We run Joadja to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay most weeks. The fare is $380, fixed, and it is the same number whether you are leaving at 2am or 2pm.
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 Joadja to the Sydney cruise terminals costs $380 one way for one to two passengers. The trip is 134 km and takes about 2 hr 53 min. Tolls, fuel and GST are included, and no deposit is required — you pay the driver after drop-off.
It is 134 km from Joadja in the Wingecarribee Shire to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay, and in normal traffic we allow 2 hr 53 min behind the wheel. Down in the deep south and west of the region you're a genuine distance from Mascot — which is exactly why a fixed fare beats a meter that keeps ticking.
You pay $380 one way — published and fixed. Tolls, fuel and GST are already in it; an airport pickup adds $10 and a pickup before 6am adds $20.
Nothing is charged when you book. There is no deposit, no card held on file and no cancellation fee — you settle with the driver once you have been dropped off.
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 2 hr 53 min drive from Joadja 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 | 7:50am |
| 4:00pm | 11:30am | 8:50am |
| 5:00pm | 12:30pm | 9:50am |
| 6:00pm | 1:30pm | 10:50am |
| 7:00pm | 2:30pm | 11:50am |
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 $380, plus $20 for any pickup before 6am. There is no weekend loading.
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 Joadja is $380 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 | $380 |
| White Bay Cruise Terminal | Rozelle, inner west | Ships that fit under the Harbour Bridge | $380 |
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.
We will tell you when we are not the cheapest. This is the real picture for the 134 km run out of Joadja.
| Option | Typical Cost | Door to Door | Pre-Dawn | Baby Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive and park near the terminal | $185–$407 a week | Yes | Yes | Your own |
| Metered taxi | $473–$555+ | Yes | If available | Not guaranteed |
| Rideshare | $340–$451 with surge | Yes | Rarely available | No |
| Southern Highlands Transfer | $380 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.
Split between passengers, the Joadja 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 | $380 | $190 – $380 | $760 |
| 3–4 passengers | $410 | $103 – $137 | $820 |
| 5–6 passengers | $440 | $73 – $88 | $880 |
| 7–8 passengers | $480 | $60 – $69 | $960 |
| 9–11 passengers | $520 | $47 – $58 | $1040 |
All fares include tolls, fuel and GST. A return trip is twice the one-way fare.
There is no scheduled shuttle bus from Joadja 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 Joadja, 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 $380 either way.
Of the 54 suburbs we serve, 23 are further from Sydney than Joadja and 30 are closer. That puts this run in the middle of our range. The nearest comparison points are Mandemar at 120 km and Moss Vale at 125 km, so if you have been quoted for one of those you already know roughly where this sits. Within the Deep South & West zone the typical run is 140 km; yours is 6 km shorter than that.
Worked as a rate, this run costs about $2.84 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.
$380 one way as a fixed fare for one to two passengers, tolls and GST included. A return trip is $760. Larger groups move up a vehicle tier and each tier has its own published price on this page.
No, and we would rather be straight about it than invent a discount. A return is simply two one-way fares: $760 for one to two passengers. The advantage is that the price is fixed in both directions, including the leg home at midnight.
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.
Because the fare is built on the actual distance. Your run is 134 km, which works out at about $2.84 per kilometre. We publish all 54 suburb fares so you can see the logic rather than take our word for it.
Yes. Pre-dawn departures are the bulk of our work, seven days. A 11:47pm pickup is a normal booking for us: the $380 fare plus our $20 late-night fee (any pickup after 10pm).
We operate as an accredited NSW Point to Point transport provider, which is the licensing regime covering booked passenger services in New South Wales.
Around 11:50pm. That allows three hours for international check-in, 2 hr 53 min of driving and a fifteen-minute buffer. The fare is the standard $380, plus our $20 early-pickup fee for any pickup before 6am.
Every fare allows one check-in bag and one carry-on per passenger. If you are carrying more than that, or something awkward like golf clubs, a pram or a cello, say so when you book and we will send a vehicle with the room. Extra bags are $5 each and bulky items such as golf clubs or skis $10 each.
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