Airport information
Where you can drop someone off, pick someone up, wait or meet at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, according to the official sources. Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.
Picking someone up
Where someone can get in, where you can wait or meet inside, and when short-stay parking is needed.
Picking upPermitted · at most 15 minutesFree within 15 minutes, at most once a day per vehicle.You pick someone up in the public pickup zones in the dedicated parking areas near the International terminal: up to 15 minutes, one entry per calendar day. The accessible pickup zone is on the arrivals level.
Picking upPermitted · at most 15 minutesFree within 15 minutes, at most once a day per vehicle.At the domestic terminals there is an express pickup zone a short walk away from the terminals: up to 15 minutes, one entry per calendar day. The accessible pickup zone is curbside on the arrivals level outside T2 and T3.
Dropping someone off
Where someone can get out quickly, and where you park if you want to come inside.
Dropping offPermitted · at most 1 minutesYou can drop passengers off on the T1 departures level. The airport asks that you stop for no more than one minute, and you must remain with your vehicle.
Dropping offPermitted · at most 1 minutesAt the domestic terminals the same applies: stop on the departures level for no more than one minute, and you are not permitted to leave your vehicle. At the accessible drop-off you may stop for no more than five minutes.
This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.
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Rates and temporary rules change; the airport publishes them itself. We deliberately do not copy them.
