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Brisbane Airport: Airtrain To Brisbane City or Gold Coast
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  • Updated By Mikebb on November 6, 2006
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  • This is the way to travel if you do not wish to hire a car. I picked up a brochure at Brisbabe airport and here are the details: Brisbane CBD Adult Au$12 one way, return $22. Child $6 & $11, most important Family is $30 one way, $55 return, ( 2A +2C ). 20 minute travel time, 5 stations dropoff downtown, Brunswick St, Central, Roma St, South Brisbane, Southbank, 4 trains per hour during peak, discounts available online, luggage lockers are available at city stations. Gold Coast Stations Adult $23 to Nerang, to other stations prices vary. 2 trains per hour. Direct service to Gold Coast Stations. Take the easy way and book online before you leave home.

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  • Phone: + 61 7 3216 3308
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    Brisbane Airport: Brisbane Airport
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  • Updated By tiabunna on July 16, 2007
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  • Brisbane International terminal - Brisbane
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    Airports don’t excite most people, only the destinations to which they lead. Some are better than others though. Some are subject to curfews and so on. Brisbane is fortunate to have the newest airport of all major Australian cities: it opened as recently as 1988 and replaced the (adjacent) Eagle Farm airport. There is scope to extend both its runways and terminals, to avoid future congestion – quite important, in view of the large traffic increases. The International Terminal is currently being expanded (see photo). For travellers, a key consideration at Brisbane is that it is not subject to curfews, as is Sydney – this can be an important issue for international flight schedules. Domestically it also is the base for VirginBlue Airline and is well served by both Jetstar, Qantas and regional airlines, and has large modern terminals, so you can travel onwards from here to most Australian destinations with little difficulty. The airport is adjacent to the Gateway Motorway and a rail link provides a connection between terminals (see next tip) and from the airport to the City and to the Gold Coast.

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    Brisbane Airport: Transfers to/from Brisbane airport
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  • Updated By SWFC_Fan on August 17, 2006
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    I used Coachtrans' airport transfer service to get from Brisbane airport to my accommodation in the Spring Hills area of the city during my visit to Brisbane in April 2006. These minibuses drop each passenger off right outside their chosen accommodation, so there's no need to worry about finding the right place. Each minibus can hold circa 12 passengers and luggage is carried in a separate cart that is towed behind the minibus. Minibuses run from the airport to Brisbane approximately every 30 minutes and the journey time is about 25-30 minutes depending on the number of drop-offs and the location of your accommodation. As at April 2006, the cost of a one-way transfer from the airport to Brisbane was 11 AUD, although, when returning to the airport at the end of my stay I booked this service through my hotel and was charged 15 AUD (I assume the 4 AUD difference was the hotel's commission). By contrast, the Brisbane Air Train would have cost me 12 AUD to Brisbane central station and then I'd have had to pay for a taxi from there to Spring Hills - so this transfer was excellent value for money for me. Tickets are purchased from a kiosk outside the arrivals hall, next to where the minibuses depart from. The company also operates minibuses from the airport to the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. Tickets are bought from the same kiosk as the Brisbane transfer tickets and the minibuses depart (less frequently) from the same point: Skytrans = airport to Brisbane: Tel (07) 3238 4799 Airporter = airport to Gold Coast: Tel (07) 3238 4700

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  • Website: http://www.coachtrans.com.au/default.aspx

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    Brisbane Airport: Brisbane Domestic Airport
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  • By thedouglas on July 14, 2006
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  • Flying kangaroo country! - Brisbane
    Flying kangaroo country!
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    Brisbane airport 's domestic terminal is a relatively small one - but is also fairly modern and has shopping and a range of restaurants and coffee stops. Check in is now made much more efficent by getting your own boarding passes from a range of standing computer terminals in the area before the counters. Simply put in your personal and/or flight details, and out comes a boarding pass. Needless to say, one of the major carriers is Qantas - our famour flying kangaroo. However, there are budget airlines aplenty available from Brisbane - Virgin and Jetstar.

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  • By mke1963 on February 26, 2005
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  • Brisbane Airport - Brisbane
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    Brisbane Airport has two parts - the domestic and the international terminals- and they are some distance apart, connected by bus and by the rail line. The International Terminal is compact and well laid out, with plenty of obvious signs and hotel/information desks. However, if you are a foreigner arriving at the peak morning arrival time, expect a wait of over one hour to get through immigration! This is as bad as I have seen anywhere in the world, and it is frustrating for Australians as well, because the luggage carousels get completely clogged up and end up being stopped to wait for the foreign arrivals to 'catch up' with their luggage. I spoke to one forlorn looking Australian who was waiting for his bags by a stationary, but jam-packed luggage carousel. "It's always like this" he said. "I get through immigration in two minutes and then wait most of an hour for my bags to get through". It seems utterly absurd. Not a good image for Brisbane. Leaving Brisbane was remarkably easy and efficient though. Note that they are particularly strong on the "one carry on bag per economy passenger" though...more so than I have seen anywhere else.

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    Brisbane Airport: Any spare cash?
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  • By thedouglas on July 14, 2006
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  • Money raising for frog research - Brisbane
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    Saw this little green fellow at the airport recently - a collection box asking for any spare cash for frog research. Made me think about the similar receptacles in airports in Asia - asking for money for the needy PEOPLE causes. He is rather cute though!

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    Brisbane Airport: Fly Virgin Blue
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  • Updated By aussirose on April 30, 2006
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  • Virgin Blue Airlines - Brisbane
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    We flew with Virgin Blue from Perth. This is usually the cheapest airline, however I would check with flightcentre.com.au first as sometimes Qantas is not much dearer and you get a meal included with them.

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    Brisbane Airport: Airport via Car or Monorail
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  • By Shar on March 4, 2003
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  • Airport to Brisbane: If you are driving into Brisbane from South or North - you don't need to go back into Brisbane City as the Motorway from the north and south coast gives you the option of going direct to the airport. Or, there is a mono-rail which connects the airport to the city centre which leaves every couple of minutes. V. cool.

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    Brisbane Airport: Brisbane International Airport...
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  • By Krystynn on August 24, 2002
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  • Brisbane Airport - Brisbane
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    Brisbane International Airport is situated about 13KM from the Central Business District. Most international flights will land here. And yes, even if you're heading to the Gold Coast, your international flight will land at this airport. If you're looking for public transport to and from the Brisbane Airport, you may wish to hop onto the Airtrain, a somewhat new train service providing a direct link from the Brisbane CBD to the airport. Photo Below: Yes, it's true. For some of us, we visit Australia just so that we can play with the animals.

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    Brisbane Airport: Brisbane has one of the...
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  • By Krystynn on August 24, 2002
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  • Brisbane Airport - Brisbane
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    Brisbane has one of the newest, most impressive airports in Australia. I just can't sing enough praises for Australia's BEST airline - QANTAS. Their service onboard is excellent... and they really do know how to treat a passenger like a princess! Once when I misplaced my camera in a cab in Sydney and was feeling reeeeally moody when I boarded my Qantas flight (back home to Singapore), the Aussie steward rounded ALL his buddies on board to try and cheer me up. Yes, they did manage to put a smile back on my otherwise glum face. Hey, it was my brand new camera that I just lost. :-( Then there was another occasion when I fell gravely ill in Paris and when I boarded my flight the following day, I was pleasantly surprised that the airline had UPGRADED me to Business Class the moment they heard that I had fallen ill (via my travel agent). So tell me, how can I not sing praises about Qantas?? Brisbane's many tourist attractions and sights are within strolling distance... thanks in part to it being a very compact city. If you are taking cabs to move from place to place, do note that there is no extra charge for luggage. Good news eh? Oh, and don't even bother to try hailing a cab because it won't stop. You'll need to reserve by phone or walk to a cab stand. ;-) Photo Below: The city of Brisbane - taken by yours truly from atop Mt Cootha.

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