Brisbane Airport (BNE)

The terminals at Brisbane Airport

Brisbane has one airport with two terminals:

• The Domestic Terminal, also called T2, handles the flights inside Australia.
• The International Terminal, also called T1, handles the flights to and from other countries.

The airport's own site says plainly that Brisbane has one airport with two terminals, so check the terminal on your ticket before you travel, because the airline assignment can change.

Getting to and from Brisbane Airport

The free transfer bus joins the two terminals: it leaves from the orange bus stop outside the Qantas end of the domestic terminal and arrives at Level 4 of the international terminal, and the trip takes about ten minutes. The Airtrain is the paid train between the terminals and into the city, and it takes about five minutes. The taxis and the rideshare have their own areas at each terminal.

What happens when you arrive at BNE

Keep your passport and any form you filled in on the plane with you the whole way, from the aircraft door to the exit, and check the terminal on your ticket before you travel.

If you arrive on an international flight and continue on a domestic one, you clear immigration, collect your bag and go through customs before you change terminals.

Brisbane Airport with children

The free transfer bus is the easy way to move between the two terminals with the family, and it runs on a regular loop, so a child does not have to wait long for it. A snack and water within reach is worth having, because the terminals are four kilometres apart.

Plan your stop at Brisbane Airport

Terminals, airlines and arrival procedures change, so check with the airline and the airport's own site before you travel. And check with the embassy or consulate about the documents your family needs for the entry rules of every country on your route.

Sources

• Official English page of Brisbane Airport on transferring between flights: Brisbane has one airport with two terminals, the domestic and the international, they are four kilometres apart, and the free transfer bus takes about ten minutes. — bne.com.au (checked 21 October 2026)
• Official English page of the same airport on the check-in and the baggage, which asks passengers to arrive three hours before an international flight and one hour before a domestic one. — bne.com.au (checked 21 October 2026)
• Official English page of the same airport on the terminal transfers: where the free transfer bus leaves from at each terminal and where the Airtrain station is. — bne.com.au (checked 21 October 2026)