Balmain

• Get inTo some islands you can catch a scheduled ferry service, either on either Sydney Ferries or Captain Cook/Matilda Ferries.
• Get inYou can also catch a water taxi, or impose on a friend with a boat to drop you off.
• Get inIf you catch a Sydney Ferry, it is part of the ferry network.
• Get inMatilda/Captain Cook ferries, and they don't accept Opal, and only sell return tickets to Circular Quay or Darling Harbour ($17/$15) The do offer bundles with other ferry trips, such as their all day explorer ticket ($42/$26).
• Get inWater taxi fares start around $50 and go upwards to around $200 which usually includes the first few passengers.
• Get inWater taxis can take you between the islands, or from the shore to the islands at your convenience.
• Get inSelf-drive boats are fairly basic charter boats that can be leased without a license.
• Get inThere is a scheduled ferry service operated to Fort Denison by Matilda/Captain Cook every day of the week.

From Wikivoyage: Sydney/Harbour Islands, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.