Fly to Townsville
Townsville Airport lists direct services from Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne and Sydney, alongside regional routes. Check your airline for September schedules.
Townsville Airport destinationsPlan your visit
Come for the tiles. Stay for North Queensland.
The tournament week is designed to work as a city stay, an island break, or a little of both.
Arrive by rail
The Spirit of Queensland connects Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns several times each week. Bookings and timetables can change, so check before planning connections.
Spirit of QueenslandFerry to Maggie
SeaLink’s passenger ferry takes about 20 minutes. You can travel from Townsville for the day or stay on Magnetic Island between events.
Check the ferry timetableStay near play
The Townsville venue is in the CBD near accommodation and restaurants. On Magnetic Island, the Bowls Club and Arcadia Hotel are on the island bus route and within walking distance of each other.
Explore TownsvilleMagnetic Island
Make a tournament of the whole trip.
Allow time for the Forts Walk, Geoffrey Bay’s rock wallabies, Horseshoe Bay or a quiet island sunset after play.