Disembarkation day, without the taxi rank. Private transfers home to Woodlands (a quiet rural locality in the hills between Hill Top and Mittagong) 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 Woodlands (NSW 2575) — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. White Bay Cruise Terminal at Rozelle is 118 km from the Woodlands Road junction, about 2 hr 3 min; the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 120 km, about 2 hr 8 min. 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. 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
One published fare covers both cruise terminals: $315 from either one home to Woodlands for one or two passengers.
| Passengers | Vehicle | Fixed fare (one way) | Typical booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sedan | $315 | couples and solo travellers |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $345 | a family of three with cases |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $345 | four adults and luggage |
| 5 | People Mover | $375 | school-holiday family runs |
| 6 | People Mover | $375 | two households travelling together |
| 7 | Minibus | $425 | extended family departures |
| 8 | Minibus | $425 | cruise parties with full cases |
| 9 | Minibus | $455 | wedding guests travelling as one |
| 10 | Minibus | $455 | clubs and work groups |
| 11 | Minibus | $455 | the maximum in a single 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.
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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 Woodlands 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 2 hr 3 min for the 118 km from White Bay at Rozelle to the Woodlands Road junction, and about 2 hr 8 min for the 120 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay. Home from the wharf via the Hume and the Mittagong exit, with the winding section at the end.
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 Woodlands 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. Access tracks rather than driveways in some cases. We take the exact turnoff at booking so the driver is not reversing in the dark.
The two terminals
White Bay at Rozelle is 118 km from Woodlands and the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay is 120 km. Your cruise documents name the one your ship berths at; both are met on the same terms and at the same fare.
about 2 hr 3 min · Rozelle, via James Craig Rd
Home from the wharf via the Hume and the Mittagong exit, with the winding section at the end. Full detail on the White Bay transfers page.
about 2 hr 8 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.
$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 | ~2 hr 3 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 Woodlands end — with a fortnight of luggage |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~2 hr 3 min if a car accepts | small, rural and served by nothing |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~2 hr 3 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 Woodlands 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
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
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 Woodlands, 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
$315 for a couple, rising in fixed steps to $455 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. The driver waits nearby at no charge, however long the hall takes. There is no meter on this booking and no waiting fee.
About 2 hr 3 min for the 118 km from White Bay at Rozelle, and 2 hr 8 min for the 120 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.
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 — no interchange and no shared leg. Access tracks rather than driveways in some cases. We take the exact turnoff at booking so the driver is not reversing in the dark.
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.
One minibus takes eleven for $455, which beats three cars from the rank on both price and on everyone leaving together.
All three types, free, and installed before the vehicle leaves for the terminal.
Not with cruise luggage. White Bay has no station at all, and while Circular Quay does, reaching Woodlands 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 Woodlands 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.
Mittagong, Braemar, Willow Vale, Renwick 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 Woodlands transfer pages
Every route we run for Woodlands 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.