The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal sits at Pinkenba (Luggage Point), about 12 km from the airport and 21 km from the city — and it isn't serviced by public transport. Whether you're flying in to cruise or heading down from the city, a pre-booked transfer is the calmest way to make embarkation on time, and to get home after an early-morning disembarkation.
Ways to get to the Brisbane Cruise Terminal
There's no train or bus to the door at Pinkenba, so it really comes down to comfort:
Private transfer
Door to door from the airport, your hotel or home, with room for cruise luggage and a driver who tracks your flight and sailing. No public transport hassle.
Taxi / rideshare
Available, with a rank about 120 m from the terminal, but metered and surge-priced fares add up on embarkation-day peaks, and no sailing-time buffer.
Drive & park
Onsite prepaid parking is run by Wilson Parking, plus off-site operators with shuttles. Fine if you've a car — a cost for the whole voyage though.
Public transport
The terminal is not currently serviced by public transport, so this isn't an option to the door.
Cruising as a group or family? One fixed price for the whole vehicle beats juggling taxis with a pile of cruise luggage.
Get my quote →Fixed fares by vehicle
Priced per vehicle, not per person — airport, hotel or home to the terminal and back. Fixed price, no surge, no surprises on sailing day.
| Vehicle | Best for | Passengers | Luggage | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan | Couples & solo cruisers | 1–4 | 3–4 bags | $55 |
| Premium (Mercedes/BMW) | A little luxury | 1–4 | 3–4 bags | $79 |
| SUV / Van | Families & groups | 5–7 | 7–8 bags | $95 |
| People mover | Larger groups + luggage | 8–11 | 12+ bags | $135 |
Indicative fares from Brisbane Airport — your exact price (and hotel, city or interstate pickups) is confirmed in the instant quote.
Cruise lines sailing from Brisbane
The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is the home port and a port of call for many major lines. We meet them all:
P&O, Carnival & Princess
Regular South Pacific, Queensland and longer sailings from Brisbane.
Royal Caribbean & Celebrity
Big-ship departures and seasonal deployments from the terminal.
Cunard, Holland America & more
World-voyage calls and luxury lines berth here too.
Whatever you're sailing
Tell us your ship and sailing time and we'll have you there with time to spare.
Cruise-day timing, sorted
Cruise lines give you a boarding window rather than a single time. Send us yours and we plan the pickup around it and the traffic, so you're not first in the queue or last through the gangway.
Ships clear customs and disembark early — often between 7 and 9am. We're there early and waiting, at a fixed price, so you're not fighting a thousand other passengers for a taxi.
Lock in the trip out and the trip home in one booking — one less thing to think about at sea, and a guaranteed car on the morning you dock.
Add a night, or a day, either side of your cruise
Flying in the day before you sail, or staying on after you dock? As part of the Cooee Tours family we can pair your transfer with a pre- or post-cruise hotel, a Brisbane city stay, or a day tour — same trusted drivers, same Mercedes fleet, one easy booking.
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Local tips from our drivers
With your ship and boarding window we time the pickup precisely, allowing for embarkation-day traffic at Pinkenba.
Share your flight number and we track the landing — even a delay just means your driver waits, at no extra charge.
Big cases, wine, mobility aids and more — tell us your numbers and we send the right vehicle with the room.