Private Transfer from Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach
Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach costs from $297 per car in a sedan (1–3 passengers) or $297 in a Mercedes V-Class (up to 7). It is 128.3 km by road, usually 100–130 minutes depending on traffic. Your driver meets you just after the exit door at Brisbane Domestic Airport with your name on a board sign, and the first 60 minutes after your flight lands are free.
Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach at a glance
| Distance by road | 128.3 km (114.0 km in a straight line, heading south-east) |
|---|---|
| Usual drive time | 100–130 minutes |
| Main roads | Pacific Motorway (M1), Gateway Motorway (M1), Tweed Coast Road |
| Sedan (1–3 passengers) | from $297 per car |
| Mercedes V-Class (1–7 passengers) | from $297 per car |
| Pickup | Brisbane Domestic Terminal, Stradbroke Way, Brisbane Airport, 4008 |
| Drop-off | Your address in Cabarita Beach |
| Free waiting | 60 minutes after your flight lands |
| State border | Queensland into New South Wales |
Distances and times from OpenStreetMap routing; fares from our booking engine, checked 4 October 2026.
How much is a private transfer from Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach?
Fares are set by road distance, and at 128.3 km Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach starts at $297 in a sedan. It covers the car rather than each seat, includes tolls and GST, and is confirmed for your drop-off address in the booking form before payment.
Up to three people with two big cases fit the sedan; with more people, prams, golf clubs or surfboards, take the V-Class. A party of 8 or more gets two vehicles on one booking. Sedan · V-Class
Travel time and route
Most of the drive is on the Pacific Motorway (M1): 91.8 of the 128.3 km (72%). After that, Gateway Motorway (M1) carries 20.2 km and Tweed Coast Road 10 km.
Allow 100–130 minutes. The lower figure is a clear run; weekday peaks around Brisbane push it towards 130.
Cabarita Beach is 114.0 km south-east of Brisbane Domestic Airport as the crow flies, so the road distance is 1.1 times the straight line.
Meeting your driver at Brisbane Domestic Airport
Meeting point at Brisbane Domestic Airport. Your driver meets you just after the exit door, holding your name on a board sign on their mobile phone. If you can't see them when you come through the exit door, call or message your driver and they will come and find you.
We track your flight, and the first 60 minutes after it lands are free, which covers the walk off the plane and baggage claim.
Flying into Gold Coast Airport instead?
Gold Coast Airport to Cabarita Beach is 21.9 km and from $97 in a sedan — $200 less than this trip. See Gold Coast Airport to Cabarita Beach.
Kids on the Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach run
We fit baby capsules, child seats and boosters at no charge, set up before you land at Brisbane Domestic Airport; add each child's age to the booking. Both Queensland and New South Wales require an approved restraint for children under 7, so the same seat covers the whole 128.3 km. Child seat rules in Queensland and NSW.
Cabarita Beach runs on New South Wales time
Between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April, clocks in Cabarita Beach read an hour later than in Brisbane Domestic Airport, because only New South Wales runs daylight saving. Check which state's clock your flight time is in before you pick the Brisbane Domestic Airport pickup time. NSW and Queensland time difference.
Good to know about Cabarita Beach
- Cudgen Nature Reserve sits beside Cudgen Lake near Cabarita Beach and Bogangar. It is always open but may have to close at times due to flooding or high fire danger. Source
- Public bus service on this part of the coast is Surfside Buslines route 603, listed by Transport for NSW as 'Pottsville to Tweed Mall via Tweed Valley Hospital', running via Hastings Point, Cabarita Beach and Chinderah. Source
- The only tunnel on the M1 in the Tweed is the Cudgen Road Tunnel near Stotts Creek — twin 134 m tubes that opened on 4 August 2002. It was built instead of a deep cutting to avoid prime cane land and flood-prone ground. There is no tunnel at Yelgun. Source
Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach: questions
How much is a private transfer from Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach?
$297 is the sedan from-price and $297 the V-Class from-price for the 128.3 km.
How long does the drive from Brisbane Domestic Airport to Cabarita Beach take?
100–130 minutes, mostly on the Pacific Motorway (M1).
What happens if my flight into Brisbane Domestic Airport is late?
Your pickup follows the real landing time, and the first 60 minutes after landing cost nothing.
Is Gold Coast Airport a better airport for Cabarita Beach?
By road it is 21.9 km against 128.3 km for this trip, and the sedan fare is $97 against $297.
Is there a time difference between Brisbane Domestic Airport and Cabarita Beach?
In daylight saving months, yes: Cabarita Beach is an hour ahead of Brisbane Domestic Airport.
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