The airport moved closer. Private transfers from Cawdor (the farming valley south of Camden, where the road runs along the creek and the paddocks come right to the verge) to Badgerys Creek, priced before you book and paid on the day you travel.
Wollondilly Airport Shuttle drives Cawdor (NSW 2570) to Western Sydney International at Badgerys Creek — a fixed-fare private transfer, not a shared shuttle. The airport takes passengers, and it is 31 km from the Cawdor Road junction to the terminal, about 36 min. That is 31 km shorter than the 62 km run to Kingsford Smith, and our route carries no tolls. The fare is $119 one way for one or two passengers, rising to $179 for eleven in one vehicle — the Sydney Airport run from here is $169. Nothing is payable in advance. Book it with the flight and there is nothing left to arrange. Quote on 0427 143 612.
Fixed fare, each airport
Each suburb has its own Western Sydney fare, usually below the Mascot run — $169 for one or two people.
| Passengers | Vehicle | Fixed fare (one way) | Typical booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | Sedan | $119 | one or two travellers |
| 3 | Kia Carnival | $129 | a small family |
| 4 | Kia Carnival | $129 | four with luggage |
| 5 | People Mover | $139 | holiday departures |
| 6 | People Mover | $139 | two families travelling together |
| 7 | Minibus | $159 | extended families |
| 8 | Minibus | $159 | cruise passengers with full cases |
| 9 | Minibus | $179 | guests travelling as one group |
| 10 | Minibus | $179 | group and club travel |
| 11 | Minibus | $179 | the largest single vehicle |
No holiday surcharge and no card held at booking; pickups before 6am add $20. Tolls and GST are already counted. No advance payment and no card hold — you pay on the day of travel. Fares reviewed August 2026.
Its own fare, and a shorter drive. The fare here is $119, against $169 for the Mascot run; what you also gain from Cawdor is a shorter drive on an untolled road and a terminal you can actually park a car at.
Matched to your group
The vehicle is matched to your group before the day, so nothing has to be renegotiated when the boot turns out to be too small.
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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
Every class includes the same things. Tolls and GST are inside the fare, child restraints are fitted before we leave at no cost, arrivals are tracked by flight number, and there is no advance payment — you pay on the day of travel. The only thing that changes between cards is how many people and how much luggage fit.
The western run
Allow about 36 min for the 31 km from the Cawdor Road junction to the terminal forecourt. Cawdor to WSI runs back through Camden and up The Northern Road, and lands well inside the Kingsford Smith time.
The same trip to Kingsford Smith is 62 km and about 58 min, so Badgerys Creek saves 31 km — and, more usefully, it skips the M5 East and the airport tunnel, which is where the Mascot run loses its time on a bad morning.
Arriving rather than departing? The meeting points and free waiting times are on the Western Sydney Airport to Cawdor page.
Departure timing, worked backwards
A terminal deadline plus the drive plus a traffic allowance, worked backwards. Because the drive is shorter from Cawdor, so is the early start.
Guides rather than quotes. The flight number is what turns them into an exact pickup time on your booking.
One terminal, one kerb
One terminal building means one kerb. We set you down at the departures door with the cases out of the boot rather than leaving you to find the right end of a long frontage.
For the trip home we track the aircraft rather than the timetable, and the driver is inside arrivals holding your name when you walk out.
We come to the address you give us, at the hour the departure actually requires, and drive straight through.
The other airport
Kingsford Smith is 62 km from Cawdor and Badgerys Creek is 31 km. The new airport wins on distance by 31 km and on route quality by rather more than that, but the older one still has the wider network of long-haul destinations. Here are both, honestly.
about 58 min · Hume, M5 and the airport tunnel
Where the long-haul network still is today, and where most flights out of this district leave from until the new airport's schedule fills out. Departure fares and leave-by times for Mascot are on the Cawdor to Sydney Airport page.
about 36 min · no tolls on our route
North into Camden and up The Northern Road. The valley road at the start is the slow section, particularly in the colder months when fog sits along the creek line.
$169 to Sydney Airport, $119 to Western Sydney. The fare is set by your suburb and your group size, not by the terminal at the far end — so switching airports after booking does not change the number.
Get Free QuoteThe honest comparison
Badgerys Creek is a new airport with a road network built for it and a rail line that does not reach this district. That changes how the options compare.
| Option | Typical cost (2 adults) | Door to terminal | What it actually involves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private transfer (us) | $119 fixed | ~36 min, door to door | a fare fixed in advance and a car that is on the sheet rather than hoped for |
| Train or metro | Opal fares, plus getting yourself to the line | 2 hrs or more, with changes | the airport metro runs from St Marys, not from Cawdor — you would need to reach it with your luggage first, which is the trip you were trying to avoid |
| Rideshare or taxi | metered, and surge-dependent | ~36 min if a car accepts | valley fog after a long flight is exactly the combination you do not want to be driving yourself through |
| Drive and park | fuel and tolls plus from about $190 a week in budget long-stay parking | ~36 min plus the car park shuttle | parking at a brand-new airport is untested at this stage, and it still means leaving a car sitting there for the length of the trip |
Fares, parking rates and the metro timetable at Western Sydney International will settle over its first months, so check anything time-sensitive before you rely on it. The honest summary for Cawdor: for a departure from Badgerys Creek there is no realistic public transport option from this district, which is exactly why a fixed-fare car makes sense.
One vehicle, one fare
Eleven passengers and their luggage travel in one minibus for $179 — about $16 a seat, against three separate cars at whatever the apps are charging that morning. Everyone leaves at once and arrives at once.
Give us the headcount and a rough bag count when you book. If the group is flying out on two different flights, say so and we will either run two pickups or hold one vehicle — a much easier decision now than at 4am.
Booked car or app
A metered or surge-priced trip of 31 km has no ceiling until it ends. Yours was $119 the moment you booked.
An app at 4am in this district is a hope, not a plan. A pre-booked driver is on the sheet with your address and your flight number.
Cases carried to the boot and out again at the forecourt, with child restraints already fitted — not an argument about whether the pram fits.
Why pre-book the western run
The number was set by where you live and how many seats you need. The airport at the far end does not enter into it.
Our route to Badgerys Creek avoids the tolled motorways entirely — and the toll saving is already inside your fixed fare anyway.
For most of this district WSI is closer than Kingsford Smith, and that shows up as an extra half hour in bed.
Nothing is taken at booking, so there is no cancellation fee and nothing to refund.
Bookings are open now, at the published fare.
Tell us the children's ages when you book and the right seats are in the vehicle before it leaves.
Route & pickup area
The road we actually take from Cawdor out to the new airport, leg by leg.
Also on this corridor
Every suburb around here has its own Western Sydney Airport page, with its own distance to Badgerys Creek and its own fixed fare.
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 for the booking from start to finish.
ABN: 51 939 227 384
P2P service provider no: BSP-439561
Wollondilly Shire, Macarthur and the Southern Highlands — 75 suburbs, each with a published fare.
Sedans, Kia Carnivals, people movers and eleven-seat minibuses.
Every departure and arrival, 24 hours a day, including public holidays.
A published price per suburb for each airport, with tolls and GST inside it. Nothing payable in advance.
Questions, answered plainly
$119 for a couple, rising in fixed steps to $179 for a full eleven-seat minibus. Western Sydney has its own published price list, usually below the Sydney Airport fare.
We are taking bookings for departures from that date now, on exactly the same terms as every other run — fixed fare, nothing payable in advance.
About 36 min for the 31 km. That is 31 km shorter than the run to Kingsford Smith, and the route avoids the M5 East and the airport tunnel entirely.
Closer by 31 km — 31 km versus 62 km. Whether it is the right airport still depends on where your flight goes from, but on distance alone it wins.
At the departures forecourt. Western Sydney International has a single terminal building, so there is no guessing between domestic and international and no shuttle between them — the vehicle stops at the door and the bags come out with you.
Nothing up front and no pre-authorisation. The fare is settled at the terminal on the day, however you prefer to pay.
We work backwards from your boarding time: about two hours at the terminal for an international departure and ninety minutes for a domestic one, plus the 36 min drive and a traffic allowance.
Every hour of every day; set fees apply before 6am and after 8pm. Set fees apply for pickups before 6am (+$20), 8pm–10pm (+$10) and after 10pm (+$20); there is no public-holiday premium.
There is a metro planned for the airport itself, but it does not come anywhere near Cawdor — reaching it means a drive or several changes before you even start, which is usually the trip you were trying to avoid.
One eleven-seat minibus takes the lot for $179. Beyond eleven we run a second vehicle and quote it in advance.
All three types, free, and installed before the vehicle leaves for your address. Give us the ages at booking.
Message or call and we move it at no cost. Because nothing is charged in advance, there is no cancellation fee and nothing to refund.
Both, each with its own published fare. Kingsford Smith is 62 km from here — the distances, leave-by times and terminal details are on the Cawdor to Sydney Airport page.
The vehicle is chosen from your bag count as much as your headcount, and the driver loads and unloads it. A sedan takes two large cases and two carry-ons; the minibus takes eleven people's worth.
Yours alone. There is no shared loop and no interchange — the word shuttle is in our name because of the route, not because you share the car.
Twenty-four to forty-eight hours is comfortable, and further ahead over school holidays and Christmas. For the opening weeks of the new airport, earlier is better — the first schedules will be busy.
Anywhere in the airport precinct, at the same price. The terminal forecourt is simply where most bookings end.
Camden Park, Grasmere, Cobbitty, Bringelly 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 to Badgerys Creek.
All Cawdor transfer pages
Every route we run for Cawdor has its own page, with its own distances, timings and pickup notes.
Fixed $169 from your door to the Western Sydney terminal, no tolls on the route and no advance payment. Send the flight details and we confirm the same day.
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.