Cruise terminal to Welby, door to door. the working edge of Mittagong, between the motorway 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 Welby (NSW 2575) — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 116 km from the Welby shops on Old Hume Highway, about 1 hr 55 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 118 km, about 2 hr. The fare is $315 one way for one or two passengers, rising to $455 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
The run home is priced exactly like the run out: $315 one way for one or two passengers, with the same steps above that.
| Passengers | Vehicle | Fixed fare (one way) | Typical booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sedan | $315 | solo flyers and couples |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $345 | three with the cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $345 | four adults, no squeeze |
| 5 | People Mover | $375 | family holidays |
| 6 | People Mover | $375 | two couples sharing the run |
| 7 | Minibus | $425 | larger family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $425 | two families sharing one vehicle |
| 9 | Minibus | $455 | sports teams and club trips |
| 10 | Minibus | $455 | teams and work crews |
| 11 | Minibus | $455 | 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 Welby 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 55 min for the 116 km from White Bay at Rozelle to the Welby shops on Old Hume Highway, and about 2 hr for the 118 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. Back down the Hume and into Welby. Between the motorway and the railway, so tell us which side and the driver takes the right approach first time.
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 Welby 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. Between the motorway and the railway, so the approach depends on which side. Tell us and the driver takes the right one first time.
The two terminals
White Bay at Rozelle is 116 km from Welby and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 118 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 55 min · Rozelle, via James Craig Rd
Back down the Hume and into Welby. Between the motorway and the railway, so tell us which side and the driver takes the right approach first time. Full detail on the White Bay transfers page.
about 2 hr · 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.
$315 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) | $315 fixed | ~1 hr 55 min, door to door | a driver already nearby, no meter while you queue, and a price settled before you sailed |
| 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 Welby end — with a fortnight of luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~1 hr 55 min if a car accepts | practical arrivals rather than leisurely ones — work trips, family visits, and a fair number of one-way legs where somebody is being dropped rather than making a round trip |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~1 hr 55 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 Welby 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 $455 — about $41 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
The trip home is settled while you still have a keyboard and a signal.
That is the whole arrangement. No slot, nothing to miss, no penalty for a slow morning.
A late berthing or a long queue costs nothing, because there is no meter running.
Nothing taken at booking, and no cancellation fee if the sailing changes.
Cruise cases are the reason people book this leg. We plan the vehicle around them.
Fitted before the vehicle leaves, from the ages you gave us at booking.
The route home
The road we actually take from the terminal back out to Welby, 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 $315 and $455, 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.
No. The driver waits nearby at no charge, however long the hall takes. There is no meter on this booking and no waiting fee.
About 1 hr 55 min for the 116 km from White Bay at Rozelle, and 2 hr for the 118 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. The slow part is getting out of the terminal precinct rather than the motorway.
Both, each with its own published fare. White Bay is at Rozelle and takes most of the shorter sailings; the Overseas Passenger Terminal is at Circular Quay and takes the larger international ships. Your cruise documents name it — from Welby it is 116 km from White Bay and 118 km from the Quay.
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.
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 — no interchange and no shared leg. Between the motorway and the railway, so the approach depends on which side. Tell us and the driver takes the right one first time.
Two things a rank cannot give you: a boot chosen for cruise luggage, and a known price on a long run out of the city.
One minibus takes eleven for $455, 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 Welby 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 Welby 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.
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.
Renwick, Mittagong, Bowral, Woodlands 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 Welby transfer pages
Every route we run for Welby has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
From $315 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.