Services
In 2009-10, 172,627 Sydney Ferries services were scheduled, carrying more than 14 million passengers.
Passengers comprise a mixture of commuters and leisure travellers, travelling to 40 destinations over 20 hours per day, seven days per week.
Services on Saturdays (417 services) and Sundays (297 services) mainly cater for leisure travel. Demand is greatest on Sundays when a large number of Sydney residents and visitors take advantage of the popular $2.50 Family Funday Sunday tickets, which offer discounted travel for family groups.
The most popular destination is Manly with almost six million passengers travelling on this route in 2009-10.
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