Brisbane Transportation Tips by mke1963

'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: Brisbane Airport has two parts - the domestic and the international terminals- and they are some distance apart, connected by bus and by the rail line.
The International Terminal is compact and well laid out, with plenty of obvious signs and hotel/information desks.
However, if you are a foreigner arriving at the peak morning arrival time, expect a wait of over one hour to get through immigration! This is as bad as I have seen anywhere in the world, and it is frustrating for Australians as well, because the luggage carousels get completely clogged up and end up being stopped to wait for the foreign arrivals to 'catch up' with their luggage. I spoke to one forlorn looking Australian who was waiting for his bags by a stationary, but jam-packed luggage carousel. "It's always like this" he said. "I get through immigration in two minutes and then wait most of an hour for my bags to get through". It seems utterly absurd. Not a good image for Brisbane.
Leaving Brisbane was remarkably easy and efficient though. Note that they are particularly strong on the "one carry on bag per economy passenger" though...more so than I have seen anywhere else.

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: Brisbane Airport has an excellent, quick and inexpensive rail connection to the city. However, unlike many airport rail systems which run 'every few minutes' so knowing the timetable is not really important, the Brisbane airport service is not quite as frequent and runs only every 30 minutes at certain times of the day. Check their website for the timetable!

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Website: http://www.citytrain.com.au