Burleigh Heads airport transfers

The fare, every vehicle

Varsity Lakes is priced the same. Burleigh sits between Palm Beach at $90 and Broadbeach at $110 from Gold Coast Airport — the fares step up as you go north. Larger parties: our 18-seat Sprinter is quoted per job — ask on the charter page.

Fifteen minutes, and why that is the point

Burleigh is close enough to Gold Coast Airport that the transfer is over before it starts, and far enough from Brisbane that flying into the wrong airport costs you $160 and an extra hour. If your flights are open, this is a strong argument for OOL.

Coming the other way, a morning departure out of Coolangatta from Burleigh is one of the easier runs on the coast — but we still build the pick-up time back from your check-in cut-off rather than the drive, because the queue at bag drop does not care how close you live.

Boards, bikes and the hill

Burleigh's point break is the reason a lot of these bookings exist, and surfboards travel free of charge where they fit. The honest caveat is that they often do not fit — a longboard or a multi-board bag needs an SUV, a minivan, or the $30 luggage trailer. Tell us what you are bringing when you book and the right vehicle turns up.

The other local detail worth knowing: the streets climbing the headland toward Burleigh Head National Park are narrow, steep and tightly parked. If your accommodation is up there rather than on the Esplanade, give us the building name and number and expect the drop to be at the kerb rather than a driveway.

Landing: how the pick-up works

Your chauffeur waits inside the arrivals hall with a name board, and you have their name and mobile number before pick-up. At Gold Coast Airport the flight is tracked and 30 minutes of waiting after touchdown is included, which covers the walk out and the bags. From there it is about fifteen minutes up the coast to Burleigh.

If you land in Brisbane instead, the drive is 70 to 85 minutes and the fare is $255 in a sedan, with the Gateway toll already inside it. International arrivals get 60 minutes of free waiting, because immigration and baggage on a long-haul flight regularly run past the hour.

Leaving: the run back to the airport

For a departure, the pick-up time is worked back from your airline's check-in cut-off and the drive, with room for the M1 if you are flying out of Brisbane. Tell us where you are staying — the Esplanade, a house in Burleigh Waters or a building up on the headland — and we will tell you the time to be ready.

Book both legs together as a return on this website and both are 10% off. The fare is the same for a 5 am departure as for one at lunchtime: no night loading, no public-holiday rate and no surge, which matters most on the weekends when everyone else is trying to leave at once.

Questions

Do you go to Burleigh Waters and Miami too?

Yes — every Gold Coast suburb from Coolangatta to Ormeau is published, and the booking form returns the exact fare for the suburb you enter. All 74 are on the price list.

Is there a charge for an early or late pick-up?

No. The same fare applies at any hour, every day of the year. No surge, no night loading, no public-holiday rate.

Can you fit a family of six with luggage?

A luxury minivan takes up to six passengers and six bags — $130 from Gold Coast Airport. With prams or boards on top of that, add the trailer for $30 rather than splitting into two cars.

Do you do hinterland runs from here?

Yes. Springbrook and Tamborine Mountain are published fares, and private day tours to both run from anywhere on the coast — see charters and day tours.

How much waiting time is included?

At Gold Coast Airport, 30 minutes after your flight lands. At Brisbane Airport, 60 minutes for international arrivals and 30 for domestic. The flight is tracked, so a delay does not use it up.

Is a return trip cheaper?

Yes. Book both legs together as a return on this website and both are 10% off, whichever airport you use.

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