Region in Queensland, Australia
Sunshine Coast
The Sunshine Coast is a peri-urban region in South East Queensland, Australia.
In 1967, it was defined as "the area contained in the [former] Shires of Landsborough, Maroochy and Noosa, but excluding Bribie Island". Located 100 km (62 mi) north of the centre of Brisbane in South East Queensland, on the Coral Sea coastline, its urban area spans approximately 60 km (37 mi) of coastline and hinterland from Pelican Waters to Tewantin.
How locals move
Getting around Sunshine Coast the local way
- Get inBC Ferries is the main way to reach the Sunshine Coast, and the options to reach this area are either from the Vancouver area or from Vancouver Island.
- Get innear Gibsons — in West Vancouver: 40 minute vehicle ferry crossing and the main point of entry into the Sunshine Coast.
- Get in— : 1 hour 25 minutes vehicle ferry crossing connecting with Vancouver Island.
- Get aroundBC Transit operates regular bus service connecting the Sunshine Coast (Langdale) ferry terminal, Gibsons, and Sechelt.
- Get aroundBC Transit does not offer service between Half Moon Bay (10-15 minutes drive north of Sechelt) and the Sunshine Coast (Earls Cove) ferry terminal.
- Get aroundBC Transit also operates regular bus service in Powell River, including BC Ferries' Powell River (Westview) ferry terminal.
- Get aroundMore limited bus service is available to the BC Ferries' Powell River (Saltery Bay) ferry terminal and to Lund.
- Get aroundFerries traveling within the Sunshine Coast: — : 50 minute vehicle ferry crossing Jervis Inlet, which divides the Lower (South) and the Upper (North) Sunshine Coast.
From Wikivoyage: Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. That article was last edited 2024-06, so a service it names may have changed or stopped.
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