Quick Answer
Gold Coast Airport (OOL) to Surfers Paradise is approximately 28 kilometres via the Gold Coast Highway, with a travel time of 20 to 30 minutes. Gold Coast Airport, also known as Coolangatta Airport, is the region's primary domestic and international gateway, located at the southern tip of the Gold Coast. A private chauffeur with meet and greet service from OOL Arrivals to your Surfers Paradise hotel is the cleanest, most comfortable airport transfer available, with fixed pricing and no taxi queue.
Gold Coast Airport is a compact and efficient terminal. But even the smoothest arrival can be undone by a chaotic taxi queue, a missed rideshare pickup, or a shuttle that takes 40 minutes to reach your hotel because it loops through every resort on the strip. The private transfer option eliminates all of that.
Your chauffeur waits inside the Arrivals hall with a name board. You collect your bags, walk through the exit doors, and you're in the vehicle within two minutes. The Gold Coast Highway north to Surfers Paradise runs directly along the beachfront, one of the most scenic airport transfer routes in Australia. Your holiday begins in the car.
Meet and Greet at OOL
Our OOL meet and greet service includes real time flight monitoring, we know when your plane lands and when you're walking through Customs (for international arrivals) so your driver is never waiting outside when you're still inside, and never early when you're delayed. The meet and greet holds your name tablet visible from the Arrivals gates.
Hotels We Service in Surfers Paradise
We've delivered guests to every major Surfers Paradise hotel from OOL. Peppers Soul, QT Gold Coast, Vibe, Marriott, Hilton Surfers Paradise, Mantra Towers, the Chevron Renaissance, Cirque, our drivers know every hotel entrance, underground carpark entry, and concierge drop point in the precinct. There are no "I'm not sure where to drop you" moments with Unison Transfers.
Family Arrivals
Families arriving at Gold Coast Airport often have maximum luggage: boogie boards, excess bags, travel capsules. The Mercedes V Class swallows a family of five and their full holiday kit with room to spare. Child seats are pre installed per your booking request. You don't need to ask at arrivals, it's already done.
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Name board in Arrivals. Bags loaded. At your hotel in 25 minutes.
Departure Transfers from Surfers Paradise to OOL
Return trip, your last morning in Surfers Paradise. Your chauffeur comes to your hotel at the pre agreed time, loads your bags, and takes you directly to the OOL departure terminal via the Gold Coast Highway south. Total journey 20 to 30 minutes, enough time to check in and browse the departure lounge at a relaxed pace. We account for hotel checkout and OOL check in times when calculating your optimal pickup time.
Also Available
We also transfer from OOL to Broadbeach, Main Beach, and Byron Bay. If your destination is elsewhere on the Gold Coast, we add it, any address, any time. Surfers Paradise to Brisbane Airport departures are also available for guests flying out of BNE.