Taxi Fare

QLD · Brisbane

Brisbane AirportWest End taxi fare

A taxi from Brisbane Airport to West End costs about A$62.62 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$59.49–A$68.88 depending on the time of day.

A taxi from Brisbane Airport to West End is a longer cross-town run of 20.0 km, around 36 minutes in typical traffic. Day-rate fares on the day tariff land between A$59.49 and A$68.88, with a typical meter close to A$62.62.

Estimated fare range

A$59.49 A$70.42

20.0 km · 36 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$59.49 – A$68.88

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$59.49 – A$68.88

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$60.82 – A$70.42

    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$62.62 day-rate midpoint shown. Friday-evening trips from Brisbane Airport to West End price similarly at A$62.62, since the regulated tariff doesn’t shift until the late-night band activates. The standard path out of Brisbane Airport avoids tolls, so the meter is the whole story for this trip.

A Brisbane Airport trip can be quoted with or without the tunnels; asking for the toll-free surface route via Kingsford Smith Drive typically trades 10 minutes for the toll. Over 20.0 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$62.62 trip from Brisbane Airport to West End 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 → West End fare on the day rate is A$62.62, the regulated maximum for the route.

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