- Catching the ferry to Straddie is an exciting part of the experience!getting
Getting to North Stradbroke Island can be a bit of a pain, so here it is in black and white!
North Stradbroke Island is accessible only by vehicular ferry or by water taxi. (I suppose you could sail or power boat over!). Either way, you need to travel to Toondah Harbour by car or public transport. Here’s how:
Getting to Cleveland, then on to Straddie by public transport:
Queensland rail operates a regular air conditioned train service to Cleveland (the last station on the line) from Roma Street Station every 25 minutes or so. From the Cleveland station the ferry companies run free buses to the departure point with the buses timed to meet water taxi departures.
The Straddie water taxis take around 25 minutes and both boats have recently been upgraded with TV’s etc. Cost is $19 return.
Two water taxi companies leave Toondah Harbour, one going to Dunwich and other the “One Mile” jetty. Once again they have complimentary time tables and both water taxis are met by Stradbroke Buses (except the last boat – normally around 7pm). In any case, you should probably book and it pays to confirm that a bus is available. There is also an island taxi service which can be expensive in small numbers but it is courteous, comfortable and reliable.
STRADBROKE BUSES TICKET PRICES COVERING 2 ZONES – DUNWICH TO POINT LOOKOUT
adult single $4.10
adult daily $8.20
adult weekly $32.80
child single $2.10
child daily $4.20
Child weekly $16.80
Qld only: pension, seniors and tertiary
same as child
Useful Public Transport links:
Big Red Cat Car and Passenger ferry
Getting to Straddie with a car:
Cruising to Straddie in the sunshine!
From Brisbane City, travel down Old Cleveland Road to Cleveland and then follow the signs to the harbour via Middle street. It is dead easy with very clear signage. From the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, find the Gateway Motor Way exits and once again follow the signs to Cleveland.
Two Ferry companies operate with slightly different time tables that compliment each other. Costs are the same, so your only decision is which time table suits you. Both offer online booking and the trip takes around 50 minutes. Here are the links to book a car Ferry to Stradbroke Island online:
To book a barge, follow these links:
There you go, how to get to Straddie in a nut shell. Now you can enjoy this type of view!!!
Fishes Cafe for great food, views and bike and binocular hire.
Dolphins as seen from Point Lookout headland
