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Getting Here & Around

car driving through rainforest

Travelling to and around the Tweed is easy, with a range of air access options, coach services and hire cars ready to get you where you need to go, from coast to countryside.

For those EV car owners or hirers, you can follow this simple guide to planning an EV holiday in The Tweed which covers where you can stay with chargers and where you can charge up while out exploring.

Car Hire & Transport

Well connected

Close by the Pacific Motorway, a major coastal route, there is direct drive access north to the Gold Coast and south down into New South Wales.

The Tweed is well connected by air to various cities and towns around Australia and also to an extensive selection of international destinations. Major hire car companies are on-hand for the next leg of your journey, along with coach transfer options, chauffeur cars, taxis and Ubers.

Gold Coast Airport offers domestic and international connections and is the nearest to our region, just a 10-minute drive to Tweed Heads. Ballina Byron Gateway Airport is around 45 minutes’ drive and has daily services to Sydney and Melbourne and regular flights to Newcastle. Brisbane Airport is about 90 minutes’ drive and has access to many destinations across Australia and around the world.

Public transport, bus and coach access around the region is also stress-free with a range of services available via Greyhound Australia, Premier Motor Services and New South Wales Trainlink.

Explore The Tweed from all perspectives! From above with a scenic flight, on the water with a river or ocean cruise or on the ground by bus. You can also hire a bike or take a walk along our network of user-friendly pedestrian pathways.

Gold Coast Airport is the Tweed’s nearest flight hub and can bring you here to holiday from a range of Australian cities as well as New Zealand, Singapore and Japan, with connections all over the globe. It’s one of Australia’s fastest growing airports, welcoming more than 6.5 million people each year on over 420 flights per week, meaning there are hundreds and millions of reasons for the Tweed to be high on your next holiday list!

We wish to acknowledge the Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung Country, in particular the Goodjinburra, Tul-gi-gin and Moorung – Moobah clans, as being the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters within the Tweed Shire boundaries. We also acknowledge and respect the Tweed Aboriginal community’s right to speak for its Country and to care for its traditional Country in accordance with its lores, customs and traditions.