Taxi Fare

VIC · Melbourne

Avalon AirportRichmond taxi fare

Catch a metered cab from Avalon Airport to Richmond and you’re looking at between A$159.43 and A$184.60 on the day rate, with A$167.82 a fair midpoint. The drive is 71.2 km — about 85 minutes when traffic cooperates.

Estimated fare range

A$159.43 A$203.83

71.2 km · 85 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$159.43 – A$184.60

    overnight tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$159.43 – A$184.60

    overnight tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$176.04 – A$203.83

    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$167.82 typical meter shown above. Saturday-night trips into Richmond on the late-night tariff settle near A$185.30 — useful to know if your flight or event lands after the band kicks over. There are no tolls on the usual route into Richmond — 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. 71.2 km is a long enough trip that surge-priced rideshare regularly pushes past the regulated taxi maximum; budget A$167.82 on the meter between Avalon Airport and Richmond. Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) sets the metered ceiling reflected here — about A$167.82 on the day rate for the trip into Richmond.

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