Cruise terminal to Braemar, door to door. the industrial and residential edge of Mittagong, right beside the motorway — and because disembarkation never runs to a printed time, the pickup works off your message rather than a booking slot.
Wollondilly Airport Shuttle meets disembarking cruise passengers at both Sydney terminals and drives them home to Braemar (NSW 2575) — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 111 km from the Braemar industrial estate entrance, about 1 hr 49 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 113 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, and it matches the sail-day fare exactly. Disembarkation is released by luggage tag rather than a published time, so there is no booked minute to miss: you message from the terminal doors and the driver comes in, with no meter running while you queue. Nothing is payable in advance. Send the ship and the date; we do the rest from your message on the morning. Quote on 0427 143 612.
Fixed fare each way; pickups add $10
One published fare covers both cruise terminals: $295 from either one home to Braemar for one or two passengers.
| Passengers | Vehicle | Fixed fare (one way) | Typical booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sedan | $295 | couples and solo travellers |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $325 | a family of three with cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $325 | four adults and luggage |
| 5 | People Mover | $355 | school-holiday family runs |
| 6 | People Mover | $355 | two households travelling together |
| 7 | Minibus | $405 | extended family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $405 | cruise parties with full cases |
| 9 | Minibus | $435 | wedding guests travelling as one |
| 10 | Minibus | $435 | clubs and work groups |
| 11 | Minibus | $435 | the maximum in a single vehicle |
A slow disembarkation costs you nothing. Nothing is added afterwards for waiting or for luggage. There is no deposit on a Braemar disembarkation pickup — payment happens on the day. Fares reviewed August 2026.
No clock, no meter. The driver waits nearby and comes in when you message, and the queue at customs costs you nothing.
Waiting when you land
Four classes, and on a disembarkation run the boot is nearly always what decides it.
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
The difference is space, not service. All four come with tolls and GST in the fare, restraints at no cost, free waiting while the terminal empties, and payment on the day you get home to Braemar.
The drive home
Allow about 1 hr 49 min for the 111 km from White Bay at Rozelle to the Braemar industrial estate entrance, and about 1 hr 54 min for the 113 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. Back down the Hume and off at Mittagong. Mixed industrial and residential frontages, so tell us which and the driver takes the right approach.
Getting out of the terminal precinct is the slow part on disembarkation morning, not the motorway. Once past the Anzac Bridge the run usually clears, and the whole of that allowance is inside the fare rather than on a meter.
Sailing out rather than home? Boarding-window timing and the sail-day fare are on the Braemar cruise transfers page.
How the morning actually runs
A ship does not release everyone at once, so a cruise pickup cannot be booked to a minute. It is arranged around your message from the terminal doors instead. Here is how each part of the morning works.
Cruise lines call passengers down by tag colour across a couple of hours. That is why we work off a text rather than a booked minute.
Delayed docking is normal and it is not charged for. We plan the morning around it rather than around the timetable.
If the cruise is cancelled or rerouted, tell us and the job moves free of charge.
Book against the sailing, then text on the morning. Trying to book a minute is what goes wrong with cruise pickups.
Where we meet you
White Bay has limited kerb space, so the vehicle waits a short distance away and comes in when you are actually out with the cases.
Circular Quay is the harder of the two to wait at. We manage that rather than asking you to hurry.
From the terminal it is one uninterrupted run to your street. Mixed industrial and residential frontages. Tell us which and the driver will pick the right approach.
The two terminals
White Bay at Rozelle is 111 km from Braemar and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 113 km. Your cruise documents name the one your ship berths at; both are met on the same terms and at the same fare.
about 1 hr 49 min · Rozelle, via James Craig Rd
Back down the Hume and off at Mittagong. Mixed industrial and residential frontages, so tell us which and the driver takes the right approach. Full detail on the White Bay transfers page.
about 1 hr 54 min · Circular Quay, tightest kerb of the two
The city terminal, right on the harbour, with almost no waiting room at the kerb — which is why the driver holds nearby and comes in on your message.
$295 from either terminal. Rozelle or Circular Quay, weekday or weekend, early release or late — the fare was set by your suburb and your group size.
Get Free QuoteGetting home from the harbour
A whole ship empties into one rank inside about two hours, and the luggage rules out most of the alternatives. Worth reading before you sail rather than while you are standing there.
| Option | Typical cost (2 adults) | Door to terminal | What it actually involves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private transfer (us) | $295 fixed | ~1 hr 49 min, door to door | a car that is on the sheet rather than hoped for, whatever the morning looks like |
| Train and a walk | Opal fares, plus a lift at the far end | 2 hrs or more, with the cases | White Bay has no station at all, and from Circular Quay it is a change and then still a car at the Braemar end — with a fortnight of luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~1 hr 49 min if a car accepts | late business arrivals are more common here than elsewhere in the Highlands |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~1 hr 49 min plus retrieving the car | neither terminal has long-stay parking, so it means a fortnight of inner-west parking fees and then finding the car with the cases |
Neither cruise terminal has long-stay parking of its own, and neither is reachable from Braemar without a car at one end. The honest summary: a solo traveller with a cabin bag can make the train from Circular Quay work; two people with a fortnight of luggage cannot.
Landing as a group
Eleven disembarking passengers travel home in one vehicle for $435 — about $40 a seat, against three cars from a rank an entire ship is queuing at. Everyone leaves together, which on that morning is worth more than the saving.
Send the ship, the date, the headcount and an honest bag count. Groups coming off a cruise routinely have more luggage than the seat count implies, and it is far better to know that now than at the terminal.
The rank, honestly
Disembarkation concentrates demand into about two hours, which is exactly when a rank cannot cope.
Nobody can tell you what a metered trip of this length will cost until it ends. Our figure was fixed at booking.
Cruise cases beat most boots. The vehicle we send was picked from your case count.
Why book the arrival
Nothing to arrange from a ship's wifi, and nothing to sort out in a terminal at seven in the morning.
No booked minute to miss, because disembarkation is released by luggage tag rather than a clock.
The driver waits nearby at no charge, however long customs takes.
No deposit and no card held; you pay the driver at your door.
A cruise comes back heavier than it left. The vehicle is chosen with that in mind.
Capsules, forward-facing seats and boosters fitted in advance, at no cost.
The route home
How the drive to Braemar goes once the cases are in the boot and we leave the harbour.
Nearby drop-offs
Every suburb nearby has its own disembarkation page, with its own distance from both terminals and its own fixed fare.
Somewhere else in Wollondilly, Macarthur or the Southern Highlands? The full suburb list.
Who you are booking with
Locally owned and operated from the shire. The person waiting at the terminal works for this business.
ABN: 51 939 227 384
P2P service provider no: BSP-439561
Wollondilly Shire, Macarthur and the Southern Highlands, each suburb with a published cruise fare.
Sedans, Kia Carnivals, people movers and eleven-seat minibuses, chosen from your case count.
Every disembarkation, every hour — including weekends and public holidays.
One published price per suburb, the same at both terminals, with tolls and GST inside it; pickups from the terminal add $10. Nothing payable in advance.
Arrival questions
$295 for a couple, rising in fixed steps to $435 for a full minibus. Terminal pickups add a set $10 fee; there is no weekend loading.
You message us when you are actually through, and the driver comes to the terminal doors. Cruise lines call passengers down by luggage tag across a couple of hours, so there is no booked minute to miss and no penalty for a slow morning.
No meter and no clock. The fare was fixed before you sailed and the wait does not change it.
About 1 hr 49 min for the 111 km from White Bay at Rozelle, and 1 hr 54 min for the 113 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. The slow part is getting out of the terminal precinct rather than the motorway.
Both terminals, same price. The OPT has the tighter kerb, which is why we wait nearby and come in on your message rather than sitting on it.
Tell us the bags when you book and we size the vehicle to them. On a disembarkation run the luggage usually outranks the passenger count.
No. Nothing is charged at booking and no card is held. You pay the driver at your door on the day, by card, cash or PayID, with a tax invoice emailed afterwards if you want one.
Yes. One vehicle, your party only, terminal to door. Mixed industrial and residential frontages. Tell us which and the driver will pick the right approach.
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.
Yes — eleven passengers in one minibus for $435, about $40 a seat. With a full cruise load we will be straight with you about whether the luggage fits alongside the people.
Capsules, forward-facing seats and boosters, all fitted before we arrive and all at no cost. We need the ages when you book.
Not with cruise luggage. White Bay has no station at all, and while Circular Quay does, reaching Braemar from it means a change and then still a car at the far end.
Both, and most people book them together. Boarding-window timing, terminal drop detail and the fare are on the Braemar cruise transfers page.
Within one suburb, yes, at the same price. Spread across the district we would rather quote it properly.
No fee. We move it to the new date and the fare stays the same.
You text, we come in. No calling ahead, no guessing, and no charge for the time before the message arrives.
Willow Vale, Aylmerton, Woodlands, 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 from both terminals.
All Braemar transfer pages
Every route we run for Braemar has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
$295, agreed before you sail, terminal to door, with nothing payable until the day. Send us the sailing details.
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.