Private Transfer from Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads
Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads costs from $97 per car in a sedan (1–3 passengers) or $140 in a Mercedes V-Class (up to 7). It is 31.7 km by road, usually 35–45 minutes depending on traffic. Door to door: we collect you from your address in Surfers Paradise and drive you straight to Tweed Heads.
Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads at a glance
| Distance by road | 31.7 km (22.8 km in a straight line, heading south-east) |
|---|---|
| Usual drive time | 35–45 minutes |
| Main roads | Pacific Motorway (M1), Bermuda Street, Bundall Road |
| Sedan (1–3 passengers) | from $97 per car |
| Mercedes V-Class (1–7 passengers) | from $140 per car |
| Pickup | Your address in Surfers Paradise |
| Drop-off | Your address in Tweed Heads |
| 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 Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads?
Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads is a short run, so the sedan fare sits at our $97 minimum. One fare covers the whole car, tolls and GST included, and the booking form confirms it for your 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
The bulk of the trip is on the Pacific Motorway (M1): 13.5 of the 31.7 km (43%). After that, Bermuda Street carries 11.7 km and Bundall Road 2 km.
Allow 35–45 minutes. The lower figure is a clear run; weekday peaks push it towards 45.
Tweed Heads is 22.8 km south-east of Surfers Paradise as the crow flies, so the road distance is 1.4 times the straight line.
Pickup and drop-off
Pickup in Surfers Paradise. We come to your door. Your driver arrives at the booked time.
Travelling to Tweed Heads with children
Capsules, child seats and boosters are free on every booking, set up before your Surfers Paradise 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 31.7 km. Child seat rules in Queensland and NSW.
Tweed Heads runs on New South Wales time
Between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April, clocks in Tweed Heads read an hour later than in Surfers Paradise, because only New South Wales runs daylight saving. Book the pickup in Surfers Paradise local time. NSW and Queensland time difference.
Good to know about Tweed Heads
- Point Danger Light, the Captain Cook Memorial lighthouse, is an active lighthouse on Point Danger, the headland between Coolangatta and Tweed Heads, marking the Queensland–New South Wales border. It was first exhibited on 18 April 1971; the site is accessible but the tower is closed to the public. Source
- The Pacific Motorway crosses the Tweed River on the Barneys Point Bridge, on the New South Wales side at Banora Point. Source
- Bus services through Tweed Heads are run by the Surfside/Kinetic Gold Coast operation, which runs from Beenleigh in the north as far south as Tweed Heads, and within New South Wales from Tweed Heads south to Murwillumbah and Pottsville under contract to Transport for NSW. Source
Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads: questions
How much is a private transfer from Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads?
$97 is the sedan from-price and $140 the V-Class from-price for the 31.7 km.
How long does the drive from Surfers Paradise to Tweed Heads take?
35–45 minutes, mostly on the Pacific Motorway (M1).
Is there a time difference between Surfers Paradise and Tweed Heads?
In daylight saving months, yes: Tweed Heads is an hour ahead of Surfers Paradise.
Unison Transfers is a private transfer company on the Gold Coast (ABN 45 647 949 488). Every booking is private: only your group travels in the car. Reviews · Booking and cancellation terms · Contact