Taxi fares in Victoria
This page provides information about taxi fares in Victoria.
Information on this page
- Fare increase
- Prepaid fares
- Metropolitan & outer suburban fares
- Regional urban fares (Ballarat, Bendigo & Geelong)
- Country fares
- Multi Purpose Taxi Program
- Multiple hirings
- Tolls & airport parking fees
Fare increase
Taxi fares across Victoria increased by 6.1 per cent on 13 December 2008. This increase adds an extra $1.20 to the average metropolitan taxi fare of $19.60 for a 10km trip.
The fare increase, as part of a broader reform package, is to make sure taxi drivers are adequately paid, and operators are assisted with higher operating costs and funding safety measures such as driver protections screens.
Prepaid fares
Prepaid fares for all taxi trips in Victoria between 10 pm and 5 am were introduced from 1 October 2008. See Prepaid taxi fares for more information and tools for estimating fares.
Metropolitan and outer suburban fares
Effective from 13 December 2008, the following fares and charges apply to all taxis in the Melbourne Metropolitan and Outer Suburban Taxi Zones; see Maps of taxi zones and network service providers (depots).
| Flagfall | $3.20 when meter is started |
|---|---|
| Distance | $1.617 per kilometre |
| Time | 56.6 cents per minute if the speed is below 21 kilometres per hour |
For taxis carrying 5-11 passengers, or non-wheelchair hiring where the hirer specifically requests a larger than standard taxi regardless of the number of passengers carried:
| Flagfall | $3.20 when meter is started |
|---|---|
| Distance | $2.42 per kilometre |
| Time | 85 cents per minute if the speed is below 21 kilometres per hour |
Extras
Extras are automatically calculated on the taxi meter, or should be entered on the meter at the start of the trip.
| Phone booking | $2.00 |
|---|---|
| Late night fee | Late night surcharge 20 per cent (midnight to 5 am) |
Holiday surcharge
A 20 per cent holiday surcharge will apply all day Christmas Day, Boxing Day, from 6 pm on New Year's Eve and all day New Year's Day.
This surcharge is automatically calculated and displayed on the taximeter.
The existing late night surcharge that applies every other night (midnight to 5 am) will NOT apply during the holiday surcharge period.
Urban fares
The following fares and charges apply to taxis hired in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.
For taxis carrying up to 4 passengers (standard taxi) or any multiple hiring:
| Flagfall | $3.20 when meter is started |
|---|---|
| Distance | $1.634 per kilometre |
| Time | 57.2 cents per minute if the speed is below 21 kilometres per hour |
For taxis carrying 5-11 passengers, or non-wheelchair hiring where the hirer specifically requests a larger than standard taxi regardless of the number of passengers carried:
| Flagfall | $3.20 when meter is started |
|---|---|
| Distance | $2.451 per kilometre |
| Time | 85.8 cents per minute if the speed is below 21 kilometres per hour |
Extras
Extras are automatically calculated on the taxi meter, or should be entered on the meter at the start of the trip.
| Phone booking | $2.10 |
|---|---|
| Late night fee | $3.00 (midnight to 6 am) |
Holiday surcharge
A holiday surcharge of $3.70 (incl. GST) will apply all day Christmas Day, Boxing Day, from 6 pm on New Year's Eve and all day New Year's Day.
This surcharge is automatically calculated and displayed on the taximeter.
The current late night fee that applies every other night (midnight to 6 am) will NOT apply during the holiday surcharge period.
Country fares
The following fares and charges apply to all taxis outside the metropolitan, outer suburban and urban zones.
For taxis carrying up to 4 passengers (standard taxi) or any multiple hiring:
| Flagfall | $3.30 when the meter is started |
|---|---|
| Distance | $1.67 per kilometre |
| Time | 58.5 cents per minute if the speed is below 21 kilometres per hour |
For taxis carrying 5-11 passengers, or non-wheelchair hiring where the hirer specifically requests a larger than standard taxi regardless of the number of passengers carried:
| Flagfall | $3.30 when the meter is started |
|---|---|
| Distance | $2.505 per kilometre |
| Time | 87.75 cents per minute if the speed is below 21 kilometres per hour |
Extras
Extras are automatically calculated on the taxi meter, or should be entered on the meter at the start of the trip.
| Phone booking | $2.10 |
|---|---|
| Late night fee | $3.00 (midnight to 6 am) |
Holiday surcharge
A holiday surcharge of $3.70 (incl. GST) will apply all day Christmas Day, Boxing Day, from 6 pm on New Year's Eve and all day New Year's Day.
This surcharge is automatically calculated and displayed on the taximeter.
The current late night fee that applies every other night (midnight to 6 am) will NOT apply during the holiday surcharge period.
Multi Purpose Taxi Program
Subsidised taxi travel is available for eligible taxi users. For more information, see the Taxi accessibility webpage.
Multiple hirings
Multiple hirings are permitted throughout Victoria with the consent of all passengers. A multiple hiring involves:
- two or more people who are unacquainted travelling in the taxi from a common starting point
- the first and subsequent hirers consent to another person also hiring the taxi
- the hirers' destinations are in the same general direction
- each hirer paying no more than 75 per cent of the fare showing on the taxi meter at their destination.
Tolls & airport parking fees
CityLink and EastLink tolls
All taxis in Victoria must display an approved label showing authorisation for the driver to charge CityLink and EastLink tolls detailed below. The tolls are in addition to the metered fare. These tolls are effective from 1 July 2011.
CityLink
| Western Link (Moreland Road - Westgate Freeway) |
$4.60* |
|---|---|
| Southern Link (Toorak Road - Sturt Street) |
$4.60* |
| One-way trip along both the Western and Southern links | $6.50* |
| Batman Avenue (Flinders Street - Swan Street) |
No toll |
| A Taxi Day Pass for a non-metropolitan taxi (applicable only to country taxis operating from within a 80km radius of CityLink toll roads (excluding Westernport, Port Phillip and Sunbury based taxi-cabs) that are not fitted with an e-TAG – these taxis may charge the hirer a cost of the CityLink day pass for a journey on part or all of CityLink. | $7.00* |
EastLink
| Melba tunnel or Mullum Mullum tunnel | $2.48* |
|---|---|
| Any part of EastLink south of Maroondah Hwy | $2.33* |
| One tunnel plus any part of EastLink south of Maroondah Hwy | $4.81* |
| Ringwood Bypass | No toll |
| EastLink Trip Pass (valid for a single trip on EastLink in one direction only) | $5.40* |
*All prices are GST inclusive.
Hirers must be given the choice of using or not using CityLink or EastLink if it is one of the route options for their trip.
Where a CityLink or EastLink toll is incurred during a multiple hiring, it must be charged to, or shared between, each hirer in equal proportions or as otherwise agreed between the hirers. Total tolls collected by the driver must not exceed the toll amount for the trip.
For trips beyond 80 kilometres of the principal post office, the negotiated fare is to be inclusive of any toll incurred.
Melbourne Airport taxi parking fee
All taxis must display labels authorised by the Victorian Taxi Directorate indicating that the driver is allowed to charge the passenger the appropriate airport parking fee. No airport parking fee can be charged unless the appropriate labels are fitted. A label must be placed on the taxi dashboard and additional labels may be placed on the inside of rear doors, space permitting.
Melbourne taxis
| Taxis hired from the Melbourne Airport ranks | $2.00 |
|---|---|
| Pre-booked taxis from Melbourne Airport (regardless of how long the taxi has been waiting) | $3.00 |
Regional taxis
Regional taxis are allowed to pick up passengers at Melbourne Airport on a pre-booked basis only. The airport parking fee for regional taxis is $3.00 to be passed on to the hirer.
The driver must not charge the airport parking fee to any passenger arriving at Melbourne Airport.