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Taxi fare guides

Plain-English explainers for how Australian taxi pricing actually works — what makes up a fare, when the tariff changes, and how the meter compares with fixed and app fares. Every figure is cited to the regulator that publishes it.

• How are taxi fares calculated in Australia?The formula behind every Australian taxi fare — flagfall, per-kilometre, per-minute waiting time and surcharges, capped at the regulated maximum — with the 2026 day rate for every state.
• Fixed fare vs metered taxi: what’s the difference?How metered and fixed taxi fares differ, which works out cheaper, and why the only regulated fixed fare in Australia is Sydney Airport to the CBD.