By plane
Ballina Airport BNK is on Southern Cross Drive, around 5km from the centre of Ballina.
Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Rex fly direct from Sydney.
Jetstar flies direct from Melbourne.
Avis, Hertz, Thrify, Budget and Europcar all operate from the terminal building.
Blanches Bus Company (http://www.blanchs.com.au...) operate a schedule service to the airport, travelling as far as Byron Bay for $3.60 to Ballina downtown, $9.40 to Byron.
Airport shuttles to nearby Lennox Head and Byron Bay are readily available (http://www.ballina.info/a...) (http://www.stevestours.com.au/).
Taxis operate from outside the terminal building, but a taxi to Byron Bay is expensive.
By car
Ballina is on the Pacific Highway, around 9 hours drive north of Sydney or just over 2 hours south from Brisbane.