Taxi Fare

VIC · Melbourne

Avalon AirportDocklands taxi fare

Catch a metered cab from Avalon Airport to Docklands and you’re looking at between A$147.66 and A$170.97 on the day rate, with A$155.43 a fair midpoint. The drive is 65.7 km — about 79 minutes when traffic cooperates.

Estimated fare range

A$147.66 A$188.83

65.7 km · 79 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$147.66 – A$170.97

    overnight tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$147.66 – A$170.97

    overnight tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$163.08 – A$188.83

    peak tariff

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About this route

Victoria adds a small airport-pickup surcharge to fares starting at Avalon Airport; that surcharge is already baked into the A$155.43 typical meter shown above. Saturday-night trips into Docklands on the late-night tariff settle near A$171.66 — useful to know if your flight or event lands after the band kicks over. There are no tolls on the usual route into Docklands — what the meter reads is the fare you pay.

Avalon sits ~55 km west of the CBD and is regulated as a regional trip rather than a metro pickup. 65.7 km is a long enough trip that surge-priced rideshare regularly pushes past the regulated taxi maximum; budget A$155.43 on the meter between Avalon Airport and Docklands. Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) sets the metered ceiling reflected here — about A$155.43 on the day rate for the trip into Docklands.

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