Cruise terminal to Tahmoor, door to door. a working town strung along the Remembrance Driveway, built around the colliery and the railway line — 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 Tahmoor (NSW 2573) — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 91 km from the Tahmoor shops on Remembrance Driveway, about 1 hr 15 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 93 km, about 1 hr 19 min. The fare is $275 one way for one or two passengers, rising to $415 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. Give us the sailing details and the pickup looks after itself. Quote on 0427 143 612.
Fixed fare each way; pickups add $10
One published fare covers both cruise terminals: $275 from either one home to Tahmoor for one or two passengers.
| Passengers | Vehicle | Fixed fare (one way) | Typical booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sedan | $275 | couples and solo travellers |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $305 | a family of three with cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $305 | four adults and luggage |
| 5 | People Mover | $335 | school-holiday family runs |
| 6 | People Mover | $335 | two households travelling together |
| 7 | Minibus | $385 | extended family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $385 | cruise parties with full cases |
| 9 | Minibus | $415 | wedding guests travelling as one |
| 10 | Minibus | $415 | clubs and work groups |
| 11 | Minibus | $415 | 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 Tahmoor 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 Tahmoor.
The drive home
Allow about 1 hr 15 min for the 91 km from White Bay at Rozelle to the Tahmoor shops on Remembrance Driveway, and about 1 hr 19 min for the 93 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. Coming home from the wharf, the westbound M5 in the middle of the morning is usually clear, and the Hume from there is straightforward. Cruise luggage is the constraint rather than the road — we send a vehicle sized for what you are coming back with.
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 Tahmoor 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. Several Tahmoor properties sit directly on Remembrance Driveway, where stopping means pulling well clear of the traffic lane. Tell us the house number when you book and the driver will already know which side to approach from.
The two terminals
White Bay at Rozelle is 91 km from Tahmoor and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 93 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 15 min · Rozelle, via James Craig Rd
Coming home from the wharf, the westbound M5 in the middle of the morning is usually clear, and the Hume from there is straightforward. Cruise luggage is the constraint rather than the road — we send a vehicle sized for what you are coming back with. Full detail on the White Bay transfers page.
about 1 hr 19 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.
$275 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) | $275 fixed | ~1 hr 15 min, door to door | met at the terminal doors on your message, luggage carried, one fixed fare, straight home |
| 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 Tahmoor end — with a fortnight of luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~1 hr 15 min if a car accepts | shift patterns mean Tahmoor is used to people coming and going at odd hours, but that does not help you at midnight with three cases |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~1 hr 15 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 Tahmoor 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 $415 — about $38 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
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 Tahmoor 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
A fixed $275 one way for one or two passengers, up to $415 for eleven in one vehicle. It is the sail-day fare plus the $10 terminal pickup fee, and any time-of-day fee.
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. The driver waits nearby at no charge, however long the hall takes. There is no meter on this booking and no waiting fee.
White Bay is 1 hr 15 min from home, Circular Quay 1 hr 19 min. Both are door-to-door figures.
We meet ships at both. Rozelle is 91 km from Tahmoor; Circular Quay is 93 km. If the paperwork is not clear, send it to us and we will work out which.
That is exactly why we ask for a case count at booking. A cruise comes home heavier than it left, and the vehicle is chosen for the boot rather than the seats.
No deposit and no card on file. Payment happens at the end of the trip.
Yes. One vehicle, your party only, terminal to door. Several Tahmoor properties sit directly on Remembrance Driveway, where stopping means pulling well clear of the traffic lane. Tell us the house number when you book and the driver will already know which side to approach from.
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 $415. Groups off a ship usually have more luggage than the seat count suggests, so mention the cases at booking.
All three types, free, and installed before the vehicle leaves for the terminal.
There is no train at White Bay, and from Circular Quay to Tahmoor is a long trip with several changes and a walk at both ends. The bags are what rule it out.
Both, and most people book them together. Boarding-window timing, terminal drop detail and the fare are on the Tahmoor cruise transfers page.
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.
Tell us and it moves at no cost. Nothing is charged in advance, so there is no cancellation fee and nothing to refund.
You text, we come in. No calling ahead, no guessing, and no charge for the time before the message arrives.
Thirlmere, Pheasants Nest, Couridjah, Picton 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 Tahmoor transfer pages
Every route we run for Tahmoor has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
$275, 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.