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Getting to the Brisbane Campus (McAuley at Banyo)

Photo: Brisbane Campus Library

Our campus is at 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo and is 12 kilometres north of the Brisbane CBD.

You can reach us by bus, train or car - directions are provided below. Free parking is available on campus.


Travelling by bus

Brisbane City Council Bus Service offers a service from the CBD to Approach Road, which runs alongside the campus.

Buses run at hourly intervals on weekdays, and the trip takes about an hour.

From Adelaide Street in the CBD, take Route 306 to the Approach Road stop.

For bus timetables, please visit the TransLink website.

Travelling by train

Queensland Rail offers a service from Central Station to Banyo Station, which is the nearest railway station to the campus and is on the Shorncliffe line.

Trains run at half-hourly intervals on weekdays and hourly intervals on weekends.

The train trip takes about 20 minutes from the CBD or about 10 minutes from Shorncliffe, and the campus is about 15 minutes' walk from the station.

There is also a shuttle bus which runs regularly between the station and the campus.

For train timetables, please visit the TransLink website.

ACU National offers a free bus service from the campus to Toombul and Northgate train stations.

Weekdays, the Bus leaves Toombul on the hour and half-hour and arrives at the Brisbane Campus 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

The first service departs Toombul, Grace St (Toombul Railway Station end) at 7:30am with the last service departing at 9:00pm. The Bus continues to Northgate Station, Ridge St (ramp side) and then to ACU National.

The Bus leaves ACU National (BUS Drop Off Area behind the Library) back to the train stations 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The last service leaves ACU National at 9:15pm.

Weekends, the Bus runs on Saturdays during Library opening hours.

Travelling by car

The campus is about 15 minutes from the CBD in normal traffic or 25 minutes during peak hour.

If you are travelling via the Gateway Motorway (northbound or southbound), take the Nudgee Beach exit and turn onto Nudgee Road.

If you are travelling via Sandgate Road, take the Toombul Road exit and follow through to Nudgee Road (a left turn).

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