Main Beach airport transfers

$125 from Gold Coast Airport, $245 from Brisbane — per vehicle, fixed, tolls and GST in. Sea World, the Spit, Tedder Avenue and the marinas all sit inside the same fare.

Get your fixed price
From OOL$125Sedan, about 30 minutes
From BNE$245Sedan, 60–75 minutes
Group of 14$305Sprinter from OOL
Sea WorldIncludedSame zone, same fare

The fare, every vehicle

Main Beach ↔ both airports — one way, AUD, GST and tolls included
VehiclePassengersBagsGold Coast AirportBrisbane Airport
Sedan1–32 large$125$245
SUV1–44$135$260
People mover1–76$140$270
Luxury sedan1–32 large$150$280
Luxury minivan1–76$155$290
Sprinter 10-seaterup to 1011$225$400
Sprinter 14-seaterup to 1415$305$485

Surfers Paradise, Southport and Nerang are priced the same from Gold Coast Airport. Main Beach is the point where the two airports converge — roughly half an hour from one, an hour and a bit from the other. Larger parties: our 18-seat mini coach is quoted per job — ask on the charter page.

Sea World, and why that matters here

Sea World sits on the Spit at Main Beach, which makes it the only one of the four Gold Coast theme parks that is not up the motorway at Oxenford or Coomera. It is inside the Main Beach fare zone, so a transfer to the park or to the Sea World resort is the same $125 from Gold Coast Airport as anywhere else in the suburb.

That also means the arithmetic flips depending on your airport. Sea World is cheaper from Gold Coast Airport ($125 against $245); Movie World and Dreamworld are cheaper from Brisbane. If you are building a park-heavy trip, the theme park page sets all three out side by side.

The marinas and the Spit

Main Beach is where the Gold Coast keeps its boats — Marina Mirage, Mariner's Cove and the Southport Yacht Club all sit along Seaworld Drive. Crew changes and charter guests are steady work for us, and the practical notes are the same each time: the Spit is a single road in and out, it backs up badly on event weekends, and a Sprinter takes fourteen with fifteen bags on one fare, which suits a boat party better than four separate cars.

Tedder Avenue itself is short, busy and tightly parked. Give us the building or restaurant name rather than just the street.

Cruise passengers: Main Beach is not where Brisbane's ships dock. The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is at Pinkenba, near Brisbane Airport — a different run at a different fare. See cruise transfers.

Questions

Is Sea World the same fare as the rest of Main Beach?

Yes — $125 in a sedan from Gold Coast Airport, whether you are going to the park, the resort, the marinas or an apartment on Main Beach Parade.

How long from Gold Coast Airport?

About 30 minutes in normal traffic, a little longer than Surfers Paradise because you carry on north past Southport. Allow closer to an hour in Friday-evening traffic.

Can you take a group from a boat at Marina Mirage?

Yes. Up to 14 in one Sprinter with 15 bags on a single fare. For a group staying with the vehicle across a day, hourly charter is usually better value — see charters.

Do you carry golf bags?

Free where they fit, and in a minivan or Sprinter they will. Four sets plus luggage in a sedan will not — add the $30 trailer and tell us at booking.

Nearby suburbs

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Main Beach, $125 from the airport

Fixed per vehicle at any hour, flight tracked, met inside arrivals with a name board.

Book a Main Beach transfer Or call +61 481 437 772 — 24 hours, 7 days.