We run Welby to the Sydney cruise terminals — Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay and White Bay most weeks. The fare is $315, 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 Welby to the Sydney cruise terminals costs $315 one way for one to two passengers. The trip is 118 km and takes about 2 hr 0 min. Tolls, fuel and GST are included, and no deposit is required — you pay the driver after drop-off.
It is 118 km from Welby 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 0 min behind the wheel. 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.
You pay $315 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 28 min drive from Welby 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.
We will tell you when we are not the cheapest. This is the real picture for the 118 km run out of Welby.
| 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.
Split between passengers, the Welby 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.
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 Welby 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.
There is no scheduled shuttle bus from Welby 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 Welby, 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, 36 are further from Sydney than Welby and 17 are closer. That puts this run in the middle of our range. The nearest comparison points are Mittagong at 104 km and Renwick at 107 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 $2.67 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.
$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.
Yes, by 32 km and about 28 minutes each way. When WSI opens on 25 October 2026 the fare from Welby will be $245 against $275 to Mascot, a saving of $30 per trip.
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.
No, and we would rather be straight about it than invent a discount. A return is simply two one-way fares: $630 for one to two passengers. The advantage is that the price is fixed in both directions, including the leg home at midnight.
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.
Yes. Pre-dawn departures are the bulk of our work, seven days. A 12:40am pickup is a normal booking for us: the $315 fare plus our $20 early-pickup fee (any pickup before 6am).
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.
Because the fare is built on the actual distance. Your run is 118 km, which works out at about $2.67 per kilometre. We publish all 54 suburb fares so you can see the logic rather than take our word for it.
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