Taxi from Melbourne Airport to Southern Cross Station
An estimated $53 – $65 from the terminal, or $48 – $59 heading the other way. Estimated before you book, tolls included.
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What this route costs
Almost everyone taking this trip has a train to catch, which makes it the one route where arriving early matters more than arriving cheaply. Regional V/Line services to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Traralgon all leave from here, and they do not wait.
The two directions are priced slightly differently. A trip starting at the airport carries the $5.26 airport pickup fee, which is set by the airport and charged by every operator. Heading to the airport, it does not apply.
| Vehicle | From airport | To airport |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Taxi | $53 – $65 | $48 – $59 |
| Premium Taxi Service | $63 – $78 | $58 – $72 |
| SUV and Wagon Taxi | $70 – $86 | $65 – $80 |
| Maxi Cab | $70 – $86 | $65 – $80 |
How the trip runs
The route runs via Tullamarine Freeway, covering 18 km in about 18 minutes when the road is clear.
In peak hour allow closer to 27 minutes. If you want the fare settled before a slow run, call or email us for a fixed price quote.
This route carries about $7.29 in tolls, already inside the fare you are quoted rather than added afterwards.
- Pickup at the terminal Your driver meets you at the designated pickup area, or inside with a name sign if you add meet and greet.
- Tullamarine Freeway The bulk of the 18 km, on whichever route is quickest at the time.
- Arrival in Southern Cross Station Door to door, about 18 minutes after leaving the terminal.
Getting to the door in Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross has separate entrances for regional and metropolitan services, and the Spencer Street frontage is long. Tell us which service you are catching and your driver drops you at the right end of the building rather than the wrong one with a suitcase.
Arriving late at night?
We run 24 hours, so a midnight arrival into Southern Cross Station is routine. Late pickups use the evening rate, or the weekend night rate on Friday and Saturday, shown in your fare estimate before you book. Add your flight number and we track it, however late it lands.
Almost everyone on this route has a train to catch
This is the one airport trip where arriving early matters more than anything else. Regional V/Line services to Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Traralgon and Warrnambool all leave from Southern Cross, most of them hourly or less often, and they do not wait. Missing one is not a twenty minute problem, it is an hour or an evening.
Tell us your train time and we work backwards from it rather than from your landing time. It is a different calculation and it is the one that matters here.
The right end of a very long building
Southern Cross runs the length of Spencer Street and has separate concourses for regional and metropolitan services. Being dropped at the wrong end means the full length of the station with your bags before you have even found the platform. Tell us which service you are catching.
The fastest route we publish
At 18 km and around 18 minutes off peak, this is the quickest of our named routes, because Spencer Street sits on the western edge of the city and the freeway delivers you almost to it without crossing the grid.
Why people take a taxi to the station the bus also serves
The airport bus terminates at Southern Cross too, which makes this the honest comparison. The bus is cheaper. It also runs to its own timetable, fills up at busy periods, and leaves you at the bus bays rather than at your platform. If you are connecting to a booked regional service with luggage, the certainty is usually worth more than the difference.