There are 4 ways to get from Madrid to Gold Coast by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brisbane Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane MAD - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
30h 54m$972–1,933Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK)plane MAD - BNK
- Take the bus from Ballina to Surfers Paradisebus
35h$631–1,764Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane MAD - OOL
29h 39m$653–1,906Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Brisbane Airport, train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane BCN - BNE
- Take the train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1train
32h 37m$1,067–2,308
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brisbane Airport (BNE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Gold Coast is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,800 and takes 35h.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Gold Coast is to fly which takes 29h 39m and costs $650 - $2,000.
The distance between Madrid and Gold Coast is 17540 km.
It takes approximately 30h 54m to get from Madrid to Gold Coast, including transfers.
Gold Coast is 8h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 11:11 AM in Madrid and 7:11 PM in Gold Coast.
There are 2741+ hotels available in Gold Coast.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Gold Coast, QLD, Australia?
China Southern Airlines, Virgin Australia, and six other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ballina Byron Gateway Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brisbane Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brisbane Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brisbane Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brisbane Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Gold Coast Airport via Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brisbane Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
- Phone
- 13 12 30
- Website
- translink.com.au
Train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Train from International Airport Station to Helensvale station, platform 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://translink.com.au/
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Ballina to Surfers Paradise
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $30–45
- Advantage
- $28–45
- Flexible
- $30–45
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