NT · Darwin
In Northern Territory (NT), the regulated taxi flagfall on the day rate is A$5.70, plus A$1.90 per kilometre. The full schedule below is sourced from NT Department of Logistics and Infrastructure and re-verified each quarter.
6am – 6pm·Mon – Fri
Darwin Tariff 1 — Mon–Fri 6am–6pm
Authoritative regulator (NT.gov.au /driving/industry/.../taxi-areas-meters-and-fares) is Cloudflare-protected. Darwin Radio Taxi publishes the same schedule as the regulated maximum. Verify quarterly direct with NT DIPL. Booking levy $1.00 (included in flagfall). Cleaning fee $50.
6pm – 6am·Every day·Public holidays
Darwin Tariff 2 — weekday evening 6pm–6am + all PH
6am – 6pm·Weekends
Darwin Tariff 2 — Sat/Sun 6am–6pm
6am – 6pm·Mon – Fri
Alice Springs Tariff 1 — Mon–Fri 6am–6pm
NT taxi fares are set per-area, not Territory-wide — Alice Springs has its own schedule, distinct from Darwin. The authoritative regulator page (NT.gov.au, source_url above) is Cloudflare-protected and returns 403 to automated fetch, so source_hash stays a TODO placeholder and verify:sources will report it unreachable — a known state, not a change (same situation as nt_darwin, which hashes an industry mirror instead). Figures corroborated 2026-08-05 against two independent sources that agree: (1) taxifarecalculators.com/australia/alice-springs (reviewed June 2026); and (2) the official NT "schedule of prepaid taxi fares — Alice Springs" (dated 22 May 2026), whose night-tariff distance estimates reverse-engineer to flagfall $6.60 + $2.89/km (≤4 pax) and ~$3.72/km (5+) — matching source (1) to the cent. The DAY rate ($5.30 + $2.45/km) rests mainly on source (1); re-verify direct with NT DIPL when the regulator page is reachable. Cleaning fee $50. effective_from follows the NT annual cycle (unconfirmed exact date).
6pm – 6am·Every day·Public holidays
Alice Springs Tariff 2 — evening 6pm–6am + all PH
6am – 6pm·Weekends
Alice Springs Tariff 2 — Sat/Sun 6am–6pm
Northern Territory taxi fares are set by the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure with separate Darwin urban, Alice Springs and remote-area schedules. Each has its own flagfall, per-km rate and public-holiday surcharge.
Yes — Northern Territory public holidays attract a regulated peak rate that applies for the full 24 hours of the day, on top of the standard meter.
A Darwin Airport to Darwin CBD taxi is approximately A$30–A$45 on the regulated meter, depending on time of day. The NT does not apply a separate airport surcharge.
The maximum non-cash payment surcharge on a Northern Territory taxi fare is 5% of the metered total. This is the regulated maximum; drivers may charge less.