Luxury sedan on a coastal highway
Brisbane ↔ Gold Coast — private transfers

Brisbane to the Gold Coast,
door to door.

A fixed-fare private transfer down the M1 — to Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Main Beach, Coolangatta or Gold Coast Airport. One car, your luggage, no changes.

Call to book
✓ Fixed fare, tolls included
✓ Roughly 70 minutes
✓ Airport-to-airport runs
The run itself

Seventy-odd kilometres, and the traffic decides everything.

Brisbane CBD to Surfers Paradise is about seventy-five kilometres and, in clean conditions, a little over an hour. The M1 is the only realistic route and it is one of the busiest corridors in the country, so the honest answer is that the time depends entirely on when you travel.

Friday afternoons southbound and Sunday afternoons northbound are the two reliably bad windows, and school holidays make both considerably worse. We plan for the traffic that actually exists on your date rather than the theoretical drive time, which is the main reason our arrival estimates hold up.

The alternative is the airport train and then a tram, which works but involves two changes, a walk at each end, and managing your own luggage through all of it. For two or more people travelling with bags, a private transfer is usually comparable on cost and dramatically better on effort.

Gold Coast skyline from the highway
What's included

One fare, agreed before you travel

Tolls, fuel, airport access fees and wait time are all inside the number we quote you.

Fixed fare, tolls includedThe Gateway toll and airport access fees are inside the quote. There is nothing added at the other end.
Door to doorCollected from your home, hotel or office and delivered to the exact address. No changes, no walking with bags.
Brisbane Airport connectionsStraight from the international or domestic terminal to your Gold Coast accommodation, with flights tracked.
Gold Coast Airport runsCoolangatta in both directions, including the early-morning departures that public transport can't cover.
Theme park transfersMovie World, Dreamworld, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild, with return pickups arranged for closing time.
Luggage and golf clubsSUVs and V-Class for people travelling with real luggage. Tell us the bag count and we'll size it.
Groups in one vehicleUp to eleven in a Sprinter, so a family or a work group travels together rather than splitting across cars.
Return legs booked togetherBook both directions at once and we hold the return — particularly worth it on Sunday afternoons.
How it works

Booking the run

1

Give us both addresses

Exact pickup and exact destination, plus the date and time. Flight number too, if a plane is involved.

2

We quote it fixed

One number, tolls included, sized to your luggage. It doesn't change afterwards.

3

We drive it

Driver details the day before. Early arrival, bags loaded, and one uninterrupted run down the M1.

The fleet

Vehicles for the highway

An hour-plus on the motorway rewards the bigger, quieter cars.

First-class sedan

First-class sedan

Long-wheelbase European sedan — the quietest seat in the fleet, with rear climate control and generous legroom.

3 passengers3 bags
Business sedan

Business sedan

The everyday executive car. Discreet, immaculate, and the most economical way to travel one to three people.

3 passengers2 bags
Luxury SUV

Luxury SUV

A higher seating position and a much bigger boot — the sensible pick when luggage or golf clubs are involved.

4 passengers4 bags
Mercedes-Benz V-Class

Mercedes-Benz V-Class

Face-to-face seating, a flat floor and space to actually talk. The workhorse for families and small teams.

7 passengers7 bags
Sprinter minibus

Sprinter minibus

Coach seating with a dedicated luggage area — one vehicle instead of three, and one arrival time instead of three.

11 passengers11 bags
Where we go

Gold Coast destinations

Surfers ParadiseBroadbeachMain BeachSouthportBundallRobinaBurleigh HeadsPalm BeachCurrumbinCoolangattaGold Coast AirportHope IslandSanctuary CoveMovie WorldDreamworldSea WorldTamborine Mountain
Questions

Before you book

How long does the Brisbane to Gold Coast transfer take?

Around seventy minutes from the Brisbane CBD to Surfers Paradise in clear conditions. Friday afternoons southbound and Sunday afternoons northbound routinely add thirty to sixty minutes, and school holidays make both worse. We plan to the real conditions on your date.

Is the toll included in the price?

Yes. The Gateway toll, airport access fees and fuel are all inside the fixed fare we quote. There is nothing collected on the day and nothing invoiced afterwards.

Can you collect us straight from Brisbane Airport?

Yes, and it's one of our most common runs. We track the flight, meet you inside the terminal, and go directly to your Gold Coast address — no train, no tram, no transfers with luggage.

Do you do theme park transfers?

Regularly. Movie World, Dreamworld, Sea World and Wet'n'Wild in both directions, with the return pickup arranged for park closing so you're not queuing for a rideshare with tired kids.

Is it cheaper to book both directions at once?

It's not automatically discounted, but it's strongly worth doing for availability rather than price — Sunday afternoon northbound is the single most requested slot we have, and booking the return upfront means it's held for you.

Get a quote

Heading south?

Send both addresses, the date and the passenger count. You'll get one fixed number back, tolls included.

Talk to us

Tell us the run, we'll price it.

Serving Brisbane City, Greater Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. Interstate and long-distance runs by arrangement.
Request a quote

Tell us the run, we'll price it.

Fixed fare, no obligation. We usually reply within the hour during business hours.

Request received.

Thanks — we've got your details and we'll come back with a fixed fare shortly. If it's urgent, call +61 405049102.