Gold Coast Airport to Iluka Transfer — From $425

Updated 4 October 2026

How much is a transfer from Gold Coast Airport to Iluka?

A private transfer from Gold Coast Airport to Iluka is $425 per vehicle for a sedan (up to 3 passengers, 2 large bags and 2 carry-ons), $525 for a Kia Carnival (up to 7, 5 large bags) and $625 for a Maxi Taxi (up to 11, 7 large bags). The fare is for the vehicle, not per person. It includes tolls, airport parking, meet and greet inside the terminal and flight tracking, with no surge at any hour. Child seats are $25 each in the Carnival or Maxi Taxi.

How long does the Gold Coast Airport to Iluka transfer take?

Just under 2 hours door to door (175 km via the M1, the Pacific Highway and the Mororo turn-off, roughly 110 minutes of driving outside peak times), allowing for traffic through Ballina and the unlit final stretch along Iluka Road. Your driver tracks your flight, so a late arrival simply moves the pickup.

Iluka sits on the north bank of the Clarence, directly opposite Yamba and just under two hours from Gold Coast Airport by road. The two towns are a few hundred metres apart across the water and roughly sixty kilometres apart by road, which catches out a lot of first-time visitors. Iluka is the quieter of the pair — a fishing village with World Heritage rainforest on its doorstep.

Pricing — Gold Coast Airport to Iluka

Prices are per vehicle, not per person, and include tolls, airport parking, meet and greet inside the terminal and flight tracking. There is no surge at any hour. Brisbane Cruise Terminal transfers are $600 for a sedan. Luggage: a sedan carries 2 large bags and 2 carry-ons, the Carnival 5 large bags and 3 carry-ons, the Maxi Taxi 7 and 7. Child seats are $25 each and are fitted before you land (in the Carnival or Maxi Taxi; sedans cannot take them).

Getting to Iluka from the airport

There is no public transport worth the name from Gold Coast Airport to Iluka. The passenger ferry from Yamba does not take vehicles, so a transfer comes the long way round via the Mororo turn-off and the Iluka Road.

That detour is why Iluka costs more than Yamba despite looking closer on a map. The run is the M1 to Ballina, the Pacific Highway past Woodburn, then east at Mororo for the last twenty-five kilometres through the bush. It is unlit for most of that final stretch.

Local notes for Iluka pickups

• The breakwall and boat harbour. The centre of town and the simplest meeting point.
• Iluka Nature Reserve. World Heritage listed as part of the Gondwana Rainforests — the largest remaining littoral rainforest in New South Wales, and a short walk from the village.
• Woody Head and Bundjalung National Park. Campground pickups are fine; give us the site number and allow extra time on the gravel.
• Woombah prices the same as Iluka.

Nearby fares

Yamba is $395, Maclean is $380, Grafton is $440, and north up the highway Woodburn is $280 and Ballina is $225. Every Clarence Valley fare is listed on our prices page, or get an instant quote for your exact address.

Frequently asked questions

Do you cover Iluka at night? Yes. Early-morning and late-night runs are common on this route — the booking form shows the exact fare for your pickup time.

Why is Iluka dearer than Yamba when it’s just across the river? The ferry carries passengers, not cars. By road it is an extra sixty kilometres each way via Mororo.

Do you carry child seats this far south? Yes, in the Kia Carnival and Maxi Taxi (not the sedan). Capsules, forward-facing seats and boosters are $25 each, fitted before pickup. See our child seat guide.

What if my flight is delayed? We track it. Your pickup moves automatically and there is no waiting charge.