Disembarkation day, without the taxi rank. Private transfers home to Pheasants Nest (the bridge-and-service-centre locality where the Hume crosses the Nepean gorge) from both Sydney cruise terminals, at one agreed fare paid on the day.
Wollondilly Airport Shuttle meets disembarking cruise passengers at both Sydney terminals and drives them home to Pheasants Nest (NSW 2574) — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 95 km from the Pheasants Nest service centre on the Hume, about 1 hr 16 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 97 km, about 1 hr 20 min. The fare is $269 one way for one or two passengers, rising to $409 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. Arrange it before you sail and there is nothing to do from a ship's wifi. Quote on 0427 143 612.
Fixed fare each way; pickups add $10
$269 for a couple, rising only with the seat count. Which terminal your ship docks at makes no difference.
| Passengers | Vehicle | Fixed fare (one way) | Typical booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sedan | $269 | solo flyers and couples |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $299 | three with the cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $299 | four adults, no squeeze |
| 5 | People Mover | $329 | family holidays |
| 6 | People Mover | $329 | two couples sharing the run |
| 7 | Minibus | $379 | larger family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $379 | two families sharing one vehicle |
| 9 | Minibus | $409 | sports teams and club trips |
| 10 | Minibus | $409 | teams and work crews |
| 11 | Minibus | $409 | the most we fit in one vehicle |
Late release, long queue, public holiday — none of them change the figure you were given. No advance payment and no card hold — you pay on the day you get home. Fares reviewed August 2026.
Disembarkation is the leg people forget. Everyone books the trip to the ship. The rank at 7am with a fortnight of luggage is the part worth removing.
Waiting when you land
The class is set from your luggage as much as your headcount, because disembarkation day is when the bags are at their worst.
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 inclusions do not change with the vehicle. Every Pheasants Nest pickup carries tolls and GST inside the quoted fare, free child restraints fitted in advance, free waiting on the morning and no payment until the day. Seats and boot space are the only difference.
The drive home
Allow about 1 hr 16 min for the 95 km from White Bay at Rozelle to the Pheasants Nest service centre on the Hume, and about 1 hr 20 min for the 97 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. The return is motorway almost door to door. Tell us which side of the highway you need if you are being dropped at the service centre rather than a residential address.
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 Pheasants Nest 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.
Disembarkation is released by luggage tag rather than a published time, so the booking does not have a slot to miss. You message when you are through and the driver comes in.
If the ship berths late, nothing changes on your side — the driver simply waits longer, at no cost.
Rebooked onto a different ship or date? The transfer moves with you at no cost.
Give us the ship and the date when you book, and message us on the morning when you are actually through. That is the whole arrangement.
Where we meet you
At White Bay the driver waits close by rather than circling Rozelle, and comes to the terminal doors when you message. There is no meter running while you clear the hall.
At Circular Quay the marshals keep the kerb moving, which means waiting on it is not an option. The driver holds close and comes in on your word.
After that the trip is yours alone: out of the terminal precinct and straight to your address. If you are being dropped at the service centre rather than a house, tell us which side of the highway — northbound and southbound are separate facilities and there is no crossing between them on foot.
The two terminals
White Bay at Rozelle is 95 km from Pheasants Nest and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 97 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 16 min · Rozelle, via James Craig Rd
The return is motorway almost door to door. Tell us which side of the highway you need if you are being dropped at the service centre rather than a residential address. Full detail on the White Bay transfers page.
about 1 hr 20 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.
$269 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) | $269 fixed | ~1 hr 16 min, door to door | no queue to join at any point, and a boot that fits what came back |
| 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 Pheasants Nest end — with a fortnight of luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~1 hr 16 min if a car accepts | most of what we bring back here is crews and handovers rather than households, and those happen at every hour |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~1 hr 16 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 Pheasants Nest 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 $409 — about $37 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
Three thousand passengers come off at once and the queue reflects it. A booked driver is not in that queue.
Metered pricing on a run this long is decided by the traffic and the hour. Yours was agreed before you sailed.
A rank car that fits four people rarely fits four people's cruise luggage. Ours was chosen for it.
Why book the arrival
Two minutes at home saves the worst hour of the trip back.
Ships release by tag colour over a couple of hours, so we work off your word instead.
Customs, the hall and the queue for the lift are all free time on this booking.
Card, cash or PayID when you get home, with an invoice by email if you want one.
Duty free, gifts and a fortnight of washing all have to fit somewhere.
Capsules and boosters installed in advance.
The route home
The road we actually take from the terminal back out to Pheasants Nest, leg by leg.
Nearby drop-offs
Neighbouring localities carry their own cruise figures rather than sharing this page's numbers.
Somewhere else in Wollondilly, Macarthur or the Southern Highlands? The full suburb list.
Who you are booking with
Small, local and independent: our cars, our drivers, and one business answerable from the gangway to your door.
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
Between $269 and $409, set by the seat count. White Bay and Circular Quay cost the same.
There is no fixed pickup time, because there is nothing reliable to fix it to. The driver is nearby from early and pulls in on your text.
Nothing is charged for waiting. A late berthing, a long customs queue or a slow lift are all free time here.
About 1 hr 16 min for the 95 km from White Bay at Rozelle, and 1 hr 20 min for the 97 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.
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.
Nothing in advance. The fare is settled when you get home, which also means a changed itinerary costs you nothing.
Yes — no interchange and no shared leg. If you are being dropped at the service centre rather than a house, tell us which side of the highway — northbound and southbound are separate facilities and there is no crossing between them on foot.
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.
Eleven is the maximum in one vehicle at $409. Groups off a ship usually have more luggage than the seat count suggests, so mention the cases at booking.
Yes and no charge — the ages matter at booking so the right seats are already in the car.
Not with cruise luggage. White Bay has no station at all, and while Circular Quay does, reaching Pheasants Nest from it means a change and then still a car at the far end.
Several doors in the same town is an ordinary arrangement — tell us at booking and we plan the order.
Tell us and it moves at no cost. Nothing is charged in advance, so there is no cancellation fee and nothing to refund.
Message us when you are actually out. Nothing before that matters, because the release order is by luggage tag and no one can predict it.
Thirlmere, Couridjah, Tahmoor, Bargo 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 Pheasants Nest transfer pages
Every route we run for Pheasants Nest has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
From $269 home from the harbour, fixed before you leave, 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.