Sunshine Coast (MCY): route 620 along David Low Way
A stop called Sunshine Coast Airport sits on David Low Way. Route 620 runs Noosa Heads to Maroochydore past it, 04:48 to 03:47.
- The stop is called Sunshine Coast Airport, about 440 metres from the runway reference point, on David Low Way.
- Route 620, Noosa Heads to Maroochydore via Peregian, is the trunk service: about 1350 scheduled calls, running 04:48 to 03:47.
- Those hours mean effectively an all-night service on the coastal corridor, which is rare outside the capitals.
- Route 622, Maroochydore to Noosa Junction via the airport, runs 05:45 to 20:19, about 660 calls.
- Maroochydore station is the southern hub, and Noosa Junction the northern one.
- David Low Way is the coast road, and the airport sits directly on it at Marcoola.
- Mudjimba Esplanade carries further stops within about 700 metres, on the beach side.
- Brisbane is about 100 km south, and many visitors still fly into Brisbane instead.
The coastal corridor
- Sunshine Coast Airport sits on David Low Way at Marcoola, directly on the coast road, which is why the bus network reaches it at all.
- The stop is named Sunshine Coast Airport in Translink's published data.
- Route 620, Noosa Heads to Maroochydore via Peregian, runs 04:48 to 03:47, about 1350 scheduled calls. That is close to a round-the-clock service.
- Route 622, Maroochydore to Noosa Junction via Airport, runs 05:45 to 20:19, about 660 calls, and takes the airport in explicitly.
The two ends
- Maroochydore station is the main interchange for the southern Sunshine Coast and for coaches to Brisbane.
- Noosa Junction station is the northern hub, for Noosa Heads and Hastings Street.
- Peregian, Coolum and Sunshine Beach are the coastal towns strung along the way.
The stops around the terminal
- David Low Way carries stops at Sunset Strip, Fourth Avenue, Keith Royal Drive and Friendship Avenue within about a kilometre.
- Mudjimba Esplanade has stops near David Low Way and at Currawong Street, on the beach side.
- Some are marked hail and ride, meaning you flag the bus rather than wait at a marked post.
Context
- The airport got a new runway in 2020, allowing direct flights from further afield.
- Brisbane is about 100 km south, roughly 90 minutes by road, and remains the main gateway for the region.
- The bus is genuinely usable here, which is not true of most Australian regional airports.
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