Sydney Airport (SYD)
Facilities and Services
(Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Sydney Airport (SYD) has many airport shops, including duty-free shopping, restaurants, and good facilities for the disabled within its three main terminal buildings, as you would expect from such a busy and highly regarded Australian airport.
There are a selection of duty-free outlets, selling a wide range of tax-free goods, together with more than 20 airport cafés, restaurants, snack bars and fast-food outlets. The terminal buildings serve many different airlines, travelling from New South Wales to a large number of different destinations.
There are also a wide range of airport services and amenities at Sydney Airport (SYD), including business services, currency exchange, a number of meeting rooms, excellent conference facilities for up to 1,000 people, airport information desks and ATM cashpoints, which are readily available in the terminal buildings.
Airport Information Desks
Tel: (02) 9667 6053
Sydney Airport's Tourism NSW Information Desks are situated in the centre of the airport's T1 International Terminal building and is open daily between 06:00 to 23:00. Manned by help staff known as the airport's 'Gold Ambassadors', the airport's Tourism NSW Information Desk offer a wide range of useful information about Sydney Airport (SYD), directions, travel to and from Sydney Airport (SYD), general tourist information about the city of Sydney, weather conditions and also the latest airline flight arrival and departure times.
Shops, Duty-Free and Retail Outlets
Tel: (02) 9667 0926
Sydney Airport has superb shopping facilities located throughout the terminal buildings. With more than 100 shops at Sydney Airport (SYD), these include newsagents, gift shops selling a range of popular tourist souvenirs, beauty and hair salons, clothes stores, fashion boutiques, food shops, many speciality stores and also duty-free shops, selling a wide range of duty-free merchandise, such as wines, beers, cigarettes and perfume.
Bars, Cafés and Restaurants
There are an enormous number of places to eat at Sydney Airport (SYD), including a good selection of more than 20 airport cafés, restaurants, snack bars and fast-food outlets. Offering a varied choice of Australian and international cuisine, the restaurants and bars and located throughout the terminal buildings at Sydney Airport. There are also a number of convenient vending machines situated throughout the airport.
Currency Exchange, Communications and Banking Facilities
There are many currency exchange and banking facilities available at Sydney Airport (SYD), including numerous ATM cashpoints situated on the arrivals and departures level of the airport's International terminal Building. There is also a post office in the centre of the departures area on level two and several bureau de change outlets at Sydney Airport, providing a competitive rate of exchange.
Business and Conference Facilities
Tel: +1 (02) 9667 6534
Business and conference facilities are available at Sydney Airport (SYD) and there are a wide range of services provided by Sydney Airport, such as office equipment, work areas, computers, free access to the Internet, overhead projectors, white boards, telephones, photocopying, audiovisual equipment, mobile phone rental, meeting rooms and conference capabilities for up to 1,000 guests. These business facilities at Sydney Airport are located in the business and conference venues in the Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 buildings and are operated by Sydney Airport Executive Services. Further business facilities are available in the airline lounges at Sydney Airport (SYD).
Disabled Facilities
Sydney Airport (SYD) is fully physically-accessible for travellers with disabilities. These disabled facilities include ramps, good access for wheelchair users, lowered telephones, disabled toilets and showers, disabled parking spaces in Sydney Airport's car parking areas and wheelchairs are also available at the airport if required. It is advisable for disabled travellers to inform the airport of any special requirements prior to arriving at Sydney Airport. The information desk at Sydney Airport (SYD) has further information about all of the airport's disabled facilities.
Other Facilities
Other facilities at Sydney Airport (SYD) include a pharmacy and medical centre with first aid facilities in the airport's International Terminal building, open between Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00 and between Saturday to Sunday from 08:00 to 15:00. There are also several children's activity areas, a children's cinema close to the immigration area, smoking areas, baby changing rooms, a left luggage service and numerous luggage trolleys.