directions through brissy

[~clover~]

My mum & I are heading up to Noosa this morning, yay!

So anyway, I was looking at the best way to get from south brissy up to north, obviously avoiding the tolls (glad my sister reminded me of that!)

Do we have to go through the middle, or is there an easy way around it, without getting lost? whereis reckons to follow the pacific hwy all the way in, then the bruce hwy out.

I thought maybe all you locals in the know might have a better idea? DH & I made it down that way from bribie 4 years ago without killing each other, lol, but i hate city driving with a passion! (the reason i never, ever go to the city!)

guess i'll try being not so stubborn & let mum drive my precious through there... then I can freak & stress from the passenger seat

[Elocin]

Hey Hun, if you want to miss the tolls and avoid the Gateway Bridge, then yes... You'll have to go through either the CBD or go through the Valley.

You could actually go through the new Clem 7 tunnel with a cheaper toll of $3 each way, and that will miss the Valley all together.

Let me know if you want directions xo

[Daytona's Mummy]

Your much better off being slugged the gateway bridge toll & have FAR LESS stress then going through the city! I'm pretty sure the bridge toll is cheaper then the clem 7 (correct me if i'm wrong) and by the time you weigh up the cost of fuel going the long way round (through the city) with the stopping & starting of lights ect (obviously not in clem7 tho) The bridge is the better way of going & virtually no risk of getting lost too! just get on the motorway all the way there! quickest, easiest & cheapest in my books!

[boomba]

i would just pay the toll you will add at least 15 mins to your trip I reckon by going through the city! So you would be paying for the extra fuel anyway! The gateway is awesome now! Good luck x

[kirsty_lee]

Ohhh wish i'd known! I live like 40 mins from noosa!

[kirsty_lee]

Also, you could go Centenary Highway, through milton and then through the inner city bypass. You still get a teeny bit of city driving but its not hardcore like going through the valley kwim?

[~clover~]

don't you have to have a tag thing on your car for tolls? i don't have one & have no idea how to get one & i hear there's no where to pay tolls these days?

kl, if you're bored tomorrow i have til 5pm for the wedding

[boomba]

I think you have 3 days to pay and can do it online?????
whereabouts on the southside are you coming from?

[AndiE]

Clover, am sure you do have 3 days to pay. Think you can either go online or call a 1300 number and pay over the phone with a card.
Honestly, it's such a straightforward drive up the M1, over the Gateway and towards the sunshine coast it far outweighs the inconvenience of calling up to pay the toll. Going anywhere near the CBD is icky and way more time consuming. You'd probably save 20-30 mins to go over the gateway.
Safe driving.

[Fleur]

Agree with everyone else, totally better to pay the tolls & skip the CBD.
And yep, you do have 3 days to pay, you can also buy your pass from petrol stations & I think Night Owl convenience stores, as long as you buy it within three days of your trip. Also I think you can get a return pass & set it to be valid for as long as you need?

Google govia & all the info is there.

Enjoy your trip

[~clover~]

Yep, we paid the toll return at a servo in Ballina & took the M1. Was a really good, easy drive.
Thanks all