Gold Coast Travel Forum

Hi,

I would like to have recommendations for the following:

- Which Apartments (3-bedrooms) located near the beach (Surfer Paradise)besides, clean, balcony to view the seaside, cheap.
- Transfers contact (2-ways) (From Brisbane International Airport to Surfer Paradise)
- Cheap Car Rental. I have 10 paxs (Will like to squeeze all in one car) properly a Multi Purpose Vehicle.

Please advise!

Thank you

Hi there... Welcome to the coast.

There are heaps of airport transfer services available between the gold coast and brisbane int airport. There is the airtrain (just watch the times of the trains as the they dont start early enough for the 1st plane and takes approx an hour half - it takes only about an hour in a private car traffic permitting!although the gate way bridge is natourious for delays). Then there is heaps of bus services that pick up from major hotels and private addresses and you just contact them with your departure details and they will tell their pick up time (only downside sometimes they go and collect what seems to be another 1000 or so customers after they have got you and then head to the airport - its not that bad just seems that way at 3am in the morning :-) ). If you google airport transfers from brisbane airport to gold coast then you will come up with at least a dozen or so companies. Maybe you will be able to book out a mini bus and or get some sort of deal for such a large group! (It may even be cheaper to hire a mini bus and drive down here yourselves - very easy the M1 (freeway is super close to bris airport and it is virtually 1 road until u take southport/surfers exit and then only about 15mins or to surfers from that exit.

Hire car companies are a dime a dozen and you should be able to barter a decent deal there if you ask hard enough.

Hotels - I dont really stay in them much (I live only a few mins from surfers so have no need) but if the ones in surfers are 2 expensive try southport and you will be able to get a broadwater view. You will have 24hr access to surfers and only takes about 5-10 mins in the car depending where abouts you stay. Let me know if you find anything that takes your fancy and I will see if i know it or if it has a decent reputation.

Enjoy ur trip.