Parking
Sydney Airport parking offers a range of car parking options such as Short Term, Long Term and Quickpark to cater for travellers and visitors alike. Most routes to the airport have signs carrying the recognisable Aeroplane symbol. The symbol will point which way to turn at each intersection. Follow these symbols as they show the most direct route to the airport.
International Terminal Car Park
Sydney Airport has opened its $65 million eight storey car park at the International Terminal which means there are now more than 4,300 car parking spaces available for passengers and staff. Short and Long stay parking is available.
Domestic Terminal 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, offering short term and long term parking.
sydney airport transport services
Sydney’s International and Domestic Airports are located in close proximity to each other are approximately 8km from Sydney’s Downtown Central Business District, in the suburb of Mascot.
Access to the airport from the Sydney CBD can be made by hire car, taxi, bus, shuttle, train, or even cycling. The city is fairly well sign-posted with air plane icons directing traffic to the airports. Public transport too uses the symbol of a plane to indicate whether that bus will go via the airport.
Trains
Sydney Airport is served by rail stations located at both the International and Domestic Terminals.
The Domestic rail station is located directly between T2 and T3 Terminals and is accessible from within the terminals from the arrivals level.
The International rail station is located at the northern end of the terminal and is accessible from the arrivals level.
Airport Link is a fast and convenient way to reach the centre of Sydney (change at CENTRAL station for suburban stations). Trains run approximately every 10 minutes and the journey into the city takes only 13 minutes. The international and domestic rail stations link directly to the City Circle which means most city destinations are within a short walk of stations.
Airport Link offer tickets (one way, per person) for passengers transferring between T1 International and T2/T3 Domestic Terminals. The journey takes only 2 minutes and there are frequent services between 5am and midnight, 7 days a week.
Shuttle Bus Services
There are several private 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 approx $15 AUD per person for a one way trip into the city. It takes approximately 20 minutes to arrive in the city from the airport. This will depend on number of hotel stop-offs on the way.
Some Airport hotels offer a regular airport shuttle service (at a fee). This service is not operated by the hotels however and cannot be pre-booked. The service runs approx every half an hour between the airport hotels to the terminals. Few if any Sydney city Hotel offers airport transfers. The City of Sydney is within a 30 minute cab ride of the airports in reasonable traffic conditions.
Taxis
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 curb-side supervisors. They can organize taxis with baby capsules, wheelchair access, five-seater, station wagons for lots of baggage, and maxi taxis for groups.
Bicycles
At T1 (International) bicycle racks are located at both ends of the terminal building. At T2 & T3 (Domestic) undercover bicycle racks are centrally located at 5th Street – adjacent to the public pick-up area.
sydney airport terminals
Sydney airport has three separate terminals
- International Terminal - T1 operating hours are from 0400 - 2300
Departing passengers and Qantas flights 001 – 399.
- Domestic Terminal - T2 operating hours are from 0400 - 2300
Tiger, Jetstar, Virgin Blue, Regional Express, Aeropelican, Air Link and Qantas flights 1600 and above.
- Qantas Terminal - T3 operating hours are from 0400 - 2300
Qantas Flights 0400 – 1599