Private Transfer from Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff
Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff costs from $97 per car in a sedan (1–3 passengers) or $140 in a Mercedes V-Class (up to 7). It is 27.6 km by road, usually 25–35 minutes depending on traffic. Door to door: we collect you from your address in Burleigh Heads and drive you straight to Kingscliff.
Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff at a glance
| Distance by road | 27.6 km (21.8 km in a straight line, heading south-east) |
|---|---|
| Usual drive time | 25–35 minutes |
| Main roads | Pacific Motorway (M1), Tweed Coast Road |
| Sedan (1–3 passengers) | from $97 per car |
| Mercedes V-Class (1–7 passengers) | from $140 per car |
| Pickup | Your address in Burleigh Heads |
| Drop-off | Your address in Kingscliff |
| 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 Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff?
Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff is a short run, so the sedan fare sits at our $97 minimum. That is per car, with tolls and GST in it; the booking form prices your exact pickup 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): 19.3 of the 27.6 km (70%). After that, Tweed Coast Road carries 2.4 km.
Allow 25–35 minutes. The lower figure is a clear run; weekday peaks push it towards 35.
Kingscliff is 21.8 km south-east of Burleigh Heads as the crow flies, so the road distance is 1.3 times the straight line.
Pickup and drop-off
Pickup in Burleigh Heads. We come to your door. Your driver arrives at the booked time.
Travelling to Kingscliff with children
There is no charge for capsules, child seats or boosters, set up before your Burleigh Heads pickup; 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 27.6 km. Child seat rules in Queensland and NSW.
Kingscliff runs on New South Wales time
Burleigh Heads stays on Queensland time all year, while Kingscliff moves to daylight saving from the first Sunday in October until the first Sunday in April, an hour ahead. Book the pickup in Burleigh Heads local time. NSW and Queensland time difference.
Good to know about Kingscliff
- Fingal Head lighthouse station was first established on 19 February 1872, with the present lighthouse built in 1878 to a James Barnet design. The tower is 7 m high with a focal height of 24 m, and it stands about 5 km south of Point Danger. Source
- Kingscliff sits on Cudgen Creek, not the Tweed River. The Tweed River mouth is further north at Tweed Heads, and the beaches run from Cabarita in the south to Fingal Head in the north. Source
- Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club was established in 1922 at 61 Marine Parade, Kingscliff, at the southern end of Kingscliff Beach. Volunteer lifesavers patrol from the first weekend of the NSW Spring holidays in late September through to the Anzac weekend in April. Source
Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff: questions
How much is a private transfer from Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff?
$97 is the sedan from-price and $140 the V-Class from-price for the 27.6 km.
How long does the drive from Burleigh Heads to Kingscliff take?
25–35 minutes, mostly on the Pacific Motorway (M1).
Is there a time difference between Burleigh Heads and Kingscliff?
In daylight saving months, yes: Kingscliff is an hour ahead of Burleigh Heads.
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