Brisbane city days. A flight into the Sunshine Coast. A few nights in Noosa. Rainbow Beach sunsets and a K’gari adventure waiting further north.
However your Sunshine Coast trip looks, there’s now another way to connect the pieces.
Greyhound’s new service connects Brisbane, Sunshine Coast Airport, Noosa and Rainbow Beach, making it easier to turn more of this stretch of Queensland into part of your trip.
Start in Brisbane and follow the coast north. Fly into the Sunshine Coast and make Noosa your first stop. Or keep going until the towns get smaller and Rainbow Beach becomes the start of something bigger.
Sunshine Coast Airport
Sometimes the airport isn’t the destination. It’s where the next part of the trip begins.
The new connection gives travellers another way to travel between Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Airport, while also making the onward journey to Noosa easier.
Fly into the Sunshine Coast and head for the beach. Spend a few days around Noosa before flying home. Or use the airport as another starting point for a longer East Coast trip.
Either way, landing doesn’t have to mean the journey is over.
Noosa
There’s a reason Noosa has a habit of convincing people to stay a little longer than planned.
Some come for the surf. Others for the national park, coastal walks, beaches or simply a few quiet days by the water.
Follow the coastal track through Noosa National Park and the scenery keeps changing, from sheltered beaches to open ocean and long stretches of coastline.
Back in town, cafés, restaurants, shops and the beach make it just as easy to enjoy for a weekend as it is for a longer stay.
And with Sunshine Coast Airport on the same Greyhound connection as Noosa, your holiday can start almost as soon as you land.
Sunshine Beach
Noosa might get the headlines, but a few minutes down the road there’s another side of the coast worth finding.
Sunshine Beach has a different feel to the busier parts of Noosa. A wide stretch of coastline sits alongside a relaxed beachside village, with surf, cafés and restaurants helping set a slower pace.
Duke Street gives you somewhere to settle in for coffee, lunch or dinner, while the beach and nearby Noosa National Park provide plenty of reasons to stay outdoors.
Spend the morning by the water. Find somewhere for lunch. Take a walk. Stay a little longer than expected.
Sometimes that’s all a good coastal stop really needs.
Rainbow Beach
Keep heading north and the coast starts to feel a little wilder.
Rainbow Beach is known for its coloured sands, long coastline and access to some of Queensland’s most remarkable natural landscapes.
But it’s worth treating as more than somewhere you pass through.
Spend time by the water, explore the coastline or simply settle into the quieter pace before deciding what comes next.
Greyhound’s new connection makes Rainbow Beach easier to reach from Brisbane, while also linking it with Sunshine Coast Airport and Noosa along the way.
And for plenty of travellers, Rainbow Beach is where an even bigger adventure begins.
K’gari
Just offshore sits K’gari.
Freshwater lakes, long beaches, towering sand dunes and rainforest make the island feel completely different from almost anywhere else on the East Coast.
Rainbow Beach is one of the gateways to K’gari, making it easy to build the island into a wider Queensland trip.
Spend some time in Rainbow Beach first. Head across to K’gari. Or leave enough room in the itinerary to do both.
Where Will the Coast Take You?
Fly into Sunshine Coast Airport and head for Noosa.
Start in Brisbane and follow the coast north.
Spend a few days around Noosa and discover Sunshine Beach.
Make Rainbow Beach the destination or the start of a K’gari adventure.
There isn’t one way to experience this stretch of Queensland.
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