Double Bay ferry services

Double Bay
Susie O’Neill passing Goat Island in July 2013
Waterway Sydney Harbour, Double Bay Rose Bay, Watsons Bay
Operator Harbour City Ferries
System length 6 wharves, 12km
No. of vessels SuperCat
First Fleet

Double Bay ferry services connect wharves in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs with Circular Quay by commuter ferry. The services are provided by Sydney Ferries, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The route is coloured dark green on the current Sydney Ferries network map. SuperCats are the primary vessel on the route with some Double Bay services operated by First Fleet ferries.

Wharves

  • Circular Quay- Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, rail and bus interchange. The Cahill Expressway is a prominent feature of the quay, running from the east, over the elevated railway station to join the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the west. Sydney Cove was the site of the initial landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson. Circular Quay was originally mainly used for shipping and slowly developed into a transport, leisure and recreational centre. Sydney Ferries services use wharves 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Circular Quay. Each wharf has ticket vending machines and ticket barriers, and is wheelchair-accessible.
  • Garden Island- This wharf serves the Royal Australian Navy's Naval Heritage Centre on Garden Island. The wharf is wheelchair-accessible.
  • Darling Point- This wharf serves the suburb of Darling Point and is located in McKell Park. The wharf is open on weekdays only and is not wheelchair-accessible.
  • Double Bay- This wharf serves the suburb of Double Bay and is located on Bay Street. The wharf is not wheelchair-accessible.

Patronage

The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Ferries network for the year ending 30 June 2018.

2017-18 Sydney Ferries patronage by line[n.b. 1] [1]
F1
 4 947 000

Patronage split post-November


Patronage split pre-November
F2
 1 506 000
†
F3
 2 900 000
†
F4

(new)		 2 545 000
F5
 592 000
F6
 837 000
†
F7

(new)		 136 000
†
F8
 469 000
†
F4

(old)		 760 000
†
F7

(old)		 637 000
  1. ↑ Figures based on Opal tap on and tap off data.
    †= Lines were extensively revised in November 2017:
    • F4 Darling Harbour was combined with part of F7 Eastern Suburbs to form F4 Cross Harbour
    • The remaining part of F7 Eastern Suburbs became F7 Double Bay
    • F8 Cockatoo Island was split off from F3 Parramatta River
  1. ↑ "Ferry Patronage - Monthly Comparison". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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