Private Transfer from Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head
Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head costs from $442 per car in a sedan (1–3 passengers) or $442 in a Mercedes V-Class (up to 7). It is 191 km by road, usually 145–185 minutes depending on traffic. Your driver meets you just after the exit door at Brisbane International Airport with your name on a board sign, and the first 60 minutes after your flight lands are free.
Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head at a glance
| Distance by road | 191 km (161.3 km in a straight line, heading south) |
|---|---|
| Usual drive time | 145–185 minutes |
| Main roads | Pacific Motorway (M1), Gateway Motorway (M1), Ross Lane |
| Sedan (1–3 passengers) | from $442 per car |
| Mercedes V-Class (1–7 passengers) | from $442 per car |
| Pickup | Brisbane International Terminal, Ficus Way, Brisbane Airport, 4008 |
| Drop-off | Your address in Lennox Head |
| 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 International Airport to Lennox Head?
Fares are set by road distance, and at 191 km Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head starts at $442 in a sedan. One fare covers the whole car, tolls and GST included, and the booking form confirms it for your drop-off address before you pay.
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): 156.9 of the 191 km (82%). After that, Gateway Motorway (M1) carries 20.2 km and Ross Lane 5.9 km.
Allow 145–185 minutes. The lower figure is a clear run; weekday peaks around Brisbane push it towards 185.
Lennox Head is 161.3 km south of Brisbane International Airport as the crow flies, so the road distance is 1.2 times the straight line.
Meeting your driver at Brisbane International Airport
Meeting point at Brisbane International 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 leaves room for immigration, customs and biosecurity.
Flying into Gold Coast Airport instead?
Gold Coast Airport to Lennox Head is 84.7 km and from $196 in a sedan — $246 less than this trip. See Gold Coast Airport to Lennox Head.
Kids on the Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head run
Capsules, child seats and boosters are free on every booking, set up before you land at Brisbane International 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 191 km. Child seat rules in Queensland and NSW.
Lennox Head runs on New South Wales time
Between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April, clocks in Lennox Head read an hour later than in Brisbane International Airport, because only New South Wales runs daylight saving. Check which state's clock your flight time is in before you pick the Brisbane International Airport pickup time. NSW and Queensland time difference.
Good to know about Lennox Head
- Skennars Head, the locality immediately south of Lennox Head on the coast, is 7 km from Ballina and had 1,303 people at the 2021 census. Source
- There is no passenger rail anywhere in the Northern Rivers: 'On 15 May 2004, the last XPT train left Murwillumbah station, putting an end to 110 years of rail transport in the region.' The line served Casino, Lismore, Bangalow, Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Murwillumbah — it ran inland and never served Lennox Head. Source
- Ross Lane is the main road link west out of Lennox Head. Ballina Shire Council calls it 'an important connection between Lennox Head, Ballina, Tintenbar, Alstonville, Wollongbar and Lismore' and 'an important emergency evacuation and detour road', carrying approximately 8,400 vehicles each day. Source
Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head: questions
How much is a private transfer from Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head?
$442 is the sedan from-price and $442 the V-Class from-price for the 191 km.
How long does the drive from Brisbane International Airport to Lennox Head take?
145–185 minutes, mostly on the Pacific Motorway (M1).
What happens if my flight into Brisbane International 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 Lennox Head?
By road it is 84.7 km against 191 km for this trip, and the sedan fare is $196 against $442.
Is there a time difference between Brisbane International Airport and Lennox Head?
In daylight saving months, yes: Lennox Head is an hour ahead of Brisbane International Airport.
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