Asking about flights from Brisbane to Gold Coast is quite a common question for travellers from outside Australia who have discovered that their plane lands in Brisbane but their ultimate destination is Gold Coast.

The short answer is that there are no scheduled commercial flights or airlines that fly between Brisbane Airport and Gold Coast Airport (Coolangatta Airport). However, there are options to fly between the two locations.

Understanding a bit of the local geography makes it a bit easier to see why this is the case. The Gold Coast is located south of Brisbane. The most common destination is Surfers Paradise which is approximately in the middle of the Gold Coast, so that is a good reference point.

Using Surfers Paradise as the centre and measuring from there.

• Distance between Brisbane Airport and Surfers Paradise is about 90kms.
  
• Distance between Gold Coast Airport and Surfers Paradise is about 20kms.
  
• Distance between Brisbane Airport and Gold Coast Airport is about 110kms.
  
• Brisbane is north of Surfers Paradise.
  
• Coolangatta Airport is south of Surfers Paradise.
  

As you can see, there isn't nearly as much distance between Brisbane Airport and the Gold Coast as you might imagine. By car a transfer may only take just over an hour depending upon where in the Gold Coast you are going to. By the time you transfer to a flight, fly to the Gold Coast, do the luggage thing and then transfer to your ultimate destination you will have spent a considerably longer time in transit.

That said there are ways to fly from Brisbane to Gold Coast such as:

• Charter Jet
  

Charting a jet is an option. However, if you can afford to do that, you are probably someone who doesn't like hassle and has lots of money! I which case you would probably charter your jet from your original destination and flying straight to Coolangatta. Oh and you probably wouldn't be reading this, but your assistant might!

• Helicopter Transfer
  

The other way to fly between Brisbane and Gold Coast is by helicopter. There are helicopters based at both airports. This is a common request and the helicopter operators are familiar with the options.

Some Gold Coast accommodation has helipad facilities, and there are other places where you can land or you can fly into Coolangatta Airport and transfer by limousine from there.

The reality is that there are usually better ways to get between Brisbane and your Gold Coast location than flying.

Here are some of the other options for transfers and transport from Brisbane to Gold Coast:

• Hire Car at Brisbane Airport and drive yourself.
• Limousine Meet and Greet Pick Up Service
• Car with driver meet and greet usually sedans or people movers.
• Airport Coach Transfers
  
• AirTrain - catch train from Brisbane Airport Terminal

More Information About Transfers From Brisbane Airport to Gold Coast Australia

As you can see there are no scheduled flights from Brisbane Airport to Gold Coast, however there are other ways you can achieve your Brisbane Airport transfers to the Gold Coast.

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