Can I do a South Coast day trip from the Sydney cruise terminal?
Yes: GR8 Transfers drives you from the Overseas Passenger Terminal or White Bay to Thirroul on the Illawarra coast and back for $790. That is the Executive Sedan price with three hours of waiting, the first of them free. Starting a coast holiday instead? Kiama is $465 one way from either terminal. Tell us your all-aboard time and we plan the day back from it.
- Time needed
- One way, or about 5.5 hours for the example day ashore
- How we drive you
- Wait & return · One way, door to door
- From
- $790 per car, wait & return
- Season
- Year-round, timed to your ship
- Venue
- Overseas Passenger Terminal and White Bay Cruise Terminal
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A day ashore in Thirroul, then back to the shipYour chauffeur waits nearby for up to 3 hours, then drives you back. The first hour of waiting is free. Overseas Passenger Terminal or White Bay → Thirroul.Book this option → | $790 | $1,050 | $874 | $1,140 |
| A longer day: two hours in Kiama, then back to the shipYour chauffeur waits nearby for up to 2 hours, then drives you back. The first hour of waiting is free. Overseas Passenger Terminal or White Bay → Kiama.Book this option → | $1,020 | $1,350 | $1,128 | $1,470 |
| Off the ship and straight to a Kiama stayOne way, door to door. Overseas Passenger Terminal or White Bay → Kiama.Book this option → | $465 | $615 | $514 | $670 |
| Off the ship and straight to BerryOne way, door to door. Overseas Passenger Terminal or White Bay → Berry.Book this option → | $525 | $700 | $582 | $755 |
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. 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.
- 8:30am
Pickup at the Overseas Passenger Terminal or White Bay. This is an example; we plan backwards from your all-aboard time.
- 9:45am
Set down in Thirroul, on the northern Illawarra coast. The example allows 1 hr 15 min for the drive south.
- 10:00am
Coffee, lunch and a look around while your driver waits nearby. The first hour of waiting is free.
- 12:45pm
Back in the car after three hours, heading north to the city.
- 2:00pm
Drop-off at your terminal. Ask for as much buffer before all-aboard as you want.
What the venue provides.
- Docking, disembarkation and all-aboard times, set by your cruise line
- Free coastal sights in the northern Illawarra, such as Sea Cliff Bridge and Bald Hill Lookout
Venue: Overseas Passenger Terminal and White Bay Cruise Terminal, Sydney Harbour
What GR8 Transfers provides.
- Pickup at the Overseas Passenger Terminal or White Bay
- The Sydney CBD fare from either terminal
- A driver who waits while you explore, first hour free
- SUVs for cruise luggage: 3 large bags or 4
Good to know.
Both terminals
GR8 collects at Circular Quay's Overseas Passenger Terminal and at White Bay, and both are priced as the Sydney CBD fare.
Timing
Plan the day back from your all-aboard time, with a generous buffer for city traffic on the return. The Thirroul example has you back at the terminal by 2pm.
Sea Cliff Bridge
Sea Cliff Bridge and Bald Hill Lookout are free sights in the northern Illawarra, like Thirroul. If you would like to see them on the day, ask when you book.
Luggage
Leaving the ship for a coast holiday? The Executive SUV takes 3 large bags and the Premium SUV 4; the People Mover is quoted on request.
Coach tours compared
Coach day trips from Sydney to Kiama and Jervis Bay take 10–12 hours, with fixed stops of roughly 20 minutes each. A private car runs to your ship's clock instead.
Accessibility
Our cars are not wheelchair accessible, which matters on a long day out. Mention any mobility limits at booking.
Questions about Sydney cruise terminal to the South Coast.
More day trips and events nearby.
Sea Cliff Bridge and Grand Pacific Drive
Minnamurra Rainforest and Kiama Blowhole
Airport and city transfers from the area: Circular Quay · Sydney CBD & cruise terminals · Thirroul · Kiama · South Coast
All South Coast experiences: South Coast day trips & events · every day trip we drive to
Where these facts come from.
- GR8 Transfers, South Coast fares (CBD fares cover both cruise terminals)checked 31 October 2026
- GR8 Transfers, Circular Quay and cruise transferschecked 31 October 2026
- GR8 Transfers, Kiama fares to the cruise terminalschecked 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: Sydney cruise terminal to the South Coast.
Tell us where and when. One fixed fare per car, confirmed before you pay, and free cancellation up to 1 hour before pickup.