20 Mins From The City?
May 13th 2006, 6:34 am
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20 Mins From The City?
HI THERE I have heard that mango hill / north lakes is only 20 mins travel to the CBD is this correct?? + can anyone recommend some nice suburbs to like far enough out of the city to be less busy but not to far to travel to the CBD for work??? Thanks everyone.
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May 13th 2006, 5:07 pm
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
I reckon your looking more like 30 - 35 mins north of the CBD mate, nice pretty place though,
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May 13th 2006, 5:18 pm
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by patmoss
I reckon your looking more like 30 - 35 mins north of the CBD mate, nice pretty place though,
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May 13th 2006, 5:21 pm
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
Concur Pat, plus a bit more.
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May 13th 2006, 10:05 pm
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by pete jackson
HI THERE I have heard that mango hill / north lakes is only 20 mins travel to the CBD is this correct?? + can anyone recommend some nice suburbs to like far enough out of the city to be less busy but not to far to travel to the CBD for work??? Thanks everyone.
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May 13th 2006, 11:27 pm
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by utopia
Sorry prob a silly question... but which City are we talking about?
May 14th 2006, 12:35 am
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by pete jackson
HI THERE I have heard that mango hill / north lakes is only 20 mins travel to the CBD is this correct?? + can anyone recommend some nice suburbs to like far enough out of the city to be less busy but not to far to travel to the CBD for work??? Thanks everyone.
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Hope this helps
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May 14th 2006, 1:11 am
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by pete jackson
HI THERE I have heard that mango hill / north lakes is only 20 mins travel to the CBD is this correct?? + can anyone recommend some nice suburbs to like far enough out of the city to be less busy but not to far to travel to the CBD for work??? Thanks everyone.
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What speed and what time of night? :scared:
Last edited by The Bloke; May 14th 2006 at 1:17 am.
May 14th 2006, 1:16 am
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by patmoss
I reckon your looking more like 30 - 35 mins north of the CBD mate, nice pretty place though,
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Last edited by The Bloke; May 14th 2006 at 1:18 am.
May 14th 2006, 1:22 am
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by The Bloke
Takes best part of 60 minutes to get from Aspley to anywhere near the edge of the city during peaktimes, so you could add at least another 20-30 minutes from Aspley to Mango Hill area. At Lutwyche/Windsor you could sit for over 10 minutes without moving were the road blends from 5 lanes to 3.
What are you driving, this?
May 14th 2006, 1:44 am
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
60 minutes from Aspley to anywhere near the edge of the city during peaktimes.
What are you driving, this?
What are you driving, this?
)On a serious note though - Aspley to Kedron, straight down Gympie Road - occasionally achieved in under 20 minutes, in the rush hour, often takes longer.......and thats nowhere near as far as the CBD.
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May 14th 2006, 1:54 am
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
60 minutes from Aspley to anywhere near the edge of the city during peaktimes.
What are you driving, this?
What are you driving, this?
May 14th 2006, 5:37 am
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Re: 20 Mins From The City?
Originally Posted by tabby
I would recommend the bayside burbs like wellington point, ormiston, birkdale etc... you can a list of all of them on www.ourbrisbane.com.au you can also see how far things are from the CBD buy looking at www.racq.com.au (travel planner in bottomright of page) or for public transport www.translink.com.au
Hope this helps
Martin
Hope this helps
Martin
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