Getting to the Sunshine Coast

Depending on where you are travelling from, fly directly to the Sunshine Coast Airport or to the Brisbane Airport and take a shuttle to your accommodation. You may also want to catch a train or bus. Alternatively, hire a car and drive yourself to the Sunshine Coast!

Air

• The Sunshine Coast Airport is located in Marcoola, ten kilometers north of Maroochydore. Over 60 flights a week use this airport. Central to the rest of the region, this airport provides the most direct access to the Sunshine Coast by air.
• The Brisbane Airport is located just 75 minutes from the Sunshine Coast. It is a larger hub than the Sunshine Coast Airport, receiving many international flights daily from a wider range of carriers. For this reason, many travelers fly into Brisbane when visiting the Sunshine Coast.

Major Carriers

• Qantas, Ph: 13 13 13
  
• Virgin, Ph: 13 67 89
  
• JetStar, Ph: 13 15 38
  
• Air New Zealand, Ph: 13 24 76
  
• Emirates, Ph: 1 300 303 777
  
• Air China, Ph: +61 2 9232 7277
  
• China Airlines, Ph: +61 2 9231 5588
  
• British Airways, Ph: 1 300 767 177
  
• Cathay Pacific, Ph: 13 17 47
  
• Japan Airlines, Ph: +61 2 9272 1111
  
• Malaysia Airlines, Ph: 13 26 27
• Singapore Airlines Ph: 13 10 11
  
• Thai Airways, Ph: 1 300 651 960
  
• Vietnam Airlines, Ph: 1 300 888 028
  
• Rex, Ph: 13 17 13
  
• Tiger Airways, Ph: +61 3 9335 3033

Airport Transfers

Shuttles

There are several companies that provide door-to-door shuttle services.

• Con-X-ion will pick you up from the Sunshine Coast or Brisbane Airports and drop you off at the door of your Sunshine Coast accommodation.
• Click here for a more complete list of airport shuttles offered from the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane Airports.

Taxis

From the Sunshine Coast Airport:

• Suncoast Cabs, Ph: 13 10 08

From the Brisbane Airport:

• Black and White Cabs, Ph: 13 32 22
• Yellow Cab Ph: 13 19 24

Train

• Ride the Airtrain to the Nambour or Beerwah train stations and take on-land transport to get to your accommodations from there.
• The QueenslandRail brings people on journeys throughout all of Queensland.

Bus

Relax and let someone else do the driving by traveling in a coach bus. Look into the many routes offered by one of the largest carriers, Greyhound, Ph: 13 14 99.

Car

Several car rental operators have desks at the Sunshine Coast Airport and at the Brisbane Airport . Alternatively, hire a car from our partners, Vroom Vroom Vroom, and receive the cheapest car rental rates—guaranteed!