Taxi Fare

ACT · Canberra

Canberra CBDCanberra Airport taxi fare

The cab ride between Canberra CBD and Canberra Airport clocks in at 8.8 km — figure on 16 minutes and a metered total close to A$29.34. Typical band: between A$27.87 and A$32.27.

Last verified Access Canberra

Estimated fare range

A$27.87 A$35.16

8.8 km · 16 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$27.87 – A$32.27

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$27.87 – A$32.27

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$30.36 – A$35.16

    night tariff

Editor’s analysis

Civic → Canberra Airport reverses the same Pialligo/Parkes corridor in 12-15 minutes off-peak. No tolls. No drop-off surcharge. The ACT’s Tariff 2 night band starts Saturday 7pm and runs through to 6am Sunday, lifting the typical meter A$3-5 on late-evening departures.

Canberra Cabs and Cabxpress both serve the airport rank, and there is no booking premium for a metered rank job. If you’re flying out during a parliamentary sitting week, allow an extra 8-10 minutes through Russell — the same delay that affects the inbound direction, in reverse. Canberra Airport’s single departures-level loop means there is no terminal-confusion delay; T1 serves all carriers on one apron.

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About this route

Saturday-night trips into Canberra Airport on the late-night tariff settle near A$31.96 — useful to know if your flight or event lands after the band kicks over.

Canberra Airport sits 8 km east of Civic, with a single shared rank on the departures-level loop. Standard ACT rank-and-hail rules apply between Canberra CBD and Canberra Airport: the driver must run the meter unless a regulated fixed fare is explicitly in effect (so the A$29.34 midpoint above is a maximum, not a quote). The figures here mirror the regulated maximum from Access Canberra — drivers may charge less than the A$29.34 typical between Canberra CBD and Canberra Airport, never more.

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