Caboolture train line: Timetables, fares & key stations

The Caboolture train line in South East Queensland connects Brisbane, Ipswich and Caboolture – but also runs to the Sunshine Coast. Fares are zone-based and, according to the Caboolture train line timetable, trains run roughly every half hour.

The Caboolture train line is not one that is instinctively appealing to tourists. But look a little closer and it might come in very handy.

Caboolture is a fairly unremarkable town to the north of Brisbane. It’s effectively part of Brisbane’s suburbia, and the Caboolture train line is largely used by commuters.

Sunshine Coast on the Caboolture train line

However, the important thing to realise is that the train line doesn’t stop at Caboolture. It continues to the more tourist-friendly Glasshouse Mountains and Sunshine Coast.

Granted, it doesn’t go to the main coastal holiday spots, such as Caloundra, Mooloolaba and Noosa. But the stations at Landsborough, Eudlo, Woombye and Nambour can be used to connect to the coast by bus.

Caboolture train line stations

In the other direction, the Caboolture train line is less exciting. It goes through underwhelming Ipswich and finishes at Rosewood Station.

For visitors, the key stations on the Caboolture train line in Brisbane are Brisbane Central, Roma Street Station and Fortitude Valley Station.

Caboolture train line timetable

Full Caboolture train line timetables and a journey planner are available on the Translink website. However, the first train of the day leaves Brisbane Roma Street Station at 04.33, and the trains run roughly every half hour after that. Most stop at Caboolture, but the Nambour trains that carry on to the Sunshine Coast tend to run every 90 minutes.

South East Queensland train fare zones

Fares on the Caboolture train line work on a zone-base system. How much you pay depends on what time of day you’re travelling and how many zones you pass through. Go from Brisbane to Nambour, for example, and you pass through six zones. Fares cost from $11.30 – that’s using a Go Card at off-peak hours.