Yes. There are train stations at Robina, Nerang and Helensvale, and it is a direct line to Brisbane. There are regular bus services also. See the link below for timetable information.
The Gold Coast lies just south of Brisbane.
Brisbane is larger than the Gold Coast.
No. the theme park known as DreamWorld is on the Gold Coast. The Gold Coast is south of Brisbane, while the Sunshine Coast is north of Brisbane.
Yes. Brisbane is bigger in both population and area than the Gold Coast.
No. Brisbane is the capital city of Queensland. The Gold Coast is a city about 80 km south of Brisbane, made up of numerous tourist suburbs such as Surfer's Paradise, Burleigh, Broadbeach and Currumbin. The Gold Coast is completely distinct and separate from Brisbane.
It is on the Gold Coast (Australia). Fly into Brisbane and drive to the Gold Coast.
No. The Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast are two completely different place. The Gold Coast lies south of the city of Brisbane, capital of Queensland, while the Sunshine Coast is located to the north of Brisbane.
Brisbane is further north than the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Brisbane is about 80 kms north of the Surfers Paradise which is what most people think of when they say the Gold Coast, but the Gold Coast starts around 40kms south of Brisbane CDB and goes all the way to the NSW border at Coolangatta/Tweed Heads. Coolangatta would be around 105kms from Brisbane CBD.
To travel by air train from Brisbane Airport to the Gold Coast takes 1 hour 48 minutes, depending on one's final destination on the Coast, be it Helensvale, Nerang, Robina or Varsity Lakes.This is the most efficient method of transport linking the Domestic and International airports to the Gold Coast.
The closest capital city to the Gold Coast in Australia is Brisbane.
It's a matter of where the Brisbane River flows. The Brisbane floods were largely a result of the massive amounts of water that had to be released from Wivenhoe Dam into the Brisbane River. The Brisbane River does not flow anywhere near the Gold Coast, but empties into the sea at Moreton Bay.
You cannot catch a ferry from the Gold Coast to Fraser Island. You need to drive or catch a train to Hervey Bay (about a four and a half drive) and then catch a ferry from Hervey Bay to Fraser Island.