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Chatswood
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Chatswood

Chatswood is a suburb and commercial centre in the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 10 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district.

Plan a trip to Chatswood→From Williamtown

It is also the administrative seat of the local government area of the City of Willoughby.

How locals move

Getting around Chatswood the local way

  • 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.

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