$106 Find Cheap Flights from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef – Compare and Save

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Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$106
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (6% more expensive on average)
Flight from Coolangatta to Cairns

FAQs for booking flights from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef?

    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 Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef?

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

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

    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 from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Great Barrier Reef?

    IndiGo connects Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef with 7 flights per week and both Jetstar and Qantas Airways also offer 7 flights per week.

  • How many airports are there in Great Barrier Reef?

    There are 9 airports in Great Barrier Reef. The busiest airport is Cairns Airport (CNS), with 61% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Great Barrier Reef?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Great Barrier Reef is Cairns Airport (CNS), with an average flight price of $221.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Great Barrier Reef?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Great Barrier Reef is Thursday when return tickets can be as cheap as $271. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are $464 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $237 on average. Morning departures are around 32% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $312.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Great Barrier Reef?

    The cheapest ticket to Great Barrier Reef from Gold Coast found in the last 5 days was to Cairns, at $173 return. The most popular route is Coolangatta (OOL) to Cairns (CNS) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $173.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef?

    The cheapest month for flights from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef is March, when tickets cost $110 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $202 and $194 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef?

    To get a below-average price on a flight from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 52% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Great Barrier Reef?

    From Gold Coast, there are direct flights to Great Barrier Reef from one city. This city is Coolangatta and there are 21 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Great Barrier Reef are there each day?

    There are around 3 direct flights from within Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef every day. All flights depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to Great Barrier Reef are there each week?

    Each week there are around 21 direct flights from within Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Great Barrier Reef?

    An average direct flight from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef takes 6h 38m, covering a distance of 1968 km. The shortest route is Coolangatta (OOL) to Cairns (CNS) with an average flight time of 2h 35m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Great Barrier Reef each week?

    There aren’t any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Great Barrier Reef. Instead, there are 21 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Coolangatta.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Great Barrier Reef?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Hamilton Island (54% of total searches to Great Barrier Reef). The next most popular destinations are Cairns (38%) and Townsville (8%).

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Gold Coast to Great Barrier Reef? 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.
7.6
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 466 reviews
7.8Boarding
6.4Entertainment
7.5Comfort
8.2Crew
6.4Food
Airline reviews

Very good it will be my choice of airline while in Australia.

10.0 ExcellentAndrea, July 2026
MEL - OOL
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Very good it will be my choice of airline while in Australia.

Very friendly staff. No food service and no entertainment. Only 1hr 20min flight

I bought flights in August and there wasn’t a flight in the system

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

Cramped, crowded flight, with no complimentary food except coffee, tea, or water.

Virgin Australia passed this flight onto Alliance, so my rating and comments are based on my experience with crew, aircraft and available options. Alliance only offers drinks which consisted of tea, coffee and water, free of charge. There was no on board entertainment. The aircraft seating although narrow accommodated my 6 foot 2 body with little discomfort.

Flight departed in time and arrived on time, no issues at all.

There is no not applicable button to tick. Due to turbulence there was no food/drink offered. That’s expected and was fine 👌🏻

Flight was cancelled 3 hours prior to departure and rebooked for 10 hours later. Had to cancel rebooked flight and was lucky enough that work could book with QANTAS around the same time.

If it wasn’t delayed over 2 hours and then asked people to volunteer to go tomorrow.

Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.

Flight was fine with boarding starting a few minutes early. Not a fan of the crew pushing political messaging regarding indigenous naming of Brisbane city… really pushed it like I haven’t heard on Jetstar before.

Flight was delayed both directions but once in the air was ok. Boarding out of Melbourne is just a mess.

Delayed twice. Poor communication and people made to change gates too often.

Excellent help with Wife needing disability access at Brisbane airport

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly

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