About the Gold Coast
Gold Coast Transport
Train services
The are four train stations on the Gold Coast – Coomera, Helensvale, Nerang and Robina. A one-way adult fare from Coomera to Brisbane Central Station will cost approx AUD$7.00, from Helensvale AUD$8.00 and AUD$9.00 from Robina.
If you want to catch a bus from Surfers Paradise to Nerang Station and then catch the train to Brisbane Airport, the whole journey will set you back about AUD$35.00.
Bus services
Gold Coast bus services run 24 hours a day and can get you to the main street of most suburbs and shopping centres.
Services throughout the Gold Coast and Tweed regions are operated by Surfside Buslines.
Connections to Queensland Rail services are made at Robina Station, Nerang Station and Helensvale Station.
Gold Coast Airport
Direct links to Australian and international destinations with Australian Airlines, Freedom Air, Pacific Blue, Qantas, Virgin Blue and Jetstar.
International flights
Japan (Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, New Zealand (Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin).
Domestic flights
Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Newcastle, Canberra and Adelaide. Averaging 411 domestic and 37 international flights a week. Extensive facilities including currency exchange, long and short term parking, internet kiosk, alfresco dining cafés and bars, duty free.
Brisbane Airport
Brisbane’s international and domestic airports lie within one hour’s drive via the Pacific Motorway.
International connections: 26 destinations worldwide with more than 30 airlines including Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Thai Airways and United.
Domestic connections: Australian capitals and regional centres through Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue and Sunshine Express.
Extensive facilities including currency exchange, parking, cafés, bars, duty free.
Airport transfer options
Taxi – There is a taxi service catering to all flights in and out of each hub and you will find the faires to be inexpensive compared to other countires and captial city destinations.
Bus – Brisbane International or Domestic. Faires are around AUD$30.00.
Train– A one way train ticket from Brisbane airport to the Gold Coast is about AUD$18.00 for each adult. There are bus services from all train stations.
Limousine – Expect to pay around AUD$150.00 from Brisbane Airport to your door and AUD$80.00 from Gold Coast airport.
Distances between Gold Coast locations
Gold Coast traffic is usually easy to get through with few major traffic jams; when they do occur they are usually at the height of peak hour, last several minutes, and pale in comparison with other cities around the world.
The following is a guide to the length and distance between Surfers Paradise and some of the commonly visited Gold Coast suburbs:
Motor vehicle journey time and distance from Surfers Paradise to:
- Airport (Brisbane): 50 minutes – 95km
- Airport (Coolangatta): 40 minutes – 20km
- Arundel – 10 minutes: 10km
- Brisbane CBD: 50 minutes – 80km
- Broadbeach: 4 minutes – 4km
- Byron Bay: 75 minutes – 70km
- Canungra: 60 minutes- 40km
- Carrara: 12 minutes – 10km
- Coolangatta: 40 minutes – 25km
- Coomera: 20 minutes 25km
- Currumbin: 20 minutes – 15km
- Helensvale: 15 minutes – 20km
- Main Beach: 3 minutes: 3km
- Mount Tamborine: 65 minutes – 50km
- Mermaid Beach: 6 minutes – 6km
- Nerang: 15 minutes – 12km
- Robina: 14 minutes – 8km
- Sanctuary Cove: 20 minutes – 16km
- Southport: 5 minutes – 4.5km
- Springbrook: 45 minutes – 40km
- Tweed Heads: 55 minutes – 25km
* All distances and times are approximate and will vary according to traffic. Times are estimates during business hours (9am to 5pm) peak hours (7.30am-9am and 5pm to 6.30pm) will take longer, night time travel is generally quicker.