GOLD COAST AIRPORT TO BYRON BAY TRANSFERS
Many passengers are now opting to use Gold Coast or Ballina Airports for visiting Byron Bay. Some passengers use Lismore Airport. Many of the international passengers use Brisbane Airport to reach Byron Bay.
From our experience most of the passengers use Gold Coast Airport (Also known as Coolongatta Airport (OOL) located in Coolangatta approximately 100 kms south of Brisbane) to go to Byron Bay and neighbouring suburbs such as Bangalow, Federal, Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores, Mullumbimby, Nimbin, Lismore, Lennox Head, and Ballina.
Gold Coast Airport is poplar among the travellers to Byron Bay and surrounding areas because of several reasons.
1. Proximity from Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay
With normal traffic conditions you can reach Byron bay from Gold Coast Airport within 50 minutes. The roads are good and for most of the travel you can use the motorway which allows speed limits up to 110km/h. Most of the day the traffic is light.
2. Flight Options
Gold Coast Airport has both domestic and international Terminals. Most of the Australian capital cities has direct flight Gold Coast Domestic Airport. There are many direct international flights are also land in Gold Coast. For example there are direct flights from Japan, Singapore, Kuala Lampur to Gold Coast.
3. Cheap Flight Tickets
A large part of the Gold Coast’s income is based on tourism. The Gold Coast encourages people visit, which is seen in the roughly 14 million people who arrive Gold Coast every year. Gold Coast Airport has lower fees compared to Brisbane Airport and this is reflected in the flight ticket pricing to Gold Coast. There are several low coast Airlines such as Air Asia and Scoot, which operate through Gold Coast. Many passengers choose Gold Coast Airport for cheaper airline tickets to go to Byron Bay.
4. More Flights to Gold Coast Airport than Ballina
Ballina Airport is closer to Byron Bay. But the frequency of the flights are lower compared to Gold Coast Airport. Additionally, Gold Coast tickets are usually cheaper. If we consider the Road Transport between Ballina and Byron Bay it is 40 minutes, just 10 minutes less than the travel time between Gold Coast and Byron Bay
5. Scenic Drive
The better part of the travel is through the Pacific Motorway which passes through rich green meadows. It is a feast to one’s eyes to see the green meadows of Australia with happy well fed cattle. You can see farmland and beautiful natural landscapes and farm houses.
My Private Transfers offers Private Airport Transfers and Limousine Service from Gold Coast Airport to Byron Bay and surrounding suburbs such as Bangalow, Federal, Brunswick Heads, Ocean Shores, Mullumbimby, Nimbin, Lismore, Lennox Head, Ballina etc