Our late night bus, train and tram services will help you get home after a Friday or Saturday night out.

Many regular buses are provided as a Nightlink service after midnight. Use journey planner to see which services operate and when, and where to catch them from.

We also occasionally put on extra services for special events—see the event transport page for more details.

Teenagers looking happy, hands in the air on tram platform at night with tram in background

Nightlink services operate between midnight and 5am on Friday and Saturday nights in Brisbane.

Outbound Nightlink buses depart from Fortitude Valley and Brisbane City.

Most Nightlink buses will pick you up from any designated bus stop along their route. Only routes N310 and N555 will pick passengers up from selected stops—check your timetable for more information.

All Nightlink buses will drop you off at anywhere along their route (provided it's safe for the driver to stop). There are also security guards on board Nightlink buses.

Nightlink trains stop at all stations on the Beenleigh, Caboolture and Ipswich lines. Search the journey planner for the full timetable.

For passengers departing from Fortitude Valley station, please note the station is only accessible between 3:15am and 4am.

Beenleigh line

Departure station Time
Bowen Hills 3:43am
Fortitude Valley (platform 3) 3:45am
Central 3:49am
Roma Street 3:52am
South Brisbane 3:57am
South Bank 3:59am
Arrives Beenleigh 4:56am

Caboolture line

Departure station Time
Roma Street 3:42am
Central 3:46am
Fortitude Valley (platform 4) 3:48am
Bowen Hills 3:50am
Arrives Caboolture 4:49am

Ipswich line

Regular late night services

  • G:link Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH) to Broadbeach South
  • Gold Coast rail line
  • Route 700 Tweed Heads to Gold Coast University Hospital (GCUH)

Route 600 Caloundra to Maroochydore via Mooloolaba

  • Route 110N Cairns Central to Palm Cove
  • Route 120N Cairns Central to Smithfield Shopping Centre
  • Route 131N Cairns Central to Raintrees Shopping Centre
  • Route 140N Cairns Central to Edmonton

Route 201 runs every half hour between midnight and 5am on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

The times below are the standard last train services departing Central station. They don't include:

  • connecting services—use journey planner to find your connecting service.
  • additional trains for special events—check our events calendar for more information.
Train line Departs Central station
Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Airport 9:31pm 9:31pm 9:31pm 9:31pm
Beenleigh 12:04am 12:34am* 12:34am* 10:34pm
Caboolture 11:07pm 1:07am* 1:07am* 11:07pm
Cleveland 11:47pm 12:47am 12:47am 10:47pm
Doomben 7:23pm 7:23pm 7:23pm n/a
Ferny Grove 11:26pm 12:56am 12:56am 10:56pm
Gold Coast 10:59pm 12:29am 12:29am 10:59pm
Ipswich 11:58pm 12:58am* 12:58am* 10:28pm
Redcliffe Peninsula 11:52pm 1:22am 1:22am 11:22pm
Rosewood 11:28pm 11:28pm 11:28pm 9:28pm
Shorncliffe 11:43pm 12:43am 12:43am 10:43pm
Springfield 11:43pm 11:43pm 11:13pm 10:13pm
Sunshine Coast 11:37pm 11:37pm 8:37pm 8:37pm

*Nightlink services operate on this line.

Secure taxi ranks

Secure taxi ranks operate in popular nightlife precincts on Friday and Saturday nights, and for some special events. They are staffed by taxi rank marshals and security guards and monitored by CCTV.

Late night FlatFare taxis are available from some secure ranks and usually work out cheaper than using a regular taxi.

FlatFares

ZoneSedan (approx. metered fare)Single*Double**Maxi (approx. metered fare)Single*Double**
1A$17.00$7.33$5.50$29.00$7.80$12.00
1$20.00$8.33$6.25$32.00$8.40$13.00
2A$24.00$9.67$7.25$36.00$9.20$14.33
2$30.00$11.67$8.75$42.00$10.40$16.33
3A$36.00$13.67$10.25$48.00$11.60$18.33
3$46.00$17.00$12.75$58.00$13.60$21.67
4A$53.00$19.33$14.50$65.00$15.00$24.00
4$60.00$21.67$16.25$72.00$16.40$26.33
5A$66.00$23.67$17.75$78.00$17.60$28.33
5$73.00$26.00$19.50$85.00$19.00$30.67
6A$86.00$30.33$22.75$98.00$21.60$35.00
6$98.00$34.33$25.75$110.00$24.00$39.00
7A$106.00$37.00$27.75$118.00$25.60$41.67
7$123.00$42.67$32.00$135.00$29.00$47.33
8A$128.00$44.33$33.25$140.00$30.00$49.00
8$143.00$49.33$37.00$155.00$33.00$54.00

*Charges is per person. Minimum three passengers - sedan; five passengers - maxi

**Charge is per couple. Minimum two x doubles sedan; three x doubles maxi

Zones (by suburb)

SuburbZone
17 Mile Rocks4A
Acacia Ridge4A
Albany Creek4A
Albion2A
Alderley2A
Alexandra Hills5
Algester5A
Annerley2A
Arana Hills3
Ascot2
Ashgrove2A
Ashgrove West2
Aspley4A
Auchenflower2A
Bald Hills4
Balmoral2
Banyo4A
Bardon2A
Beenleigh6
Bellbird Park6A
Bellbowrie5A
Belmont3
Birkdale5A
Boondall4A
Boronia Heights6
Bowen Hills1A
Bracken Ridge5A
Bray Park5
Brendale5A
Bridgeman Downs4A
Brighton5A
Brisbane City1A
Brookfield4A
Browns Plains5
Bulimba2
Bunya4A
Buranda2A
Calamvale5A
Camira5
Camp Hill2
Cannon Hill2
Capalaba5A
Cape Cleveland6
Carina3A
Carina Heights3A
Carindale3A
Carseldine4A
Chandler 4A
Chapel Hill3A
Chelmer3A
Chermside3A
Chermside West3A
Clayfield2
Cleveland6A
Clontarf6A
Collingwood Park6A
Coopers Plains4A
Coorparoo2A
Corinda3A
Cornubia6
Crestmead6A
Daisy Hill6A
Darra4
Deagon4A
Dinmore6A
Doolandella5A
Drewvale5A
Durack4
Dutton Park2A
SuburbZone
Eagle Junction2
East Brisbane2A
Eatons Hill5A
Eight Mile Plains4
Ellen Grove5A
Enoggera2
Everton Hills3A
Everton Park3A
Fairfield2A
Ferny Grove4A
Ferny Hills4A
Fig Tree Pocket3A
Fitzgibbon4A
Forest Lake5A
Forestdale6A
Fortitude Valley1A
Fruitgrove4
Gailes5A
Galloways Hill2
Gaythorne3A
Geebung3A
Goodna5
Gordon Park2A
Graceville3A
Grange2
Greenbank6
Greenslopes2
Grovely3A
Gumdale4A
Hamilton2A
Hawthorne2
Hemmant3
Hendra2
Heritage Park6A
Herston2A
Highgate Hill2A
Hill End2A
Hillcrest6A
Holland Park3A
Holland Park West3A
Inala5A
Indooroopilly2
Jamboree Heights4A
Jay Park2
Joyner6A
Jindalee4A
Jubilee2A
Kalinga2
Kallangur6A
Kangaroo Point2A
Karana Downs6
Kedron3A
Kelvin Grove2A
Kenmore3
Kenmore Hills4A
Keperra3A
Kingston5
Kippa Ring6A
Kuraby5A
Lawnton5
Logan Central5
Loganlea6
Lone Pine3A
Long Pocket2
Lota4
Lutwyche2A
SuburbsZones
Macgregor4A
Mackenzie4A
Manly4
Manly West4
Mansfield3
Margate6A
Marsden6A
McDowall3A
Meadowbrook6A
Meeandah3
Milton2A
Mitchelton3A
Moggill5
Moorooka3A
Morningside2
Mt Coot-tha2
Mt Nebo6A
Mt Ommaney4A
Mt Gravatt3A
Mt Gravatt East3A
Murarrie3A
Murrumba Downs5
Narangba6
Nashville5A
Nathan3A
New Farm1A
Newmarket2A
Newstead1A
Norman Park2A
Normanby1A
Northgate3A
North Lakes6
Nudgee4A
Nudgee Beach4
Nundah3A
Ormiston6A
Oxford Park3A
Oxley4A
Paddington2A
Parkinson5A
Park Ridge6A
Petrie5
Petrie Terrace1A
Pinjarra Hills4A
Pinkenba3
Rainworth2A
Red Hill2A
Redbank6A
Redbank Plains6A
Redcliffe6A
Regents Park6A
Richlands5A
Riverhills4
Robertson4A
Rochedale South5A
Rocklea3A
Rosalie2A
Rothwell6A
Runcorn4A
SuburbZone
Salisbury3A
Samford Village5
Sandgate4
Scarborough6
Seven Hills2
Shailer Park6A
Sherwood3A
Shorncliffe4
Sinnamon Park4A
Slacks Creek5A
South Brisbane1
Southbank1
Springfield6A
Spring Hill1A
Springwood5A
St Johns Wood3A
St Lucia2
Stafford2
Stafford Heights3A
Stones Corner2A
Strathpine5A
Stretton5A
Sumner4
Sunnybank4A
Sunnybank Hills4
Taigum4A
Taringa2A
Tarragindi2
The Gap3A
Thornlands6A
Thornside5A
Tingalpa3A
Toombul3A
Toowong2A
Torwood2A
Underwood5A
Upper Kedron4A
Upper Mt Gravatt3
Victoria Point6
Virginia3
Wacol5A
Wakerley4A
Waterford6A
Wavell Heights3A
Wellington Point5
West End1
Westlake4
Whites Hill2
Wights Mountain5
Wilston2A
Windsor2A
Wishart3
Woodridge5
Woolloongabba2A
Wooloowin2
Wynnum4
Wynnum West4
Yeerongpilly2
Yeronga2
Zillmere4A

Flatfares

Zone Single fare Double fare Triple fare
One $5.00 $8.00 $15.00
Two $7.00 $11.00 $21.00
Three $8.00 $12.00 $24.00
Four $10.00 $15.00 $30.00
Five $12.00 $17.00 $36.00
Six $14.00 $21.00 $42.00
Seven $13.00 $20.00 $39.00
Eight $11.00 $16.00 $33.00
Nine $11.00 $16.00 $33.00
Ten $12.00 $18.00 $36.00
Eleven $14.00 $21.00 $42.00

Zones

Suburb Zone
Arundel 7
Ashmore East 3
Ashmore West 8
Benowa East 2
Benowa West 3
Biggera Waters 5
Broadbeach 2
Broadbeach Waters 2
Bundall 2
Burleigh Heads 6
Burleigh Waters 5
Carrara 9
Chevron Island 1
Coomababah 6
Gaven 6
Highland Park 6
Isle of Capri 1
Labrador 4
Main Beach 2
Main Beach (to Surf Club) 1
Mermaid Beach 3
Mermaid Waters 4
Merrimac 10
Miami 5
Molendinar 8
Mudgeeraba 6
Nerang 6
Nerang South 9
Palm Beach 6
Paradise Point 6
Parkwood 7
Robina 10
Runaway Bay 6
Southport North 3
Southport South 2
Southport Spit 3
Surfers Paradise 1
Varsity Lakes 11
Worongary 6
  • Open secure taxi ranks
    • Brisbane City - Left side of Eagle St approaching Creek St (This is also a FlatFare taxi rank)
    • Fortitude Valley - Left side of Wickham St approaching Brunswick St from Gipps St (outside Prohibition Nightclub)
    • Fortitude Valley - Right side of Wickham St, just past Brunswick St intersection outside of McWhirters (This is also a FlatFare taxi rank)
    • Fortitude Valley - Right side of Ann St approaching Duncan St opposite Cloudland (This is also a FlatFare taxi rank)
    • Brisbane City Treasury - Right side of George St approaching Queen St (This is also a FlatFare taxi rank)
  • Open secure taxi ranks
    • Broadbeach - left side of Surf Parade adjacent to Victoria Park, Broadbeach
    • Surfers Paradise - Orchid Ave approaching Elkhorn Ave
    • Surfers Paradise - 39 Cavill Ave, Surfers Paradise (outside Finn McCool's on left side of Cavill Ave when approaching Surfers Paradise Blvd)
  • Open secure taxi ranks
    • Noosa - Near intersection of Noosa Dr and Hastings St, Noosa (outside the Noosa carpark)
    • Maroochydore - Ocean St approaching Horton Pde
  • Open secure taxi rank
    • Secure taxi rank on left side of Margaret Street outside Fitzy's Toowoomba
  • Open secure taxi rank
    • Secure taxi rank on Bideford Street, Torquay (outside Torquay Hotel)
  • Open secure taxi rank
    • Secure taxi rank on left side of East Street when travelling north-west towards William Street (opposite Rocky Cabs office)
  • Open secure taxi rank
    • Secure taxi rank on corner of Wood Street and Fifth Lane
  • Open secure taxi rank
    • Secure taxi rank on left side of Flinders Street east when approaching city east of Monsoons Bar & Grill
  • Open secure taxi ranks
    • Secure taxi rank on Lake Street – adjacent to north-west corner of Lake and Spenser Streets