BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
You should have a current passport. GoFly Aviation does not provide help for you to obtain your Visa. You need to apply for the visa yourself and you should only book your international flight to Brisbane, Australia, and your flight lesson times with GoFly, AFTER you have obtained your Visa. New Zealand passport holders can apply for a visa upon arrival in the country. All other passport holders must apply for a visa before leaving their country.
You can apply for a
tourist visa (not education or training visa) online at this Australian Government
website, or visit your nearest Australian Embassy or Consulate.
There are three types of visas you can use for learning to fly in Australia:
- Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
- eVisitor (subclass 651)
- Visitor visa (subclass 600)
It normally takes around 48 hours for your visa to be granted. Once the visa is issued you have 12 months to enter Australia and the visa duration will start only on the date you arrive in the country and will be valid for 1 year from then on.
How to get from your arrival airport to Caloundra
Sun Air Transport provides pickups and drop offs at both the Sunshine Coast Airport (30 minutes away and 30 kms north of Caloundra) and Brisbane Airport (1 hour south of Caloundra) a few times each day and they will pick you up from, or deliver you to, your chosen place of accommodation. It costs around $34 AUD one way and $68 return, from Sunshine Coast Airport. From Brisbane Airport to Caloundra it costs approx $45 for a one way trip, or $84 AUD for a return trip. You can book the bus online using the link above.
ACCOMMODATION IN CALOUNDRA
Looking for accommodation for 7-14 days?
Students studying full-time with us may like to take advantage of the rates at Oaks Sunshine Coast Oasis Resort, at 2 Landsborough Parade, Caloundra. The resort is walking distance to a shopping centre and beach; has a casual restaurant and a sports bar, plus 40,000 sqm of tropical gardens and a 500 sqm water park for kids 12 and under. There’s also a playground, an outdoor pool and a tennis court. Bookings are made online by going to this page of the website.
Looking for accommodation for more than 14 days?
If you would like to rent a room in a house for a few weeks or months, for between $120-$200 AUD per week, you can look on room sharing sites such as Easy Roommate or Flatmates or you can email Leigh who rents out rooms in her home (3kms from the airport) with ensuites or shared bathrooms, for $210-$230/wk. You can see the brochure here: Leigh Lampitt rooms for rent short term.
TRANSPORT AROUND CALOUNDRA
Bus
Bus route 605 runs past Caloundra Airport.
Taxi
SunCoast
cabs can be booked on 1300 008.
Bike
If your accommodation is close by, you could buy a cheap bike for use during your stay, from this
site or from the Marketplace on
Facebook.
PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO SEE