Cruise transfers from Hill Top (a plateau village on the Southern Highlands line, with bushland on three sides) to both Sydney terminals, at one agreed fare with the boarding window built into the pickup time.
Wollondilly Airport Shuttle drives Hill Top (NSW 2575) to both Sydney cruise terminals — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 109 km from the Hill Top shops near the station, about 1 hr 50 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 111 km, about 1 hr 54 min. The fare is $295 one way for one or two passengers, rising to $435 for eleven in one vehicle — the same at either cruise terminal, with Sydney Airport at $255. Boarding runs by deck and luggage tag rather than a published time, so the pickup is set against your boarding window. Nothing is payable in advance. Give us the boarding window and we do the arithmetic. Quote on 0427 143 612.
One fare, either terminal
$295 one way for a couple, rising only with the number of seats. Which terminal you sail from makes no difference.
| Passengers | Vehicle | Fixed fare (one way) | Typical booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sedan | $295 | solo flyers and couples |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $325 | three with the cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $325 | four adults, no squeeze |
| 5 | People Mover | $355 | family holidays |
| 6 | People Mover | $355 | two couples sharing the run |
| 7 | Minibus | $405 | larger family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $405 | two families sharing one vehicle |
| 9 | Minibus | $435 | sports teams and club trips |
| 10 | Minibus | $435 | teams and work crews |
| 11 | Minibus | $435 | the most we fit in one vehicle |
That price is final — tolls, GST, the cases and any child seats — paid to the driver on the day rather than at booking. No advance payment and no card hold — you pay on the day of travel. Fares reviewed August 2026.
One booking, both ends. Most people book the disembarkation pickup at the same time — same operator, nothing to arrange from a ship's wifi.
Sized for the cases
Tell us the case count as well as the headcount — on a cruise run the luggage usually picks the vehicle.
01
1–2 passengers
Toyota Camry, Lexus or similar
02
3–4 passengers
Kia Carnival or similar
03
5–6 passengers
LDV G10 or similar
04
7–11 passengers
Toyota HiAce or similar
Every class includes the same things. Tolls and GST are inside the fare, child restraints are fitted before we leave at no cost, arrivals are tracked by flight number, and there is no advance payment — you pay on the day of travel. The only thing that changes between cards is how many people and how much luggage fit.
Door to gangway
Allow about 1 hr 50 min for the 109 km from the Hill Top shops near the station to White Bay at Rozelle, and about 1 hr 54 min for the 111 km to the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. Cruise mornings start with the descent to the highway in the dark, then a long run north. We allow for the plateau roads rather than assuming motorway speeds from the door.
The motorway section is the predictable part. What varies is the last two kilometres: James Craig Road into White Bay backs up when two ships turn around on the same morning, and the kerb at Circular Quay is short and heavily marshalled. Both allowances are already inside the pickup time we give you.
Coming home again? Disembarkation pickups are on the cruise terminal to Hill Top page.
Boarding windows, not departure times
A ship does not leave the moment you arrive, and it will not wait either. The pickup is set from your boarding window plus the drive plus the terminal approach.
Treat them as a starting point. Two ships turning around on the same morning changes the approach considerably, which is what we allow for.
Where we set you down
White Bay is the easier of the two to reach and the harder one to leave. We set you down at the terminal entrance with the luggage out, and the queue up James Craig Road is our problem rather than yours.
Circular Quay is the city terminal and the harder drop of the two. The vehicle goes to the OPT entrance, not to the nearest legal parking spot several minutes away.
We collect from your driveway at an hour set by the sailing, and drive straight through with nobody else in the vehicle.
The two terminals
White Bay at Rozelle is 109 km from Hill Top and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 111 km. Your cruise documents name the one you need; both cost the same and both are driven to the terminal doors.
about 1 hr 50 min · Victoria Rd and James Craig Rd
Where P&O and most of the shorter sailings go from. The approach up James Craig Road is the slow part on a busy morning, and it is already inside the time we quote. Full detail on the White Bay transfers page.
about 1 hr 54 min · into the city, tightest kerb of the two
The city terminal, right on the harbour, and the tighter of the two kerbs on a sail day. We drop at the entrance rather than several streets short.
$295 to either terminal. Rozelle or Circular Quay, weekday or weekend — the fare was set by your suburb and your group size, not by where the ship happens to be berthed.
Get Free QuoteThe honest comparison
The luggage is what rules most of these out. It is not the distance to the harbour, it is getting a fortnight's packing there without four changes.
| Option | Typical cost (2 adults) | Door to terminal | What it actually involves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private transfer (us) | $295 fixed | ~1 hr 50 min, door to terminal | a car that is on the sheet rather than hoped for, with room for a fortnight's packing |
| Train and a walk | Opal fares, plus a drive to the station | 2 hrs or more, with the cases | White Bay has no station at all; Circular Quay has one, but reaching it from Hill Top means a drive, a change and a walk with cruise luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~1 hr 50 min if a car accepts | hill Top has a station and the station has a last train, which is earlier than people expect |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~1 hr 50 min plus finding somewhere to leave it | there is no long-stay parking at either terminal, so it means leaving a car somewhere in the inner west for the length of the cruise |
Neither cruise terminal has long-stay parking of its own, and neither is reachable from Hill Top without a car at one end. The honest summary: for a solo traveller with a cabin bag the train to Circular Quay is possible; for two people with a fortnight of luggage it is not.
One vehicle, one fare
Eleven passengers and their luggage travel in one minibus for $435 — about $40 a seat, against three separate cars at whatever the apps are charging that morning. Everyone leaves at once and arrives at once.
Give us the headcount and a rough bag count when you book. If the group is flying out on two different flights, say so and we will either run two pickups or hold one vehicle — a much easier decision now than at 4am.
Booked car or app
A metered or surge-priced trip of 109 km has no ceiling until it ends. Yours was $295 the moment you booked.
An app at 4am in this district is a hope, not a plan. A pre-booked driver is on the sheet with your address and your flight number.
Cruise cases are bigger and there are more of them. A vehicle chosen from your case count beats one that happened to accept the job.
Why pre-book the western run
A cruise generates more luggage than a flight, and the vehicle is chosen from your case count rather than your headcount.
White Bay at Rozelle and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay cost the same as each other.
Not to the departure time on the ticket, which is a different and less useful number.
No deposit and no card held. You pay the driver at the terminal, by card, cash or PayID.
James Craig Road and the Quay both queue on a sail day. That time is already inside the pickup we quoted.
Capsules, forward-facing seats and boosters fitted before we arrive.
Route & pickup area
How the sail-day run from Hill Top goes, and the alternative when the main line is slow.
Also on this corridor
Each surrounding suburb has a page of its own, measured from that town to both terminals.
Somewhere else in Wollondilly, Macarthur or the Southern Highlands? The full suburb list.
Who you are booking with
An owner-operated transfer service based in Wollondilly Shire, running both Sydney cruise terminals with its own vehicles and drivers.
ABN: 51 939 227 384
P2P service provider no: BSP-439561
Wollondilly Shire, Macarthur and the Southern Highlands — 75 suburbs, each with a published cruise fare.
Sedans, Kia Carnivals, people movers and eleven-seat minibuses.
Every sailing, every hour — including the early starts and public holidays.
One published price per suburb, the same to either terminal, with tolls and GST inside it. Nothing payable in advance.
Questions, answered plainly
Between $295 and $435, decided by how many seats you need. Rozelle and Circular Quay cost the same.
Both. White Bay is at Rozelle and takes most of the shorter sailings; the Overseas Passenger Terminal is at Circular Quay and takes the larger international ships. Your cruise documents name the one you need — from Hill Top it is 109 km to White Bay and 111 km to the Quay.
109 km and roughly 1 hr 50 min to Rozelle; 111 km and about 1 hr 54 min to the Quay. Allow for the terminal approach on top of the drive — we do.
Backwards from your boarding window. Send the documents and we set the exact time; on a morning when two ships turn around together we start earlier.
That is the question that picks the vehicle. A cruise generates more luggage than a flight, so tell us the case count as well as the headcount and we send something with the boot for it — a sedan for a couple travelling light, a people mover or minibus for anything more.
No. Nothing is charged at booking and no card is held. You pay the driver at the terminal on the day, by card, cash or PayID, with a tax invoice emailed afterwards if you want one.
Yes, and most people book both at once. Disembarkation runs by luggage tag rather than a published time, so the return is worked off a message from you at the terminal doors — the detail is on the cruise terminal to Hill Top page.
One minibus takes eleven for $435. Groups sailing together usually have more luggage than the seat count implies, which is worth mentioning at booking.
Not sensibly. White Bay has no rail station and the bus connections from Hill Top involve several changes with your cruise luggage. Circular Quay has a station, but getting to it from here with the cases is the trip you were trying to avoid.
Capsules, forward-facing seats and boosters, all fitted before we arrive and all at no cost. We need the ages when you book.
Yes — the early boarding windows are routine here; pickups before 6am add $20. Hill Top has a station and the station has a last train, which is earlier than people expect.
That is most of what we do. Fares, drive times and leave-by tables for Sydney Airport are on the Hill Top to Sydney Airport page, and Western Sydney International has its own page.
Earlier than you would for a flight. The cruise season concentrates a lot of sailings into a few weeks.
Yes, provided they are close together. Two or three stops in the same suburb is normal on a cruise booking and does not change the fare; stops in different towns are quoted separately so nobody is surprised.
One message reschedules it, free. Cruise itineraries move more often than flight times do, which is one reason we take no deposit.
As close as the marshals allow, which at both terminals is the entrance itself.
Yerrinbool, Alpine, Balmoral, Colo Vale and the rest of the district — all 75 suburbs across Wollondilly Shire, Macarthur and the Southern Highlands, each with its own published fare and its own distance to both terminals.
All Hill Top transfer pages
Every route we run for Hill Top has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
From $295 to either cruise terminal, fixed at booking, with no advance payment and free child seats.
Private, fixed-fare airport and cruise transfers from 75 suburbs across Wollondilly Shire, Macarthur and the Southern Highlands. A published fare per suburb for each destination, tolls and GST inside it, no deposit and no weekend loading — you pay the driver on the day of travel.
Sister services run by the same local team.