Taxi Fare

QLD · Brisbane

Brisbane AirportNew Farm taxi fare

A taxi from Brisbane Airport to New Farm costs about A$48.28 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$45.87–A$53.11 depending on the time of day.

A taxi from Brisbane Airport to New Farm is a typical metro trip of 14.7 km, around 26 minutes in typical traffic. Day-rate fares on the day tariff land between A$45.87 and A$53.11, with a typical meter close to A$48.28.

Estimated fare range

A$45.87 A$54.65

14.7 km · 26 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$45.87 – A$53.11

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$45.87 – A$53.11

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$47.20 – A$54.65

    night tariff

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About this route

Airport-pickup surcharges apply to trips leaving Brisbane Airport and account for a portion of the A$48.28 day-rate midpoint shown. A 6pm Friday departure from Brisbane Airport to New Farm costs around A$48.28; the night-rate switch happens later in the evening. The standard path out of Brisbane Airport avoids tolls, so the meter is the whole story for this trip.

Brisbane Airport is built on reclaimed land north-east of the city, so every route into town funnels through the same few road connections and there is no useful back way. Over 14.7 km the meter alternates between two rates: a per-kilometre charge while the cab is moving, and a per-minute waiting rate once it drops below the slow-speed threshold. That is why a A$48.28 trip from Brisbane Airport to New Farm costs more in stop-start traffic than the distance alone suggests. Rates verified against Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR); a typical Brisbane Airport → New Farm fare on the day rate is A$48.28, the regulated maximum for the route.

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