QLD · Brisbane
Brisbane CBD → Brisbane Airport taxi fare
The cab ride between Brisbane CBD and Brisbane Airport clocks in at 17.2 km — figure on 31 minutes and a metered total close to A$58.27. Typical band: between A$55.36 and A$64.10.
Estimated fare range
A$55.36 – A$65.64
17.2 km · 31 min typical
Tuesday 8am
A$55.36 – A$64.10
day tariff
Friday 6pm
A$55.36 – A$64.10
day tariff
Saturday 10pm
A$56.69 – A$65.64
night tariff
Includes an estimated A$7.50 in tolls on the usual route.
Editor’s analysis
Brisbane CBD → BNE clears in 25-30 minutes off-peak via Clem7 plus Airportlink. Drop-offs don’t carry the rank surcharge, so the typical meter sits about A$3 below the inbound average. The Story Bridge alternative (no tolls) takes 38-45 minutes and is only competitive when Clem7 has an incident — drivers can check live traffic before committing.
Saturday late-night runs after 10pm cross into Tariff 2, lifting the meter by 15-20%. AFL and NRL game-day finishes at Suncorp or the Gabba dump 35,000+ patrons onto Ann Street between 9:45pm and 10:30pm — if your flight is in that window, leave from a CBD hotel rank rather than trying to flag near a stadium. The international terminal is at the western end; domestic is east. They share a single road, but a wrong-terminal U-turn adds about 8 minutes on the meter.
taxi-fare.com.au editorial · last reviewed
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About this route
Friday-evening trips from Brisbane CBD to Brisbane Airport price similarly at A$58.27, since the regulated tariff doesn’t shift until the late-night band activates. Account for around A$7.50 in tolls if the driver takes the standard route into Brisbane Airport. The toll-free option is slower but cheaper.
Brisbane Airport sits ~14 km north-east of the CBD; AirportLink and the Clem7 tunnel both shorten the trip but add tolls. Standard QLD rank-and-hail rules apply between Brisbane CBD and Brisbane Airport: the driver must run the meter unless a regulated fixed fare is explicitly in effect (so the A$58.27 midpoint above is a maximum, not a quote). The figures here mirror the regulated maximum from Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) — drivers may charge less than the A$58.27 typical between Brisbane CBD and Brisbane Airport, never more.