Taxi Fare

NSW · Newcastle

Newcastle AirportNewcastle CBD taxi fare

Catch a metered cab from Newcastle Airport to Newcastle CBD and you’re looking at between A$54.46 and A$63.06 on the day rate, with A$57.33 a fair midpoint. The drive is 21.1 km — about 38 minutes when traffic cooperates.

Estimated fare range

A$54.46 A$76.60

21.1 km · 38 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$54.46 – A$63.06

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$54.46 – A$63.06

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$66.16 – A$76.60

    peak tariff

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About this route

New South Wales adds a small airport-pickup surcharge to fares starting at Newcastle Airport; that surcharge is already baked into the A$57.33 typical meter shown above. Saturday-night trips into Newcastle CBD on the late-night tariff settle near A$69.64 — useful to know if your flight or event lands after the band kicks over. There are no tolls on the usual route into Newcastle CBD — what the meter reads is the fare you pay.

Standard NSW rank-and-hail rules apply between Newcastle Airport and Newcastle CBD: the driver must run the meter unless a regulated fixed fare is explicitly in effect (so the A$57.33 midpoint above is a maximum, not a quote). Transport for NSW (Point to Point Transport Commission) sets the metered ceiling reflected here — about A$57.33 on the day rate for the trip into Newcastle CBD.

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