Getting to and around campus

Student Stephanie Porto on the Gold Coast campus with surfboard and bicycle

Want to know the best ways to get campus?

Read more about travelling to campus, arriving internationally, and cheaper travel (concession) options for students.

We encourage you to consider sustainable travel options where possible, such as walking, riding a bicycle, and catching public transport. You can read more about these options for our campuses below.

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Getting to and around our Gold Coast campus

Our Gold Coast campus offers degrees and research to inform and impact the future of our region, Australia and the world.

Our Gold Coast campus is serviced by Translink bus services. For timetables, maps and journey planners please visit the Translink website or download the free MyTransLink app. For discounted travel on public transport in Queensland see Travel concessions.

Bike racks are located on campus. Showers are located on Level 1, Gold Coast campus.

For further information on the best routes for cycling and walking please see the links below:

Gold Coast campus

Location
Southern Cross Drive Bilinga QLD 4225 (Access via Terminal Drive, Gold Coast Airport)

Campus contact:

1800 SC HELP / 1800 72 4357

Southern Cross Security contact:

(07) 5589 3288

Lismore campus

Getting to and around our Lismore campus

In the heart of north-eastern New South Wales, our Lismore campus delivers education and research excellence across a range of progressive disciplines.

The SCU Lismore campus is serviced by a number of bus routes. Please see links below for timetables and maps.

Blanches Bus Company are operating two express commuter bus services connecting Lismore with Ballina, Lennox Head and Byron Bay; and Lismore with Bexhill, Clunes, Bangalow and Byron Bay. Look for the 640x and 641x routes on the Blanches Timetables and Maps page.

For discounted travel on public transport in New South Wales see Travel concessions.

Bike racks are centrally located outside SCU Fitness Centre and Pool; outside A, B, V and Z blocks; and undercover bike racks are located outside Student Services (Learning Centre side) and the Whitebrook theatre.

Showers are located on Level 1, F Block; P Block; Level 1, and at SCU Fitness.

For further information on the best routes for cycling and walking please visit the Transport Cycleway Finder website.

Lismore campus

Location
Military Rd East Lismore NSW 2480

Campus contact: 

1800 SC HELP / 1800 72 4357

Southern Cross Security contact:

6620 3628

Two student sitting outside the Health Sciences building at the Coffs Harbour campus

Getting to and around our Coffs Harbour campus

Our Coffs Harbour campus provides superb learning, teaching and research facilities surrounded by a stunning coastal environment.

The SCU Coffs Harbour campus is serviced by several bus services. For timetables, maps and journey planners please visit the Coffs Harbour Public Transport website.

For discounted travel on public transport in New South Wales see Travel concessions.

To access maps for cycleways and information about cycling around Coffs Harbour visit the Mountain Biking and Cycling section of Coffs Harbour Council website.

Coffs Harbour campus

Location
Hogbin Drive Coffs Harbour NSW 2450

Campus contact:

1800 SC HELP / 1800 72 4357

Southern Cross Security contact:

(02) 6659 3091

Got questions?

Our key contacts page will direct you to the people that have the answers you need.

Key contacts

Our specialist and metro campus locations

Sydney

T: +61 2 8599 1820 or 1800 422 226 (from Australia)​

Street Address:​
Level 2, 84-86 Mary Street​
Surry Hills NSW 2010​
Australia

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Melbourne

T: +61 2 8599 1820 or 1800 422 226 (from Australia)​

Street Address:​
108 Lonsdale St
Melbourne VIC 3000​
Australia

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Perth

T: +61 2 8599 1820 or 1800 422 226 (from Australia)​

Street Address:​
Ground Floor
297 Hay Street
East Perth WA 6004
Australia

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The Hotel School Sydney

T: +61 2 8249 3200​
F: +61 2 9240 1338​

Street Address:​
60 Phillip Street​
Sydney NSW 2000​
Australia​

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The Hotel School Melbourne

T: +61 3 9601 3400

Street Address:​
Level 3, 399 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia​

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National Marine Science Centre

T: +61 2 6659 8100​
E: nmsc@scu.edu.au​

Street Address:​
Bay Drive - Charlesworth Bay
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450​
Australia

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Coomera Creative Campus

T: 1300 308 233
E:  SCU.GoldCoast@tafeqld.edu.au

Street Address:​
Level 2, Customer Service
198 Foxwell Road
Coomera, Qld, 4209

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Arriving in Australia? Let’s get you sorted.

1. Book flights and contact us

Start by finding out how you will get to your campus.

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2. Book short-term accommodation

Find a place to stay for when you first arrive.

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3. Record important contact details

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Important contacts

Travel concessions for domestic students

Queensland

Students residing in Queensland may be eligible for travel concession which entitles the passenger to 50 per cent off fares on approved public transport throughout Queensland. For eligibility and how to apply, visit: Translink’s Tertiary Transport Concession

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New South Wales

Students residing in New South Wales may be eligible for a NSW Tertiary Student Concession discount. In Sydney and surrounding areas this is via an Opal Concession Card and for the remainder of NSW this is via a Transport Concession Entitlement Card. For eligibility and how to apply, visit: Transport for NSW Eligibility.

Lismore library

Victoria

Students residing in Victoria may be eligible for travel concession which entitles the passenger to 50 per cent off fares on approved public transport throughout Victoria. For eligibility and how to apply, visit: Public Transport Victoria.

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Three students walking down the stairs on the Gold Coast campus

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