Melbourne taxi fare
calculator.
Enter your pickup and destination to see an estimated cab fare before you book. The estimate uses the current Victorian taxi tariffs and applies the correct day, peak, night or public holiday rate for the date and time you choose — then you can lock it in as a fixed price or ride on the meter.
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Metered fare with live tariff. Calculated using Victorian CPVV (Day Rate) tariffs plus live OpenStreetMap routing. Tolls passed through at cost.
What goes into a Melbourne taxi fare.
A metered Victorian taxi fare is made up of four parts: the flagfall you pay the moment the trip starts, a distance charge per kilometre, a waiting charge that ticks over when the cab is stopped or moving slowly, and any extras such as tolls, the airport rank fee and card surcharge. Which flagfall and per-kilometre rate applies depends entirely on the day and time of your trip.
Day tariff
Mon–Fri, 9:00am – 5:00pm
The standard rate. Flagfall plus a per-kilometre charge, with a waiting rate applied when the cab is stopped or crawling in traffic.
Peak tariff
Mon–Fri, 5:00pm – 9:00am and all weekend
Covers commuter peaks, evenings and weekends. Higher flagfall and per-kilometre rate than the day tariff.
Night / late-night tariff
Fri & Sat, midnight – 6:00am
The highest tariff band, applied to late-night pickups. A prepayment may be requested between 10pm and 5am.
Extras & surcharges
Where applicable
Melbourne Airport rank fee, CityLink and EastLink tolls, booking fee and card surcharge are added to the metered amount.
Distances passengers ask about most.
Fares change with the tariff band and traffic, so rather than publish a number that will be wrong by Friday night, here are the real distances and typical travel times. Run any of them through the calculator above with your actual pickup time for a current estimate.
| From | To | Distance | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Airport (T1–T4) | Melbourne CBD | 23 km | 25–40 min |
| Melbourne CBD | St Kilda | 7 km | 15–25 min |
| Melbourne CBD | Richmond | 4 km | 10–18 min |
| Melbourne Airport | Docklands | 22 km | 25–35 min |
| Melbourne CBD | Box Hill | 16 km | 25–40 min |
| Melbourne CBD | Dandenong | 32 km | 35–55 min |
| Melbourne CBD | Frankston | 41 km | 45–70 min |
| Melbourne CBD | Geelong | 75 km | 60–85 min |
Distances are road distances via the usual route and vary with road closures and traffic conditions.
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