Taronga Zoo ferry service

Taronga Zoo

A retired lady class vessel 'Lady Herron is at Taronga Zoo wharf ready to go back to Circular Quay
Waterway	Sydney Harbour
Owner	Sydney Ferries
Operator	Transdev Sydney Ferries
System length	2 wharves 3.3km
No. of vessels	2
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 Taronga Zoo ferry service is a ferry route in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It connects Taronga Zoo with the transport hub at Circular Quay. The route forms part of the Sydney Ferries network. In 2013, the Taronga Zoo ferry service was given the designation of F2 as part of a program to number all Sydney Ferries, Sydney Trains and light rail lines. Some F2 Taronga Zoo services are combined with F6 Mosman services, extending to Mosman Bay. ^[1]

History

Taronga Zoo wharf, then known as Athol Wharf, in the 1970s with ferry, Kameruka

The first service to Taronga Zoo commenced on 24 September 1916 with a vehicular ferry taking the elephant 'Jessi' across the harbour to her new home from the old zoo at Moore Park.

Services

Wharves

Wharves served by the F2 ferry

Circular Quay

Main article: Circular Quay ferry wharf

Circular Quay is a major Sydney transport hub, with a large ferry, rail and bus interchange. F2 Taronga Zoo services usually depart from Wharf 4. The wharves are wheelchair-accessible.

Taronga Zoo

The Taronga Zoo ferry wharf

The Taronga Zoo ferry wharf is, for many tourists, the preferred mode of entry to Sydney's major zoological park. Passengers disembarking at the wharf, located on Bradleys Head Road, can enter the zoo via a cable car or connect with local bus services. The wharf is wheelchair-accessible.

Patronage

Taronga Zoo is one of Sydney's premier harbourside attractions.

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] [2]}

F1	6,915,357	View source data.
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

References

1. "F2 Taronga Zoo ferry timetable". Transport for NSW.
2. "Ferry Patronage – Monthly Comparison". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

External links

• F2 Taronga Zoo at Transport for New South Wales