Manly Ferry & Manly Beach

Manly Wharf / Manly Beach

A 30-minute ride past the Opera House to a surf beach

Hours

Ferries run frequently from morning to night (timetables in the Transport NSW app)

Tickets

Opal/contactless fare (about A$9 one way; daily cap A$19.30 Mon–Thu, A$9.65 Fri–Sun)

Address

Near the harbour's north head; from the wharf, The Corso pedestrian street leads 5 minutes to the ocean beach

Board the big green ferry at Circular Quay and it slides right past the Opera House, out past the harbour cliffs, and docks at Manly 30 minutes later. Plenty of visitors treat it as a cruise at bus-fare prices. Walk The Corso from the wharf to a surf beach lined with Norfolk pines, or follow the seafront path south about 15 minutes to sheltered Shelly Beach for a snorkel. Take the return ferry at dusk and the sun goes down over the Opera House.