Route 180 Brisbane: Complete Timetable, Stops & Fare Guide (Verified 2026)

Route 180 is TransLink’s express bus between Garden City Shopping Centre and Queen Street Bus Station, running via Mansfield, Cavendish Road, Holland Park, Greenslopes, Buranda, and South Bank. The full trip takes about 55–60 minutes, and — this is the part most guides miss — every fare on it is a flat 50 cents, regardless of how far you travel. We pulled the live timetable data straight from TransLink’s own journey planner to verify everything below, rather than relying on outdated PDFs.

What Route 180 Actually Covers

Route 180 is officially listed as “Garden City – City Express via Mansfield.” It’s an express service, which TransLink confirms directly on the route page — meaning it runs limited stops compared to slower locals covering the same corridor.

The path runs through:

• Garden City Shopping Centre Interchange (Upper Mount Gravatt) — starting/ending point
• Mt Gravatt Capalaba Road through Upper Mount Gravatt and Wishart
• Broadwater Road and Wecker Road, Mansfield
• Cavendish Road, Mount Gravatt East and Holland Park
• Logan Road, Holland Park West and Greenslopes
• Buranda Busway Station
• Mater Hill Station
• South Bank Busway Station
• Cultural Centre Station
• Queen Street Bus Station — final stop, drop-off only

One detail that trips people up: on the inbound run into the city, Queen Street Bus Station is drop-off only. If you’re trying to catch a 180 back out to Garden City from that exact platform, you’re at the wrong spot — you need the outbound stop, which is a different physical location nearby.

Verified Timetable: Real Departure Times

Rather than quoting a generic “runs every 15 minutes,” here’s an actual sample pulled from TransLink’s live journey planner for a weekday afternoon, so you can see real spacing between services:

Notice the pattern: departures are spaced 15 minutes apart during this window, and the full run consistently takes 57 minutes stop-to-stop, not the “45 minutes” figure that several aggregator sites still quote. That older figure appears to come from a pre-2024 timetable version.

General operating hours:

Because holiday timetables generally default to Sunday-level service, always check the live planner on the morning of a public holiday trip rather than assuming your usual weekday time still applies.

Full Stop-by-Stop List (With Real Stop Names)

This is the actual inbound (city-bound) stop sequence, pulled directly from TransLink’s timetable data — not a paraphrased summary:

1. Garden City Shopping Centre Interchange
2. Mt Gravatt Capalaba Rd at Tryon, Stop 61, Upper Mount Gravatt
3. Mt Gravatt Capalaba Rd at Agaton, Wishart
4. Mt Gravatt Capalaba Rd at Ham Road South, Wishart
5. Mt Gravatt Capalaba Rd at Wishart East, Wishart
6. Broadwater Rd at Mansfield Park, Mansfield
7. Broadwater Rd near Ham Rd, Mansfield
8. Cresthaven Dr at Cresthaven, Stop 74, Mansfield
9. Aminya St at Mansfield, Stop 67a, Mansfield
10. Luprena St at Mansfield North near Amoria St, Mansfield
11. Wecker Rd at Wecker Road, Stop 62, Mansfield
12. Cavendish Rd at Mt Gravatt East, Stop 60, Mount Gravatt East
13. Cavendish Rd at Mt Gravatt TAFE, Stop 55, Mount Gravatt East
14. Cavendish Rd at Pine Mountain, Stop 52, Holland Park
15. Cavendish Rd at Holland Park East, Stop 42, Holland Park
16. Holland Rd near Rita St, Stop 44, Holland Park
17. Logan Rd at Holland Park, Stop 29, Holland Park West
18. Logan Rd at Greenslopes Mall, Stop 25/24, Greenslopes
19. Logan Rd at Greenslopes, Stop 22, Greenslopes
20. Buranda Busway Station
21. Mater Hill Station
22. South Bank Busway Station
23. Cultural Centre Station
24. Queen Street Bus Station (drop-off only, inbound)

If you live near stops 12–19 along Cavendish or Logan Road, this is your fastest CBD connection — it beats walking to a busway station for most of those addresses.

Fares: The One Thing You Most Get Wrong

Almost every article ranking for “Route 180 Brisbane” still describes a zone-based fare table charging different amounts for Zone 1 versus Zone 2 travel. That’s outdated.

Queensland made 50-cent flat fares permanent across every TransLink service — bus, train, ferry, and tram — state-wide. The fare structure now looks like this:

There’s no cash payment on board — the network is cashless, so you need a go card, a contactless bank card, or a pre-purchased paper ticket before boarding. This single change makes most of the “fare calculator” content still circulating for Route 180 functionally wrong, since it was written before the flat fare became permanent policy.

Live Tracking: What Actually Works

For real-time positions and delays, TransLink’s own live departures tool integrates directly with the timetable data used above, so it’s the most reliable source for Route 180 specifically. Third-party apps like Transit App and Moovit mirror the same TransLink feed, so accuracy between them is close — the differences show up mostly in interface speed, not data quality.

Practical approach:

1. Check the TransLink journey planner the night before for your scheduled departure.
2. Switch to a live app (Transit App or Moovit) 10–15 minutes before you leave, since that’s when GPS-based ETAs become meaningful.
3. Treat any ETA more than 20 minutes out as a scheduled time, not a live one — GPS tracking on outer sections of the route (past Wishart) is less consistent than on the busway sections near the city.

Route 180 vs Similar Southside Routes

Several routes overlap Route 180’s catchment but serve different stop patterns:

If your address is only served by the 186, don’t wait for a 180 to detour to you — it won’t. Check the specific stop list for your street rather than assuming route numbers in the same family cover identical ground.

What Nobody Don’t Tell You

Most existing content on this route repeats the same surface-level facts: first/last service, stop count, general direction. Here’s what actually matters and gets left out:

• Queen Street Bus Station has separate inbound/outbound platforms. Getting off at the wrong one and trying to board a return service from the same spot is one of the most common mistakes new riders make on this route.
• The flat 50-cent fare is permanent, not a trial. Multiple older articles still frame it as a temporary cost-of-living measure. It was locked into legislation and applies indefinitely.
• “45-minute trip time” figures are stale. Live TransLink data shows a consistent ~57-minute run, not the shorter figure still quoted by several aggregator sites using pre-2024 schedules.
• Cash isn’t accepted anywhere on this route. You need a go card, contactless card, or paper ticket bought in advance — showing up with coins for the driver won’t work.
• Express skip-stopping is real and intentional. If your regular local stop isn’t on the list above, that’s not an error — it’s the difference between the 180’s express pattern and a slower local route like the 186.

Mistakes That Cost Riders Time or Money

• Boarding the outbound bus by mistake at a shared interchange. Always confirm the destination shown on the bus, not just the route number.
• Assuming Saturday timing mirrors weekdays. Saturday services start later and run less frequently.
• Trusting a third-party fare calculator built before the flat-fare change. It’s 50 cents everywhere on this route now — no zone maths required.
• Ignoring public holiday schedule shifts. Most public holidays default to Sunday-level timetables.

If you’re planning transport logistics around a broader Brisbane visit or relocation, a general resource like ausinside.com is a useful companion to TransLink’s official tools for cross-checking local area details alongside your transit route.

FAQs

How much does Route 180 cost?
50 cents flat, regardless of distance travelled, using a go card, contactless card, or paper ticket. This is now permanent Queensland policy, not a limited trial.

How long does the full Route 180 trip take?
Roughly 57 minutes end to end based on live TransLink timetable data, not the shorter 45-minute figure some older sites still list.

Is Route 180 an express service?
Yes. TransLink classifies it as an express route, meaning it skips minor local stops that slower routes on the same corridor still service.

Can I pay cash on Route 180?
No. TransLink’s network is cashless. You need a go card, a contactless bank card, or a pre-purchased ticket.

Where exactly does Route 180 terminate in the city?
Queen Street Bus Station, and that stop is drop-off only for inbound services — outbound departures use a different platform nearby.

Does Route 180 run on public holidays?
Yes, generally on a reduced, Sunday-style schedule. Confirm exact times on TransLink’s live planner before travelling.

For live departures, service alerts, or trip planning down to the minute, TransLink’s official journey planner is the authoritative source this article’s data was pulled from — worth bookmarking directly for day-of changes.