Cockatoo Island

How to get to Cockatoo Island from Circular Quay

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Sydney Harbour · from Circular Quay by public transport

From Circular Quay, Cockatoo Island is typically 32 min away with no changes: F3 ferry.

Typical time
32 min
Changes
0
By
F3 ferry

Step by step

An example weekday journey, leaving Circular Quay at 08:59 and arriving at 09:33:

  1. Walk 1.4 km to Barangaroo, Wharf 1, Side B. About 100 m of it follows a road with no footpath mapped.
  2. F3 ferry from Barangaroo, Wharf 1, Side B to Cockatoo Island Wharf, Side A, leaving at 09:18 (9 min).
  3. Walk 450 m to Cockatoo Island.

Compared with starting at Central

From Central Station the usual journey is T8 train then F3 ferry, about 35 minutes with 1 change. How to get to Cockatoo Island has the weekday, Saturday and Sunday timetable, the last mile and the way back.

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Questions

How long does it take from Circular Quay to Cockatoo Island?
About 30 minutes: the median of 12 weekday journeys leaving Circular Quay between 8 and 10 am, with no changes.
Is it quicker to start from Central?
From Central Station it takes about 35 minutes by T8 train then F3 ferry; from Circular Quay, about 30 minutes by F3 ferry.