GETTING HERE

Important note: The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is only open on days when a cruise ship is at berth. If you are travelling to and parking at the BICT, please note there is prepaid parking onsite with limited drive-up availability in Car Park 3 only. Car parking is managed by Wilson Parking.

Please see the Car Parking webpage for details.

If you are seeking information about your cruise, please contact your ruise line or travel agent. 

GETTING TO THE BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL CRUISE TERMINAL

LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS 

The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is located at 1 Cruise Terminal Drive, Pinkenba (also known as ‘Luggage Point’).

Some GPS systems may not yet recognise the new address. If this is the case, use Marine Road, which becomes Cruise Terminal Drive.

The cruise terminal is located at the mouth of the Brisbane River, only 15 minutes’ drive (12 km) from Brisbane Airport and 30 minutes’ drive (21 km) from the CBD and is close to major arterial roads including the Gateway Motorway and Kingsford Smith Drive.

GETTING HERE

You can travel to the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal by private vehicle, taxi or rideshare, and there is long and short-term paid car parking available onsite. Please see further information below.

The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is not currently serviced by public transport.

You can also use Google Maps, download a PDF map or watch short video to help you plan your journey to the new cruise terminal.
 

Onsite parking is managed by Wilson Parking via their website: www.wilsonparking.com.au.

  • Car Parks 1 and 2 - prepaid parking only 
  • Car Park 3 
    • Prepaid parking and limited drive-up parking (drive-up is subject to availability) 
    • Hourly rates available 

If onsite parking is full, you can be dropped off, arrive by taxi, rideshare or make alternative parking arrangements. Offsite car parking operators and private transfer providers in Brisbane include: 

(Please note, this list is not exhaustive.)

Visit our Car parking page for more information.

The 2-minute Passenger Pick-up Area is located in front of the terminal building and can be used by any driver who is dropping off a passenger or picking up someone who is ready to be collected.  It also has two accessible bays.

The driver must remain with the vehicle at all times.

If you are picking up a passenger, they must be ready for collection.

If your passenger is not ready to be collected and there are other drivers waiting to use the bays, you will be asked to leave the area and return when your passenger is ready.

Important: Vehicles longer than 6.5 metres, or any vehicle with a trailer, cannot enter the drop off loop – they must proceed to the Coach & Shuttle Area.

See a map for the location of the 2-minute Passenger Pick up and Set Down Area.

There is a dedicated taxi rank (for pick up and drop off) located approximately 120 metres from the building entrance with passenger access via an undercover walkway. This area includes two accessible car park bays with ramps.

Below are the details for taxi companies that service Brisbane.

(Please note, this list may not exhaustive.)

There is a designated rideshare pick-up and drop-off location at the terminal, about 120 metres from the building entrance with access via an undercover walkway.

If you require use of an accessible parking bay, your driver can use the accessible parking bays in the 2-minute Passenger Pick-up & Set Down area at the front of the terminal building.

If being picked up by a rideshare driver, you must be ready for collection, so please do not book your rideshare until after you have exited the terminal building and are ready to be picked-up in the designated area.

See a map for the location of the rideshare zone.

Limousines less than 6.5 metres long may use the 2-minute Passenger Pick-Up & Set Down Area at the front of the terminal building. The driver must remain with the vehicle at all times.

Limousines longer than 6.5 metres – or any vehicle with a trailer – must only use the Coach & Shuttle Area, and only with prior permission from PBPL/Wilson Parking. 

Chartered connections seeking to transfer passengers to/from the BICT must seek prior agreement from PBPL/Wilson Parking.

If you are an operator/driver, please see the detailed information about accessing the BICT on our Contractors and Transport Operators page.
 
If you have questions about your vehicle or wish to contact PBPL about accessing the Coach & Shuttle Area, please contact us.

See a map for the location of the Coach & Shuttle Area.

The Coach & Shuttle Area is a designated area for chartered connections and offsite car parking shuttles.

Only coaches / buses that are pre-booked by the cruise lines operating from the terminal that day are permitted to access the BICT site.

Offsite car parking shuttle operators or chartered connections seeking to transfer passengers to/from the BICT must seek prior agreement from PBPL/Wilson Parking via email. 

All pre-agreed chartered connections / offsite car parking shuttles must use the Coach & Shuttle area. 

If you are an operator/driver, please see the detailed information about accessing the BICT on our Contractors and Transport Operators page.

If you have questions about accessing the cruise terminal, please contact us

See a map for the location of the Coach & Shuttle area.

MORE INFORMATION

If you are still unsure about how to get to the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, please contact:

  • Your cruise line – visit our Cruise Contacts page for a list of cruise lines that call at the terminal.

  • Port of Brisbane (during business hours, Monday to Friday) – bict@portbris.com.au