Getting Around Sydney

Airports
Sydney International Airport (the official name is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport) lies 8 km to the south of the city. The Airport Express bus departs every 10-30 minutes to the city and the journey takes about 30 minutes. Taxis take about 30 minutes and cost as follows: Sydney City $25, North Sydney $35, Manly $50, Parramatta $45, Liverpool $40, Cronulla $35. Sydney Airport Rail Link leaves approximately every ten minutes to the centre and the journey takes only 13 minutes. A one-way ticket costs $12.20 for adults. Between Terminals $4.70.

Local Transport
Central Sydney is compact and suited to walking, and out to the suburbs there are trains, buses or ferries. The monorail, with 7 stops between City and Darling Harbour, also provides a fine sightseeing trip. Light Rail, tramcar, round the clock to, among other places, Star City and the Fish Markets. Trains from Central Station and Town Hall Station. Circular Quay is a central point for ferries and buses.

A Sydney Pass is practical and economical and allows unlimited travel on buses, trains, ferries, Sydney Explorer buses, a few sightseeing cruises and the Airport Express Bus. It also includes discounted entry to some attractions. Available are 3-, 5- or 7-day passes.

Taxi
ABC
Phone: (02) 132-522

Combined
Phone: (02) 8332-8888

Yellow Water Taxis (for transport and sightseeing. Bases at Pontoon 9, King Street Wharf, and East Pontoon, Circular Quay).
Phone: (02) 9299 0199