A private transfer from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay or White Bay to Thirlmere, priced at $275 before you book. We are there when you walk out, however late you land.
One-way fare. Tolls, fuel and GST included. We track your ship — delays cost you nothing. No deposit; you pay the driver after drop-off.
A private transfer from the Sydney cruise terminals to Thirlmere in the Southern Highlands costs $275 one way for one to two passengers. The drive is 95 km and takes about 1 hr 43 min. We track your ship and wait at the designated pick-up area at the terminal, with waiting time and parking included. No deposit — you pay the driver after drop-off.
Your ship is monitored from departure. If it runs early we are early; if it runs three hours late we are still there, and you get a text before you land telling you exactly where to walk.
The driver waits at the designated pick-up area at the terminal. We do not offer a meet-and-greet inside the terminal — we collect you kerbside at the designated pick-up point, which is quicker, and it is already in the fare. Waiting time and parking are already inside your $275, so a two-hour delay costs you nothing.
It is 95 km from the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay or White Bay to Thirlmere, and we allow 1 hr 43 min behind the wheel. 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.
Arriving is different from leaving. On the way out you are watching a check-in cut-off; on the way in you have already done the hard part and the only thing that matters is getting to a bed. That is easier in the back of a car than behind the wheel of one.
Thirlmere is one of the closest suburbs we serve to Sydney — 4 of our 54 pickup points sit nearer the city, which is why the fare is at the lower end of our range. The nearest comparison points are Couridjah at 82 km and Bargo at 86 km, so if you have been quoted for one of those you already know roughly where this sits. Within the Wollondilly corridor zone the typical run is 83 km; yours is 12 km longer than that.
Ships usually dock early and disembark in groups over two to three hours. Tell us your disembarkation group and we time the pickup to it; these examples then add the 1 hr 43 min drive to Thirlmere.
| Ship Docks | You Walk Out Around | Home By |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00am | 7:30am | 9:25am |
| 6:00am | 8:30am | 10:25am |
| 6:30am | 9:30am | 11:25am |
| 7:00am | 10:30am | 12:25pm |
We track the ship, so if disembarkation runs late the driver waits at no charge. The fare is $275, plus $20 before 6am, $10 after 8pm or $20 after 10pm.
A fair question, and sometimes the right answer.
| Hire Car | Transfer | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Daily rate for the whole stay | $275 each way |
| Driving after a long flight | You, jet-lagged | Not you |
| Unfamiliar roads at night | Yes | No |
| Child seats | Hired, fitted by you | Free, fitted before we arrive |
| Parking at the other end | Your problem | Not applicable |
| Useful once you are here | Yes, if you are touring | Book each trip |
The honest test is how many days you will actually drive. Touring the region daily? Hire the car. Staying put at one address and eating and drinking there? Two transfers will cost less than the hire, the fuel and the parking combined.
Arriving luggage is heavier than departing luggage. Tell us the real number when you book and the right vehicle is waiting.
| Group Size | Vehicle | Luggage Allowance | One Way |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 passengers | Sedan or SUV | 1 check-in bag + 1 carry-on each | $275 |
| 3–4 passengers | People Mover | 1 check-in bag + 1 carry-on each | $305 |
| 5–6 passengers | People Mover | 1 check-in bag + 1 carry-on each | $335 |
| 7–8 passengers | People Mover or 8-Seater | 1 check-in bag + 1 carry-on each | $385 |
| 9–11 passengers | Minibus | 1 check-in bag + 1 carry-on each | $415 |
$275 one way for one to two passengers, fixed before you travel, with tolls, fuel and GST included. The drive is 95 km and takes about 1 hr 43 min. It is the same fare in either direction.
Seven days, twenty-four hours, at the same fare. Late arrivals are a large share of what we do, because the flights that land after ten at night are exactly the ones with no other way home.
Yes, free of charge. Tell us the children's ages when you book and the correct restraints are installed before we arrive, so you are not assembling a capsule at the kerb after a long flight.
At the designated pick-up area at the terminal, not inside the arrivals hall. We text you the exact spot before you arrive, along with the driver's name and the vehicle.
About 1 hr 43 min for the 95 km run in normal conditions, plus however long you take to clear the terminal. Landing at 9:15am you would typically be at your door in Thirlmere a little after 11:28am.
Ring us before the day if you can. The vehicle is allocated to the numbers you gave us, and turning up with three extra people and their bags is the one thing we cannot solve at the kerb.
Book before you fly and there is one less thing to solve when you land.
Prefer to talk it through? 0427 143 612 · 7 days, 24 hours
