Finding the QT Lab

How to find us

From the city centre...
Brisbane has integrated ticketing: a two-zone ticket will let you travel between university and the city by train, bus, or high-speed catamaran ("City Cat"). Return tickets are good value since they function as an all-day pass and are only twice the cost of a single ticket.

City Cat. There is a ferry stop at Toowong at the Regatta Hotel and four ferry termini downtown: North Quay (that's "North Key" for our American friends), South Bank, Gardens Point, or Eagle St. From any of these take the upriver ferry to the University of Queensland stop (see this map). City Cats leave every half-hour, more often at peak times.

Train. Take a train that runs on the Ipswich or Rosewood lines (the SW green line in this map), and get off at Toowong (4th stop from Central Station). Trains leave frequently. From Toowong you can either:
* Catch the 402, 411, 412, or N412 bus direct to the University of Queensland, or
* Walk to the Regatta Ferry Stop and catch the City Cat to UQ (see above), or
* Walk about 1.5 km to UQ, first along Gailey Rd, then turn left at Sir Fred Schonell Drive, the university is at the end of the Drive.

Bus. With the opening of the Eleanor Schonell Bridge there are now two bus corridors to UQ: this map is an excellent summary. From either the Casino (Stop 113 on George St, near Adelaide St) or the Cultural Centre Bus Station (South Bank) catch:
* The 109 to the UQ Lakes Stop: this is by far the quickest option. Services depart every eight minutes during peak times and ten minutes during off-peak times on weekdays; every 20 minutes on weekends.
* The 412 or N412 buses to Chancellor's Place, UQ. One leaves every 20 minutes or so.
* The 444 BUZ to Toowong (Benson St Stop, near Glen Rd). The 444 leaves at least every 10 minutes during peak times, at least every 15 minutes during off-peak times, seven days a week. As described above for the trains, from Toowong you can either catch the bus, City Cat, or walk.
Alternatively from Ann Street (Stop 7) catch the 411 express to Chancellor's Place, UQ. One leaves every 20 minutes or so.

Up-to-date timetables and maps for all public transport can be found at TRANSLink.

From Brisbane Airport...

Train. There are frequent Airtrains between either airport terminal and downtown, the trip takes about 22 minutes. A one way ticket to the city (Central or Roma St stations) costs $13, or to the university (Toowong station, see Train section above) costs $15.30. See this interactive map.

Taxi. In the Domestic Terminal, taxi ranks are at both the Qantas and Virgin Blue ends of the terminal. In the International Terminal, the taxi rank is on Level 2 (Arrivals). All Brisbane taxis have standard taxi meters: the fare to the University of Queensland is $44-$50; the fare to the city centre is $33-$35 - in either case there is an additional $2 fee for departing taxis only. (Up to date estimates can be made using either the Black and White Cabs or Yellow Cabs fare estimators.)

Coach. Coachtrans operates services between Brisbane Airport and Brisbane Transit Centre and to the door of all CBD Hotels. Meeting all major flights 7 days a week: $9.00 per person to the Transit Centre and $11.00 per person to the hotel door. Book online or phone +61 7 3238 4700.

Location of UQ.

Location of the QT Lab. Buildings 6 & 7, near the yellow "E". Lab I & the nook are 6-102 & 103; Lab II is 7-111.

Aerial photos. Physics buildings outlined in red, QT Lab outlined in yellow.

Climate
Brisbane is sub-tropical, lying 27.3° south of the equator, and so enjoys moderate (indeed, perfect) weather all year round. Officially, summer starts December 1st and winter June 1st. Average annual humidity is 50%, with January and February being the wettest months.

Average high Average low

Hottest month is January: 29°C 21°C

Coldest month is July: 21°C 9°C

(For those of you reading this in the US, the conversion from metric to imperial is: 29°C = 85°F, 21°C = 69°F; and 9°C = 49°F.)

Weather
Current weather for UQ and Brisbane. Tracking maps for rain in Brisbane, and the Gold and Sunshine Coasts or the Sunshine, Fraser, and Coral Coasts, and for lightning strikes in South-East Queensland.

Geography
The QT Lab is at the centre of the University of Queensland main campus, in Brisbane, Australia (an alternative view of Australia preferred by some of Kiwi friends). n.b. The links are GoogleEarth files.

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last update 24.09.2007,