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Getting to the Gold Coast
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Located on Australia’s South-East Queensland coastline, the Gold Coast is serviced by two major airports. The Brisbane Domestic and International Airport is less than one hours drive away, while the Gold Coast Airport is just 30 minutes drive from the centre of Surfers Paradise.

Gold Coast Airport

www.goldcoastairport.com.au

The Gold Coast Airport is the fastest growing international airport in the country and offers domestic and international services. Gold Coast Airport services 4.5 million passengers per year, 380 domestic and international flights per week. The recent upgrade of passenger facilities at the airport has seen direct flights from all major Australian cities, including over 25 services from Sydney and 20 from Melbourne. The Gold Coast Airport is located 1 hour and 15 minute flight from Sydney Airport. Regular International air services are available from key Asian ports offering long haul connections to Middle East, Europe & UK. Air New Zealand fly direct to the Gold Coast from Auckland and other major cities in New Zealand – with connections available to West Coast USA and Canada.

Brisbane Airport

www.brisbaneairport.com.au

Located less than one hour north of the Gold Coast, Brisbane is the main international airport servicing South East Queensland. Connected by fast access using the Pacific Motorway and Airtrain, Brisbane’s world-class airport rail link creates a seamless connection between Brisbane International Airport and the Gold Coast.

Transport options include:

• Rail – Airtrain offers up to 4 express trains per hour direct to the Gold Coast - www.airtrain.com.au

• Road – Coach, Limousine, Taxi, Car Hire

Brisbane Airport services large passenger movements, accommodating 12 million travellers a year with 2.6 million travellers at its international terminal and 9.5 million passengers at the domestic terminal. The Airport is serviced by a growing total of 34 airlines, with direct services to 28 international destinations each week. Domestically the Airport caters for 1,800 movements per week with a choice for travellers to fly directly to 35 domestic locations.

Airtrain

www.airtrain.com.au

Airtrain is a privately owned and operated railway. We commenced operations in May 2001 with license from Queensland Transport. This allows us to build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT Scheme) the Brisbane Airport Rail Link for 35 years. We own 8.5 kilometres of elevated railway and two stations at Brisbane Airport.

You'll find our service is completely integrated into the QR suburban network. Our trains can take you from Brisbane Airport directly to the Brisbane CBD, and then on to the Gold Coast. You can also travel on a single ticket from any station in south-east Queensland to Brisbane Airport.

You might be surprised to know that Airtrain isn't subsidised by the Queensland Government. It was built with private funds at the cost of $220 million. This adds up to 250 piers, 1000 girders weighing 90 tonnes each and 21,000 cubic metres of concrete. You'll find that it breaks records as Australia's longest elevated viaduct.

To ensure the line is always in top condition, we've partnered with Transfield Services (www.transfieldservices.com). As you'd expect, they provide excellent operations and maintenance on the Airtrain rail link.

If you're travelling to and from Brisbane Airport, you can look forward to our high quality level of service. But you shouldn't just take our word for it. We've won the 2009 CSIA Service Excellence Award for the Best Customer Service in Australia (click here to visit the Customer Service Institute of Australia). We also took home this prestigious award in 2007 and 2005. But you'll be glad to know we're not resting on our laurels. We're always looking for ways to make our service even better for you.

 

Fast Facts

  • The Gold Coast region encompasses 5000km2 with 70km of coastline.
  • The tourism destination spans Beenleigh and South Stradbroke Island to the north, Cabarita and Kingscliff to the south, west to Beaudesert including World Heritage Listed national parks.
  • The Gold Coast is Australia’s 6th largest city, with a population of over 550,000 The Gold Coast is one of Australia’s fastest growing cities.
  • Gold Coast City has been identified as one of the most desirable places in the world to live ranked on political, social, economic and environmental factors, personal safety and health.
  • The Gold Coast offers one of the largest choices of themed attractions in the southern hemisphere with interactive experiences.
  • The Gold Coast plays host to exciting events, a year-round balmy climate, extensive services and some of Australia’s largest shopping centres.
  • Infrastructure is well established with professional tourism and business services. There are more than 65,000 bed spaces, more than 40 resort and championship golf courses, around 500 restaurants and major convention and exhibition venues.
  • Serviced by two international and domestic airports, the Gold Coast is the international gateway to 26 destinations worldwide provided by 30 airlines.
  • The Gold Coast is located less than one hour’s drive south from Brisbane - a rail link and Pacific Motorway connects Brisbane to the Gold Coast.
  • Gold Coast City’s climate is sub-tropical with 287 days of sunshine annually and an average water temperature of 22 degrees.
  • The Gold Coast is home to the largest subtropical rainforest remnant in the world and more than 100,000ha of nature reserves and World Heritage sites.

 

More destination information can be found at: www.visitgoldcoast.com | www.adventuregoldcoast.com

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