Taxi Fare

VIC · Melbourne

Avalon AirportSouthern Cross Station taxi fare

A taxi from Avalon Airport to Southern Cross Station costs about A$156.33 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$148.51–A$171.96 depending on the time of day.

A taxi from Avalon Airport to Southern Cross Station is a long-distance fare of 66.1 km, around 79 minutes in typical traffic. Day-rate fares on the overnight tariff land between A$148.51 and A$171.96, with a typical meter close to A$156.33.

Estimated fare range

A$148.51 A$189.93

66.1 km · 79 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$148.51 – A$171.96

    overnight tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$148.51 – A$171.96

    overnight tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$164.03 – A$189.93

    peak tariff

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About this route

Airport-pickup surcharges apply to trips leaving Avalon Airport and account for a portion of the A$156.33 day-rate midpoint shown. Late Saturday (post-10pm), the trip out of Avalon Airport costs around A$172.66, an extra A$16.33 above the daytime baseline. The standard path out of Avalon Airport avoids tolls, so the meter is the whole story for this trip.

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. For a 66.1 km haul this far across town (Avalon Airport → Southern Cross Station), a metered taxi commonly comes out cheaper than rideshare once surge pricing kicks in. Rates verified against Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV); a typical Avalon Airport → Southern Cross Station fare on the day rate is A$156.33, the regulated maximum for the route.

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