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Find cheap flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to Gold Coast from $72

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Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to Coolangatta

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  • Can I rent a car from Gold Coast Airport?

    There are several car rental agencies operating within Gold Coast Airport if you’d prefer to cruise around the area on your own timetable. Hertz, Budget, Avis, Redspot, Europcar and Thrifty all have dedicated kiosks located across from the arrivals zone but booking ahead online can lead to savings and guaranteed availability.

  • Does Gold Coast Airport have any non-member lounge areas?

    For travellers who don’t hold the required card status or flight level, single-entry passes are available for the Gold Coast Airport’s Virgin Australia Lounges. Fees start at approximately $65 and include access to coffee, workstations and comfortable seating to pass the time away from the loud and often-hectic boarding area.

  • Does Gold Coast Airport have free WiFi?

    If you need to catch up on work, go through your emails or simply pass the time on your favourite streaming services until your flight departs, you can stay connected with Gold Coast Airport’s free unlimited Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi is available in all terminals and connection is quick and easy – simply select the Gold Coast Airport Wi-Fi and accept the terms & conditions.

  • Does Gold Coast Airport have an onsite hotel?

    Although Gold Coast Airport doesn’t currently have an onsite hotel, there are several hotels within a short distance for early morning flights and travellers who want to stay close to their departure terminal. Nearby options include the La Costa Motel, Bilinga Beach Motel, Greenmount Beach Hotel and many other options at several different price points.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Gold Coast

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to the following destinations at these prices or less: Coolangatta $100 one-way - $185 round-trip
  • Flights from Melbourne to Gold Coast are generally affordable and easy, with JetStar and Virgin Australia offering frequent flights between the two cities. Flights to Gold touch down at Gold Coast Airport, which serves Gold Coast and the surrounding communities. Gold Coast Airport is located within Bilinga, and most of the area’s major tourist destinations are within 3 miles.
  • Getting around the Bilinga and Gold Coast areas from Gold Coast Airport will vary by method based on where it is that you’re going. A transport method that can get you almost anywhere for a low fare is the SkyBus. SkyBus departs from Gold Coast Airport and goes to all of the area’s prominent beaches and hotel zones. Fares start at approximately $17.50 one-way.
  • Gold Coast public transport is also available via the TransLink Surfside Buses. These buses depart directly from Gold Coast Airport and can take you to different locations throughout Bilinga and the surrounding areas like Kingscliff and Tweed Heads. Fares for the Surfside Bus start at around $2.40 for a single adult ticket.
  • Looking for a quick snack before your journey? There are several different airport restaurants to choose from in Melbourne Airport. Whether you’re keen to sip a coffee or ready for a full Japanese meal, there’s a dining option for you. Melbourne Airport’s restaurants are located throughout, so you’ll always be near a dining option should you need it.
  • Parking at Melbourne Airport can range widely in price, with everything from budget to short-stay and valet options available. The most economic choice is long-stay, with per-day prices starting at approximately $40. These car parks are located the furthest from the airport, and they’re served by a free shuttle that runs every 5 minutes.
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Top 5 airlines serving from Melbourne to Gold Coast

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to Gold Coast? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
9.4
BonzaOverall score based on 11 reviews
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Boarding could be smoother but that's probably more to do with the airport infrastructure

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2023MCY - CNS
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Boarding could be smoother but that's probably more to do with the airport infrastructure

I liked the friendly team, the roomy comfortable seats, easy to use on flight entertainment, flights on time,

Personal kind attention to all.App was not spot on, but staff able to deal with any requests.Staff were legends !!

Enjoyed the comfort of the seats, slight delay to departure time but prompt takeoff and landing.

It asks about entertainment tho it’s not applicable. 10/10 for Rex 👌🏻

Not sure how to answer on the entertainment as there wasn’t any.. Comfort, I wasn’t comfortable as I was on the window side and a morbidly obese man sat in the middle and eased out into my space. I had sciatica so I wasn’t able to move much to get comfortable. Food wise I have a wheat allergy and asked if there was a gluten free option and was given a Byron bay cookie which was lovely tho it wasn’t wheat free. Not to worry. I wasn’t expecting there to be any appropriate snacks for me anyhow. The staff were very generous with the snacks and their concern for the passengers. The staff were amazing tho. Truly amazing ! One of the staff must have noticed my discomfort and helped me out to stand in the back of the plane to stretch which I really appreciated. I would fly with REX again without hesitation. Thank you very much. It was my first flight with you and I look forward to my return flight home on Tuesday. Best wishes to your company 👌🏻

All good, was a one hour flight so no food or entertainment which was expected

Rex is an underrated airline. Its my first time flying them and they were fantastic. the only things that annoyed me about my flight were things other passengers did so it was nothing i or REX could change

Really enjoyed flying with Rex the boarding and booking baggage on was easier than most. I will beat using Rex next time.

On time and a quick flight and staff vert good

This time is good . Don’t cancel flight with out early notice .

Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

X class seats in row 3 with the new configuration are very poor in fact I feel 3B and 3E should no longer be considered as X class seat as there is no forward seat pocket available to these seats and greatly reduced leg room due the intrusion of the business class armrests/table module

It was pretty good. Everyone friendly. Like all airlines, the draconian limitations on baggage and weight and not giving even a free soda kind of drags down the experience a bit.

Last 10 minutes boarding they canceled the flight and didn’t organise anything

Estheticly the plane looks great, although the seats are way too upright. If the seats were just slightly more reclined then the comfort level would increase tenfold. I had the stiffest neck after just a short flight due to this. A nap was almost out of the question.

Cabin crew were very professional and welcoming. They certainly appeared to have lifted their game. Congratulations

I know not directly a Virgin "thing" but I hold Virgin responsible for their subcontractors. Had to wait 45 minutes waiting for baggage at PER before the belt conveyor even started. This is unacceptable and hopefully Virgin engages with whoever to pull their fingers out. I realise PER staff are generally slow at the best of times but this was ridiculous. Maybe more seating for those waiting, a cafe in the baggage area for a light meal while we wait or at the very least a troop of dancing girls to entertain the punters while they stare at the conveyor belt start light almost willing it to fire up.

Very poor. Flight was cancelled due to captain exceeding hours. Told to fend for ourselves for 12 hours until a new flight could be done. This meant overnight accommodation in Hobart. Next plane was delayed and no food onboard. No apologies from Virgin. Extremely disappointing.

Flight was cancelled due to a mechanical fault - Virgin rebooked me on a flight 6 hours later so I cancelled and flew with another carrier

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

It's only a short trip from Sydney to Melbourne, which i have done many times. The trip met my expectations

I really appreciated the fact that when I checked my bags at the Quantas counter after arriving from an international flight an hour early, the agent noticed I had a very long layover. He then found an earlier flight that allowed me to get to Cairns several hours earlier than I planned. That was amazing because I had already traveled over 20 hours and wasn’t looking forward to such a long layover. It allowed me to see my daughter and grandchildren much earlier (it had been two years since I visited last).

Qantas cancelled my flight for no good reason and rebooked me into a middle seat.

The flight met my expectations. It left and landed on time

a constant reminder that you need to work harder so you can avoid this airline

Note that food has to be purchased in flight. No free food. And no entertainment in flight. So I’ve treated these two items as okay which, in this case, means neutral/not applicable.

My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁

No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.

Would be better if can provide small free snacks on a long flight

Boarding was easy and unstressful, though the early "final call" was a bit off-putting. The crew were pleasant, and the seats were comfortable. The prices for food and drink were reasonable, apart from tea and coffee, where simple percolated coffee was charged at espresso prices. Deboarding was OK, though some Jetstar passengers appear to have a bad habit of pushing forward from their assigned rows, making it more difficult to get out for passengers that have paid a premium to sit up-front. Jetstar might want to look to address this to stop it from spreading.

I was allocated an exit row seat and was told to move so it could be given away to someone who had purchased two extra legroom seats and one regular seat but wanted the three to sit together. I was also charged for entertainment after booking but before checking in, and the ground crew couldn't do anything about refunding it. When the whole plane was given access to the entertainment as an apology for the flight being four hours late, I was told they couldn't do anything about that either, so I was charged for something I didn't want even though it would have been free anyway

I got to the airport earlier than I expected, and they let me change to an earlier flight with no trouble.

It was a super crowded time to travel out of Melbourne, but the flight was OK

Worst flying experience of my life. FIVE HOURS delayed! Rude and unhelpful staff and poor communication from the grounds team. Never flying Jetstar again

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