Q Station

getting here

location

Q Station is located at North Head Scenic Drive, Manly NSW. The site is five minutes drive from Manly and 30 minutes drive from the city.

directions

by car

It takes approximately 30 minutes to drive from the city.

  • Drive to Manly and turn right off Sydney Road into Belgrave Street and then turn left at Manly Wharf.
  • Take the first left onto Wentworth Street (sign-posted North Head), take the next right ontoDarley Road and go straight over the roundabout continuing on Darley Road.
  • Drive past Manly Hospital and through the stone arch "Parkhill" towards North Head Sydney Harbour National Park.
  • Pass North Head Former School of Artillery and when you reach the mini-roundabout turn right to enter
    Q Station
  • In-house guests should drive to front gate and press intercom to contact the Hotel Reception. Once gate is opened follow signpost to Reception to check-in.
  • If arriving to Q Station for a tour, show or meal, guests should enter Q Station and turn right into the car park and await the regular shuttle bus to enter site.

water shuttle

Avoid the traffic and travel to Q Station across magnificent Sydney Harbour. Arrive relaxed and refreshed - feel like you are visiting an island. The journey is made in comfort onboard a modern, spacious motor cruiser, the MV Reef Goddess, with complimentary tea and coffee available.

qstation ferry
Departure points
King Street   Wharf 9 in front of Sydney Aquarium, Darling Harbour
Q Station In front of the Luggage Store Visitor Centre
ferry map
Saturday
King St -> Q Station     Q Station -> King St
Depart Arrive Depart Arrive
12.15pm 1.00pm 1.15pm 2.00pm
4.45pm 5.30pm 5.45pm 6.30pm
9.30pm 10.15pm 10.25pm 11.10pm
Sunday
King St -> Q Station     Q Station -> King St
Depart Arrive Depart Arrive
10.00am 10.45am 11.00am 11.45am
1.45pm 2.30pm 2.45pm 3.30pm
Shuttle Fares
City Return $26 Adult $20 Concession $85 Family**
**Two adults and two children

Please call (02) 9976 6220 to book your water shuttle or one of our great value Q Station Experience Packages which can include your water shuttle transfers, tours and meals.

by water taxi

getting here aerial

To visit outside water shuttle times, or to arrive or depart from another point on Sydney Harbour, you can book a water taxi. The water taxi can pick up guests from numerous locations around Sydney Harbour including Darling Harbour, North Sydney, Watsons Bay, Mosman and Balmoral.

A minimum of 10 passengers at $18.00 per person each way from Manly and Sydney. Each person after that is $16.00 per person from Sydney or $12.00 per person from Manly.

The water taxi capacity is 20 people, although slightly larger vessels can be arranged with prior notice.
Organise a group of friends or work colleagues and turn your tour of the Q Station into a whole Sydney Harbour experience.

water taxi

Book your water taxi service here or call Water Taxis Combined on 02 9555 8888.

by ferry

The Manly Ferry and Jetcat operates regular services to Manly from the CBD. For details visit www.131500.com.

From the Manly Ferry Wharf it is a short stroll to the Manly Bus Interchange to get to the Q Station.

by bus

Transport between Manly and Q Station on weekends and public holidays can be arranged through contact with our reservations office.

The 135 bus operates a service from Manly Wharf to Q Station and North Head. Call 131500 for a bus timetable or visit www.131500.com.

transport around the site

To ensure low impact on this wonderful heritage site, Q Station has a shuttle bus service, the 'people mover', to run customers from the day visitors' Car Park (CP1) to the wharf every 30 minutes from 10.30am.

The people mover will run continually back and forth from the people mover shelter to the Luggage Store Visitor Centre. Due to the vastness of the site it is imperative that customers arrive at least half an hour before their activity's scheduled start time to allow time to be moved between venues.

In order to minimise impact on wildlife and disturbance of other visitors, customer vehicles are not allowed to be driven onto the site.