There are 4 ways to get from Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach by bus, tram, taxi, or foot
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Line 70 bus
best- Take the bus from Surfers Paradise to Gold Coast Hwy at Mermaid Beach stationbus 70
12 min$1Tram
- Take the tram from Cavill Avenue station, platform 2 to Mermaid Beach station, platform 2tram L1
13 min$1Taxi
- Take the taxi from Gold Coast to Mermaid Beachtaxi 6.4 km
7 min$23–28Walk
- Take the walk from Gold Coast to Mermaid Beachwalk 5.2 km
1h 2m
Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach is to line 70 bus which costs $1 and takes 12 min.
The fastest way to get from Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach is to taxi which takes 7 min and costs $23 - $28.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Surfers Paradise and arriving at Gold Coast Hwy at Mermaid Beach station station. Services depart five times a day, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 12 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Cavill Avenue station, platform 2 station and arriving at Mermaid Beach station, platform 2 station. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
The distance between Gold Coast and Mermaid Beach is 5 km.
The best way to get from Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach without a car is to line 70 bus which takes 12 min and costs $1.
The line 70 bus from Surfers Paradise to Gold Coast Hwy at Mermaid Beach station takes 12 min including transfers and departs five times a day.
Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Surfers Paradise station.
Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach train services, operated by Translink, depart from Cavill Avenue station, platform 2.
Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Gold Coast Hwy at Mermaid Beach station.
What companies run services between Gold Coast, QLD, Australia and Mermaid Beach, QLD, Australia?
Translink operates a bus from Surfers Paradise to Gold Coast Hwy at Mermaid Beach station 5 times a day. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 12 min. Alternatively, Translink operates a vehicle from Cavill Avenue station, platform 2 to Mermaid Beach station, platform 2 every 15 minutes. Tickets cost $1 and the journey takes 13 min.
Tram from Cavill Avenue station, platform 2 to Mermaid Beach station, platform 2
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Surfers Paradise to Gold Coast Hwy at Mermaid Beach station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Translink
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Estimated price
- $23–28
13cabs
- Phone
- +61 132227
- Website
- book.13cabs.com.au
Black & White Cabs
- Phone
- 133 222
- Website
- blackandwhitecabs.com.au
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Booking & Getting There
Gold Coast to Mermaid Beach train services, operated by Translink, arrive at Mermaid Beach station, platform 2.
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