Private door-to-door transfers from Burradoo to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay. One published price per trip, no deposit to book, and we are outside for the earliest flights.
One-way fare. Tolls, fuel and GST included. No deposit — you pay the driver after drop-off. Pickups before 6am +$20, after 8pm +$10, after 10pm +$20.
A private transfer from Burradoo to the Sydney cruise terminals costs $315 one way for one to two passengers. The trip is 129 km and takes about 2 hr 7 min. Tolls, fuel and GST are included, and no deposit is required — you pay the driver after drop-off.
Measured from Burradoo in the Wingecarribee Shire, the run to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay is 129 km and takes 2 hr 7 min in ordinary conditions. You're in the heart of the Highlands, where the bulk of our early-morning international work comes from — we run this stretch of the Hume most days of the week.
$315 one way, and that is the whole number. Tolls and GST are inside it, the hour of the day does not change it, and nothing is added at the terminal.
You do not pay anything up front. No deposit, no stored card, and no fee if your plans change. The driver takes payment after drop-off.
Sydney has two cruise terminals and your ticket tells you which one. The Overseas Passenger Terminal sits at Circular Quay under the Opera House; White Bay is on the western harbour at Rozelle. The fixed fare from Burradoo is $315 to either.
| Terminal | Where It Is | Which Ships | Fixed Fare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) | Circular Quay, Sydney CBD | Ships too tall to pass under the Harbour Bridge — most of the large ones | $315 |
| White Bay Cruise Terminal | Rozelle, inner west | Ships that fit under the Harbour Bridge | $315 |
Not sure which one? Send us the ship name and sailing date and we will confirm the terminal with the booking. Drop-off at both is at the terminal set-down zone, a short walk with your bags to check-in.
Split between passengers, the Burradoo run works out cheaper the more of you travel. Every tier allows one check-in bag and one carry-on each.
| Group Size | One Way | Per Person | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 passengers | $315 | $158 – $315 | $630 |
| 3–4 passengers | $345 | $86 – $115 | $690 |
| 5–6 passengers | $375 | $62 – $75 | $750 |
| 7–8 passengers | $425 | $53 – $61 | $850 |
| 9–11 passengers | $455 | $41 – $51 | $910 |
All fares include tolls, fuel and GST. A return trip is twice the one-way fare.
There is no scheduled shuttle bus from Burradoo to the Sydney cruise terminals. What people usually mean by a cruise shuttle here is a private door-to-door transfer, which is what we run: we collect you and your luggage from your address rather than a stop, and the vehicle is yours alone.
Compared with a metered taxi from Burradoo, the advantage is that you know the number before you get in and there is room for full-size cruise cases. Compared with a shared shuttle, you are not waiting for other passengers or being dropped third on sailing day. The fare is $315 either way.
Of the 54 suburbs we serve, 30 are further from Sydney than Burradoo and 23 are closer. That puts this run in the middle of our range. The nearest comparison points are Bowral at 115 km and East Bowral at 118 km, so if you have been quoted for one of those you already know roughly where this sits. Within the Central Highlands zone the typical run is 113 km; yours is 16 km longer than that.
Worked as a rate, this run costs about $2.44 per kilometre against a network median of $2.50. We publish every suburb so you can check that logic yourself rather than take our word for it.
We will tell you when we are not the cheapest. This is the real picture for the 129 km run out of Burradoo.
| Option | Typical Cost | Door to Door | Pre-Dawn | Baby Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive and park near the terminal | $160–$352 a week | Yes | Yes | Your own |
| Metered taxi | $409–$480+ | Yes | If available | Not guaranteed |
| Rideshare | $294–$390 with surge | Yes | Rarely available | No |
| Southern Highlands Transfer | $315 fixed | Yes | Every day (+$20 before 6am) | Free, fitted |
Taxi and rideshare figures are indicative ranges for a run of this distance, not quotes. Ours is the only fixed number on that table.
Cruise lines usually open boarding around four to five hours before departure and close it 60 to 90 minutes before. We work back from your boarding window, the 28 min drive from Burradoo and a fifteen-minute buffer, so you arrive inside the first hour of boarding rather than in the last-minute queue.
| Ship Departs | Boarding Typically Opens | We Collect You At |
|---|---|---|
| 3:00pm | 10:30am | 10:15am |
| 4:00pm | 11:30am | 11:15am |
| 5:00pm | 12:30pm | 12:15pm |
| 6:00pm | 1:30pm | 1:15pm |
| 7:00pm | 2:30pm | 2:15pm |
Tell us the ship, the terminal and your boarding window when you book and we confirm the exact pickup in writing. Those pickups are the standard $315, plus $20 for any pickup before 6am. There is no weekend loading.
$315 one way as a fixed fare for one to two passengers, tolls and GST included. A return trip is $630. Larger groups move up a vehicle tier and each tier has its own published price on this page.
There is no cancellation fee, because nothing was charged up front. Let us know as early as you can so we can release the vehicle. For same-day changes, ring rather than email.
Yes, free, and we fit them before we arrive. Tell us the children's ages when you book. We do not charge for seats and we do not expect you to install them at the kerb.
Because the fare is built on the actual distance. Your run is 129 km, which works out at about $2.44 per kilometre. We publish all 54 suburb fares so you can see the logic rather than take our word for it.
Yes, by 32 km and about 28 minutes each way. When WSI opens on 25 October 2026 the fare from Burradoo will be $245 against $275 to Mascot, a saving of $30 per trip.
Around 12:35am. That allows three hours for international check-in, 2 hr 7 min of driving and a fifteen-minute buffer. The fare is the standard $315, plus our $20 early-pickup fee for any pickup before 6am.
A 10pm landing gets you home around 12:52am allowing for baggage. It is the $315 fare plus $20 for a pickup after 10pm and $10 for an airport pickup. We track the flight, so if it lands late we are still there.
We operate as an accredited NSW Point to Point transport provider, which is the licensing regime covering booked passenger services in New South Wales.
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