Double Bay ferry services

Double Bay
	A Rivercat class ferry at Double Bay ferry wharf in December 2024
Locale	Sydney
Waterway	Sydney Harbour
Fleet	First fleet class
Owner	Sydney Ferries
Operator	Transdev Sydney Ferries
Authority	Transport for NSW

The Double Bay ferry service, officially known as F7 Double Bay, is a ferry service in Sydney, Australia. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it is operated by Transdev Sydney Ferries from Circular Quay to Darling Point and Double Bay.

History

In 1908, the Watsons Bay Co began operating a service from Circular Quay to Rose Bay via Darling Point and Double Bay.^[1] In 1925, a service from Fort Macquarie to Double Bay commenced.^[2]

In 1992, some peak hour State Transit Authority services from Circular Quay to Rose Bay began to call at Double Bay.^[3] By 2002 off-peak services had been introduced with SuperCats calling at Garden Island, Darling Point, Double Bay and Rose Bay.^[4]^[5]

In October 2013, the Eastern Suburbs service received the F7 classification as part of a numbering of all Sydney ferry services. In November 2017 the service was restructured. Services to Garden Island, Darling Point and Double Bay became the F7 Double Bay service, while the Watsons Bay service was merged with the F4 Pyrmont Bay service to become the F4 Cross Harbour service.^[6]^[7]

Ferries do not stop at Garden Island Wharf because Garden Island is not open to the public.

In the Morning ferries towards Circular Quay stop at Darling Point while ferries to double bay skip darling point, and in the Afternoon, ferries stop at Darling Point towards Double Bay and skip it going to Circular Quay.

Wharves


Name	Suburbs served	Information on Wharf
Circular Quay	Sydney CBD The Rocks	Circular Quay wharf is located at the northern end of the Sydney central business district. The locality of Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, heavy rail, light rail and bus interchange. Services to Double Bay usually leave from Wharf 2
Garden Island	Garden Island	Garden Island ferry wharf is located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour. It serves the Royal Australian Navy's Heritage Centre, Garden Island. The wharf is no longer serviced by public or private ferries and is not open to the public. Fences prevent access from the wharf to the Garden Island Defence Precinct.
Darling Point	Darling Point	Darling Point ferry wharf is a wharf located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Darling Point.
Double Bay	Double Bay	Double Bay ferry wharf is located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Double Bay. The Australian 18 Footers League maintains a function centre adjacent to the wharf. This is the last stop for the F7 ferry route.