NT · Darwin
Darwin Airport → Darwin CBD taxi fare
Travelling Darwin Airport → Darwin CBD covers 9.2 km — roughly 17 minutes on the meter. Expect between A$25.82 and A$29.90 on the regulated day rate (around A$27.18 for a sedan).
Estimated fare range
A$25.82 – A$35.46
9.2 km · 17 min typical
Tuesday 8am
A$25.82 – A$29.90
day tariff
Friday 6pm
A$30.63 – A$35.46
night tariff
Saturday 10pm
A$30.63 – A$35.46
night tariff
Editor’s analysis
Darwin International Airport sits just 8-9 km from Smith Street Mall via Stuart Highway and Bagot Road — one of the shortest capital-city airport runs in the country. No tolls anywhere in the Northern Territory. NT applies an A$3.20 airport pickup surcharge, included in the typical meter shown above; the levy disappears on drop-offs.
NT taxis run a single tariff with a Day/Night split kicking in at 7pm. Most international arrivals from Singapore and Bali land between 11pm and 2am, so plan on the night rate. Dry season (May-October) sees heavy Mindil Beach Sunset Market traffic on Thursday and Sunday evenings; drivers detour via Tiger Brennan Drive automatically. Wet season (November-April) cyclone watch can occasionally suspend airport ranks — Darwin’s fleet is small enough that during a Category 2+ event the rank empties fast.
taxi-fare.com.au editorial · last reviewed
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About this route
The Northern Territory airport surcharge is automatically added when the pickup is at Darwin Airport, so the quoted totals are inclusive. Darwin CBD after 10pm on Saturday: the meter steps up to A$32.24, an uplift of A$5.06 on the day-rate equivalent.
Darwin International Airport sits just 8 km from the CBD and the airport surcharge applies to pickups but not drop-offs. Treat the A$27.18 midpoint from Darwin Airport to Darwin CBD as a regulated maximum, not a quote: traffic delays only raise the bill if they push the meter through the slow-speed threshold. NT Department of Logistics and Infrastructure sets the metered ceiling reflected here — about A$27.18 on the day rate for the trip into Darwin CBD.
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