We run Sutton Forest to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay most weeks. The fare is $335, 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 Sutton Forest to the Sydney cruise terminals costs $335 one way for one to two passengers. The trip is 131 km and takes about 2 hr 11 min. Tolls, fuel and GST are included, and no deposit is required — you pay the driver after drop-off.
Door to door, Sutton Forest in the Wingecarribee Shire to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay is 131 km, which we plan at 2 hr 11 min of driving. Out through the southern and eastern Highlands the roads are quieter but the distance is real, so the pickup times matter more here than almost anywhere we serve.
The published price is $335 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.
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 11 min drive from Sutton Forest 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 | 8:30am |
| 4:00pm | 11:30am | 9:30am |
| 5:00pm | 12:30pm | 10:30am |
| 6:00pm | 1:30pm | 11:30am |
| 7:00pm | 2:30pm | 12:30pm |
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 $335, plus $20 for any pickup before 6am. There is no weekend loading.
There is no scheduled shuttle bus from Sutton Forest 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 Sutton Forest, 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 $335 either way.
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 Sutton Forest is $335 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 | $335 |
| White Bay Cruise Terminal | Rozelle, inner west | Ships that fit under the Harbour Bridge | $335 |
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 131 km run out of Sutton Forest.
| Option | Typical Cost | Door to Door | Pre-Dawn | Baby Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive and park near the terminal | $170–$374 a week | Yes | Yes | Your own |
| Metered taxi | $435–$510+ | Yes | If available | Not guaranteed |
| Rideshare | $312–$414 with surge | Yes | Rarely available | No |
| Southern Highlands Transfer | $335 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.
Of the 54 suburbs we serve, 27 are further from Sydney than Sutton Forest and 26 are closer. That puts this run in the middle of our range. The nearest comparison points are Medway at 118 km and High Range at 120 km, so if you have been quoted for one of those you already know roughly where this sits.
Worked as a rate, this run costs about $2.56 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.
Split between passengers, the Sutton Forest 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 | $335 | $168 – $335 | $670 |
| 3–4 passengers | $365 | $91 – $122 | $730 |
| 5–6 passengers | $395 | $66 – $79 | $790 |
| 7–8 passengers | $435 | $54 – $62 | $870 |
| 9–11 passengers | $475 | $43 – $53 | $950 |
All fares include tolls, fuel and GST. A return trip is twice the one-way fare.
We run these addresses regularly, so we know the driveways and where to wait without blocking the entrance.
$335 one way as a fixed fare for one to two passengers, tolls and GST included. A return trip is $670. 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.
We operate as an accredited NSW Point to Point transport provider, which is the licensing regime covering booked passenger services in New South Wales.
No, and we would rather be straight about it than invent a discount. A return is simply two one-way fares: $670 for one to two passengers. The advantage is that the price is fixed in both directions, including the leg home at midnight.
Yes. Pre-dawn departures are the bulk of our work, seven days. A 12:29am pickup is a normal booking for us: the $335 fare plus our $20 early-pickup fee (any pickup before 6am).
A 10pm landing gets you home around 12:56am allowing for baggage. It is the $335 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.
No. There is no deposit and we do not store your card. You pay the driver after drop-off, by cash, bank transfer or card (1.2% card surcharge), at the fare we confirmed in writing when you booked.
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