After 7:30pm Between Helensvale and GCUH, Sunday to Thursday Until 22 October (Gold Coast, QLD)

G:link tram at Helensvale station with a Queensland Rail train behind

From 7:30pm until the last service on Sunday to Thursday nights this fortnight, buses replace G:link trams between Helensvale and Gold Coast University Hospital stations. The October dates are Sunday 11 to Thursday 15 October and Sunday 18 to Thursday 22 October, and trams run normally again from the first service each morning.