Gold Coast Airport to Woodburn Transfer — From $280

Updated 6 October 2026

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

A private transfer from Gold Coast Airport to Woodburn is $280 per vehicle for a sedan, fixed price, including tolls and meet and greet.

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

About 95 minutes door to door via the Pacific Highway, depending on traffic through Ballina.

Woodburn sits where the Pacific Highway meets the Richmond River, about 95 minutes south of Gold Coast Airport. It is the last stop before the highway turns inland toward Grafton, and the junction for Evans Head and the Broadwater coast.

Pricing — Gold Coast Airport to Woodburn

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 $495 for a sedan. Child seats are $25 each and are fitted before you land.

Getting to Woodburn from the airport

There is no direct public transport from Gold Coast Airport to Woodburn. The alternatives are a train and coach combination through Casino or Grafton, which takes several hours and still leaves you needing a lift at the end, or driving yourself. For most travellers arriving on a flight the practical choice is a private transfer straight to the door.

The run is the M1 south to Ballina, then the Pacific Highway through Wardell. It is an easy drive in daylight and a dark one at night, which is the main reason people book rather than hire a car on arrival.

Local notes for Woodburn pickups

• Riverside park and the boat ramp. The obvious meeting point if your accommodation is hard to find.
• Evans Head turn-off. Woodburn is the junction; if you are heading to Evans Head give us that address instead and we will quote it directly.
• New Italy. The museum and rest area just south — a common pick-up for travellers breaking a longer drive.
• Swan Bay and Tabbimoble price the same as Woodburn.

Nearby fares

Broadwater is $265, Wardell is $250, Ballina is $225. Woodburn is the last stop before the Clarence Valley: Maclean is $380, Yamba is $395, Iluka is $425 and Grafton is $440. Every fare is listed on our prices page, or get an instant quote for your exact address.

Woodburn on the Northern Rivers corridor

Woodburn is the point on the Pacific Highway where our Northern Rivers runs split: north of it are Wardell ($250) and Ballina ($225, about 75 minutes), and south of it the highway continues to Yamba ($395, about 2 hours) and Grafton ($440, about 2 hours 15 minutes). Woodburn itself is $280 and about 95 minutes from Gold Coast Airport. Because every one of these is a fixed fare for the whole vehicle, a family or group heading to the Richmond Valley or Clarence Valley usually finds the Gold Coast flight plus a private transfer simpler than connecting through Ballina or Grafton, and the same driver can drop at two addresses along the highway if you tell us when you book.

Frequently asked questions

Do you cover Woodburn at night? Yes, 24 hours a day. Pick-ups between 10pm and 5am carry a $50 after-hours surcharge on top of the fixed fare; the booking form shows the exact total for your time before you pay. Outside that window the fixed price applies.

Can you take us to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport instead? Yes. Local runs within the Richmond Valley are quoted on request.

Do you carry child seats this far south? Yes. 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.