Taxi Fare

VIC · Melbourne

Melbourne AirportSouth Yarra taxi fare

Catch a metered cab from Melbourne Airport to South Yarra and you’re looking at between A$73.31 and A$84.89 on the day rate, with A$77.17 a fair midpoint. The drive is 31.2 km — about 37 minutes when traffic cooperates.

Estimated fare range

A$73.31 A$94.08

31.2 km · 37 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$73.31 – A$84.89

    overnight tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$73.31 – A$84.89

    overnight tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$81.25 – A$94.08

    peak tariff

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About this route

Victoria adds a small airport-pickup surcharge to fares starting at Melbourne Airport; that surcharge is already baked into the A$77.17 typical meter shown above. Saturday-night trips into South Yarra on the late-night tariff settle near A$85.53 — useful to know if your flight or event lands after the band kicks over. There are no tolls on the usual route into South Yarra — what the meter reads is the fare you pay.

Tullamarine is the main airport for Melbourne; most drivers take CityLink unless you ask to avoid the toll. For a 31.2 km haul this far across town (Melbourne Airport → South Yarra), a metered taxi commonly comes out cheaper than rideshare once surge pricing kicks in. Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) sets the metered ceiling reflected here — about A$77.17 on the day rate for the trip into South Yarra.

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