Sail day, sorted before it starts. Fixed-fare private transfers from Robertson to White Bay and Circular Quay — the escarpment town in the rainforest belt, famous for its pie shop and its rainfall — with room for the luggage a cruise actually generates.
Wollondilly Airport Shuttle drives Robertson (NSW 2577) to both Sydney cruise terminals — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 143 km from the Robertson shops on the Illawarra Highway, about 2 hr 24 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 145 km, about 2 hr 28 min. The fare is $349 one way for one or two passengers, rising to $489 for eleven in one vehicle — the same at either cruise terminal, with Sydney Airport at $309. 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
$349 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 | $349 | couples and solo travellers |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $379 | a family of three with cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $379 | four adults and luggage |
| 5 | People Mover | $409 | school-holiday family runs |
| 6 | People Mover | $409 | two households travelling together |
| 7 | Minibus | $449 | extended family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $449 | cruise parties with full cases |
| 9 | Minibus | $489 | wedding guests travelling as one |
| 10 | Minibus | $489 | clubs and work groups |
| 11 | Minibus | $489 | the maximum in a single 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 2 hr 24 min for the 143 km from the Robertson shops on the Illawarra Highway to White Bay at Rozelle, and about 2 hr 28 min for the 145 km to the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. Robertson genuinely has its own weather and a cruise morning has to allow for it. We leave early and we do not promise a minute we cannot hold.
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 Robertson 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 143 km from Robertson and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 145 km. Your cruise documents name the one you need; both cost the same and both are driven to the terminal doors.
about 2 hr 24 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 2 hr 28 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.
$349 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) | $349 fixed | ~2 hr 24 min, door to terminal | agreed before you book, luggage carried, and paid only on the day you sail |
| 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 Robertson means a drive, a change and a walk with cruise luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~2 hr 24 min if a car accepts | robertson has its own weather and it does not care what time your flight landed |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~2 hr 24 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 Robertson 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 $489 — about $44 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 143 km has no ceiling until it ends. Yours was $349 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 Robertson 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 $349 and $489, decided by how many seats you need. Rozelle and Circular Quay cost the same.
We drive to both at the same fare. Rozelle's White Bay is 143 km from Robertson; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 145 km. The ticket tells you which, and if it does not, send it to us and we will work it out.
143 km and roughly 2 hr 24 min to Rozelle; 145 km and about 2 hr 28 min to the Quay. Allow for the terminal approach on top of the drive — we do.
We use the boarding window on your cruise documents, not the sailing time. Those are different numbers and the second one is no use for planning a pickup.
Plenty, provided we know in advance. On a sail day the luggage usually outranks the passenger count when we choose the class.
No deposit and no card on file. Payment happens on the day you sail.
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 Robertson page.
One minibus takes eleven for $489. Groups sailing together usually have more luggage than the seat count implies, which is worth mentioning at booking.
There is no train to White Bay at all, and reaching Circular Quay from Robertson means a drive to a station, a change or two, and a walk with a fortnight's packing.
Capsules, forward-facing seats and boosters, all fitted before we arrive and all at no cost. We need the ages when you book.
Any hour, including weekends and public holidays; set fees apply for pickups before 6am or after 8pm. Robertson has its own weather and it does not care what time your flight landed.
That is most of what we do. Fares, drive times and leave-by tables for Sydney Airport are on the Robertson to Sydney Airport page, and Western Sydney International has its own page.
A day or two outside the peak. Over the summer sailing season, considerably more; that is when the terminals and the fleet are both busiest.
Within one suburb, yes, and at the same price. Spread across the district we would rather quote it properly than squeeze it.
No fee either way. We move it to the new date and the fare stays the same.
As close as the marshals allow, which at both terminals is the entrance itself.
All Robertson transfer pages
Every route we run for Robertson has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
From $349 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.