badassbrickie

Hi Guys,

we are currently awaiting a decision on our visas, and are planning a reccie should we get a positive decision. we are looking at staying in a holiday let in Bribie Island, but am unsure as to what the area is like and how far away it is from Brisbane Central, to do research on other areas etc, also looking at settling in redlands area, is that within a reasonable distance from Bribie Island?

thanks in advance x

LouiseR

Have you had a look on google maps? Or www.whereis.com ?

Grayling

Redlands is completely the other side of Brisbane from Bribie.

To get there would mean having to travel through Brisbane.

Getting into Brisbane could be a pain at a busy time....depends at what sort of time you would be travelling.

Bribie is not very central...it is out on it's own

may be nice enough place to stay though.

G

FluffieFaerie

It takes us about 45 mins to drive to Bribie Island northbound and about the same to get to the CBD southbound - that's on a good day with reasonable traffic. So, in all it's about a 90 minute drive from Central Brisbane.

comet555

If you need a good location for checking things out then the Redlands area would be much better suited. Bribie Island is pretty far from both Brisbane and the Redlands.

The whereis site tells me it's about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get from Bribie to the start of the Redlands. It could be a lot longer if traffic is bad. Plus you'd have to cross the bridge about $2.70 each way I think.
http://www.whereis.com/?id=53B2F83290719E

If you're going into Brisbane (from Bribie) it looks like 1 hour and 6 minutes. Again could be longer with traffic. You wouldn't have to cross the bridge though, so no toll.
http://www.whereis.com/?id=53B327C03E720D

On the other hand Cleveland to Brisbane is about 35 minutes (according to whereis). You wouldn't have to cross a bridge there either.
http://www.whereis.com/?id=53B339C6952C99

So if it were me I'd stay in the Redlands but possibly plan an overnight stay in Bribie if you really want to see it.

asprilla

Driving from Brisbane CBD to Bribie island, with little traffic, takes approx 1hr 30mins. Then down to redlands will take about 45-55mins.

Probably not the best place to base yourself if you're gonna look at houses in the redlands area......

jasand

Hi my borther lives on Bribie and we have spent some time there too. it is a beautiful peaceful island and as far as i can remember only about an hours drive from Brisbane.it is out of the way but its a great place to stay.and there is a good fish and chip shop there, along with a fantastic ice cream parlour.you just gotta love bosenberry( may have spelt that wrong lol)
jason

Deb62

Hi;
IMO Bribie would be fairly hopeless base for exploring Brisbane. It's a lovely place, my in-laws lived there and we spent a lot of time with them, but it is a long, long drive to Brisbane. The road from the island out to the motorway is quite a way and soon gets irritating (IMO).
Deb

wmoore

Great for golf, crap for getting to Brisbane.

badassbrickie

So other than redlands, can anyone recommend where we should look at for a holiday let for 3 weeks, ideally in a quiet town but close to brisbane to explore. thanks in advance x

jad n rich

Redcliffe has holiday lets. We had a beachfront house in Woody Point which is the suburb next to it and could get to the northside of brisbane in 20 minutes in off peak. 30 mins to the CBD on weekends. Loads to do in that area when your not searching for jobs etc, from beaches, iceskating, good restaurants/pubs to historic walks to shopping, all there. If you were looking at it as a longterm option its also worth noting the massive bridge under construction will cut commute times to just about all of brisbane next year.

donna

We have a holiday home in Bribie and live in Redland Bay and it takes us about an hour and 10 minutes to get there.Hubby works Northside and it takes him an hour to get to Bribie from there.
good luck in what ever you decide.
donna

asprilla

According to google directions, its 112km driving by car, from redlands bay to bribie...... I can't see how you can get there in 1hr 10 (unless you have a helicopter)??

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&s...449951&t=h&z=9

donna

Yes ,i just looked at that and they reckon its two hours.No way does it take us that long,except once when we were held up in traffic,i think that was the woodfood festival weekend.
You need to go with whereis.com,they will get you there quicker,they quote an an hour and 27mins door to door,but i can do it quicker,honest.
donna

asprilla

Yeah, I just looked at whereis.com.au, much quicker according to that website, as you say.