| qconnect | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 20 December 2007 |
| Type | Agency |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Australia |
| Membership | Private operators |
| Minister | Annastacia Palaszczuk |
| Budget | A$100+ million |
| Website | www.qconnect.qld.gov.au |
qconnect is a system of integrated public transport that covers subsidised rail, bus, and air networks in Regional Queensland, Australia. It was introduced by the Queensland Government in December 2007, and is an agency operated by the Department of Transport and Main Roads with an annual budget of more than A$300 million.
qconnect is a Queensland Government initiative providing improved public transport services and greater connectivity and accessibility of services throughout regional, rural and remote Queensland by working with such transport companies as Traveltrain, Marlin Coast Sunbus, Sunbus Townsville, Mackay Transit, Capricorn Sunbus and more than 10 other public transport operators in regional and rural Queensland. The system allows a ticket purchased on any of these public transport services to be used for travel on any of the other ones, within the same network, provided that it covers the appropriate zones.
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Zones vary by region. Some are radial, while others are more closely related to sectors. There are a total of 12 zones for Cairns and 11 zones for Townsville. While these zones indicate qconnect's coverage, services may not actually be in operation in certain parts of these zones.
Fares are calculated by counting the number of adjoining zones from trip origin to destination, regardless of how many zones are actually travelled through. Unlike in South East Queensland, qconnect does not offer district fares.
Tickets available include:
Concession fares – qconnect provides standard concession fares for the following:
qconnect urban bus services operate in the following places:
A journey planner using Google maps was launched in 2011 and is accessible from the qconnect website.