Channel Berth, Carrington
The designated cruise berth inside the working Port of Newcastle at Carrington, across the harbour from the city.
Newcastle, Australia
Newcastle is Australia's second-oldest city, at the mouth of the Hunter River north of Sydney, built around a busy working port and fringed by surf beaches. More about Newcastle →
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Where is the Newcastle cruise port?
Cruise ships dock at Channel Berth in Carrington, inside the working Port of Newcastle, across the harbour from the city centre. Only the ship's shore-excursion and shuttle vehicles may enter the port. A shuttle runs to the city, stopping near the Newcastle Museum and Visitor Centre. People meeting passengers go to the Carrington Gate House on Enginehouse Road. Nobbys and the Ocean Baths are about 15-20 minutes by road.
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Getting to the Newcastle cruise port
Nobbys Lighthouse → Channel Berth, Carrington
6.4 km · 14–18 min by car
Nobbys Head and its lighthouse at the harbour mouth are 6.4 km by road from Channel Berth via Wharf Road, typically 14-18 minutes.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
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Taxi
Variesper vehicle
14–18 min
Metered; fare not published. Only shore-excursion and shuttle vehicles may enter the port, so taxi and tour pick-ups meet passengers at the Carrington Gate House.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
Only the ship's shore-excursion and shuttle vehicles may enter the port. A shuttle runs to the city, stopping near the Newcastle Museum and Visitor Centre. Taxi and tour pick-ups meet passengers at the Carrington Gate House on Enginehouse Road; NSW taxis are metered.
Newcastle Cruise Terminals
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About Newcastle
Newcastle is Australia's second-oldest city, at the mouth of the Hunter River north of Sydney, built around a busy working port and fringed by surf beaches. Its coastline has historic ocean baths, Nobbys Beach and the breakwall to Nobbys Lighthouse, where coal ships and tugs pass close by, and the Bathers Way walk links the city's beaches. The free Newcastle Museum fills the old Honeysuckle railway workshops on the harbour foreshore. Newcastle is also the gateway to the Hunter Valley, one of Australia's leading wine regions, about an hour inland. Cruise ships dock at Channel Berth in Carrington, across the harbour from the city.
- Climate
- Mild, humid subtropical climate with warm summers and cool winters. Average daily highs range from 17.7C in July to 29.3C in January, and lows from 6.7C in July to 18.4C in January. Rain totals 1,107 mm a year, spread through the year; the wettest month is June (130.1 mm) and the driest August (56.3 mm). November averages a high of 26.1C and a low of 14.7C. Figures are for Williamtown, about 16 km north.
- Time zone
- Australian Eastern Time
- Currency
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
Things to Do in Newcastle
Newcastle Museum
Free museum in the historic Honeysuckle railway workshops, near the shuttle drop-off, with three permanent exhibitions on the city's people, the Hunter's industries and hands-on science; some temporary exhibitions are ticketed.
Newcastle Ocean Baths
Historic seawater baths on Shortland Esplanade with an Art Deco pavilion, free to use.
Nobbys Beach and Nobbys Head
Newcastle's best-known beach, popular for swimming and learning to surf, with a kiosk and picnic area. Walk the breakwall beneath Nobbys Lighthouse and watch ships and tugs enter the harbour; the beach is the northern end of the Bathers Way coastal walk.
Hunter Valley
One of Australia's leading wine regions, around Pokolbin about an hour inland, known for its cellar doors, restaurants and vineyard scenery; best visited on a tour.