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FAQs - booking Sunshine Coast flights

  • What are my transport options from Sunshine Coast Airport to the surrounding areas?

    You can get bus service via Sunbus Route 622, which connects the airport with Noosa Junction Bus Station or one of the Translink public buses that picks-up passengers from airport terminals to downtown locations. Con-X-ion is one of several private shuttle companies offering transport to regional towns, including Twin Waters, Alexandra Headland and Golden Beach. You can also pick up a vehicle from the airport’s car hire centre or grab a taxi from the rank outside the terminal. Coastal Rides and Uber are examples of ridesharing services in this area, if you prefer.

  • What accessible facilities/services does Sunshine Coast Airport provide?

    Toilets equipped with accessible features are located near the luggage reclaim areas of the domestic terminals at Sunshine Coast Airport. Wheelchair and personnel assistance is also available to transport you from the aircraft through Immigration Control and safely to your pick-up spot. Persons with disabilities should arrange any mobility or staff assistance at the time that their final flight arrangements are made, at least 48 hours before departure.

  • Which family-friendly facilities are there at Sunshine Coast Airport?

    Parents travelling with infants or toddlers can locate Parents Rooms in the terminal building at Sunshine Coast Airport. These rooms are outfitted with baby-changing stations, microwaves, toilets and comfortable seating in case feeding is necessary.

  • What nearby cities are accessible from Sunshine Coast Airport?

    If you are heading north, Alliance Airline provides regional flight service to Cairns and Emerald in Queensland, while you could easily drive to Brisbane, the Gold Coast or even the Tweed Coast in New South Wales from here.  

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sunshine Coast from Sydney is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Sunshine Coast with an airline and back to Sydney with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Sunshine Coast from Sydney up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Sunshine Coast

  • Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) serves the popular coastal towns of Noosa, Mooloolaba, Caloundra and Maroochydore. It is located some 90 km north of Brisbane and uses a single terminal building for both domestic and international flights.
  • Major airlines Virgin Australia and Qantas Airways provide regular and frequent service from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) to Sunshine Coast Airport, with low-cost carrier Jetstar offering a few departures as well. You can also get one-stop service on this route courtesy of Qantas and Virgin Australia, whose flights typically require layovers in Melbourne.
  • You can get convenient public transport from the city centre and other locations to Sydney Kingsford Smith. Airport Link provides train service from Sydney CBD to International Terminal 1, with inter-terminal transport to Domestic Terminals 2 and 3. Greyhound Australia GX200 and Transport for NSW Bus Route 339 provide connections from Central Station to the domestic terminals. You can also get airport bus service from several Sydney train stations, including Bondi Junction, Mascot, Banksia and Rockdale.
  • Are you travelling with the family on your flight from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast? If so, you can find a range of facilities and services to help make your airport experience a rewarding one. Strollers can be requested upon arrival at the airport and there are Parents Rooms with baby-changing facilities, a sink and a microwave, located before and after security at Terminal 2.
  • An airport lounge is an ideal place to pass the time before your boarding call. At Terminal 2, you can enjoy a meal and beverages at REX Lounge (near Gate G2) or Virgin Australia Lounge (near Gate 47), but if you are flying out of Terminal 3, try Qantas Club near Gate 10. You can either use your airline membership card or pay at the door to savour the hospitality.
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Top 4 airlines serving from Sydney to Sunshine Coast

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney to Sunshine 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.
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RexOverall score based on 26 reviews
6.4Entertainment
8.9Boarding
8.3Comfort
7.5Food
9.3Crew
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Enjoyed the comfort of the seats, slight delay to departure time but prompt takeoff and landing.

8.0 ExcellentDianne, Sept 2023MEL - SYD
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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

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

BA Airbus A380 BC upstairs had 2 3 2 layout. The seat was comfy but access for those in middle or window seats had to climb over others fest to get to ailse when seats in bed mode. The layout was not nearly as private as other layouts. The staff was amazing as well as the food. Most airline food is average but this was restaurant quality.

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.

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

The service and smooth landing. Food was delicious and the staff was friendly. We arrived earlier than scheduled.

Don’t like last minute airline change. Not able to choose seat earlier.

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.

Everything as good as can be if one flies economy bit not enough toilets!! People were queuing during the whole flight - there are really not enough toilets!!!

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.

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 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 experience ever flying Melbourne to Phuket. 5 hours delayed! Didn’t land till 1am in the morning. Staff were rude and unhelpful

Plane was late leaving darwin so we didn’t get home till 1130pm 2nd time in a fortnight that has happened. Hard when you have to work the next day

Worst airline ever. No need to go into detail as everything is terrible. Do not do it - whatever the price.

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