Gold Coast Airport to Yamba Transfer — From $395

Updated 4 October 2026

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

A private transfer from Gold Coast Airport to Yamba is $395 per vehicle for a sedan (up to 3 passengers, 2 large bags and 2 carry-ons), $495 for a Kia Carnival (up to 7, 5 large bags) and $595 for a Maxi Taxi (up to 11, 7 large bags). The fare is for the vehicle, not per person, so a family of four pays $495 between them. It includes tolls, airport parking, meet and greet inside the terminal and flight tracking, with no surge at any hour.

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

About 2 hours door to door (182 km via the M1 and Pacific Highway, roughly 115 minutes of driving outside peak times), allowing for traffic through Ballina and the last stretch along Yamba Road. Your driver tracks your flight, so a late arrival simply moves the pickup.

Yamba sits at the mouth of the Clarence, about two hours south of Gold Coast Airport. It is a working prawn port that happens to have four beaches inside the town boundary, and it gets compared to Byron Bay as Byron was thirty years ago — which locals have mixed feelings about. Most of our Yamba work is holiday traffic in summer and over Easter, plus a steady run of people visiting family.

Pricing — Gold Coast Airport to Yamba

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 $570 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 Yamba from the airport

There is no direct public transport from Gold Coast Airport to Yamba. A coach can get you as far as Maclean or the highway turn-off, but you are then stuck ten kilometres short with your bags. A private transfer runs straight to the door of the house or apartment.

The drive is the M1 to Ballina, the Pacific Highway through Woodburn and Maclean, then the Yamba Road turn-off for the last stretch past the golf course. It is a straightforward run in daylight and a long dark one after sunset, which is why most people book rather than drive themselves after a flight.

Local notes for Yamba pickups

• Main Beach and the Pacific Hotel. The obvious landmark end of town; handy if you are in one of the holiday apartments above the beach.
• Pippi Beach and Convent Beach. Quieter, and the streets behind them are easy to miss in the dark — give us the street number.
• Angourie. Five minutes south, Australia’s first National Surfing Reserve, home of the Blue Pool. Priced as Yamba.
• The Iluka ferry. Passenger only. If you are staying in Iluka you need the road route, not the ferry — see our Iluka page.
• Wooloweyah prices the same as Yamba.

Nearby fares

Maclean is $380, Iluka is $425, 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 Yamba 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.

Do you run to Angourie? Yes, at the Yamba fare. Tell us the street when you book — some of the lanes are narrow for a maxi.

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.