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Quick Facts

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Coordinates
  • Latitude: -19.258106
  • Longitude: 146.818351

On Travellerspoint

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Introduction

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

  • Townsville Aquarium (now called ReefHQ), which includes a big section of living coral reef.
  • The Museum of Tropical Queensland
  • Magnetic Island - a holiday island 10km from the coast.

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

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Getting There

Greyhound buses stop at Townsville on the East Coast route.

By Plane

By Train

Several trains travel to and from Townsville:

By Car

By Bus

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Getting Around

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By Public Transport

By Foot

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Globetrotters Hostel is comfortable and cheap enough.

Budget

PropertyAddressTypePopularity
Adventurers Backpackers79 Palmer StHostel58
Globetrotters121 Flinders Street TownsvilleHostel66

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

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