VIC · Melbourne
Melbourne CBD → Avalon Airport taxi fare
The cab ride between Melbourne CBD and Avalon Airport clocks in at 67.6 km — figure on 81 minutes and a metered total close to A$159.73. Typical band: between A$151.74 and A$175.70.
Estimated fare range
A$151.74 – A$194.04
67.6 km · 81 min typical
Tuesday 8am
A$151.74 – A$175.70
overnight tariff
Friday 6pm
A$151.74 – A$175.70
overnight tariff
Saturday 10pm
A$167.58 – A$194.04
peak tariff
Editor’s analysis
Melbourne CBD to Avalon Airport (AVV, the secondary port serving Jetstar and Bonza) runs 55-68 km west via the West Gate Freeway and Princes Freeway — typically 65-90 minutes. Critically, this trip is regulated as a country/regional fare under Victoria’s tariff schedule, NOT a metro fare. The country meter uses a higher per-kilometre rate and a higher flagfall.
Expect A$160-200 on the meter for the typical run. Avalon applies no airport pickup surcharge — unique among Australian airports at this scale — so a CBD → Avalon trip is the only direction where the airport doesn’t shape the meter. The West Gate Bridge is the predictable bottleneck; allow 90 minutes door-to-gate during morning peak. Once past Werribee the freeway clears completely. SkyBus runs the same corridor for A$24 in about 50 minutes — for a solo traveller with hand luggage it usually wins on cost, but a taxi wins on door-to-door time and bag-handling.
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About this route
Saturday-night trips into Avalon Airport on the late-night tariff settle near A$176.40 — useful to know if your flight or event lands after the band kicks over. There are no tolls on the usual route into Avalon Airport — what the meter reads is the fare you pay.
Avalon sits ~55 km west of the CBD and is regulated as a regional trip rather than a metro pickup. A taxi keeps the meter honest over a 67.6 km trip; for Melbourne CBD → Avalon Airport that consistency matters more than the headline rate. The figures here mirror the regulated maximum from Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria (CPVV) — drivers may charge less than the A$159.73 typical between Melbourne CBD and Avalon Airport, never more.