9 Gold Coast Public Transport Tourist Guide.Pdf
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Issue 15, May 2011 Courtesy of Tourism Queensland PPAC0AC000013/01333//VMVM Welcome to the magnificent GOLD COAST! A location famous for spoiling the people who visit our pristine beaches, subtropical rainforests, amusement parks, shopping centres and great nightlife. For decades, Australian and international tourists have visited the Gold Coast and enjoyed a relaxing and fun-filled holiday. Surfside Buslines operates throughout the Gold Coast 24 hours a day and provides inexpensive transport to all destinations. Plan your holiday using the tips in this guide to make the most of your break. We hope you have a wonderful stay! Contents Pacific Fair . 2 Welcome & Contents . 3 The Coast at a Glance . 4 Getting Around - How to use this guide . 5-6 YOU’LL LOVE SHOPPING Public Transport Information . 7 Gold Coast Bus Map. 8-9 AT PACIFIC FAIR Surfers Paradise Map . 10 Broadbeach Map. 11 Whilst on holiday save a day for Pacific Fair, the Gold Coast’s ARRIVING & DEPARTING THE GOLD COAST iconic shopping destination! Enjoy our unique indoor outdoor Gold Coast Airport Limited . .12 experience where you will discover over 300 stores including Coachtrans . .13 the Gold Coast’s largest Myer, over 130 Fashion and accessory Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle. 14 stores, cinemas, cafes, restaurants and major retail stores. Airtrain Connect . 15 Enjoy great shopping discounts! ATTRACTIONS To complete your Pacific Fair experience pick up your Exclusive Infinity . .16 Visitor Discount Guide from our Customer Service Centre and Jet Boat Extreme . .17 make the most of our fabulous stores discounts and offers! Whales In Paradise. 18 ENTERTAINMENT PACIFIC FAIR Just 8 Twin Towns Services Club . .19 SURFERS PARADISE y minutes SHOPPING Gold Coast Highwa H o from o k Centro, Surfers Paradise . 20 e r b Surfers JUPITERS CASINO o Harbour Town . 21 u l e v a Paradise Robina Town Centre . 22 r d Paradise Jet Boating . Back Cover Hooker Boulevard, Broadbeach (07) 5581 5100 visit pacificfair.com.au Produced by Transit Australia Group OPEN 7 DAYS 2 3 The Coast Getting at a glance around Planning your holiday is a must to experience all that How to use this book the Gold Coast has to offer. This book will help you get around the Gold Coast With extensive services operating between Beenleigh and all its attractions by bus. in the North and Pottsville in the Tweed, Surfside The Gold Coast Highway is the starting point for Buslines gives you freedom to travel to any Gold Coast most of the bus routes featured in this guide and location. destinations are categorised by subject alphabetically. The Gold Coast is blessed with shopping malls like Each attraction is listed at the top of the page, along Harbour Town, Broadbeach, Centro Surfers Paradise with its map reference. Descriptions are included as and Robina Town Centre and with each location just a well as attraction operation times and other handy short bus ride apart, bargain hunters will be in heaven. hints such as how to time your arrival. Adrenaline junkies should head north. Experience Terminology Dreamworld, WhiteWater The following terms are often referred to throughout World, slippery rides at Wet this guide. Here’s what they mean: N Wild, amazing marine HIGHWAY - Most hotels are located near the Gold attractions of Seaworld, and Coast Highway, which is where most of the buses run. discover a whole world of The Gold Coast Highway is often where you will catch entertainment at Warner your bus. Bros. Movie World. Best of all Surfside Buslines offers BEACH SIDE - To travel south, wait at a bus stop on direct services to all these the side of the Highway closest to the beach. attractions. DRY SIDE - To travel north, wait at a bus stop on the Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle side of the Highway furthest away from the beach. offer door to door transfers ZONES - Fares are calculated on the number of zones from the airport making you use in your journey. your trip to the Gold Coast effortless and if you’re travelling to Brisbane take advantage of Coachtrans’ convenient airport transfers. Don’t forget to pick up a Freedom or Gold Pass from your hotel or any Surfside driver – you can enjoy easy unlimited travel around the coast on Surfside Buslines. 4 5 Catching the bus Catching the bus is easy, just follow these steps: 1. DESTINATION - choose your destination from the pages of this book. 2. WHERE TO WAIT FOR THE BUS - check the map on page 8 & 9 to see where your destination is located. For most destinations, you can wait at any bus stop on the Gold Coast Highway, located approximately 400 metres apart. For southern destinations, wait on the beach side of the Highway. For northern destinations, wait on the dry side (refer terminology page 5). 3. WHAT BUS TO CATCH - look for the bus number displayed above the front window of the bus. 4. HAIL AND RIDE - many parts of the Gold Coast operate on a hail and ride basis, so when you see the bus coming, you need to lift your arm to signal the driver to stop the bus. 5. FARES - fares vary depending on where you want to go. The best option is to buy either a Gold or Freedom pass for unlimited travel. For longer stays, buy a card. For more information about card visit www.translink.com.au or call 13 12 30 anytime. 6 7 Dreamworld SANTA BARBARA WhiteWater World To Brisbane HOPE ISLAND Bus Map Coomera The Marine Village Sanctuary Cove PARADISE Bus Numbers Not all bus numbers are depicted on this map. POINT Number 10 - Santa Barbara, Sanctuary Cove, Runaway Bay, Southport, Warner Bros. Movieworld Australia Fair 7; Number 603 - Tweed Heads, Tweed City, Chinderah, Cudgen, Kingscliff, 7; Runaway Bay COOMBAHBAH Shopping Centre Salt, Casuarina, Cabarita, Hastings Point, Pottsville 7; Wet 'n' Wild RUNAWAY Number 700 - Australia Fair, Southport, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Water World BAY Broadbeach, Mermaid, Burleigh, Palm Beach, Currumbin, Tugun, Tweed Heads Paradise Westfield 4 BIGGERA Country Shopping Harbour WATERS Number 702 - Southport, Australia Fair, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Centre Town Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach, Gold Coast Airport Number 703 - Harbour Town, Southport, Australia Fair, Surfers Helensvale LABRADOR Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads Number 706 - Paradise Point, Runaway Bay, Southport, Australia Fair, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Pacifi c Fair, Burleigh Heads, Palm Southport Beach, The Pines Shopping Centre Australia Fair Number 707 - (weekdays only) - Griffi th University, Southport, Surfers Griffith Uni 8 Paradise, Broadbeach, Pacifi c Fair, Burleigh Heads Paradise Number 709 - Helensvale Rail, Harbour Town, Griffi th University, Jet Boating Southport, Australia Fair, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Pacifi c Fair Nerang Number 715 - Helensvale Rail, Harbour Town, Labrador, Southport, Australia Fair, Main Beach, Sea World Trainlink MAINBEACH Number 745 - Surfers Paradise, Jupiters Casino, Pacifi c Fair, Carrara, Centro Surfers Paradise 1 5 Nerang Rail Infinity Jet Boat Extreme 6 11 Number 750 - Sea World, Surfers Paradise, Jupiters Casino, Broadbeach, Whales In Paradise Surfers Pacifi c Fair, Bond Uni, Robina Town Centre, Robina Rail, Mudgeeraba Paradise CARRARA Number 760 - Pacifi c Fair, Mermaid, Burleigh, Palm Beach, Coolangatta, Oasis Tweed Centro Number 761 - Robina Rail, Robina Town Centre, Varsity Rail, The Pines 7; Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Gold Coast Airport, Tweed Centro 7 BROADBEACH Number 765 - Robina Rail, Robina Town Centre, Varsity Rail, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach. The Pines Shopping Centre MERMAID BEACH Number TX1 - Tweed Heads, Burleigh Heads, Mermaid Beach – Express to Wet’n’Wild, Movieworld, Dreamworld & WhiteWater World Robina NOBBY Number TX2 - Burleigh Heads, Broadbeach, Pacifi c Fair, Surfers 9 BEACH Trainlink Paradise, Main Beach – Express to Wet’n’Wild, Movieworld, Dreamworld Robina Robina Town & WhiteWater World Centre MIAMI Number TX5 - Helensvale Rail, Wet’n’Wild, Movie World, Dreamworld & BURLEIGH WhiteWater World, Coomera Rail Varsity Lakes WATERS NORTH Trainlink Burleigh Heads Places of Interest PALM BEACH 1 Centro Surfers Paradise 6 Jet Boat Extreme 2 Gold Coast Airport 7 Pacific Fair CURRUMBIN 8 Paradise Jet Boating The Pines 3 Gold Coast Tourist Shuttle Shopping Centre 9 Robina Town Centre TUGUN 4 Harbour Town 7; 10 Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts 5 Infinity 11 Whales In Paradise Gold Coast Airport 2 COOLANGATTA Tweed Heads 3 Gold Coast Centro Tweed Tourist Shuttle Not all Surfside Buslines routes are depicted on this map. 10 Twin Towns Clubs & Resorts Map not to scale. 7; To Kingscliff 8 9 NORTH Broadbeach NORTH Map 8 Key Surfers Main Bus Stops Beach Bus Number Paradise Surfers Whhararf Rd 700, 702, 703 (via Gold Coast Map Paradise Hwy direct) Key Monaco St Bus Number Bus Stops FFirirsstt Av 706, 707, 709 y (via Pacific Fair Bus Bus Number 745 Stop w Seccoondnd AAvv H e e Interchange) t d d s P Bus Number 700, 702, P a Bus Number 750 f f ooas r r 703, 706, 707, 709 v C u u Bus Number 745 y y S S A d Bus Number 750 l w w y ool H n H Bus Number 760 r G t t Bus Number 745 v e s s A F Ferny Av Av Ferny a a a elseea o o CChelsh Av C C ia n CENTRO, an it SSttagghohorrnn Av BritanBr v PACIFIC FAIR A 1 SURFERS PARADISE lliia 7 d E ra l t sps us o p A lanadel Paallm Av G a INFINITY n 5 a d e JET BOAT EXTREME e 6 e Cyyprepressss AvAv d P Pd f 8 PARADISE JET BOATING f Vieeww AAvv r Old Bu u Sur WHALES IN PARADISE TE Peters Dr S 11 GOLD COAST rlei s Dr Elkhoornrn AAvv CONVENTION maas v v o v gh Th 6 CENTRE Av A A th be Rd y aab 5 Eliz ny ny n Sunshi r r 11 e d F Fe v v JUPITERS B B APPEL Broadbeach n e e e s s e CASINO v i PARK i DOLPHIN ARCADE t A Bvd e d d gar a a ar r r a Cavillll Av a MMargar P P 50 vd l r B 1 e v ok A s CAVILL s o dra r Beach Rd r HHooker Blvd n G xa e AV e e f f CNR SURFERS BVD o Al r r ld C u u S RRem S & CAVILL AV C e TTrrickeettt St PACIFIC o v H m Surfers aas ss A 7 s rle e e FAIR t ee d mmber H P g b Paradise w e e s r Layaycoocck St y a A n S c u v e Av ns rs D rfe r Clifffordford St h u i S n e Bv d a R HHaamiillton Av tan d Mon MMaarkkwewell Av 11 Enndederly Av a a Rom am i 10 o RV a i V MAP REF NO MAP 2 GOLD COAST AIRPORT COACHTRANS REF Welcome to Gold Coast Airport.