Trains
Main train routes out of Brisbane follow the Queensland coast north, covered at least daily by the Sunlander and Queenslander to Cairns, the Spirit of the Tropics to Townsville, and the new, high-speed tilt train, along with the slightly slower Spirit of Capricorn, to Rockhampton. Southbound interstate services to Sydney also run daily. For Outback destinations from Brisbane, there's the Westlander, which heads inland twice a week to Toowoomba, Roma, and Charleville, and the Spirit of the Outback, another twice-weekly service via Rockhampton to Emerald and Longreach. For the twice-weekly Inlander to Charters Towers and Mount Isa, change at Townsville. All tickets - especially for sleepers - need to be booked as far in advance as possible.

Brisbane to: Ayr (6 weekly; 22hr 30min); Beenleigh (every 20min; 55min); Bowen (6 weekly; 21hr); Bundaberg (at least 1 daily; 4-6hr); Caboolture (every 20min; 1hr); Cairns (4 weekly; 31hr); Charleville (2 weekly; 16hr 25min); Cleveland, for Stradbroke Island (8 daily; 50min); Emerald (2 weekly; 15hr 15min); Eumundi (2 daily; 2hr 10min); Gladstone (at least 1 daily; 6-8hr); Glasshouse Mountains (every 2hr; 1hr 15min); Gympie (2 daily; 3hr); Ingham (4 weekly; 26hr 30min); Longreach (2 weekly; 24hr); Mackay (6 weekly; 16hr 30min); Maryborough (at least 1 daily; 3hr 45min-5hr); Proserpine (6 weekly; 19hr); Rockhampton (at least 1 daily; 7-12hr); Roma (2 weekly; 10hr 30min); Sydney (1 daily; 14hr); Toowoomba (2 weekly; 3hr 45min); Townsville (6 weekly; 24hr); Tully (4 weekly; 27hr 30min); Woombye (1 daily; 3hr).

Buses
The three main regional long-distance bus operators in Queensland are Greyhound-Pioneer, McCafferty's and Premier.

Brisbane to: Airlie Beach (7 daily; 18hr); Ayr (8 daily; 21hr 30min); Beenleigh (8 daily; 40min); Bowen (8 daily; 19hr 30min); Bundaberg (5 daily; 6hr); Burleigh Heads (8 daily; 1hr 50min); Byron Bay (12 daily; 1hr 30min); Cairns (7 daily; 28hr 30min); Cardwell (7 daily; 24hr); Charleville (1 daily; 11hr); Childers (7 daily; 7hr); Coolangatta (8 daily; 2hr 10min); Gladstone (5 daily; 11hr); Gympie (10 daily; 4hr); Hervey Bay-Pialba (10 daily; 4hr 40min); Ingham (7 daily; 23hr 30min); Innisfail (7 daily; 27hr); Lamington National Park (1 daily; 3hr); Longreach (1 daily; 17hr); Mackay (8 daily; 15hr 30min); Maroochydore (5 daily; 2hr 5min); Maryborough (11 daily; 4hr); Mission Beach (5 daily; 26hr 25min); Mount Isa (1 daily; 25hr); Nambour (9 daily; 1hr 30min); Noosa Heads (7 daily; 2hr 50min); Rockhampton (7 daily; 12hr); Roma (2 daily; 7hr 45min); Surfers Paradise (every 30min; 1hr 30min); Sydney (10 daily; 16hr); Toowoomba (8 daily; 2hr 15min); Townsville (8 daily; 21hr 30min); Tully (7 daily; 25hr 30min); Winton (1 daily; 19hr).

Hervey Bay to: Airlie Beach (6 daily; 12hr 20min); Brisbane (8 daily; 4hr 40min); Bundaberg (5 daily; 1hr 40min); Cairns (6 daily; 22hr); Mackay (7 daily; 10hr); Mission Beach (5 daily; 20hr 30min); Noosa (5 daily; 3hr 15min); Rockhampton (7 daily; 5hr 30min); Townsville (7 daily; 16hr 25min).

Noosa to: Airlie Beach (4 daily; 15hr 50min); Brisbane (6 daily; 2hr 50min); Bundaberg (1 daily; 5hr); Cairns (2 daily; 25hr 45min); Hervey Bay (7 daily; 3hr 10min); Mackay (4 daily; 13hr 20min); Maroochydore (4 daily; 35min); Mission Beach (2 daily; 24hr); Rockhampton (4 daily; 9hr) Townsville (4 daily; 20hr).

Surfers Paradise to: Brisbane (every 30min; 1hr 30min); Burleigh Heads (every 10min; 30min); Coolangatta (every 10min; 1hr); Lamington National Park (2 daily; 1hr 30min); Sydney (8 daily; 15hr 30min); Tamborine Mountain (1 daily; 1hr); Toowoomba (2 daily; 3hr 30min).

Ferries
Brisbane to: Moreton Island (1 daily; 2hr); North Stradbroke Island (11 daily; 30min); St Helena (3 or more weekly; 2hr).

Hervey Bay to: Fraser Island (8 daily; 30min-1hr).

Rainbow Beach/Inskip Point to: Fraser Island (daily, on demand; 45min).

Surfers Paradise to: South Stradbroke Island (3 or more daily; 30min).

Flights
The following are direct flights only.

Brisbane to: Adelaide (many daily; 3hr 30min); Alice Springs (3 daily; 4hr 30min); Bundaberg (4 daily; 50min); Cairns (many daily; 2hr 10min); Canberra (many daily; 2hr); Charleville (1 daily; 2hr); Darwin (2 daily; 3hr 40min); Emerald (2 daily; 1hr 40min); Gladstone (4 daily; 1hr 15min); Gold Coast-Coolangatta (1 daily; 25min); Hervey Bay (4 daily; 1hr 15min); Hobart (many daily; 3hr 50min); Longreach (1 daily; 3hr); Mackay (9 daily; 3hr); Maroochydore-Sunshine Coast (many daily; 30min); Melbourne (many daily; 2hr 25min); Mount Isa (2 daily; 4hr); Norfolk Island (4 weekly; 3hr 45min); Perth (many daily; 5hr);

Proserpine (2 daily; 1hr 50min); Rockhampton (4 daily; 1hr 5min); Roma (1 daily; 1hr 10min); Sydney (many daily; 1hr 35min); Townsville (6 daily, 1hr 50min).

Gold Coast-Coolangatta to: Adelaide (many daily; 3hr 35min); Brisbane (1 daily; 25min); Canberra (12 daily; 2hr 40min); Melbourne (many daily; 3hr 35min); Sydney (many daily; 1hr 15min).

Hervey Bay to: Brisbane (2 daily; 1hr 15min); Lady Elliot Island (2 daily; 35min).

Sunshine Coast-Maroochydore to: Brisbane (many daily; 30min); Melbourne (1 daily; 3hr); Sydney (1 daily; 1hr 45min).