By train
By train
Queensland Rail runs the Citytrain service (http://www.citytrain.com.au/), which runs on the North Coast rail line from Brisbane to Landsborough and Nambour, with connecting buses to Caloundra, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore and Noosa.
By car
By car
The Sunshine Coast is between 1 and 2 hours depending on traffic and exactly where you're going north of Brisbane by car.