Watsons Bay ferry services

Watsons Bay
	MV Pemulwuy at Milsons Point in November 2017
Waterway	Sydney Harbour
Owner	Sydney Ferries
Operator	Transdev Sydney Ferries
Began operation	25 October 2020
System length	3 wharves, 10.1km
No. of vessels	Emerald and SuperCat class
Sydney Ferries services
	Manly
	Taronga Zoo
	Parramatta River
	Pyrmont Bay
	Neutral Bay
	Mosman Bay
	Double Bay
	Cockatoo Island
	Watsons Bay
	Blackwattle Bay
	v; t; e;

The Watsons Bay ferry service, officially known as F9 Watsons Bay, is a commuter ferry service in Sydney, New South Wales. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries and services the Rose Bay and Watsons Bay areas. It began operation on 25 October 2020 and replaced the eastern half of the F4 Cross Harbour service.^[1]^[2] Emerald-class ferries and SuperCat ferries operate the service.

History[edit]

Following community consultation jointly held by the ferry operator Transdev Sydney Ferries and Transport for NSW in 2019–2020, the F4 route was divided into F4 Pyrmont Bay and F9 Watsons Bay services on 25 October 2020.^[1]^[2]

Service[edit]

Wharves[edit]

Name	Distance from Circular Quay	Waterway	Serving suburbs	Other lines
Pyrmont Bay – Watsons Bay
Circular Quay	0.0 km	Sydney Cove	Sydney CBD, The Rocks	F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8
Rose Bay	5.9 km	Rose Bay	Rose Bay	none
Watsons Bay	10.1 km	Watsons Bay	Watsons Bay	none

Patronage[edit]

The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Ferries network for the year ending 30 June 2022.

2021–22 Sydney Ferries patronage by line^{[n.b. 1]} ^[3]

1 716 000

542 000

1 067 000

1 216 000

244 000

353 000

106 000

269 000

624 000

^ Figures based on Opal tap on and tap off data.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "2020 Service Changes". Your Say Transdev. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "F4 Cross Harbour ferry route changes". Transport Info NSW. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ "Ferry Patronage – Monthly Comparison". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

External links[edit]

"F9 Watsons Bay ferry timetable". Transport for NSW.

[3] Figures based on Opal tap on and tap off data.

[transdevyoursay-1] "2020 Service Changes". Your Say Transdev. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[oct2020-2] "F4 Cross Harbour ferry route changes". Transport Info NSW. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[4] "Ferry Patronage – Monthly Comparison". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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