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Worth seeing in and around Bardon

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Lang Park

    Lang Park and known under naming rights as Suncorp Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Milton. It is primarily used for rugby league, rugby union, and soccer as the home ground of the Brisbane Broncos, and the Dolphins in the National Rugby League, the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and Brisbane Roar FC in the A-League Men.

    3 km · multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Gallery of Modern Art

    The Gallery of Modern Art is an art museum located within the Queensland Cultural Centre in the South Bank precinct of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The gallery is part of QAGOMA. Opened on 2 December 2006, the GOMA is Australia's largest gallery of modern and contemporary art.

    3.9 km · art museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mount Coot-tha

    The Brisbane Botanic Gardens are located 7 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD at the foot of Brisbane's tallest mountain, Mount Coot-tha in the suburb of Mount Coot-tha, Queensland, Australia. The gardens receive around 1.4 million visitors a year.

    1.8 km · botanical garden in Mount Coot-tha, Queensland · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Kurilpa Bridge

    The Kurilpa Bridge is a A$63 million pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The bridge connects Kurilpa Point in South Brisbane to Tank Street in the Brisbane central business district.

    3.9 km · Australian bridge · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Taylor Range

    The Taylor Range or Herbert Taylor Range is a mountain range on the western edge of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was first named The Glenmorrison Range by John Oxley during his exploration of the area in January 1824.

    3.7 km · mountain range in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

    The Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium is located on the grounds of the Brisbane Botanic Gardens in the suburb of Mount Coot-tha, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Planetarium is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of the colony of New South Wales and well known Scottish astronomer who established the first significant observatory at Parramatta, Australia, in 1822 for mapping the southern skies.

    1.6 km · planetarium · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Merivale Bridge

    The Merivale Bridge is a double track railway bridge, crossing the Milton Reach of the Brisbane River between the Go Between Bridge and the William Jolly Bridge. Exclusively a railway crossing, it is located between the stations of South Brisbane and Roma Street, linking the northern and southern elements of the Queensland Rail City network.

    3.5 km · bridge in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Queensland Police Museum

    Queensland Police Museum collects and exhibits items related to the Queensland Police Service and the history of policing in Queensland, Australia. It was originally established in 1893 as a collection of items for study by police for technical purposes.

    3.9 km · museum in Brisbane, Queensland · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    William Jolly Bridge

    The William Jolly Bridge is a heritage-listed road bridge over the Brisbane River between North Quay in the Brisbane central business district and Grey Street in South Brisbane, within City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Harding Frew and built from 1928 to 1932 by MR Hornibrook.

    3.7 km · historic site in Queensland, Australia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    The Skyneedle

    The Skyneedle is a prominent feature of the Brisbane skyline which was constructed specially for World Expo 88. The 88 m landmark was earmarked for relocation to Tokyo Disneyland.

    4 km · landmark tower in Brisbane, Australia · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Bardon

Airports
Brisbane (BNE), 16 km · Gold Coast (OOL), 94 km · Sunshine Coast (MCY), 97 km
Stations
Roma Street railway station, 4 km · Milton railway station, 2.7 km · Auchenflower railway station, 2.4 km · Taringa railway station, 3.6 km · Toowong railway station, 3.1 km
  • Gold Coast → Bardon
    75 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · A$10–13
  • Maroochydore → Bardon
    90 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · A$12–16
  • Toowoomba → Bardon
    102 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · A$15–20
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Bardon

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bardon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get aroundTranslink is responsible for all trains, buses, ferries and trams in South East Queensland and regional urban buses.
  • Get aroundBuses and ferries have validators to touch as you board and alight.
  • Get aroundFerries have become an icon of the city and are a fantastic way to tour Brisbane.
  • Get aroundBrisbane River ferries – Brisbane City Council operates an extensive network of ferries that traverse the Brisbane River.
  • Get aroundThe routes include: F1 Northshore Hamilton–UQ St Lucia (all stops service) F11 Apollo Road–Riverside (express service, peak hour only) F12 West End–QUT Gardens Point (express service, peak hour only) F21 Bulimba–Teneriffe (cross river service) F22 Sydney Street–Dockside (cross river service) F23 Riverside–Holman Street (cross river service) F24 Maritime Museum–QUT Gardens Point (cross river service) Moreton Island ferries – Passenger ferries operate from Holt Street Wharf in Pinkenba to Tangalooma on Moreton Island.

From Wikivoyage: Brisbane, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
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  2. 02
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  3. 03
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  4. 04
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  5. 05
    WakatobiID

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If you know how people move in Bardon – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Bardon

Bardon is 5 km from Brisbane, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Mount Coot-thasuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.3 km
  • Miltonsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2.7 km
  • Toowongsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2.9 km
  • Taringasuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.9 km
  • West Endsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia3.9 km
  • Red Hillsuburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia2.7 km