Getting There
Rockhampton is on the Bruce Highway, a 3 1/2-hour drive south of Mackay, and about 90 minutes north of Gladstone.
QantasLink (tel. 13 13 13 in Australia) has flights from Brisbane, Mackay, and Gladstone. Virgin Blue (tel. 13 67 89 in Australia) flies direct from Brisbane and Sydney. Jetstar (tel. 13 15 38 in Australia) flies from Brisbane.
Queensland Rail (tel. 1300 131 722 in Queensland; www.traveltrain.com.au) trains stop at Rockhampton daily. The trip from Brisbane takes just 7 hours on the high-speed Tilt Train; the fare is A$102 (US$82/UK£41) in economy class and A$151 (US$121/UK£60) in business class.
Greyhound Australia (tel. 13 14 99 in Australia) serves Rockhampton on its many daily runs between Brisbane and Cairns. The fare is A$106 (US$85/UK[b]42) from Brisbane (trip time: 12 hr.) and A$164 (US$131/UK£66) from Cairns (trip time: 18 hr.).
Visitor Information
Drop by the Capricorn Tourism information center, at the city's southern entrance on Gladstone Road at the Capricorn Spire (tel. 1800/676 701 in Australia, or 07/4927 2055; www.capricorntourism.com.au). It's open daily from 9am to 5pm.
Getting Around
Avis (tel. 07/4927 3344), Budget (tel. 07/4922 8064), Hertz (tel. 07/4927 8700), and Thrifty (tel. 07/4927 8755) have offices in Rockhampton. The local bus is Sunbus (tel. 07/4936 2133).
Rockhampton Travel Experiences
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Christmas in Yeppoon (pop. 10,600)
Mittwoch, 19.12.07Fuer die ersten Tage haben wir es uns in James', Johno's Bruder, Haus gemuetlich gemacht. Heute haben wir uns mit James... Continue reading »
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Rockhampton rocks
basically told ye everything I did in the reviews! ha ha ha! ok i'll start from the beginning. left airlie beach for rockhampton about 11... Continue reading »
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Rockhampton, rodeo town
And so on the road again. Nothing of note here really. We stopped off in a random petrol stop/cafe in between Gin Gin and Mir... Continue reading »
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Great Keppel Island
Great Keppel is a pretty small Island just off Rockhampton (where I stayed the night before - dont ever go there) with some lovely beache... Continue reading »
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Singing ship
Yeppoon was quite a busy place, the beaches were OK .We had a look at the singing ship at Emu Park which was put there in honour of Capta... Continue reading »
Popular Rockhampton Hotels
- Comfort Inn Rockhampton
- Seagulls Resort
- Stonegrill Ascot Hotel
- Downtown Backpackers
- Adventurers Backpackers
- Hotel M
- Quality Inn Centre Point
- Travelodge Rockhampton
- Best Western Cattle City Motor Inn
- All Seasons Magnetic Island
