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What is the best way to travel from Cairns to Gold Coast?

Looking for a trip? Check and compare all the available Flights and Buses to Gold Coast from Cairns. Look at different modes of transportation, search for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 1 available companies to find your perfect trip!
Flight is the cheapest and fastest way on this route
Transport type
Travel time
Cheapest price
Average price
Daily departures
Bus
31h 45m
£143
£145
2
Flight
2h 15m
£69
£145
67

What is the cheapest way to reach Gold Coast from Cairns?

You can reach Gold Coast with just £69 by taking a Flight from Jetstar Airways, but there are many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for you for the next few days here.

Wednesday
from £69
Thursday
from £93
Friday
Saturday
from £115
Sunday
from £93
Monday
Tuesday
from £91

    Cheapest Flights Wednesday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £69
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 45m
    0
    10:55
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    17:40
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £113
  • Jetstar Airways
    12h 25m
    0
    18:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    06:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £126
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 20m
    0
    15:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £133
  • Qantas Airways
    7h 10m
    0
    12:35
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    19:45
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Qantas Airways
    Economy
    from £163

    Cheapest Flights Thursday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £93
  • Jetstar Airways
    15h 25m
    0
    06:40
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £150
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 20m
    0
    15:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £154
  • Virgin Australia
    25h 35m
    0
    11:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    13:20
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £155
  • IndiGo Airlines
    13h 0m
    0
    09:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £164
  • Cheapest Buses Thursday

  • FlixBus
    32h 30m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    17:30
    Gold Coast
    Golden Four Dr at Bilinga Beach Coach Stop
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £143
  • FlixBus
    31h 45m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    16:45
    Gold Coast
    Surfers Paradise
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £143

    Cheapest Flights Saturday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £115
  • Jetstar Airways
    15h 25m
    0
    06:40
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £119
  • IndiGo Airlines
    13h 0m
    0
    09:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £157
  • IndiGo Airlines
    14h 35m
    0
    18:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    08:40
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £160
  • Qantas Airways
    16h 40m
    0
    17:00
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    09:40
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Qantas Airways
    Economy
    from £208
  • Cheapest Buses Saturday

  • FlixBus
    32h 30m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    17:30
    Gold Coast
    Golden Four Dr at Bilinga Beach Coach Stop
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £144
  • FlixBus
    31h 45m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    16:45
    Gold Coast
    Surfers Paradise
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £144

    Cheapest Flights Sunday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £93
  • Jetstar Airways
    25h 0m
    0
    19:30
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    20:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £154
  • IndiGo Airlines
    13h 45m
    0
    07:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    21:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £182
  • IndiGo Airlines
    11h 45m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    21:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £182
  • Virgin Australia
    9h 45m
    0
    11:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    21:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £260
  • Cheapest Buses Sunday

  • FlixBus
    32h 30m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    17:30
    Gold Coast
    Golden Four Dr at Bilinga Beach Coach Stop
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £149
  • FlixBus
    31h 45m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    16:45
    Gold Coast
    Surfers Paradise
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £149

    Cheapest Flights Tuesday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £91
  • IndiGo Airlines
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £97
  • IndiGo Airlines
    12h 25m
    0
    18:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    06:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £153
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 20m
    0
    15:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £190

What are the fastest trips from Cairns to Gold Coast?

You can get to Gold Coast from Cairns in just 2h 15m with a Flight from Jetstar Airways. But this is just one option, click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other available modes of transportations.

Wednesday
from 2h 15m
Thursday
from 2h 15m
Friday
Saturday
from 2h 15m
Sunday
from 2h 15m
Monday
Tuesday
from 2h 15m

    Fastest Flights Wednesday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £69
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 20m
    0
    15:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £133
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 45m
    0
    10:55
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    17:40
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £113
  • Qantas Airways
    7h 10m
    0
    12:35
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    19:45
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Qantas Airways
    Economy
    from £163
  • Jetstar Airways
    12h 25m
    0
    18:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    06:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £126

    Fastest Flights Thursday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £93
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 20m
    0
    15:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £154
  • IndiGo Airlines
    13h 0m
    0
    09:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £164
  • Jetstar Airways
    15h 25m
    0
    06:40
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £150
  • Virgin Australia
    25h 35m
    0
    11:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    13:20
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £155
  • Fastest Buses Thursday

  • FlixBus
    31h 45m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    16:45
    Gold Coast
    Surfers Paradise
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £143
  • FlixBus
    32h 30m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    17:30
    Gold Coast
    Golden Four Dr at Bilinga Beach Coach Stop
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £143

    Fastest Flights Saturday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £115
  • IndiGo Airlines
    13h 0m
    0
    09:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £157
  • IndiGo Airlines
    14h 35m
    0
    18:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    08:40
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £160
  • Jetstar Airways
    15h 25m
    0
    06:40
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £119
  • Qantas Airways
    16h 40m
    0
    17:00
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    09:40
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Qantas Airways
    Economy
    from £208
  • Fastest Buses Saturday

  • FlixBus
    31h 45m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    16:45
    Gold Coast
    Surfers Paradise
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £144
  • FlixBus
    32h 30m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    17:30
    Gold Coast
    Golden Four Dr at Bilinga Beach Coach Stop
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £144

    Fastest Flights Sunday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £93
  • Virgin Australia
    9h 45m
    0
    11:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    21:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £260
  • IndiGo Airlines
    11h 45m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    21:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £182
  • IndiGo Airlines
    13h 45m
    0
    07:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    21:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £182
  • Jetstar Airways
    25h 0m
    0
    19:30
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    20:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £154
  • Fastest Buses Sunday

  • FlixBus
    31h 45m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    16:45
    Gold Coast
    Surfers Paradise
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £149
  • FlixBus
    32h 30m
    0
    09:00
    Cairns
    Bus Stop
    17:30
    Gold Coast
    Golden Four Dr at Bilinga Beach Coach Stop
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    £149

    Fastest Flights Tuesday

  • Jetstar Airways
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Jetstar Airways
    Economy
    from £91
  • IndiGo Airlines
    2h 15m
    0
    09:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    12:00
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £97
  • Virgin Australia
    6h 20m
    0
    15:45
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    22:05
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    Virgin Australia
    Economy
    from £190
  • IndiGo Airlines
    12h 25m
    0
    18:05
    Cairns Airport
    Cairns Airport
    06:30
    Gold Coast Airport
    Gold Coast Airport
    0
    IndiGo Airlines
    Economy
    from £153
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a Bus from Cairns to Gold Coast

What are the most popular stations in Cairns and Gold Coast?

In Cairns, you will usually depart from Bus Stop, Pier Point or City Centre Bus station, while in Gold Coast you will be arriving at Surfers Paradise, Helensvale or Ormeau Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.

How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience

Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Gold Coast from Cairns? With 6 connections between 1 Flight and Bus operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.

Look for the lowest price

Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Cairns and Gold Coast, you can pay as low as £69 with a Flight from Jetstar Airways.

Travel duration

Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Flight from Jetstar Airways: you will get to Gold Coast in just 2h 15m.

Comfort makes all the difference

You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Cairns and Gold Coast are Jetstar Airways, IndiGo Airlines and FlixBus, but be sure to check what they have to offer!

Save money with deals, and always compare

One last tip? Even if you live in Cairns and Gold Coast is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Edge Hill or to Currumbin, and look at flights from Cairns Airport, and landing at Gold Coast Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!

Which companies offer a trip from Cairns to Gold Coast?

The most popular companies between Cairns and Gold Coast, are Jetstar Airways, IndiGo Airlines and FlixBus. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.

Bus companies: FlixBus

Airlines: Jetstar Airways, IndiGo Airlines, Virgin Australia and 1 more.

All you need to know when you travel from Cairns to Gold Coast

Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Cairns to Gold Coast. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.

FAQs about the trip from Cairns to Gold Coast

How can I reach Gold Coast from Cairns?

Every day, there are on average 6 connections between Flight and Bus, with which you can get to Gold Coast from Cairns.

How far is Gold Coast from Cairns?

The distance between Cairns and Gold Coast is 1,461.0 km.

What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Cairns and Gold Coast?

Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance. On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 39 kgs of CO2, a train 51 kgs, a car 248 kgs, and a flight 359 kgs.

What is the cheapest mode of transport from Cairns to Gold Coast?

You can get to Gold Coast with just £69 by taking a Flight from Jetstar Airways.

What is the fastest way to get from Cairns to Gold Coast?

While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Gold Coast in just 2h 15m with a Flight from Jetstar Airways.

More routes to Cairns and to Gold Coast

Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Cairns and to Gold Coast. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!

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