Days · Sydney
Sydney in 3 days
Harbour in the morning, the CBD when the sun is high, the Rocks last; every day ends before the heat peaks or on a train back.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
4km
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Day 1 — Opera House and Botanic Garden, a 12:30 lunch table
leave byLeave Sydney Opera House by 11:50 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave Sydney Opera House by 11:50 AM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
73 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Sydney Opera House stays under 78 min.
- 08:30–08:55Train from Central to Circular Quay, then walk east
- 08:55–10:15Sydney Opera House
- 10:15–10:22Walk to Circular Quay
- 10:22–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Circular Quay)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Circular Quay)hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Circular Quay).Skip Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Circular Quay).
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Sydney Opera House → Cafe at Circular Quay (AC) (6′, then 6′ p90 to the anchor)
- rain Sydney Opera House → Cafe at Circular Quay (AC) (6′, then 6′ p90 to the anchor)
- heat Royal Botanic Garden Sydney → Cafe at Circular Quay (AC) (10′, then 6′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 1.9 = PFL 1.1 + OFL 0.8 · walk 1.1 km (0.7 mi)0.7 mi (1 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 73′ · relax L2 · yield 9 · option value 1.25
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 20′
trace: generated 12 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×2 · frontier 8 · seed 1179076307 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Air-conditioned cafe 13:00–15:00; the Rocks Market on weekends.
Day 2 — Queen Victoria Building, then oysters on the quay
- 09:00–09:14Walk north along George Street
- 09:14–09:59Queen Victoria Building
- 09:59–10:08Walk east along Market Street
- 10:08–11:03Hyde Park and Anzac Memorial
- 11:03–11:19Train St James to Circular Quay, then walk east
- 11:19–12:19Sydney Cove Oyster Bar
Why this route?
DFL 2.8 = PFL 2.3 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.3 km (1.4 mi)1.4 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 17 · option value 0
trace: generated 48 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 1179076307 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Ferry to Manly or a harbour walk in the late afternoon.
Day 3 — The Rocks, car to the airport at 12:00
leave byLeave The Rocks Discovery Museum by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 boarding.Leave The Rocks Discovery Museum by 11:20 AM to keep the 12:00 PM boarding.
74 min of buffer left.
- 08:30–08:52Train from Central to Circular Quay, then walk west
- 08:52–09:42The Rocks Discovery Museum
- 09:42–09:57Car back to the hotel for the bags
- 09:57–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Sydney Airport
- 12:00–13:00Car to the airport at 12:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi AUD 22 (≈ US$15) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.Taxi AUD 22 (≈ US$15) (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00 PM.
- L2Skip Sydney Harbour Bridge (optional) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.Skip Sydney Harbour Bridge (optional) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00 PM.
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Sydney Harbour Bridge → Cafe at Circular Quay (AC) (15′, then 28′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 1.7 = PFL 0.7 + OFL 1 · walk 700 m (0.4 mi)0.4 mi (700 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 74′ · relax L2 · yield 5 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin +5 min; -AUD 17.
trace: generated 12 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×2, p_late>0.15×2 · frontier 6 · seed 1179076307 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Airport: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure.