Taxi Fare

VIC · Melbourne

Avalon AirportFootscray taxi fare

A taxi from Avalon Airport to Footscray costs about A$147.73 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$140.34–A$162.50 depending on the time of day.

Footscray sits about 62.3 km from Avalon Airport, which works out to 75 minutes by taxi in flowing traffic. The overnight meter typically reads A$147.73 and runs between A$140.34 and A$162.50 once tolls and surcharges are factored.

Estimated fare range

A$140.34 A$179.51

62.3 km · 75 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$140.34 – A$162.50

    overnight tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$140.34 – A$162.50

    overnight tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$155.03 – A$179.51

    peak tariff

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About this route

Departing Avalon Airport, the state-mandated airport surcharge pushes the meter toward A$147.73 on the day rate — that figure is already included here. After 10pm on Saturday the Avalon Airport → Footscray fare moves up to about A$163.19 on the late-night band — roughly A$15.46 more than the weekday day rate. Drivers normally finish this 62.3-km trip without crossing a tolled section, so the meter is the only number to watch.

An Avalon trip to Melbourne is long enough that the meter spends most of it in the distance rate rather than waiting time — traffic matters less here than on a Tullamarine run. Long inter-suburb trips like this 62.3-km ride from Avalon Airport to Footscray often beat fixed-price rideshare during peak hours — the meter doesn’t surge above A$147.73. Rates verified against Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV); a typical Avalon Airport → Footscray fare on the day rate is A$147.73, the regulated maximum for the route.

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