Disembarkation day, without the taxi rank. Private transfers home to The Oaks (the village at the top of the Burragorang road, with the valley dropping away to the west and Camden fifteen minutes east) 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 The Oaks (NSW 2570) — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 78 km from John Street and the shops by the war memorial, about 1 hr 6 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 80 km, about 1 hr 10 min. The fare is $259 one way for one or two passengers, rising to $359 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. Book it with the outbound leg and the whole trip is settled. Quote on 0427 143 612.
Fixed fare each way; pickups add $10
$259 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 | $259 | solo flyers and couples |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $279 | three with the cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $279 | four adults, no squeeze |
| 5 | People Mover | $299 | family holidays |
| 6 | People Mover | $299 | two couples sharing the run |
| 7 | Minibus | $329 | larger family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $329 | two families sharing one vehicle |
| 9 | Minibus | $359 | sports teams and club trips |
| 10 | Minibus | $359 | teams and work crews |
| 11 | Minibus | $359 | 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 The Oaks 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 6 min for the 78 km from White Bay at Rozelle to John Street and the shops by the war memorial, and about 1 hr 10 min for the 80 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. Back from the wharf the westbound M5 is generally clear mid-morning, and the climb up The Oaks Road at the end is the only slow part. Cases are handled at the terminal and at the door.
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 The Oaks 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. Semi-rural blocks with long drives are standard. Several properties share an access track off the main road, so tell us if yours is one of them and which gate is which.
The two terminals
White Bay at Rozelle is 78 km from The Oaks and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 80 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 6 min · Rozelle, via James Craig Rd
Back from the wharf the westbound M5 is generally clear mid-morning, and the climb up The Oaks Road at the end is the only slow part. Cases are handled at the terminal and at the door. Full detail on the White Bay transfers page.
about 1 hr 10 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.
$259 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) | $259 fixed | ~1 hr 6 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 The Oaks end — with a fortnight of luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~1 hr 6 min if a car accepts | the Oaks has no station and no late service of any kind |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~1 hr 6 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 The Oaks 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 $359 — about $33 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
When two vessels turn around together the rank at Rozelle disappears entirely. A pre-booked car is unaffected.
A metered trip out to this district depends on conditions you cannot see from the queue.
Whatever you left with, you are returning with more. That is a vehicle decision, not a hope.
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 The Oaks, 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
A fixed $259 one way for one or two passengers, up to $359 for eleven in one vehicle. It is the sail-day fare plus the $10 terminal pickup fee, and any time-of-day fee.
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.
Nothing is charged for waiting. A late berthing, a long customs queue or a slow lift are all free time here.
White Bay is 1 hr 6 min from home, Circular Quay 1 hr 10 min. Both are door-to-door figures.
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. Semi-rural blocks with long drives are standard. Several properties share an access track off the main road, so tell us if yours is one of them and which gate is which.
On disembarkation morning, considerably. Two or three thousand passengers come off at once and a 78 km fare out to this district is one plenty of drivers would rather not take. A booked car is already there and already priced.
One minibus takes eleven for $359, which beats three cars from the rank on both price and on everyone leaving together.
Yes and no charge — the ages matter at booking so the right seats are already in the car.
There is no train at White Bay, and from Circular Quay to The Oaks 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 The Oaks 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.
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.
Orangeville, Werombi, Glenmore, Belimbla Park 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 The Oaks transfer pages
Every route we run for The Oaks has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
From $259 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.