Originally Posted by
ft101
I like the sound of that, even if I don't stay on McMahon's Point. What ferry route would you recommend as there seems to be a lot of ferry options?
A lot of people will grab a ferry between Circular Quay and Darling Harbour. And a long but nice trip is to go out to Manly Beach. They go opposite directions from Circular Quay so pairing the two gives you a good overall tour.
But if you just want a short trip, going to McMahon's Point and back ticks a lot of the boxes. Great views of the bridge and opera house, the rocks, and Luna Park.
A good tip is to do your ferry rides on your arrival day, if you take the train with an Opal card. The Opal card is capped at $15.80 a day (or $2.70 a day on Sundays!). This doesn't include the airport access fee, but essentially if you take a few public ferries after your airport trip especially on a Sunday), at some point they start being free.
So try to stack all your Opal card use on certain days if you can (or Sunday if possible!).