Taxi Fare

NT · Darwin

Darwin AirportPalmerston taxi fare

Travelling Darwin Airport → Palmerston covers 20.0 km — roughly 36 minutes on the meter. Expect between A$45.26 and A$52.40 on the regulated day rate (around A$47.64 for a sedan).

Estimated fare range

A$45.26 A$62.95

20.0 km · 36 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$45.26 – A$52.40

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$54.37 – A$62.95

    night tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$54.37 – A$62.95

    night tariff

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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. Palmerston after 10pm on Saturday: the meter steps up to A$57.23, an uplift of A$9.59 on the day-rate equivalent. No toll road sits on the natural route between Darwin Airport and Palmerston, keeping the maths straightforward.

Darwin International Airport sits just 8 km from the CBD and the airport surcharge applies to pickups but not drop-offs. Treat the A$47.64 midpoint from Darwin Airport to Palmerston 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$47.64 on the day rate for the trip into Palmerston.

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