Taxi Fare

NSW · Sydney

Sydney AirportWhite Bay Cruise Terminal taxi fare

A taxi from Sydney Airport to White Bay Cruise Terminal costs about A$36.03 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$34.23–A$39.63 depending on the time of day.

A taxi from Sydney Airport to White Bay Cruise Terminal is a typical metro trip of 11.8 km, around 21 minutes in typical traffic. Day-rate fares on the day tariff land between A$34.23 and A$39.63, with a typical meter close to A$36.03.

Estimated fare range

A$34.23 A$48.68

11.8 km · 21 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$34.23 – A$39.63

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$34.23 – A$39.63

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$42.04 – A$48.68

    peak tariff

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About this route

Airport-pickup surcharges apply to trips leaving Sydney Airport and account for a portion of the A$36.03 day-rate midpoint shown. Late Saturday (post-10pm), the trip out of Sydney Airport costs around A$44.25, an extra A$8.22 above the daytime baseline.

Sydney Airport sits inside the curfew zone, so there are no scheduled arrivals between 11pm and 6am — the rank empties out overnight and the first bank of morning flights is when demand spikes. Over 11.8 km the meter alternates between two rates: a per-kilometre charge while the cab is moving, and a per-minute waiting rate once it drops below the slow-speed threshold. That is why a A$36.03 trip from Sydney Airport to White Bay Cruise Terminal costs more in stop-start traffic than the distance alone suggests. Rates verified against Transport for NSW (Point to Point Transport Commission); a typical Sydney Airport → White Bay Cruise Terminal fare on the day rate is A$36.03, the regulated maximum for the route.

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