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TRAVELLING BY AIR
To Coolangatta: The Holiday Inn Surfers Paradies is approximately
25 minutes by taxi from Coolangatta Airport. Services are plentiful
from capital cities on QANTAS, Jetstar and Virgin Blue.
To Brisbane: Brisbane airport is about 1hour 20 minutes by
car to Surfers Paradise. The air services are plentiful and
travellers can often access cheaper fares.
Surfside buses and they also operate an airport shuttle service
from both Brisbane and Coolangatta Airports with drop-offs to
hostels and hotels along the Gold Coast. The shuttle costs around
$16.
The Coolangatta local bus service into Surfers Paradise stops
on the highway only 5 minutes walk from the airport - routes
1 and 1A for a very low fare.
Train from Brisbane: The Airtrain (website www.airtrain.com.au)
operates twice an hour with a connecting bus to Surfers Paradise.
It costs $26.380 from the airport to Robina station or $50.60
with a connecting shuttle bus to your hostel - these are called
AirTrain Connect fares and the return fare is $78 per adult.
Alternatively, Coachtrans (tel (07) 3238 4700; website www.coachtrans.com.au)
run buses between Brisbane Airport and the Gold Coast that drop
you off at the door of your hostel. One-way fares are available.
BUS
Greyhound buses stop at Coolangatta and Surfers Paradise. In
Coolangatta, buses stop at the Coolangatta Transit Centre on
the corner of Griffith and Warner Streets. The bus terminal
in Surfers Paradise is at the corner of Beach and Cambridge
Roads.
TRAVELLING BY ROAD
The Holiday Inn Surfers Paradise is located in the centre of
Surfers Paradise.
TRAIN
A train line runs through the Gold Coast Hinterland with stations
at Nerang and Robina. Although it isn't on a main interstate
rail line, there are frequent Citytrain services into Brisbane.
Surfside operate regular bus services that connect with train
services.
PARKING
Parking is available at the conference venue. Parking is limited.
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