What does the run home from White Bay to Bindook cost?
A fixed $769 one way for one or two passengers, up to $949 for eleven in one vehicle. It is the sail-day fare plus the $10 terminal pickup fee, and any time-of-day fee.
How do you handle a pickup when the ship releases people in waves?
By message rather than by clock. That is the only arrangement that survives a disembarkation, where the release order is by tag colour and not by cabin number.
What if we are held up in customs?
No meter and no clock. The fare was fixed before you sailed and the wait does not change it.
How far is Bindook from White Bay?
About 4 hr 55 min for the 281 km from White Bay at Rozelle, and 5 hr for the 283 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. The slow part is getting out of the terminal precinct rather than the motorway.
What is the difference between White Bay and Circular Quay?
We meet ships at both. Rozelle is 281 km from Bindook; Circular Quay is 283 km. If the paperwork is not clear, send it to us and we will work out which.
How much can you carry on the way home?
Plenty, provided we know in advance. Duty free, gifts and a fortnight of washing all have to go somewhere, and a sedan that fitted you on the way out may not on the way back.
Do I pay before I sail?
No deposit and no card on file. Payment happens at the end of the trip.
Do you drop right at the address?
Yes — no interchange and no shared leg. Quoted individually, with the vehicle matched to the track rather than the headcount. We confirm the road condition before the day.
Can you actually drive out?
Access here is unsealed and weather-dependent, so the run is arranged in advance rather than booked blind. Talk to us about the date before you sail.
Is a booked car better than the rank at the terminal?
The gap is widest exactly when you need it least — a whole ship emptying into one rank inside two hours. A pre-booked vehicle is not part of that.
Can eleven of us travel home together?
One minibus takes eleven for $949, which beats three cars from the rank on both price and on everyone leaving together.
Are child seats available?
All three types, free, and installed before the vehicle leaves for the terminal.
Is there public transport from the cruise terminals?
Realistically no. It is not the distance, it is doing it with a fortnight of luggage.
Do you cover both ends of the cruise?
Both, and most people book them together. Boarding-window timing, terminal drop detail and the fare are on the Bindook cruise transfers page.
Do you do multiple drop-offs?
Yes, provided they are close together. Two or three stops in the same suburb is normal and does not change the fare; stops in different towns are quoted separately so nobody is surprised.
What if the cruise is cancelled or the itinerary changes?
Tell us and it moves at no cost. Nothing is charged in advance, so there is no cancellation fee and nothing to refund.
What do we need to do on the morning?
One text. When you are through the hall with the cases, message the number on your confirmation and the driver comes to the doors. That is the whole arrangement.
Which other localities nearby do you cover?
Yerranderie, Wombeyan Caves, Nattai, Fitzroy Falls 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 from both terminals.