Taxi Fare

NSW · Sydney

Sydney AirportHornsby taxi fare

A taxi from Sydney Airport to Hornsby costs about A$93.10 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$88.45–A$102.41 depending on the time of day.

Sydney Airport → Hornsby is 36.7 km of road, generally 44 minutes when traffic moves. Day-rate trips settle near A$93.10, spreading between A$88.45 and A$102.41 depending on the time of day.

Estimated fare range

A$88.45 A$123.51

36.7 km · 44 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$88.45 – A$102.41

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$88.45 – A$102.41

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$106.67 – A$123.51

    peak tariff

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About this route

Airport-pickup surcharges apply to trips leaving Sydney Airport and account for a portion of the A$93.10 day-rate midpoint shown. Late Saturday (post-10pm), the trip out of Sydney Airport costs around A$112.28, an extra A$19.18 above the daytime baseline. The standard path out of Sydney Airport avoids tolls, so the meter is the whole story for this trip.

Rideshare pickups at Sydney Airport use a separate priority car park rather than the kerb, which is why a rank taxi is often moving before an app car has been matched. On a 36.7 km run like Sydney Airport → Hornsby, the gap between quiet-road and peak-hour timing is the largest single variable — the distance is fixed, the waiting time is not, which is why A$93.10 is a midpoint rather than a quote. All fares quoted track the official schedule published by Transport for NSW (Point to Point Transport Commission); the day-rate midpoint from Sydney Airport sits at A$93.10.

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