Neutral Bay ferry service

The Neutral Bay ferry service (numbered F5) is a commuter ferry route in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Part of the Sydney Ferries network, it serves several Lower North Shore suburbs around Neutral Bay.

F5 Neutral Bay

MV Borrowdale at North Sydney wharf
Locale	Sydney
Transit type	Commuter ferry
Fleet	First Fleet
Owner	Sydney Ferries
Operator	Transdev Sydney Ferries
No. of terminals	5
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

Services begin on the southern side of Sydney Harbour at Circular Quay, then head northeast to Kirribilli. From there, services proceed in a loop, stopping at North Sydney, Neutral Bay and Kurraba Point. The journey is completed by returning to Kirribilli and Circular Quay. Services operate every half an hour on weekdays and every hour at night and on weekends.^[1]

Wharves

Circular Quay

Main article: Circular Quay ferry wharf

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, rail and bus interchange.

Kirribilli

	Transfer
	269 bus route[2]
	Location
	33°50′57.79″S 151°13′12.96″E

Kirribilli ferry wharf is located near Holbrook Avenue in Kirribilli. It consists of a single wharf.

Neutral Bay

	Transfer
	225 bus route[4]
	Location
	33°50′32″S 151°13′10″E

Neutral Bay ferry wharf is located at the end of Hayes Street, Neutral Bay. It consists of a single wharf.

The wharf was rebuilt between February and August 2012.^[5][6][7]

Patronage

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

2023–24 Sydney Ferries patronage by line^{[n.b. 1] [8]}

F1	6,915,357
F2	1,502,244
F3	2,570,368
F4	2,724,066
F5	533,148
F6	697,896
F7	158,487
F8	522,468
F9	1,646,248

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