Australia’s third largest city, Brisbane is not particularly a tourist city. Because it’s located between the more popular Queensland destinations –Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Great Barrier Reef – the city tends to lose its appeal for the travelers. However, it does have some nice attractions: old buildings, parks, botanic gardens, a cultural central and a very relaxed lifestyle. And if that’s not enough, how about experiencing some of the world’s most beautiful sunsets?
Location
Brisbane, Queensland’s capital and Australia’s third largest city, is located by the Pacific Ocean on Brisbane River, at 793 km /493 miles from Sydney and 1425 km / 885 miles from Melbourne.
How to get to Brisbane
Both international and domestic flights arrive on Brisbane Airport. Daily flights are available to most Asian, USA and New Zeeland destinations. You don’t have come via Sydney or Melbourne but most flights would take that route because it’s cheaper.
By train, Brisbane is linked to Sydney and to most towns in Queensland.
If you choose to travel by car, Brisbane is linked to the surrounding areas by a network of highways.
Buses link Brisbane to Melbourne and to a lot of other tows in the Queensland area.
Portside Wharf is the recently opened international cruise terminal which offers a lot of possibilities for cruises, as well as a favorite location for yacht lovers.
Weather
Brisbane has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid, while the winters are dry and mild. From late spring until autumn thunderstorms are quite common, sometimes accompanied by hail stones, terrible winds and torrential rain. The average temperature is 78 F during summer and 60 F during winter, but temperatures as high as 100 F have been recording during January (the hottest month).
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