Getting There and Around
From Brisbane , Coachtrans runs frequently from the Transit Centre ($15), taking about ninety minutes to get to Surfers Paradise, and slightly over two hours to Coolangatta. Their Airporter service (book in advance tel 07/5588 8777; $33 one-way/$54 return), Airport Transit (book in advance tel 1300/655 655) and Active Tours (tel 07/5597 0344; $33/54) also meet arrivals at Brisbane's domestic and international terminals, and deliver direct to Gold Coast accommodation. Coachtrans also organise theme park transfers (tel 07/3236 1000) from central Brisbane accommodation to Carrumbin Sanctuary, Dreamworld, Movie World, Wet 'n' Wild and Sea World. Driving from Brisbane, head down Vulture Street onto the Gold Coast Highway , where there's a detour at Beenleigh to Queensland's oldest rum distillery at the Beenleigh Tavern (tours at 11am, noon, 1pm & 2pm; tel 07/3287 2488); it started in 1860 as a pirate business on the Albert River. Coming up from New South Wales , the coastal highway enters Queensland at Coolangatta, where you'll also find the Gold Coast Airport . Airport Transit shuttle buses (book in advance on 1300/655 655) run to all points between the airport and Surfers Paradise for $11 one-way, $16.50 return. The Gold Coast Highway from Tweed Heads-Coolangatta to Surfers Paradise, and all the theme parks, are covered by a 24-hour bus service run by Surfside Shuttle and Surfside Buses. The whole journey costs around $7, but you can buy day passes allowing unlimited use from $13. Otherwise you'll need to take a taxi or rent a vehicle; there are more details in accounts of the individual resorts.
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