Airport info SYDNEY (SYD) - amenities, transfers, transport
May 20, 2017, 8:51 pm
#346
Join Date: Mar 2007
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The train is easy and fast but a bit tricky with luggage. The fare is about $15 each way per person. (Someone here will know the exact price, I use my Opal card so I don't check).
I'd take a taxi in your situation, the queue might look long but it moves quickly. Cost might be around $50 to the city, again someone else here will have a more exact idea about the price. I wouldn't bother booking a car service.
I'd take a taxi in your situation, the queue might look long but it moves quickly. Cost might be around $50 to the city, again someone else here will have a more exact idea about the price. I wouldn't bother booking a car service.
May 21, 2017, 1:19 am
#347
Join Date: Jul 2007
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May 22, 2017, 1:33 pm
#349
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Scotland - ABZ
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I just checked my receipts for a trip to Sydney last year.
Arriving Sunday night from Manila, Uber into hotel near Haymarket, Au$64!
There's a pickup point for Uber which involves a bit of a walk.
Back out to the airport Tuesday afternoon for flight to Brisbane, Uber again - Au$20.
Beats me.
I'm not fond of the train with heavy luggage, because it gets very awkward when you arrive in town at Central. (It's easy enough to catch it at the airport, although I always miss one while I'm meeting with the ticket machine)
There is a small lift/elevator at one end of the platform at Sydney Central which is not always working, and always overcrowded when it is, otherwise you have to use stairs and a busy ticket gate.
Last time I took the train it was Au$16.
Arriving Sunday night from Manila, Uber into hotel near Haymarket, Au$64!
There's a pickup point for Uber which involves a bit of a walk.
Back out to the airport Tuesday afternoon for flight to Brisbane, Uber again - Au$20.
Beats me.
I'm not fond of the train with heavy luggage, because it gets very awkward when you arrive in town at Central. (It's easy enough to catch it at the airport, although I always miss one while I'm meeting with the ticket machine)
There is a small lift/elevator at one end of the platform at Sydney Central which is not always working, and always overcrowded when it is, otherwise you have to use stairs and a busy ticket gate.
Last time I took the train it was Au$16.
May 22, 2017, 6:03 pm
#350
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,857
As with most PT questions, where is the hotel? Those times are fine for the train although if the hotel is say the Park Hyatt it will be a schlepp to get there with luggage (or even without). If you've ever been to New York, the train ensemble is relatively similar in that there is no real airport train and you're catching it with the general public.
May 22, 2017, 7:31 pm
#351
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 812
As with most PT questions, where is the hotel? Those times are fine for the train although if the hotel is say the Park Hyatt it will be a schlepp to get there with luggage (or even without). If you've ever been to New York, the train ensemble is relatively similar in that there is no real airport train and you're catching it with the general public.
With that 10:15 PM departure, we're going to be stuck checking out of the hotel and then having them hold our luggage until later, so we can still take advantage of the day. Say we're still in Potts Point, would leaving at 7:15PM from the hotel give us enough time to make a 10:15PM international departure?
May 22, 2017, 7:53 pm
#352
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,857
Currently booked in Potts Point but I'm thinking about moving to the Marriott at Circular Quay. I think we're probably going to taxi, just easier with the luggage situation.
With that 10:15 PM departure, we're going to be stuck checking out of the hotel and then having them hold our luggage until later, so we can still take advantage of the day. Say we're still in Potts Point, would leaving at 7:15PM from the hotel give us enough time to make a 10:15PM international departure?
With that 10:15 PM departure, we're going to be stuck checking out of the hotel and then having them hold our luggage until later, so we can still take advantage of the day. Say we're still in Potts Point, would leaving at 7:15PM from the hotel give us enough time to make a 10:15PM international departure?
Okay - for Potts Point definitely cab it. For the Marriott Circular Quay the train is doable as it is a single ride to Circular Quay and then about a block walk.
May 25, 2017, 3:04 pm
#353
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 263
T1 to T3 Help
Arrive T1 MH flt. 10:00 a.m. in J, connect to QF J flight at 12:00 p.m. I need to get to T3. All flts, on one ticket/PNR/itinerary. Is 2 hours enough? Is there expedited immigration queue for J class MH pax? Does QF still have a seamless transfer desk after T1 customs? How long is the bus trip T-1 to T3. Says it drops off at T3, gate 15. Will I have to reclear security? Thank you for your help.
May 25, 2017, 4:04 pm
#354
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Arrive T1 MH flt. 10:00 a.m. in J, connect to QF J flight at 12:00 p.m. I need to get to T3. All flts, on one ticket/PNR/itinerary. Is 2 hours enough? Is there expedited immigration queue for J class MH pax? Does QF still have a seamless transfer desk after T1 customs? How long is the bus trip T-1 to T3. Says it drops off at T3, gate 15. Will I have to reclear security? Thank you for your help.
On 1 ticket/PNR and 2 hours you will be OK. 10:00 is after the early morning peak (06:00-08:00)
At T1 after QF checkin you go through security (quick). Then onto the QF bus and across to T3 (~10 minutes) You arrive T3 airside, as you went through security before getting on the QF bus.
May 25, 2017, 5:25 pm
#355
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 263
Please read the wiki post (click to open)
On 1 ticket/PNR and 2 hours you will be OK. 10:00 is after the early morning peak (06:00-08:00)
At T1 after QF checkin you go through security (quick). Then onto the QF bus and across to T3 (~10 minutes) You arrive T3 airside, as you went through security before getting on the QF bus.
On 1 ticket/PNR and 2 hours you will be OK. 10:00 is after the early morning peak (06:00-08:00)
At T1 after QF checkin you go through security (quick). Then onto the QF bus and across to T3 (~10 minutes) You arrive T3 airside, as you went through security before getting on the QF bus.
May 30, 2017, 9:26 pm
#356
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Does anyone know if the food court outside of security is easily accessible for passengers arriving at SYD from flights from the US?
Priority Pass provides credits at some of the restaurants at the airport but only one appears to be landside, Mach 2:
https://www.prioritypass.com/en/loun...1-0beff89f4f38
Of course, PP may not be valid for arrival, since lounges typically want to see the boarding passes.
Priority Pass provides credits at some of the restaurants at the airport but only one appears to be landside, Mach 2:
https://www.prioritypass.com/en/loun...1-0beff89f4f38
Of course, PP may not be valid for arrival, since lounges typically want to see the boarding passes.
May 30, 2017, 11:56 pm
#357
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,857
Depends on what you mean by easily accessible, you will have to clear immigration and customs and then it's one level up. The escalators and lifts are at the far ends of the terminal with the food court roughly in the middle and the food options are not as good as the international terminal at SFO.
May 31, 2017, 8:12 am
#358
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However at least officially, Priority Pass outside of the US is for use on departure only, not arrival. Unless you're connecting to a domestic flight, you will likely not get this credit.
May 31, 2017, 2:25 pm
#360
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But that domestic MEL flight will be from a different terminal T2 or T3, depending on the airline. Mach 1 is in T1. There is no free transport from T1 international to T2 T3, unless you qualify for the the free VA bus or free QF bus