Getting from Townsville Airport to the city

Route 222

• Translink's route 222 is named Townsville Airport. That is its route name in the published Queensland data, not a marketing label.
• First departure 04:24, last 22:30, about 152 scheduled calls.
• The headsigns are Airport and City, so the direction is unambiguous.
• The 04:24 start is the notable part. Very few regional Australian airports have a bus before five in the morning.

The other routes

• Routes 205 and 215, City to Garbutt and Stockland, run near the airport: 205 from 07:04 to 21:03, 215 from 07:34 to 17:53.
• They serve Aitkenvale Shopping Centre and the city at Stanley Street.
• Their nearest stops are on Meenan Street, about 1.2 km away, including some marked as hail and ride.

Where you are

• The airport is in Garbutt, about 5 km west of the city centre.
• Townsville is the mainland port for Magnetic Island, and the ferry terminal is in the city.
• It is also a common jumping-off point for the northern Great Barrier Reef and for Charters Towers inland.

Practical notes

• Fares are the standard Translink zone fare, with no airport surcharge.
• The last bus is at 22:30. Flights from Brisbane land later than that.
• Taxis wait at the terminal, and the short distance keeps the fare down.