Peppers Broadbeach Airport Transfers
The Short Answer
Private transfers from Peppers Broadbeach are a fixed $90 sedan (about 25–35 minutes) to Gold Coast Airport and a fixed $200 sedan to Brisbane Airport (about 65–85 minutes, Gateway toll included). Per vehicle, GST included and the price locked at booking, with Kia Carnival and 12-seater options, child seats $35 each and 5% off the return leg when both legs are booked on one reservation.
Private transfers from Peppers Broadbeach to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) are a fixed $90 sedan and to Brisbane Airport (BNE) a fixed $200 sedan — GST included, Gateway toll included on Brisbane runs, price locked at booking.
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Property: Peppers Broadbeach, Elizabeth Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218 — apartment-style suites in the heart of the Broadbeach dining and convention precinct
To Gold Coast Airport (OOL): about 20 km, usually 25–35 minutes — sedan a fixed $90
To Brisbane Airport (BNE): about 80 km, usually 65–85 minutes — sedan a fixed $200, Gateway toll included
Airport pickups: quoted separately — an airport access fee applies to inbound legs
Pickup point: the building entrance and loading zone on Elizabeth Avenue, coordinated with reception
Hours: standard 6am–9pm; pickups between 9pm and 6am carry an after-hours fee confirmed inside the locked quote
Broadbeach is the easiest precinct on the Gold Coast to stay in without a car — the beach, Pacific Fair, the convention centre, the casino and one of the best restaurant strips in Queensland are all within a few minutes’ walk of Elizabeth Avenue and the tram runs through the middle of it. Which means the only journey you actually need to plan is the one to the airport.
That run has one genuine wrinkle worth knowing about and it isn’t at this end. Broadbeach sits at the northern edge of the beachfront suburbs that congest every weekday afternoon — Mermaid, Miami, Burleigh, Palm Beach — and those suburbs sit directly on the road to Gold Coast Airport. A 25-minute run at 10am is a 45-minute run at 4:30pm. This guide covers both airports honestly, including what to do about that.
- ✔ A fixed $90 sedan to OOL, $200 sedan to BNE — GST included
- ✔ Gateway Motorway toll inside the Brisbane price
- ✔ One of the shorter OOL runs of any property in these guides
- ✔ Collection at the Elizabeth Avenue entrance, not a pin drop on the highway
- ✔ Flight monitored on every airport pickup, wait time not charged
- ✔ Child seats provided and fitted, $35 per seat
About Peppers Broadbeach
Peppers Broadbeach sits on Elizabeth Avenue, a block back from the beach in the heart of the Broadbeach precinct. It is apartment-style accommodation rather than conventional hotel rooms — one, two and three-bedroom suites with full kitchens, laundries and separate living areas, which is why it draws longer stays than the towers around it.
Facilities include pools, a spa and sauna, a gym and residents’ lounge areas, with the whole Broadbeach dining strip effectively functioning as the property’s restaurant list. Apartment configurations, facility access and any minimum-stay arrangements change over time — confirm current details directly with the property when you book your stay.
The self-contained format matters for one practical reason at departure: guests here tend to arrive with more and leave with more again. A week in a two-bedroom apartment with a kitchen produces a different luggage load than two nights in a hotel room and it is the single most common reason a booking here needs a Carnival rather than a sedan.
Quick answer: Peppers Broadbeach is apartment-style accommodation on Elizabeth Avenue in the Broadbeach precinct. It is about 20 km from Gold Coast Airport and about 80 km from Brisbane Airport.
Property Summary
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Address | Elizabeth Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218 |
| Brand | Peppers — Accor |
| Character | Apartment-style suites with full kitchens and laundries, in the precinct centre |
| Transfer pickup point | Building entrance and loading zone on Elizabeth Avenue, reception coordinated |
| To Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | ~20 km · 25–35 min · a fixed $90 |
| To Brisbane Airport (BNE) | ~80 km · 65–85 min · a fixed $200 |
| Airport pickups | Quoted separately — airport access fee applies |
| Nearest beach | Kurrawa Beach — a short walk east |
| Nearest tram | Broadbeach North and Broadbeach South, both walkable |
| Walking distance | Pacific Fair, the convention centre, the casino and the dining strip |
Who Peppers Broadbeach Suits
| Traveller | Why it works |
|---|---|
| Longer stays | Full kitchen and laundry make a week or a fortnight practical in a way a hotel room doesn’t |
| Families | Separate bedrooms and living areas, with the beach and Pacific Fair both walkable |
| Convention delegates | The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre is a short walk, no transfer needed |
| Food-focused travellers | The Broadbeach dining strip is denser and better than anything in Surfers |
| Car-free visitors | Tram at both ends of the precinct and everything else on foot |
| Two couples travelling together | A three-bedroom apartment splits better than two hotel rooms |
Peppers Broadbeach to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)
Quick answer: Gold Coast Airport is about 20 km south of Broadbeach. A private transfer takes 25–35 minutes in normal traffic and costs a fixed $90 for a sedan, $120 for a Kia Carnival — GST included, price locked at booking. Airport pickups in the reverse direction are quoted separately.
This is one of the shorter airport runs of any property in these guides. The vehicle leaves Elizabeth Avenue and heads south, either along the Gold Coast Highway through the beach suburbs or out to the M1 depending on the time of day, before rejoining for the last stretch into Coolangatta. The driver picks whichever is moving.
The afternoon problem
Worth being straight about, because it is the one thing that turns a short transfer into a long one. The Gold Coast Highway through Mermaid Beach, Miami, Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach congests from roughly 3pm to 6pm on weekdays and every one of those suburbs sits between Broadbeach and the airport. The same run that takes 25 minutes mid-morning can take 45 to 50 in that window.
We handle it two ways: routing via the M1 where that is genuinely faster and building a wider margin into the pickup time for afternoon flights. What we don’t do is change the fare — your quote is locked whatever the traffic does. If you have a choice of flights and no strong preference, a morning departure from Broadbeach is a noticeably easier trip than a late-afternoon one.
Weekend evenings
The dining strip fills from Thursday through Sunday and the streets immediately around Elizabeth Avenue get busy with it. It affects the first few minutes rather than the run itself, but it is the reason we ask you to be at the entrance at the confirmed time rather than watching for the car from upstairs.
Peppers Broadbeach to Brisbane Airport (BNE)
Quick answer: Brisbane Airport is about 80 km north of Broadbeach. A private transfer takes 65–85 minutes in normal traffic and costs a fixed $200 for a sedan, $260 for a Kia Carnival — Gateway Motorway toll and GST included, price locked at booking. Airport pickups in the reverse direction are quoted separately.
Northbound the route leaves the precinct, joins the M1 and runs to the Logan Motorway and then the Gateway Motorway for either terminal. Brisbane’s Domestic and International terminals are separate buildings several minutes apart, so specify which one at booking. The Gateway toll sits inside your quoted price.
Traffic on this route
Northbound weekday mornings carry commuter traffic from about 6am to 9am, which overlaps with most departure flights — allow toward the upper end of the range midweek. Southbound peaks from 3pm to 6:30pm. Friday is heaviest both ways and long weekends and school-holiday Fridays can push past 90 minutes. Pre-dawn runs are clear.
Arriving at Brisbane Airport
On inbound legs an SMS reaches you before landing with the exact meet point and terminal instructions and your flight is monitored so an early or delayed arrival needs no call from you. Brisbane Airport pickups are quoted separately from the prices above — put both directions on one reservation and both figures are confirmed upfront before you pay.
“Peppers is an Elizabeth Avenue pickup, one street back from the Surf Parade café strip — on a Sunday-market morning I come in from the Broadbeach Mall side so the car’s at the door, not stuck behind the crowd. Two minutes to load and we’re on the motorway.”
— Chris, owner-driver
Airport Comparison for Peppers Broadbeach Guests
| Factor | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Brisbane Airport (BNE) |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from the property | ~20 km | ~80 km |
| Typical drive time | 25–35 min | 65–85 min |
| Private sedan, property to airport | approx. $90 | approx. $200 (toll included) |
| Kia Carnival | approx. $120 | approx. $260 |
| Airport to property | Quoted separately — access fee applies | Quoted separately — access fee applies |
| Route type | Gold Coast Highway or M1 south, toll-free | M1 north, Logan then Gateway Motorway, toll inside the quote |
| Best for | Domestic east-coast flights, New Zealand, some international | Broader international network, more airline choice |
| Airport arrival before departure | 2 hrs domestic / 3 hrs international | 2 hrs domestic / 3 hrs international, plus drive |
Gold Coast Airport wins decisively from Broadbeach — roughly a third of the drive time and $110 less in a sedan and the gap widens sharply with vehicle size. A family of seven in the Carnival pays $140 more to fly from Brisbane ($260 versus $120), which is enough to change the maths on a whole trip. Brisbane earns the extra only when your airline, a direct international route or a materially better connection makes the case. If you are booking flights and either airport works, this is one of the addresses where OOL is the obvious answer. Route detail for each sits on the Gold Coast Airport route hub and the Brisbane Airport route hub.
Fleet, Luggage and Pricing
Pricing is per vehicle, not per person. Slide or tap to compare capacity and both airport prices.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Luggage | To Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | To Brisbane Airport (BNE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan or similar | 1–3 | Up to 2 large suitcases | a fixed $90 | a fixed $200 |
| 7-seat Kia Carnival | Up to 7 | Up to 6 large suitcases | a fixed $120 | a fixed $260 |
Need more than 7 seats? The 12-seat VW Transporter carries 8–11 passengers and up to 8 check-in suitcases plus 4 carry-on — quoted on request: call or message 0416 131 285 with your passenger count.
Every price includes GST and Brisbane runs include the Gateway toll. These are property-to-airport figures; airport pickups are quoted separately because inbound legs carry an airport access fee. Parties larger than 11 travel as multi-vehicle bookings on one reservation. An after-hours fee applies to pickups between 9pm and 6am; the prices shown assume standard-rate hours of 6am to 9pm.
The apartment luggage question
Book the vehicle for what you’re leaving with, not what you arrived with. Self-contained apartments encourage a different kind of stay — groceries, beach gear, a week’s shopping from Pacific Fair — and a family of four that flew in with three cases regularly checks out with five. The Carnival takes six large suitcases plus a pram alongside seven passengers; a sedan takes two. If you’re at all unsure, size up. It costs $30 more to OOL and saves a very bad ten minutes at the kerb.
Child seats
Queensland’s child restraint rules carry an exemption for booked hire and taxi services, so a seat is not mandatory in our vehicles — but we provide and fit them anyway at $35 per seat, itemised inside your locked quote. Rear-facing seats, forward-facing seats and boosters are all available, fitted and safety-checked before pickup, with up to 5 seats in the Kia Carnival. Full detail on our child seats page.
Prams, boards and oversized items
Prams travel on every vehicle. Surfboards and anything oversized go in the Carnival or Transporter — the Carnival takes up to three boards in one or two bags alongside passengers and luggage. Mention it at booking so the right vehicle is allocated rather than discovered on the footpath.
Brisbane Airport moved a record 25.2 million passengers in FY2025–26, up 4% year on year, according to the Brisbane Airport newsroom — volumes that make a pre-committed private car, not the rank queue, the dependable half of the trip.
Private Transfer vs Rideshare, Taxi and Tram
| Option | To OOL | To BNE | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGC private transfer | approx. $90 sedan | approx. $200 sedan | Price locked at booking, entrance collection, vehicle matched to your luggage; airport pickups quoted separately |
| Rideshare | Dynamic pricing | Dynamic — long run, surge exposure | Coverage is good here, but demand pricing spikes on convention days, event weekends and Sunday check-out mornings |
| Taxi | Metered | Metered plus tolls | The meter runs through the afternoon highway crawl, which is exactly when this route is slowest |
| Tram and bus | Tram south to Broadbeach South, then a bus connection | Tram north to Helensvale, then Airtrain | Genuinely usable if you’re travelling light — but every apartment check-out with real luggage rules it out |
An honest word on the tram
Broadbeach is better served by public transport than most addresses in these guides and it would be dishonest to pretend otherwise. Both Broadbeach tram stations are walkable and the Helensvale-to-Brisbane Airtrain connection genuinely works. If you’re one or two people with a cabin bag and no fixed deadline, it’s a reasonable option.
What it doesn’t suit is the way most people actually leave this property: a family checking out of a two-bedroom apartment with five cases, a pram and beach gear, needing to be at a terminal at a specific time. Dragging that onto a tram, changing at Helensvale and boarding an Airtrain is a genuinely miserable ninety minutes. That’s the honest dividing line.
Why guests here pre-book
- Sunday morning check-out crunch: the whole precinct empties across the same few hours and app pricing knows it.
- Convention and event days: a large event at the convention centre puts thousands of people into the same taxi rank at the same time.
- Vehicle size certainty: an app gives you no say in what turns up and apartment luggage doesn’t fit in a hatchback.
- The afternoon highway: a metered fare through the 4pm Burleigh crawl finishes well above a locked quote.
Around Broadbeach
| Where | Known for |
|---|---|
| Kurrawa Beach | Patrolled surf a short walk east, with the parkland behind it |
| The Broadbeach dining strip | Queensland’s densest restaurant precinct — the main reason people choose Broadbeach over Surfers |
| Pacific Fair | One of Australia’s largest shopping centres, walkable from the property |
| The Star Gold Coast | Casino, theatre and restaurants on Broadbeach Island — see our Star transfer guide |
| Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre | Major conferences and events, a short walk away |
| Kurrawa Park | Markets, events and the beachfront parkland |
| Surfers Paradise | A few tram stops north when you want the crowd |
Venue line-ups and event calendars change over time — check current details directly with the venue rather than planning firmly around a specific one.
Practical Tips for Your Stay
Take the morning flight if you can
The advice specific to this address. A departure before about 2pm avoids the Gold Coast Highway afternoon congestion entirely and turns the airport run into a genuinely short trip. If you’re choosing between flights and the fares are similar, the morning one is a materially better experience from Broadbeach.
Check-out and departure timing
Check-out is typically mid-morning; confirm the current time with the property. If your flight is later, ask reception about luggage storage so you get a final swim or a walk down the strip rather than sitting in the lobby. Give us the flight number and we set the pickup from it, not from check-out.
The pickup point
Transfers collect from the building entrance and loading zone on Elizabeth Avenue, coordinated with reception. Provide your apartment number at booking. Be at the entrance at the confirmed time rather than watching from upstairs — Elizabeth Avenue is a working street and a vehicle can’t sit indefinitely, particularly on a busy weekend evening. Your SMS the night before carries the driver’s name, vehicle registration and pickup point.
Very early departures
Worth one check before you book a dawn flight: apartment-style properties don’t always staff reception around the clock and arrangements differ from a full-service hotel. Confirm with the property how a pre-6am departure works — luggage, keys, lift access — and tell us the pickup time you need. Pre-dawn runs on both routes are completely clear, so the drive itself is the easy part.
Accessibility
For accessible apartment configurations, lift access and pool facilities, contact the property directly — they hold the accurate current detail. Our vehicles are standard sedans, people movers and a Transporter; raise any particular access requirements for the transfer itself at booking so we can confirm what we can accommodate before you commit.
Groups across several apartments
Common here, given the three-bedroom layouts. If a group is spread across apartments and leaving on different flights, multi-vehicle bookings run on one reservation with each vehicle timed to its own flight. Send the flight list and headcounts and we’ll build the schedule out. Corporate accounts are available by prior approval — see corporate airport transfers.
How to Book
- Book online — select your airport and terminal, date, flight number and vehicle, with Peppers Broadbeach as the pickup address.
- Add your apartment number and extras — child seats, prams, boards, oversized luggage or a second stop.
- Add the arrival leg if you need it — quoted separately, confirmed alongside your departure price before you pay.
- Pay by card at booking — the price is locked then. No in-car payment.
- Get your confirmation — plus an SMS the night before with driver name, vehicle registration and the exact pickup point.
Your quote is the fare. No surge, no metered fare, no fuel levy — a higher rate applies on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday only.
Peppers Broadbeach Transfer FAQs
What does a transfer from Peppers Broadbeach to Gold Coast Airport cost?
Around $90 in a sedan for 1–3 passengers, $120 in a Kia Carnival for up to 7. GST is inside the price and the figure is locked when you book.
What does a transfer from Peppers Broadbeach to Brisbane Airport cost?
Around $200 in a sedan, $260 in a Kia Carnival. The Gateway Motorway toll and GST are both inside the quoted price.
Which airport should I use from Broadbeach?
Gold Coast Airport, clearly. It’s roughly a third of the drive time and $110 less in a sedan and the gap widens sharply with vehicle size — a family of seven in the Carnival pays $140 more to fly from Brisbane ($260 versus $120). BNE earns the extra only when your airline, a direct international route or a materially better connection makes the case.
How long is the drive to Gold Coast Airport?
Typically 25–35 minutes across the 20 km — one of the shorter airport runs of any property we cover. The exception is weekday afternoons, when the Gold Coast Highway through Mermaid, Miami, Burleigh and Palm Beach congests from about 3pm to 6pm and the same run can take 45 to 50 minutes. We route via the M1 where that’s faster and build a wider margin into afternoon pickups; your price doesn’t change either way.
How long is the drive to Brisbane Airport?
Typically 65–85 minutes across the 80 km via the M1, Logan and Gateway motorways. Northbound weekday mornings and Friday traffic sit at the upper end and long weekends can push past 90 minutes. If you’re travelling in peak periods, allow up to 2 hours for the run. Your fixed price does not change.
Should I book a morning or afternoon flight?
Morning, if the fares are similar. A departure before about 2pm avoids the Gold Coast Highway afternoon congestion entirely and turns the airport run into a genuinely short trip. It’s the single most useful piece of local advice for this address.
Where exactly does the driver collect me?
At the building entrance and loading zone on Elizabeth Avenue, coordinated with reception. Include your apartment number when booking. Please be at the entrance at the confirmed time rather than watching from upstairs — Elizabeth Avenue is a working street and a vehicle can’t sit indefinitely, particularly on a busy weekend evening.
Why are airport pickups priced separately?
Collecting a passenger at an airport carries an airport access fee, which the outbound direction does not attract. Rather than average it across both legs, we quote each direction on its own so you see exactly what you are paying. Book both legs on one reservation and both figures are confirmed upfront.
What time will I be collected for my flight?
We aim to have you at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international one. The pickup time is that lead plus the drive — around 30 minutes to Gold Coast Airport outside the afternoon peak, up to 85 minutes to Brisbane. Give us the flight number at booking and we work the time back from it.
What size vehicle do I need from an apartment?
More than you’d think. Self-contained apartments encourage a different kind of stay and a family of four that flew in with three cases regularly checks out with five once the beach gear and Pacific Fair shopping are counted. The Carnival takes six large suitcases plus a pram alongside seven passengers; a sedan takes two. If you’re unsure, size up — it’s $30 more to OOL and saves a bad ten minutes at the kerb.
What happens if my flight is delayed?
Nothing you need to manage. Flights are monitored on every airport pickup and the driver adjusts to your actual landing time. Waiting is not charged — the grace period runs around 30–45 minutes on domestic arrivals and 45 minutes to an hour on international.
Do you provide child seats?
Yes. Booked hire and taxi services are exempt from Queensland’s child restraint requirements, so a seat is not mandatory in our vehicles — but we provide and fit them anyway, at $35 per seat itemised in your locked quote. Rear-facing seats, forward-facing seats and boosters are all available, fitted and safety-checked before pickup, with up to 5 seats in the Kia Carnival.
How much luggage can each vehicle take?
Two large suitcases plus carry-on in the sedan, up to six in the Kia Carnival, up to ten in the 12-seater Transporter. Prams, boards in one or two bags and oversized items travel in the Carnival or Transporter alongside passengers and luggage.
Can I get to the airport on the tram?
Partly and more usefully here than from most addresses. Both Broadbeach tram stations are walkable and for Brisbane the tram to Helensvale connects directly to the Airtrain. If you’re one or two people with a cabin bag and no fixed deadline it’s a reasonable option. For Gold Coast Airport it’s a tram south then a bus connection. What neither suits is an apartment check-out with five cases, a pram and a terminal deadline.
Is rideshare reliable at Broadbeach?
Coverage is good — this is one of the better-served precincts on the coast. The issues are timing and size. Demand pricing spikes on Sunday check-out mornings, convention days and event weekends, which is exactly when most people here are leaving and an app gives you no say in whether the vehicle takes apartment luggage.
Can I book a very early or late pickup?
Yes, by pre-booking. Pickups between 9pm and 6am carry an after-hours fee and the prices shown here assume standard hours of 6am to 9pm. Your total is confirmed upfront when you book. For a pre-dawn departure, also check with the property how it works at their end — apartment-style accommodation doesn’t always staff reception around the clock.
Can you move a group leaving on different flights?
Yes and it’s common here given the three-bedroom layouts. Multi-vehicle bookings run on one reservation with each vehicle timed to its own flight, so nobody sits at the terminal for three hours and nobody misses a departure. Send the flight list and headcounts and we’ll build the schedule out.
Does a convention centre event affect my transfer?
Not the drive itself, but it affects everything competing for a car. A large event at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre puts thousands of people into the precinct at once and taxi ranks and app pricing respond accordingly. A pre-booked vehicle is already allocated to you. If you know something big is on, mention it at booking.
How is payment handled and can I book both legs together?
By card online when you book, which is the point the price is locked — nothing is paid in the vehicle. Booking both legs on one reservation is simpler: both prices are confirmed upfront, with the airport-to-property leg quoted separately because it carries the airport access fee. Your arrival flight is monitored and an SMS reaches you before landing with the meet point and arrival instructions.
What are the cancellation terms?
More than 24 hours before pickup, a full credit applies. Within 24 hours, no credit. If your airline cancels the flight: full credit with over 4 hours’ notice, 50% between 1.5 and 4 hours, none inside 1.5 hours. Credits are non-refundable. The complete terms are on our About Us page.
Do you cover other Broadbeach properties?
Yes — every hotel, resort and apartment tower at Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Surfers Paradise and across the Gold Coast. Our hotel transfer guides index the properties with dedicated pages and the rest are bookable the same way.
Related Resources
- Gold Coast hotel transfer guides — every major hotel and resort
- The Star Gold Coast transfers — Broadbeach Island precinct
- Gold Coast Airport (OOL) route information — hub
- Brisbane Airport (BNE) route information — hub
- Gold Coast Airport terminal guide
- Brisbane Airport terminal guide
- Child seats on airport transfers — $35 per seat
- Corporate airport transfers — accounts and group departures
- Private driver vs rideshare
- Resources hub — every guide and route
External Authority Resources
Gold Coast Airport publishes terminal procedures and pickup areas for OOL.
Brisbane Airport publishes terminal layouts for the separate Domestic and International buildings.
Queensland Government publishes the child restraint rules and the booked-hire exemption.
Book Your Peppers Broadbeach Transfer
Private door-to-door transfers from Peppers Broadbeach to Gold Coast Airport and Brisbane Airport. Collection at the Elizabeth Avenue entrance coordinated with reception, with the vehicle sized for apartment luggage rather than just your headcount. Driver allocated ahead and confirmed by SMS the night before, flight monitoring on every airport pickup, GST included and the Gateway toll inside the Brisbane price. Child seats provided and fitted at $35 per seat. No surge, no metered fare, no in-car payment.
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CGC Airport Transfers — private, pre-booked airport transfers from Peppers Broadbeach, Elizabeth Avenue, Broadbeach QLD 4218, to Gold Coast Airport (OOL, Coolangatta) and Brisbane Airport (BNE, Domestic and International terminals). Property to Gold Coast Airport a fixed $90 sedan or $120 Kia Carnival; property to Brisbane Airport a fixed $200 or $260, with the 12-seat Transporter quoted on request. Per vehicle, not per person. GST included, Gateway Motorway toll inside the Brisbane price, Gold Coast Airport run toll-free. Price locked at booking — no surge, no metered fare, no fuel levy; a higher rate applies on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday only. Published figures are property-to-airport; airport pickups are quoted separately because inbound legs carry an airport access fee. Approximately 20 km and 25–35 minutes to Gold Coast Airport via the Gold Coast Highway or M1 south; approximately 80 km and 65–85 minutes to Brisbane Airport via the M1, Logan Motorway and Gateway Motorway.
Pickup: the building entrance and loading zone on Elizabeth Avenue, coordinated with reception, with the apartment number provided at booking. Guests should be at the entrance at the confirmed time as Elizabeth Avenue is a working street. The Gold Coast Highway through Mermaid Beach, Miami, Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach congests from approximately 3pm to 6pm on weekdays and sits directly on the route to Gold Coast Airport, extending the run from around 25 minutes to 45 or 50; CGC routes via the M1 where faster and builds a wider margin into afternoon pickups without changing the quoted fare. Morning departures avoid the congestion entirely.
Service: driver allocated ahead of pickup with a night-before SMS confirming driver name, vehicle registration and pickup point; departures timed to reach the airport 2 hours before domestic flights and 3 hours before international, plus the drive; flight monitoring on every airport pickup with the collection following the actual landing time and wait time not charged (grace around 30–45 minutes domestic, 45 minutes to an hour international); on inbound legs the passenger receives an SMS confirming the transfer with the exact meet point and arrival instructions; meet and greet included on Gold Coast Airport arrivals.
Fleet: sedan or similar (1–3 passengers, up to 2 large suitcases, no boards), 7-seat Kia Carnival (up to 7 passengers, up to 6 large suitcases, prams, up to 3 boards in 1–2 bags) and 12-seater Transporter (8–11 passengers, up to 8 check-in suitcases plus 4 carry-on). Apartment-style accommodation typically produces heavier departure loads than hotel rooms and the Kia Carnival is the common requirement. Groups over 11 run as multi-vehicle bookings on one reservation, each vehicle timed to its own flight. Booked hire and taxi services are exempt from Queensland’s child restraint requirements; child seats are provided and fitted at $35 per seat, up to 5 in the Kia Carnival and passengers may bring their own. Payment by card online at booking, no in-car payment; corporate accounts by prior approval. Cancellation more than 24 hours ahead earns a full credit, none within 24 hours; if the airline cancels the flight, full credit with over 4 hours’ notice, 50% between 1.5 and 4 hours, none inside 1.5 hours. Credits are non-refundable.
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