While we update the information on this page from time to time, we suggest you go directly to the Sydney Airport Website to get any information that needs to be current.
Sydney Airport -- also called Kingsford Smith Airport -- is Australia’s most important and busiest commercial airport. Sydney International Airport was opened in 1920 and is one of the oldest continuously operating airports in the world.
Sydney Airport covers just 880 hectares on the northern shoreline of Botany Bay and processed almost 24 million passengers in 2002 (about 35% of these were international travellers), with just over 250 000 aircraft movements
Sydney airport has 3 separate terminals number as:
The Domestic rail station is located directly below T3 Qantas Domestic Terminal. You can access it from inside these terminals. Virgin Blue passengers should follow the well signed footpath to the station.
The International rail station is located directly below T1 International Terminal and is reached from inside the terminal on the arrivals level.
Airport Link is the fastest and most convenient way to reach the the city's centre. Trains run every 10 minutes and the journey into the city takes only 13 minutes.
The domestic station links directly to the City Circle (Central, Museum, St James, Circular Quay, Wynyard and Town Hall stations) all of which are underground city stations.
| Airport Link (Train) Fares | |
|---|---|
| A single adult one way rail ticket between the city and the airport | A$11.00 |
| A single child, or pensioner, one way rail ticket between the airport and the city | A$7.60 |
| An adult same day return after 9am | A$14.30 |
| An adult same day return before 9am | A$16.10 |
Passengers wishing to travel to the Sydney suburbs can catch the train to Central Station and then change for the required suburban services.
Passengers can also transfer to T1 International terminal for only A$4 – ask at the station ticket window
There are several private different shuttle services that run to and from the city (and even some suburbs). They depart regularly from the front of the airport terminals and cost around A$10 per person for a one way trip into the city. It takes approximately 20 minutes to arrive in the city from the airport.
Note: The government run Airport Express bus ceased operation when shortly after the train link was built.
Each terminal has its own sheltered taxi rank with supervisors on hand in peak hours to ensure a smooth flow of taxis.
If you have any special needs, see the kerbside supervisors. They can organise taxis with baby capsules, wheelchair access, 5 seaters, station wagons for lots of baggage, and maxi taxis for groups.
| Approximate Taxi Fares to some common Sydney destinations: | |||
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| Sydney City = | A$25 (approx) | Parramatta = | A$45 (approx) |
| North Sydney = | A$35 (approx) | Liverpool = | A$40 (approx) |
| Manly = | A$50 (approx) | Cronulla = | A$35 (approx) |
| Note: passengers pay for any bridge or road tolls on top of the fare (these fares are based on non-peak traffic conditions) |
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Sydney Airport offers a range of car parking options such as Short Term, Long Term and Quickpark to cater for travellers and visitors alike.
The International Terminal Car Park is located on Arrivals level of the International Terminal. You can make your payment via the cashier when exiting the car park or via new automated pay stations located conveniently at the pedestrian entry to the car park.
The car park is now accessible from both Departures and Arrivals levels. New lifts and Departures level footbridges provide direct and easy access to the terminals. Payment is via new automated pay stations which are conveniently located throughout the car park.
| Car Parking Rates: (includes GST tax) | |||
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| 1/2 hour = | A$6 | 2-3 hours = | A$22 |
| 1 hour = | A$12 | 3-4 hours = | A$25 |
| 1-2 hours = | A$18 | 4-5 hours = | $A27 |
| 5-24 hours = | A$37 | ||
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The high speed pay stations can process both cash and credit card payments.
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Long Term Car Park (Sydney Airport's best kept secret) is the convenient and cost effective option for passengers leaving on longer holidays and business trips. You can enter Ross Smith Avenue from General Holmes Drive or Sir Reginald Ansett Drive and follow the signs to the car park (located near the heliport). (For more information ph: +61 (0)2 9352 7071
Courtesy buses operate regularly to and from the International, Domestic and Express Terminals.
T1 International terminal - Shuttle buses leave every 20 minutes from 4am – 11:40pm and the trip takes approximately 10 minutes T2 &T3 domestic – shuttle buses leave every 15minutes from 3am – 11:45pm. The trip to T3 domestic takes approximately 7 minutes including a stop at the T2 terminal
| Long Term Car Park Rates: (includes GST) | |||
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| 0-1 day = | A$20 | 4-5 days = | A$75 |
| 1-2 days = | A$30 | 5-6 days = | A$90 |
| 2-3 days = | A$45 | 6-7 days = | A$99 |
| 3-4 days = | A$60 | Additional days = | A$10 |
| Rates apply every 24 hour period. Valet parking (additional A$10) and a range of car wash services are also available. |
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NB: All information and rates below were applicable at the time of writing (2004). We suggest you contact the facilities directly to confirm important details and rates.
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