All water taxis & ferries to the Island leave from Cleveland.
Getting to Water Taxi and Vehicle Ferry departure points from Brisbane CBD by road vehicle
30 km via Old Cleveland Road, an estimated 50 minutes driving dependent on traffic and vehicle.
Getting to Water Taxi and Vehicle Ferry departure points from the Brisbane Airport by road vehicle
30 km via the M1, an estimated 40 minutes driving dependent on traffic and vehicle. This route includes tolls.
Getting here from the Gold Coast by road vehicle
78 km via the Pacific Motorway, an estimated 1 hour and 20 minutes driving dependent on traffic and vehicle.
Getting here by Train or Bus
Use the Translink Journey Planner to plan your trip to Cleveland: jp.translink.com.au
From the Cleveland Train Station
Stradbroke Flyer water taxi provides a free shuttle bus that picks up passengers from the Cleveland Train Station 10 minutes before water taxi departures (some early and late services excluded).
A Transdev bus also travels to the Stradbroke Ferries water taxi from the Cleveland Train Station before water taxi departures (some early and late services excluded).
From the Cleveland Shops Bus Stop
Stradbroke Flyer water taxi provides a free shuttle bus that picks up passengers from the Cleveland Shops Bus Stop, in Middle Street, 15 minutes before water taxi departures (some early and late services excluded).
A Transdev bus also travels to the Stradbroke Ferries water taxi from the Cleveland Shops Bus Stop, in Middle Street, before water taxi departures (some early and late services excluded).
All Stradbroke Ferries information on Vehicle Ferry timetables can be found here.
All Straddie Flyer and Stradbroke Ferries information on water taxi timetable can be found here.
We’ve made it easy for you! Sealed roads connect the 3 townships of Dunwich, Amity and Point Lookout… and there’s not a traffic light in sight!
If you didn’t bring the car, the local Straddie bus service will get you from A to B. Or you can hire a rental car or perhaps pedal power is your passion? The distance between Dunwich (where the water taxis and car ferries arrive) and Point Lookout is approximately 22km so if you do cycle, you can travel and enjoy both the beauty and the adventure of Straddie at the pace you choose. Just take care as the roads have narrow or no shoulder in parts and are sometimes frequented by large trucks in business hours. There is also a taxi service for that personalised trip.
The bus service meets the water taxi services (some late and early services are not met) and transports passengers through Dunwich, to Myora, Amity Point or Point Lookout. See Stradbroke Island Buses for more info.
The cab service is available to transport passengers around the Island, contact directly to book: Stradbroke Cab Service.
It is approximately 22km to cycle from where to boat lands in Dunwich, to Amity Point, Point Lookout or to the Causeway Access to Main Beach. The roads have narrow or no shoulder in parts and are frequented by large trucks in business hours, please take care.
Vehicle Access Permits are required for driving in designated beach and bush areas on the Island. These permits are available from Straddie Camping.
Driving on the beach is limited to 4WD vehicles and is only allowed on Flinders Beach and Main Beach at designated access points. Driving is not permitted on our beaches 1 hour 15 minutes either side of high tide time. This is both for your safety, and for environmental reasons.
For further information please see Straddie Camping.