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Getting Here & Around

Getting here and around is easy, and inexpensive, and you can be assured of a genuine, warm welcome, everyday!

Getting to Mackay by Air

Getting to Mackay by Rail
Getting Around Mackay
Greyhound Australia Ph: 1300 473 946 Bus routes throughout Australia, with daily services stopping in Mackay on the Cairns-Brisbane, Brisbane-Cairns and Rockhampton -Emerald-Mackay routes. Also provide local bus services on the Mackay Airport-Mackay City-Airlie Beach.		Paradise Coaches Ph: 1300 300 156 Providing queensland service routes with a daily return bus service between Mackay and Emerald, via Clermont, Moranbah and Nebo.

Mackay Explorer Bus (free service)

The ‘Mackay Explorer’ - a regular bus service linking several of Mackay’s key attractions - operates every Sunday and travels on an hourly timetable from the Visitor Information Centre at the City Gates to the Mackay Marina, stopping at all key destinations in between. Scheduled stops for the ‘Mackay Explorer’ include the Visitor Information Centre, Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens, bus stops along Nebo Road, Artspace Mackay, the City Centre Sunday Markets, Mackay Marina, and the fish markets in River Street. People can also board the ‘Mackay Explorer’ between scheduled stops by finding a place along the route where the bus can stop safely and signalling to the driver as the bus approaches. Regular buses serve these routes Monday to Saturday.

Mackay Explorer Bus ( Adobe Acrobat - 239.315KB )

Mackay Urban Bus

Mackay Transit Coaches operate urban services within Mackay City and Mackay northern beaches and to Walkerston, Sarina and Mirani. View the timetable and network guide (zones and pricing) below.

Mackay Urban Bus ( Adobe Acrobat - 611.317KB )
Mackay Network Guide ( Adobe Acrobat - 1791.919KB )

Car Hire

If you need a car while visiting the Mackay region, we recommend Avis Car Rentals or Smart State Vehicle Rentals.

Car Rentals Mackay Airport, Boundary Road, Mackay Ph: 07 4951 1266

Car, Ute and Trailer Rentals Cnr Nebo & Bridge Road, Mackay Ph: 07 4957 5588

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