TRAVELLING
TOANDFROMUQ
UQ ST LUCIA
You can get to UQ St Lucia by bus, CityCat
ferry, bike and car from surrounding suburbs
and the city.
And if you live on the southside of
Brisbane, you can walk, bus or ride across
the Eleanor Schonell bridge.
You can park in metered spaces on
campus but, as parking is in high demand,
we encourage you to consider other
transport options. You can use “Go Card”
vending machines on campus to easily buy
tickets for public transport.
UQ IPSWICH
Just 1.5 km from the Ipswich Central
Business District, the Ipswich campus is
a comfortable walk or bike ride from the
train station. However, you can also buy a
combined rail/bus ticket from most Brisbane
suburbs and travel by Queensland Rail and
the Ipswich TransLink bus service: train and
bus timetables are coordinated.
If you drive to the campus, you can park
in metered spaces.
UQHERSTON
Travel to UQ Herston by public transport
is easy. Bus stops are located on Herston
Road, near the Royal Children’s Hospital,
and on Bowen Bridge Road near the Royal
Brisbane Women’s Hospital.
Or you can catch a train to Brunswick
Street or Bowen Hills stations, a short walk
away from the campus. Visit
for more
information.
Extremely limited car parking is available
on-campus.
UQGATTON
The Gatton campus is five kilometres from
the local township and offers a choice
of bus travel from Gatton, Brisbane and
Toowoomba. You can also purchase a
combined rail/bus service from Brisbane
and travel by Queensland Rail and
Greyhound express coach.
If you choose to drive there is plenty of
free parking on campus.
UQ parking enquiries
Phone +61 7 3365 1016
Public transport
Phone 13 12 30
During semester, a UQ-
operated bus service runs
four times each weekday
from UQ St Lucia to UQ
Ipswich, then UQ Gatton
and return. See timetable
at
/
buses.html
You can park your bike in
secure facilities, access
limited car-parking, and
buy tickets for public
transport from special
machines at most UQ
campuses.
UQ ST LUCIA
UQ IPSWICH
UQ GATTON
UQ HERSTON
85 kms
(at least 70 mins)
10 kms
(at least 20 mins)
47 kms
(at least 40 mins)
51 kms
(at least 50 mins)
48 kms
(at least 50 mins)
88 kms
(at least 70 mins)
87 kms
(at least 60 mins)
Gold Coast
105 kms
(at least 75 mins)
Sunshine Coast
7 kms
(at least 10 mins)
Brisbane CBD
95 kms
(at least 60 mins)
Gold Coast
150 kms
(at least 105 mins)
Sunshine Coast
44 kms
(at least 35 min)
Brisbane CBD
170 kms
(at least 90 mins)
Gold Coast
40 kms
(at least 30 mins)
Toowoomba
90 kms
(at least 60 mins)
Brisbane CBD
80 kms
(at least 55 mins)
Gold Coast
100 kms
(at least 70 mins)
Sunshine Coast
3 kms
(at least 5 mins)
Brisbane CBD
kms = kilometres
mins = minutes
CAMPUS TRAVEL TIMES
Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange
UQ Guide 2014
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