Getting from Rockhampton Airport to the city

The one route

• Youngs Bus Service runs route 440, Rockhampton to the Capricorn Coast, calling at Terminal Dr at Rockhampton Airport.
• About 56 scheduled calls, 08:30 to 18:12.
• Its destinations include Emu Park and Emu Park Primary, out on the coast.
• This is a regional coach rather than a town service, which means it suits people heading straight for the beaches.

The gaps

• Nothing before 08:30. Rockhampton has early departures to Brisbane that this does not cover.
• Nothing after about 18:15.
• Taxis and ride-hail are at the terminal, and the city is only about 5 km away.

Nearby stops

• Hunter Street near Gorle Street and Hunter Street at Fenlon Street, both about 1.1 km, some marked hail and ride.
• Hail and ride means you flag the bus down rather than waiting at a marked post, which is common on Queensland regional networks.

The region

• Rockhampton sits on the Fitzroy river, and the Tropic of Capricorn runs through the city.
• Yeppoon and Emu Park are the Capricorn Coast towns, and the departure point for Great Keppel Island.
• The city calls itself the beef capital of Australia, and the surrounding cattle country is the reason the airport exists at the scale it does.