A fixed price, published before you book, for the 87 km run from Picton to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay. No deposit, and you pay the driver after drop-off.
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 Picton to the Sydney cruise terminals costs $275 one way for one to two passengers. The trip is 87 km and takes about 1 hr 38 min. Tolls, fuel and GST are included, and no deposit is required — you pay the driver after drop-off.
The trip out of Picton in the Wollondilly Shire covers 87 km and takes about 1 hr 38 min door to door to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay. You're on the Wollondilly side of the Highlands, which is the closest corner of our service area to Sydney — the run down the Hume is short enough that a mid-morning flight doesn't need a pre-dawn start.
The published price is $275 one way. It is the same figure at 1am as at 1pm, it includes tolls and GST, and it is confirmed in writing before you commit.
Booking costs you nothing. We do not take a deposit and we do not keep your card details; payment happens at the end of the trip, not the start.
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 Picton is $275 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 | $275 |
| White Bay Cruise Terminal | Rozelle, inner west | Ships that fit under the Harbour Bridge | $275 |
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 87 km run out of Picton.
| Option | Typical Cost | Door to Door | Pre-Dawn | Baby Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive and park near the terminal | $140–$308 a week | Yes | Yes | Your own |
| Metered taxi | $358–$420+ | Yes | If available | Not guaranteed |
| Rideshare | $257–$341 with surge | Yes | Rarely available | No |
| Southern Highlands Transfer | $275 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.
Picton is one of the closest suburbs we serve to Sydney — 1 of our 54 pickup points sit nearer the city, which is why the fare is at the lower end of our range.
Worked as a rate, this run costs about $3.16 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.
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 26 min drive from Picton 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 $275, plus $20 for any pickup before 6am. There is no weekend loading.
There is no scheduled shuttle bus from Picton 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 Picton, 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 $275 either way.
Split between passengers, the Picton 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 | $275 | $138 – $275 | $550 |
| 3–4 passengers | $295 | $74 – $98 | $590 |
| 5–6 passengers | $315 | $52 – $63 | $630 |
| 7–8 passengers | $345 | $43 – $49 | $690 |
| 9–11 passengers | $375 | $34 – $42 | $750 |
All fares include tolls, fuel and GST. A return trip is twice the one-way fare.
$275 one way as a fixed fare for one to two passengers, tolls and GST included. A return trip is $550. Larger groups move up a vehicle tier and each tier has its own published price on this page.
About 1 hr 38 min for the 87 km run in normal conditions. We add time for weekday morning traffic and we plan backwards from your flight or ship time rather than from a fixed departure.
A 10pm landing gets you home around 12:23am allowing for baggage. It is the $275 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 wait at the terminal's designated pick-up point rather than inside the arrivals hall. We text you the exact spot before you land, and we monitor the flight so a delay costs you nothing.
Yes. We serve all 54 suburbs across the Southern Highlands, Wollondilly, Goulburn Mulwaree and Kangaroo Valley, and every one of them has its own published fare rather than a zone estimate.
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, by 38 km and about 26 minutes each way. When WSI opens on 25 October 2026 the fare from Picton will be $185 against $235 to Mascot, a saving of $50 per trip.
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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