How do I get to the Anna Bay sandboarding meeting point without a car?
GR8 Transfers drives you from Newcastle Airport to the sandboarding meeting point at Birubi Beach, Anna Bay, for about $130 each way. That is the Executive Sedan fare, per car, and we collect you when you finish. Hotel transfers are not included with the tour, listed at $43 per adult (31 Oct 2026). Shuttles to the dunes leave every 30 minutes from 10am to 3:30pm, and the bus may not wait for latecomers.
- Time needed
- About 1.5 hours on the dunes, plus the drive
- How we drive you
- Drop-off & collection · Wait & return · One way, door to door
- From
- about $190 per car, drop-off & collection
- Season
- Year-round
- Venue
- Birubi Beach, Anna Bay (Stockton Bight sandboarding meeting point)
Choose how we drive you.
Pick the way that suits the day. Every option has one fixed fare per car, set before you book.
| How we drive you | Executive Sedanup to 3 passengers · 2 large bags | Premium Sedanluxury class · up to 3 · 2 large bags | Executive SUVup to 4 passengers · 3 large bags | Premium SUVup to 4 passengers · 4 large bags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Newcastle Airport: dropped at Birubi Beach, collected when you finishWe drop you off and come back at the time you set: two one-way trips. Newcastle Airport (Williamtown) → Birubi Beach, James Paterson Street, Anna Bay, about 25 km each way.Book this option → | about $260 | about $350 | about $292 | about $380 |
| From a Nelson Bay stay: a short run to the beach and backWe drop you off and come back at the time you set: two one-way trips. Your Nelson Bay accommodation → Birubi Beach, James Paterson Street, Anna Bay, about 14 km each way.Book this option → | about $190 | about $260 | about $216 | about $280 |
| From Newcastle: your chauffeur waits while you ride the dunesYour chauffeur waits nearby for up to 2 hours, then drives you back. The first hour of waiting is free. Newcastle CBD → Birubi Beach, James Paterson Street, Anna Bay, about 46 km each way.Book this option → | about $480 | about $640 | about $536 | about $700 |
| Arriving at Sydney Airport: one way to Anna BayOne way, door to door. Sydney Airport → Anna Bay.Book this option → | $685 | $910 | $760 | $990 |
Prices are for the whole car, not per person, and include tolls, GST and the NSW levy; the same fare applies at any hour. A drop-off and collection is exactly two one-way fares. Waiting on a wait-and-return trip: the first hour is free, then $90 per hour (Executive Sedan), $100 (Executive SUV), $120 (Premium Sedan) or $130 (Premium SUV), already added above. “About” marks a fare worked out from an estimated road distance; the booking form shows the exact fixed fare for your address before you pay. People Mover (6–7 passengers) quoted on request; larger groups travel in two or more cars on the same schedule. Fares checked 31 October 2026.
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The day, step by step.
- 10:25am
Pickup at your Nelson Bay accommodation. This example targets the 11:00am shuttle; they leave every 30 minutes from 10:00am to 3:30pm.
- 10:40am
Drop-off at Birubi Beach on James Paterson Street, Anna Bay, 20 minutes before the shuttle. The operator asks for at least 15.
- 11:00am
The 4WD shuttle takes you out to the dunes for instruction and unlimited sandboarding.
- 12:30pm
You catch the next shuttle back to Birubi Beach. Most people spend 1 to 1.5 hours on the sand, the operator says.
- 12:45pm
Your chauffeur collects you at the beach at the time you set.
- 1:00pm
Back at your accommodation.
What the venue provides.
- The 4WD shuttle from Birubi Beach to the dunes and back
- Sandboards, instruction and unlimited sandboarding for about 1.5 hours
- Tickets at $43 per adult and $38 per child (as listed on 31 Oct 2026)
- The waiver every rider signs before departure
Venue: Birubi Beach, Anna Bay (Stockton Bight sandboarding meeting point)
What GR8 Transfers provides.
- Pickup at your door and drop-off at Birubi Beach before your shuttle
- Collection from the beach at the time you choose
- A fixed fare per car, the same on weekends and public holidays
- Free child seats and boosters for younger riders
Good to know.
Hotel transfers excluded
The operator states that hotel transfers are not included. Its shuttle runs only between Birubi Beach and the dunes.
Be early
Arrive 15 minutes before your shuttle. The operator says the bus may not wait for late arrivals, and a no-show can forfeit the booking.
Shuttle times
Shuttles leave Birubi Beach every 30 minutes, the first at 10:00am and the last at 3:30pm. You ride the next shuttle back once you have finished.
What to bring
The operator suggests a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, a light jacket, plenty of water and your booking confirmation.
Changing your booking
The operator accepts changes up to 24 hours before your start time, not later. The GR8 ride stays flexible: cancel it free until 1 hour before pickup.
Questions about Stockton Bight sandboarding and 4WD.
More day trips and events nearby.
Port Stephens dolphin cruise transport
Port Stephens private day trip
Nelson Bay whale watching, 2027 season
Airport and city transfers from the area: Port Stephens
All Port Stephens experiences: Port Stephens day trips & events · every day trip we drive to
Where these facts come from.
- Adrenaline, Port Stephens sandboarding and 4WDchecked 31 October 2026
- GR8 Transfers, Port Stephens to Sydney fareschecked 31 October 2026
Venue details, opening times and third-party prices were checked on 31 October 2026 and can change, so confirm them with the venue before you travel. GR8 Transfers is independent of the venues and operators named on this page; we provide the car and the chauffeur. GR8 fares come from our fixed-fare engine on the day this page was built.
Book your ride: Stockton Bight sandboarding and 4WD.
Tell us where and when. One fixed fare per car, confirmed before you pay, and free cancellation up to 1 hour before pickup.