Pre-paid bus services
Selected TransLink busway station platforms and suburban bus services are pre-paid during peak times. You will need a valid ticket or go card before you enter the pre-paid platform or board a pre-paid bus.
Pre-paid platforms
Some of TransLink's busway stations operate pre-paid platforms during peak times. Pre-paid busway stations include:
| Station | Pre-paid times (weekdays) | Ticket sales |
|---|---|---|
| Eight Mile Plains (Platform 1) | 6.45am to 9.30am | go cart - coffee cart |
| Upper Mount Gravatt (Platform 1) | 6.45am to 10.30am | Ticket machine, Platform 1 and Garden City bus station |
| Roma Street (Platforms 1 and 2) | 3pm to 7pm | Ticket office, concourse |
| King George Square (Platforms 1 and 2) | 3pm to 7pm | Ticket machines, Adelaide Street concourse |
| Cultural Centre (Platform 2) | 3.30pm to 7pm | Ticket machines, Platform 1 and pedestrian overpass |
| South Bank (Platform 2) | 3pm to 6.30pm | Ticket machine, plaza level |
| Mater Hill (Platform 2) | 2.30pm to 6pm | Ticket machines, platforms 1 and 2 |
Note: Passengers with go cards must touch on using the go card readers at the front door of each bus when boarding at a pre-paid platform.
Pre-paid routes
Selected peak bus routes around Brisbane are pre-paid only to get you to your destination sooner.
Most of these bus routes are commuter services operating in peak times only. Therefore there is at least one alternative bus option for passengers who don't have a go card or other valid ticket.
The CityGlider service is the only pre-paid route that operates throughout the whole day. If you use a go card you can board the CityGlider using the rear door.
View the pre-paid services brochure (PDF, 370KB).
The brochure is also available in:
- Arabic (PDF, 842KB)
- Chinese (PDF, 1.1MB)
- Japanese (PDF, 1.39MB)
- Korean (PDF, 1.19MB)
- Vietnamese (PDF, 1.16MB).
What if I don't have a go card or other valid ticket?
Passengers without go cards or other valid tickets may continue to buy tickets onboard other bus routes.
There are also various go card and tickets sellers in suburbs across South East Queensland.
Pre-paid buses
Brisbane central
| Pre-paid route | Description | Alternative bus route |
|---|---|---|
| CityGilder | Newstead to West End | 199 |
Brisbane south
| Pre-paid route | Description | Alternative bus route |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Garden City to Brisbane City | 120 |
| 129 | Algester to Brisbane City | 130 |
| 133 | Sunnybank to Brisbane City | 130 |
| 137 | Sunnybank Hills to Brisbane City | 130 |
| 141 | Browns Plains to Brisbane City | 140 |
| 142 | Browns Plains to Brisbane City | 140 |
| 151 | Calamvale to Brisbane City | 150 |
| 157 | Runcorn to Brisbane City | 150 |
| 173 | Mt Gravatt Central to Brisbane City | 172, 170 |
| 176 | Garden City to Brisbane City via Logan Road | 170, 171, 175 |
| 179 | Garden City to Brisbane City via Mansfield | 180 |
| 189 | Holland Park to Brisbane City | 180 |
| 569 | Loganholme to Brisbane City | 571 |
| 581 | Springwood to Brisbane City | 551, 561 |
Brisbane east
| Pre-paid route | Description | Alternative bus route |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Carindale Heights to Brisbane City | 200 |
| 206 | Carindale to Brisbane City | 202, 200 |
| 207 | Carina to Brisbane City | 200 |
| 208 | Carindale to Brisbane City | 202, 200 |
| 211 | Cannon Hill to Brisbane City | 210 |
| 216 | Tingalpa to Brisbane City | 215 |
| 221 | Wynnum to Brisbane City | 220, 227 |
| 222 | Carindale to Roma Street station | 200 |
| 231 | Balmoral to Brisbane City via Riding Road | 230 |
| 236 | Balmoral to Brisbane City via Thynne Road | 235 |
Brisbane north
| Pre-paid route | Description | Alternative bus route |
|---|---|---|
| 331 | Bracken Ridge to Brisbane City | 330 |
| 332 | Chermside to Brisbane City via Spring Hill | 333 |
| 339 | Taigum to Brisbane City via Kirby Road | 340, 325, 335 |
| 341 | Carseldine to Brisbane City | 335, 340 |
| 343 | Aspley to Brisbane City | 345 |
| 344 | Carseldine to Brisbane City | 345 |
| 356 | McDowell to Brisbane City | 353 |
Brisbane west
| Pre-paid route | Description | Alternative bus route |
|---|---|---|
| 374 | Paddington to Brisbane City | 375 |
| 384 | The Gap to Brisbane City | 385 |
| 426 | Chapel Hill to Brisbane City | 425 |
| 443 | Moggill to Brisbane City | 444 |
| 455 | Riverhills to Brisbane City | 453, 454 |
| 456 | Mt Ommaney to Brisbane City | 453, 454 |
| 457 | Riverhills/Mt Ommaney to Brisbane City | 453, 454 |
| 458 | Mt Ommaney to Brisbane City | 453, 454 |
| 459 | Riverhills to Brisbane City | 453, 454 |
| 461 | Forest Lake to Brisbane City | 460 |
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