Taxi Fare

VIC · Melbourne

Avalon AirportFootscray taxi fare

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.

Avalon sits ~55 km west of the CBD and is regulated as a regional trip rather than a metro pickup. 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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