Taxi Fare

NSW · Newcastle

Newcastle AirportHamilton taxi fare

A taxi from Newcastle Airport to Hamilton costs about A$55.50 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$52.72–A$61.05 depending on the time of day.

Newcastle Airport → Hamilton is 20.3 km of road, generally 36 minutes when traffic moves. Day-rate trips settle near A$55.50, spreading between A$52.72 and A$61.05 depending on the time of day.

Estimated fare range

A$52.72 A$74.21

20.3 km · 36 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$52.72 – A$61.05

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$52.72 – A$61.05

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$64.09 – A$74.21

    peak tariff

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About this route

Airport-pickup surcharges apply to trips leaving Newcastle Airport and account for a portion of the A$55.50 day-rate midpoint shown. Late Saturday (post-10pm), the trip out of Newcastle Airport costs around A$67.46, an extra A$11.96 above the daytime baseline. The standard path out of Newcastle Airport avoids tolls, so the meter is the whole story for this trip.

Over 20.3 km the meter alternates between two rates: a per-kilometre charge while the cab is moving, and a per-minute waiting rate once it drops below the slow-speed threshold. That is why a A$55.50 trip from Newcastle Airport to Hamilton costs more in stop-start traffic than the distance alone suggests. All fares quoted track the official schedule published by Transport for NSW (Point to Point Transport Commission); the day-rate midpoint from Newcastle Airport sits at A$55.50.

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