1–2 passengers
Sedan
from $179
- Two full-size cases and the cabin bags
- Loaded for you at the terminal
- The default for a couple coming home
From White Bay & the Overseas Passenger Terminal
Cruise Terminal to Your Door
Disembarkation transfers to 75 suburbs
Disembarkation morning runs on the ship's clock, not yours. You are called off by luggage group, which means the time you actually reach the kerb can move by an hour either way. The car is booked against your group, the driver watches the berth, and the fare does not change because the gangway opened late.
✓ Timed to your luggage group, not a guess
✓ Berth watched — a late gangway costs nothing
✓ Sized for the cases you came home with
✓ Outbound fare plus the $10 terminal pickup fee
What does it cost from your street?
Pick a suburb — the price is published, not quoted.
No advance payment. Pay on the day of travel — card, cash or PayID.
75Suburbs priced
$179Lowest published fare
46–199Minutes, door to door
11Seats, one fare
24/7Every day of the year
$0Due at booking
The short answer
A transfer home from the Sydney cruise terminals is a private, fixed-fare run of 46–199 minutes depending on your suburb, priced from $179 for one or two passengers and up to $989 for eleven in one vehicle, timed to the group you are called off in.
Typical fare
$179–$989
no disembarkation-day loading
Drive time
46–199 min
wharf to your door
Timed to
Your group
not the ship's scheduled arrival
Due at booking
$0
paid when you get home
Every fare, published
How Much Is a Transfer Home from the Cruise Terminal?
The outbound price plus the $10 terminal pickup fee, the same from either terminal, with tolls and GST inside it. No disembarkation-day surcharge.
| Suburb | From the terminal | 1–2 pax | 3–4 pax | 5–6 pax | 7–11 pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 108 km | $295 | $325 | $355 | $435 |
| Appin | 68 km | $219 | $239 | $259 | $319 |
| Avon | 82 km | $299 | $329 | $359 | $439 |
| Aylmerton | 109 km | $295 | $325 | $355 | $435 |
| Balmoral | 106 km | $295 | $325 | $355 | $435 |
| Bargo | 90 km | $275 | $295 | $315 | $375 |
| Belimbla Park | 81 km | $279 | $299 | $319 | $379 |
| Berrima | 123 km | $329 | $359 | $389 | $469 |
| Bindook | 134 km | $769 | $809 | $869 | $949 |
| Bowral | 125 km | $315 | $345 | $375 | $455 |
| Braemar | 111 km | $295 | $325 | $355 | $435 |
| Bringelly | 51 km | $179 | $199 | $219 | $279 |
| Brownlow Hill | 67 km | $249 | $269 | $289 | $349 |
| Bundanoon | 150 km | $365 | $395 | $425 | $505 |
| Burradoo | 127 km | $315 | $345 | $375 | $455 |
| Burrawang | 141 km | $339 | $369 | $399 | $479 |
| Buxton | 98 km | $275 | $305 | $335 | $415 |
| Camden | 63 km | $219 | $239 | $269 | $319 |
| Camden Park | 67 km | $239 | $259 | $279 | $339 |
| Camden South | 65 km | $209 | $239 | $259 | $319 |
| Campbelltown | 53 km | $199 | $219 | $249 | $299 |
| Cataract | 76 km | $269 | $299 | $329 | $409 |
| Cawdor | 69 km | $209 | $229 | $249 | $309 |
| Cobbitty | 67 km | $209 | $229 | $249 | $309 |
| Colo Vale | 110 km | $295 | $325 | $355 | $435 |
| Couridjah | 95 km | $275 | $305 | $335 | $415 |
| Currans Hill | 56 km | $199 | $219 | $239 | $299 |
| Darkes Forest | 60 km | $239 | $259 | $279 | $339 |
| Douglas Park | 73 km | $249 | $269 | $289 | $349 |
| Elderslie | 61 km | $209 | $229 | $249 | $309 |
| Exeter | 141 km | $339 | $369 | $399 | $479 |
| Fitzroy Falls | 144 km | $349 | $379 | $409 | $489 |
| Glenmore | 81 km | $269 | $289 | $309 | $369 |
| Glenquarry | 138 km | $335 | $365 | $395 | $475 |
| Grasmere | 67 km | $209 | $229 | $249 | $309 |
| Harrington Park | 59 km | $199 | $219 | $239 | $299 |
| Hill Top | 109 km | $295 | $325 | $355 | $435 |
| Lakesland | 86 km | $289 | $319 | $349 | $429 |
| Maldon | 79 km | $259 | $279 | $299 | $359 |
| Menangle | 63 km | $229 | $249 | $269 | $329 |
| Menangle Park | 60 km | $199 | $219 | $239 | $299 |
| Mittagong | 114 km | $315 | $345 | $375 | $455 |
| Moss Vale | 135 km | $335 | $365 | $395 | $475 |
| Mount Annan | 56 km | $199 | $219 | $239 | $299 |
| Mount Hunter | 72 km | $249 | $269 | $289 | $349 |
| Mowbray Park | 76 km | $269 | $299 | $329 | $409 |
| Narellan | 58 km | $199 | $219 | $239 | $299 |
| Narellan Vale | 58 km | $199 | $219 | $239 | $299 |
| Nattai | 132 km | $319 | $349 | $379 | $459 |
| Oakdale | 85 km | $279 | $309 | $339 | $419 |
| Oran Park | 55 km | $199 | $219 | $239 | $299 |
| Orangeville | 78 km | $269 | $289 | $309 | $369 |
| Pheasants Nest | 95 km | $269 | $299 | $329 | $409 |
| Picton | 85 km | $275 | $295 | $315 | $375 |
| Razorback | 72 km | $249 | $269 | $289 | $349 |
| Renwick | 117 km | $315 | $345 | $375 | $455 |
| Robertson | 143 km | $349 | $379 | $409 | $489 |
| Silverdale | 63 km | $229 | $249 | $269 | $319 |
| Spring Farm | 62 km | $209 | $229 | $249 | $309 |
| Sutton Forest | 129 km | $335 | $365 | $395 | $475 |
| Tahmoor | 91 km | $275 | $305 | $335 | $415 |
| The Oaks | 78 km | $259 | $279 | $299 | $359 |
| Theresa Park | 73 km | $259 | $279 | $299 | $359 |
| Thirlmere | 90 km | $275 | $305 | $335 | $415 |
| Wallacia | 61 km | $219 | $239 | $259 | $309 |
| Warragamba | 67 km | $229 | $249 | $269 | $319 |
| Welby | 116 km | $315 | $345 | $375 | $455 |
| Werombi | 82 km | $259 | $279 | $299 | $359 |
| Willow Vale | 112 km | $285 | $305 | $325 | $385 |
| Wilton | 77 km | $249 | $269 | $289 | $349 |
| Wombeyan Caves | 165 km | $579 | $619 | $679 | $759 |
| Woodlands | 118 km | $315 | $345 | $375 | $455 |
| Yanderra | 91 km | $275 | $295 | $315 | $375 |
| Yerranderie | 135 km | $809 | $849 | $909 | $989 |
| Yerrinbool | 104 km | $295 | $325 | $355 | $435 |
No suburb by that name on this list —
send us the address and we will price it.
Scroll for all 75 suburbs, or type yours in the box. One way, tolls and GST included, with no disembarkation-day loading and no difference between the two terminals. Reviewed August 2026.
Distance and time
How Long Does It Take to Get Home from the Wharf?
These are measured road times rather than optimistic estimates, taken across the three districts we cover. Your own suburb page carries the exact figure for your address.
| District | Road distance | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|
| Wollondilly Shire Picton, Tahmoor, Bargo | 61–165 km | 56–199 min |
| Macarthur Camden, Narellan, Campbelltown | 51–79 km | 46–77 min |
| Southern Highlands Mittagong, Bowral, Moss Vale | 100–145 km | 75–113 min |
Disembarkation is normally early morning, which is a good time to be heading south and west out of the city. These times reflect that rather than a midday run.
How it works on the day
How Disembarkation Timing Actually Works
Coming home from a cruise is not like landing on a flight. You are called off the ship by luggage group or deck, in an order set the night before, across a window that can run two or three hours from first call to last. The car is booked against your group rather than against a fixed clock time.
Called off by group
Your cabin is allocated a coloured luggage tag and a call time. Give us the group and the pickup is timed to it, with the driver already nearby when you are called.
If the ship berths late
Weather and traffic in the harbour move the whole schedule. The berth is watched, the driver waits, and the fare does not move because the gangway opened an hour behind.
Customs on an international sailing
A cruise arriving from overseas clears customs at the terminal, which adds time before you reach the kerb. It is built into the timing rather than treated as a surprise.
Luggage, going the other way
You come home with everything you left with, plus whatever the ports added. The vehicle is sized for the return leg as well as the outbound one.
If you do not know your group yet, book against the ship's scheduled arrival and send us the tag colour when it appears in your cabin — re-timing costs nothing.
The vehicle that turns up
Which Vehicle Meets the Ship?
The vehicle is chosen by the size of your party and the volume of luggage, then held for you. Prices shown are the lowest published fare in that band; your own suburb's number is in the table above.
3–4 passengers
Kia Carnival
from $199
- Four cases plus whatever the ports added
- Higher boot lip, easier on heavy cases
- Comfortable after an early disembarkation
5–6 passengers
People mover
from $219
- Six seats and six cases going home
- The standard disembarkation vehicle
- Sliding doors at a crowded pickup point
7–11 passengers
Eleven-seat minibus
from $279
- Eleven people off the same sailing
- One fare instead of a queue for three taxis
- Booked against your luggage group
Count the cases you expect to come home with, not the ones you left with. Ports add luggage and the return leg is usually the fuller one. See the full fleet.
Where we run
Where Do You Take Cruise Passengers Home To?
Seventy-five suburbs across three districts, each with a page for the run home on disembarkation morning. Four well-known towns per district are shown; the table above carries the rest.
Wollondilly Shire
27 suburbs · from $219
Picton, Tahmoor, Bargo, The Oaks, Warragamba and the small settlements west of them.
Every suburb in this district →Macarthur
25 suburbs · from $179
Camden, Narellan, Oran Park, Campbelltown, Menangle and the new estates around them.
- Camden$219
- Narellan$199
- Campbelltown$199
- Oran Park$199
Southern Highlands
23 suburbs · from $285
Weighing it up
Getting Home from the Terminal
Disembarkation morning puts several thousand people onto one wharf inside a couple of hours, all of them with luggage, all of them wanting to leave at once.
| The alternative | What it actually means | With a fixed-fare transfer |
|---|---|---|
| The taxi rank | It exists at both terminals and it is overwhelmed on a big disembarkation. The queue is long and the metered run to the Highlands is an unknown number. | Your car is booked against your luggage group and is waiting when you are called off. |
| Rideshare | Surge pricing is at its worst precisely when a ship empties, and the pickup points at both terminals are away from the doors. | Fixed fare set at booking, met at the terminal rather than at a distant bay. |
| Train from Circular Quay | Possible from the Overseas Passenger Terminal with light luggage. From White Bay there is no station, and after a fortnight away most people are not travelling light. | One vehicle, your cases loaded for you, straight to your door. |
| Being collected | Workable if someone is free on a weekday morning and does not mind an open-ended wait for a ship that berths when it berths. | The berth is watched and the waiting is ours, not theirs. |
We have written each of these up properly — see transfer or taxi, transfer or rideshare, transfer or train and transfer or airport parking.
Why book this rather than something else
Why Book the Trip Home Before You Sail?
01
Timed to your luggage group
Not to a clock time you guessed at in advance. Cabins come off in a set order across a window of hours, and the pickup is booked against your group rather than against the ship's scheduled arrival.
02
A late berth is our problem
Weather and harbour traffic move disembarkation regularly. The berth is watched, the driver waits, and the fare does not move because the gangway opened an hour behind.
03
Room for what you came home with
The return leg is usually fuller than the outbound one. The vehicle is sized for that rather than for what you set off with.
04
Paid at your door, not in advance
Nothing was charged when you booked, which matters on a trip you arranged months ago. The driver is paid at the end, by card, cash or PayID.
Start to finish
How Is the Trip Home Arranged?
Tell us the ship and your luggage group
The ship and arrival date get you in the diary. The luggage group or tag colour — which usually appears in your cabin the evening before — is what sets the actual time.
We confirm the fare and the pickup point
Your suburb's published fare and the designated pickup point for your berth. Nothing is charged in advance.
We watch the berth
If the ship is late in, the driver waits and the fare does not change. If your group is called early, call us and the car comes forward.
Loaded at the terminal and driven home
Cases taken at the pickup point, then straight home. You pay the driver at your door.
The other five routes
Sailing Again, or Flying Next Time?
Every suburb has a page for each of these six routes, with its own fare, its own drive time and its own timing advice. Pick the one that matches your trip.
To Sydney Airport
Departures to Mascot from all 75 suburbs, timed backwards from your check-in cut-off.
Open this route →From Sydney Airport
Arrivals at T1, T2 and T3 with your flight tracked and the waiting time free.
Open this route →To Western Sydney Airport
Departures to Badgerys Creek — the closer airport from 74 of the 75 suburbs.
Open this route →From Western Sydney Airport
Arrivals at the single WSI terminal, met at the doors, driven straight home.
Open this route →To the cruise terminals
White Bay and Circular Quay, in a vehicle sized for a fortnight of luggage.
Open this route →All 75 suburbs
Every Suburb We Take Cruise Passengers Home To
Each page carries that suburb's fare, the drive home from both terminals, and how disembarkation groups affect the pickup time.
Wollondilly Shire · 27
Macarthur · 25
Everything else
From the cruise terminals: Your Questions Answered
How much is a transfer home from the cruise terminal?
Between $179 and $989 one way, plus the set $10 fee when we collect you from the terminal, and the same from either terminal. There is no disembarkation-day surcharge beyond the set $10 terminal pickup fee.
How do you time the pickup on disembarkation day?
Against your luggage group rather than against a clock time. Cabins are called off the ship in an order set the night before, across a window that can run two or three hours. Tell us the group or tag colour and the driver is nearby when you are actually called.
What if the ship berths late?
The berth is watched and the driver waits. Weather and harbour traffic move the whole disembarkation schedule fairly regularly, and the fare does not change because the gangway opened an hour behind.
I do not know my luggage group yet. Can I still book?
Yes. Book against the ship's scheduled arrival and send us the tag colour when it appears in your cabin, usually the evening before. Re-timing costs nothing.
How long will it take to get home?
Between 46 and 199 minutes depending on your suburb. Disembarkation is usually early morning, which is a reasonable time to be heading south and west out of the city.
Does customs add time on an international cruise?
Yes. A sailing arriving from overseas clears customs at the terminal, which adds time between leaving the ship and reaching the kerb. It is built into the timing rather than treated as a surprise on the day.
Will the car fit everything we came home with?
The vehicle is sized for the return leg, which is often fuller than the outbound one. Tell us the case count when you book and allow for whatever the ports added.
Where will the driver meet us?
At the terminal, at the pickup point for your berth — not at a distant bay you have to walk to with a trolley. Both White Bay and the Overseas Passenger Terminal have a designated point and the driver will be at it.
Is the taxi rank not easier?
There is a rank at both terminals, but a ship empties several thousand people onto one wharf inside a couple of hours and the queue reflects that. A metered run home to the Highlands is also an open-ended number where the transfer is a known one.
Do I pay anything when I book the return leg?
No. Nothing is charged in advance and no card is held. The driver is paid when you reach home on disembarkation day.
Is there a surcharge for disembarkation morning?
No. It is the same published fare as every other day, from either terminal, with tolls and GST inside it — even though it is the busiest window at the wharf.
Is the vehicle just for us?
Yes. Your party alone, from the terminal to your door, with the luggage space entirely yours.
Can you take children home from the ship?
Yes, with restraints fitted and included. Send the ages when you book, and the case count with them — restraints and luggage compete for the same space in the vehicle.
When should I book the trip home?
At the same time as the outbound leg, ideally. Disembarkation puts a great many people onto one wharf in one morning, and a booked car is the difference between leaving and queuing.
What size vehicle will meet the ship?
It follows the party and the luggage coming off with them: sedan for one or two, Kia Carnival for three or four, people mover for five or six, minibus up to eleven. Count the cases you are returning with rather than the ones you left with.
Who you are booking with
About the Operator
A locally owned, owner-operated transfer service based in Wollondilly Shire. The vehicles are ours and the drivers are ours — your booking is not passed on to another company, which is why the fare you are quoted is the fare you pay.
Business
Wollondilly Airport Shuttle
ABN: 51 939 227 384
Accreditation
NSW Point to Point authorised
P2P service provider no: BSP-439561
This route
From the cruise terminals
All 75 suburbs, each with its own page and fare
Fleet
Sedan to 11-seat minibus
Sedans, Kia Carnivals, people movers and minibuses
Availability
24 hours, 7 days
Every flight and sailing, including public holidays
Fares
Reviewed August 2026
A published price per suburb and destination, tolls and GST inside it
Book the car for disembarkation morning
Give us the ship and your luggage group and the car is timed to when you are actually called off. Nothing is charged until you are home.
Available every day of the year, at any hour; set fees apply for pickups before 6am or after 8pm. See the full fare list, the fleet, or our frequently asked questions.