# Gold Coast 500 2026: walk in for the race, sleep south of the circuit
> For the Gold Coast 500, 23 to 25 October 2026, the walk is the whole point. Viscount sits at the southern toe of Surfers Paradise on the 2 km Oceanway, so you stroll north to the Cavill Avenue gates and south to Broadbeach for dinner, and the car never leaves its space.
- Tag: Travel tips
- Published: 2026-04-22
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The apartments inside the cordon sell the view from the kitchen window. The pitch from 1 First Avenue is a path. Viscount sits at the southern toe of Surfers Paradise, where the towers thin out and the **Broadbeach Oceanway** begins: 2 kilometres of paved, lit, road-free beachfront path. For the **Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500** on **23, 24 and 25 October 2026**, that path is your commute, north to the racing, south to dinner, and the car stays in its space the whole weekend.
## The walk, both ways
Here is how the Oceanway earns its keep over three days. Head **north** and it is roughly a twenty-minute walk to the **Cavill Avenue entry gate**: the first fifteen minutes on the sealed beachfront path, then a short jog inland to the perimeter. No road-closure detours, no race-week traffic, no parking to hunt. Head **south** and the same path runs about fifteen minutes to **Broadbeach**, which is where you eat on Sunday night, when every restaurant near the circuit is full and Broadbeach is the dinner the Cavill Avenue strip cannot seat you for. Prams, scooters and tired kids all manage the Oceanway comfortably. If the legs have had enough, **Florida Gardens tram station** is 500 metres from the door, six minutes' walk, and runs up to the gates.
## The circuit, from this end
Seen from the southern toe, the whole circuit sits well to the north of us: the 2.96 km street lap the Supercars have contested since 2010, fifteen corners and two chicanes wound around Cavill Avenue, with the Turn 14 hairpin down near Tedder Avenue. On the tram, **Cavill Avenue**, **Surfers Paradise** and **Surfers Paradise North** all ring the circuit, with **Florida Gardens** at the southern end near us. No car crosses the track mid-session, but the marshals wave residents and guests through the pedestrian gates. Supercars posts the gate map and ID rules at [supercars.com/gold-coast-resident-information](https://www.supercars.com/gold-coast-resident-information); read it before you travel. A **go explore pass** rides unlimited light rail and bus all day, and Translink usually adds a race-week timetable; both the pass and the timetable are set out on [ridetheg.com.au](https://ridetheg.com.au/) nearer the date.
## Three days, and the ticket
Detailed sessions land closer to the event, but the rhythm is familiar: **Friday** practice and qualifying (smaller crowds, the cheapest single-day general admission), **Saturday** the support field out in numbers and the title racing begins, **Sunday** the main race, fireworks and the flag. **General admission** from **AU$76 a day** puts you at the trackside fences with a fold-up chair or a beach towel; **fanstand and grandstand** seats from **AU$93 a day**; a **Pit Lane Walk upgrade** from **AU$30** adds the behind-the-scenes pass. Tickets are at [supercars.com](https://www.supercars.com/events/2026-gold-coast/tickets-and-packages). Bring ear protection if you'll spend the day at the fence; the V8s hit you in the chest from there.
## Loud out there, quiet back here
Straight talk on the noise: the cars are loud and they run from morning to late. Viscount sits a good 2 kilometres down the beach from the cordon, well away from the grandstands, though on a still morning the engine note drifts south over the rooftops and Friday practice carries up to the top balconies even here. It is a long way softer than sleeping under a grandstand, and with every apartment facing the ocean you can shut the door on a single-room air conditioner and settle the room for the night. A silent weekend wants other dates, though this southern end gives you the softer edge of the noise.
## Park once, then forget the car
Driving is possible but thankless: inside the cordon the parks run out fast and the one-way detours shift day to day. Viscount includes free on-site parking, one space per apartment, with **1.95-metre clearance** – flag it ahead if you are arriving with a roof box. Park on the way in and leave it; the Oceanway and the tram do the rest for three days.
When the racing is done, the property winds down. The heated outdoor pool holds **27 degrees** year-round, with a sauna alongside, and the rooftop BBQ looks straight out over the ocean, a fair place to end a Sunday. Every apartment is fully self-contained with a full kitchen, so the race-morning breakfast runs on your clock and the post-flag meal is one you cook rather than queue for.
## Book for October 2026
**23 to 25 October 2026.** Check-in is 2 to 11 pm, so a late arrival after the drive up is fine; let the team know ahead. Book Thursday to Monday and the whole race weekend fits inside the stay; beachfront beds this close to the circuit are a small pool against predictable race-week demand, so book months out.
[**Check availability and book your stay**](/broadbeach-accommodation/index.md), or read more about the [Superior 3 Bedroom Ocean View](/broadbeach-accommodation/3-bedroom-superior-ocean-view/index.md), the 120 m² flagship with room for six, and the [2 Bedroom Ocean View](/broadbeach-accommodation/2-bedroom-ocean-view/index.md) at 100 m², an ocean outlook from every room and the right size for a couple plus a couple of mates.
Check the official [Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500](https://www.supercars.com/events/2026-gold-coast/tickets-and-packages) page for the running order, ticket packages and the 2026 map.
