» Intercampus Express Bus Service
An Intercampus Express Bus service links the St. Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton campuses.

The Queensland Government Translink website provides information about getting to and from the St Lucia, Gatton and Ipswich campuses quickly and conveniently via bus, train or ferry.

Click on the relevant links below for transport information for individual UQ campuses:

St Lucia Campus (How to get here)
Gatton Campus (How to get here)
Ipswich Campus (Location and transport)
Herston Campus (Location and transport)

St Lucia Campus 
Travel options to and from campus include bicycle, bus, ferry, train and taxi. Parking spaces are limited and require pre-paid permits. Some casual parking is available in metered spaces.  If you are a full-time undergraduate, your student card allows half-price train, bus and ferry travel on most routes within Queensland.

» Bicycle - http://www.uq.edu.au/cycling/
The St Lucia campus is easily accessible by bicycle, with parking available and a safe riverside bicycle path connecting the campus to the central city. A University Bicycle Shop operates in the Union Complex. For more information on cycling at UQ, please  visit UQ Traffic's http://www.uq.edu.au/cycling/ website.

» Bus
Brisbane City Council buses operate from the bus stop in Chancellor's Place near the J. D. Story Building, St Lucia and via the Eleanor Schonell Bridge. Timetables are available from all Student Centres or by phoning TransLink on 131230 or from their website:
http://www.translink.com.au

[View the Chancellor's Place on the St Lucia Campus Map]

» Ferry
Brisbane City Council CityCat services operate along the Brisbane River between Hamilton and St Lucia. They run about every half-hour from 6am to 10.30pm daily.  Ferry timetables are available from the Student Centres or by phoning TransLink on 131230 or from their website: http://www.translink.com.au

[View the CityCat terminal on the St Lucia Campus Map]

» Parking
Paid parking operates on the St Lucia campus from 7am to 9pm weekdays. Short-term parking is available in central locations. Long-term casual parking is available in two multi-level carparks off Sir Fred Schonell Drive, at Parking Station One (opposite the Athletics Centre), and in the Warehouse carpark (entry from Walcott Street). The multi-level car parks are open 24 hours, and are staffed from 7am to 9pm weekdays during teaching periods. For detailed information, visit the Traffic web pages at

[View the Multi-level Car Park A, or the Multi-level Car Park B on the St Lucia Campus Map]

» Taxi
Taxi ranks are situated at University Drive and Chancellor's Place, St Lucia.

[View the University Drive taxi ranks, or Chancellor's Place on the St Lucia Campus Map]

» Train
Queensland Rail offers discounted rail fares for full-time students. Toowong Station on the Ipswich line is the nearest train station to St Lucia campus, necessitating a short journey by buses which leave every 15 minutes from a nearby bus stop. For more information, phone TransLink on 131230 or from their website: http://www.translink.com.au.


» Unisafe Safety Bus
At night, a free, regular UniSafe Safety Bus service covers the St Lucia campus (carparks, colleges, CityCat, Dutton Park Ferry etc). Safety Bus Stops are clearly marked with distinctive blue and green signage and include routes and timetables.

Herston Campus

Brisbane City Council Buses to Herston
Regular Brisbane City Council Bus services operate to and from the Herston (Royal Brisbane Hospital) campus
From Adelaide Street (City Hall stop)
Bus No	Destination	Frequency	Goes To
375	Stafford	Approx Every 10 mins	Royal Brisbane Hospital (Bowen Bridge Road)*
370	Chermside	Approx Every 20 mins	Royal Brisbane Hospital (Bowen Bridge Road)*
From Adelaide/Edward Street stop
379	Grange	Approx Every 20 mins	Royal Brisbane Hospital (Bowen Bridge Road)*
* From the Royal Brisbane Hospital, students will have to walk back to Herston Road (one minute) and then past the Children's Hospital. After crossing Bramston Terrace, they can cut across the park area leading directly to the Medical School and the Public Health Building (where the Student Centre is located). This walk should take only about 10 minutes.
Please note that the buses below go DIRECTLY to the Medical School, but they are less frequent.
From North Quay (outside the Treasury Casino)
Bus No	Destination	Frequency	Goes To
361	Brookside	8.35am, 9.30a.m then hourly	Bramston Terrace (right next to the Medical School)
360	Brookside	7.15 am, 8.00am then hourly	Bramston Terrace (right next to the Medical School)

www.uq.edu.au/parking.   Parking guides are available from the Student Centres. Non-residents' parking in local streets around the St Lucia campus is limited to two hours between 7am and 6pm, February to November.