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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$98
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% 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.

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    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.

  • 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 54% 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 $194.

  • 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 Saturday when return tickets can be as cheap as $302. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are $473 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 afternoon, when retur flights cost $78 on average. Morning departures are around 20% 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 $243.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Great Barrier Reef?

    The cheapest ticket to Great Barrier Reef from Gold Coast found in the last 72 hours was to Cairns, at $100 return. The most popular route is Coolangatta (OOL) to Cairns (CNS) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $100.

  • 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 February, when tickets cost $236 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $375 and $368 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 5 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 14 direct flights each week.

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

    There are around 2 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 14 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 51m, covering a distance of 1968 km. The shortest route is Coolangatta (OOL) to Cairns (CNS) with an average flight time of 2h 30m.

  • 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 14 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 Cairns (72% of total searches to Great Barrier Reef). The next most popular destinations are Hamilton Island (18%) and Townsville (11%).

Reviews of the top 3 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.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 882 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.4Comfort
7.2Entertainment
8.2Crew
6.9Food
Airline reviews

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

10.0 ExcellentRon, July 2025CBR - PER
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Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

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.

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

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.

They added the weight of my back to the carryon luggage and charged me NZ$75 for being over 7 kg.

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

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

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

Comfortable seats, boarding was easy and staff were very nice.

Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

The crew were great. The seat was older than an old Holden with a big metal bar sticking right into my back. The passenger next to me complained that hers was the same. The pre purchase system for food was disappointing as the pie/quiche took 20 mins to warm up, arrived too hot and with no utensils. It was one of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever been on.

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