Taxi Fare

NSW · Sydney

Sydney AirportRandwick taxi fare

A taxi from Sydney Airport to Randwick costs about A$29.13 on the weekday day rate. It usually runs A$27.67–A$32.04 depending on the time of day.

Sydney Airport → Randwick is 9.1 km of road, generally 16 minutes when traffic moves. Day-rate trips settle near A$29.13, spreading between A$27.67 and A$32.04 depending on the time of day.

Estimated fare range

A$27.67 A$39.63

9.1 km · 16 min typical

  • Tuesday 8am

    A$27.67 – A$32.04

    day tariff

  • Friday 6pm

    A$27.67 – A$32.04

    day tariff

  • Saturday 10pm

    A$34.23 – A$39.63

    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$29.13 day-rate midpoint shown. Late Saturday (post-10pm), the trip out of Sydney Airport costs around A$36.03, an extra A$6.90 above the daytime baseline.

Sydney Airport sits inside the curfew zone, so there are no scheduled arrivals between 11pm and 6am — the rank empties out overnight and the first bank of morning flights is when demand spikes. Over 9.1 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$29.13 trip from Sydney Airport to Randwick 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 Sydney Airport sits at A$29.13.

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