Taxi fare in Melbourne. Cheaper to rent a car?

Can someone please give me an idea of the fare for a Taxi from
Tullamarine Airport to Ringwood for 2 people?

I want to rent a car at some stage during my stay in Melbourne. I'm
just wondering if it would be cheaper to rent a car from day 1 at the
airport.

My only worry is, I only need a car for 2 days, but I might be too
tired after the flight from the UK to make much use of it straight
away, but if the Taxi will be extortionate then it might be worth
renting.

I need to know before I arrive so I could possible book the car now to
save a few =A3.

Thanks

"William South" writes:

Can someone please give me an idea of the fare for a Taxi from
Tullamarine Airport to Ringwood for 2 people?

About AUD80. Ringwood is the other side of town, about 35km east from
Tullamarine. Probably getting about break-even with the daily cost
of a small rental.

Could also depend upon what part of the week you need the car. My folks live
out in Glen Waverley, a similar distance to Ringwood from Tullamarine and it
was much cheaper to rent a car than catch a taxi. This was a weekend rate.


"William South" wrote in message
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Can someone please give me an idea of the fare for a Taxi from
Tullamarine Airport to Ringwood for 2 people?

I want to rent a car at some stage during my stay in Melbourne. I'm
just wondering if it would be cheaper to rent a car from day 1 at the
airport.

My only worry is, I only need a car for 2 days, but I might be too
tired after the flight from the UK to make much use of it straight
away, but if the Taxi will be extortionate then it might be worth
renting.

I need to know before I arrive so I could possible book the car now to
save a few £.

Thanks

On 23 Jan 2005 11:12:00 -0800, "William South"
wrote:

|Can someone please give me an idea of the fare for a Taxi from
|Tullamarine Airport to Ringwood for 2 people?
|
|I want to rent a car at some stage during my stay in Melbourne. I'm
|just wondering if it would be cheaper to rent a car from day 1 at the
|airport.
|
|My only worry is, I only need a car for 2 days, but I might be too
|tired after the flight from the UK to make much use of it straight
|away, but if the Taxi will be extortionate then it might be worth
|renting.
|
|I need to know before I arrive so I could possible book the car now to
|save a few £.
|
|Thanks

Hi William

I haven't driven a cab in Melbourne for ten years now, but back then it
would have been about AU$60. With inflation I would guess at something
closer to $80-100 now. The trip should take about 40 minutes subject to
traffic.

You will definitely not feel like driving immediately after flying in
from the UK.

Incidentally, in Melbourne the number of passengers (up to four) is
irrelevant - there is no difference in fare. If you have five passengers
you'll need to specify that when booking a cab because only about 10% of
the cars are set up for front bench seats.


Cheers, Alan
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"William South" wrote in message
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I need to know before I arrive so I could possible book the car now to
save a few £.

How much of a priority is time vs money? If you *really* want to save money,
there are cheaper ways, such as Skybus ($13 per adult) plus train ($7.10 per
adult) = $40.20 for two.

Or depending on time of day you arrive, there's even the infrequent slow
local bus plus trains ($7.10 per adult) = $14.20 total. (See
http://www.custard.net.au/melbtrans/airport.asp - but you need a more
expensive ticket than listed there.)


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
Email: dbowen at custard dot net dot au
http://www.danielbowen.com/

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SOMETIMES it is cheaper to go by limo than taxi - they go on time rather
than km.

I second what Alan said - not many people feel like driving after a flight
from the UK!
It is a case of considering your own $ versus risk threshold ... and whether
or not you can sleep on a long-haul flight.

There is the airport bus as well - timetable on website.

http://www.airportbus.com.au/airport.html

We booked a chauffeur driven car for an early morning trip to the airport
last year. Much more reliable, comfortable & cleaner than a taxi (apologies
to all the taxi drivers out there, but this guy did turn up at 4:15am - 15
minutes early, never experienced that with a taxi). Turned out to be around
the same price as a taxi - maybe $10-15 more. Think it should cost around
$70-80 to Ringwood - beware, there are some companies that charge a lot
more!


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"Daniel Bowen" wrote in message
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"William South" wrote in message
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I need to know before I arrive so I could possible book the car now to
save a few £.
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SOMETIMES it is cheaper to go by limo than taxi - they go on time rather
than km.

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:56:19 +1100, "Lyn" lynbrock @ optusnet.com.au
(remove spaces) wrote:

|
|We booked a chauffeur driven car for an early morning trip to the airport
|last year. Much more reliable, comfortable & cleaner than a taxi (apologies
|to all the taxi drivers out there, but this guy did turn up at 4:15am - 15
|minutes early, never experienced that with a taxi). Turned out to be around
|the same price as a taxi - maybe $10-15 more. Think it should cost around
|$70-80 to Ringwood - beware, there are some companies that charge a lot
|more!

You obviously never rang me:-)

Melbourne has several groups of "executive" cabs, similar to the Sydney
"Silver Service" cabs, which charge taxi fare but give quality service,
usually in better class cars such as Ford LTD/Fairlane or Holden
Staesman. I used to drive one of them.

I must admit, I didn't enjoy meeting people off the international
flights at Tullamarine - always arriving in the wee small hours, then
your customer was always the last one out of customs. Dead time with the
meter off. But the service is available; sorry, I don't know any current
phone numbers.


Cheers, Alan
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Thank you for all the replies.

I have decided it's going to be cheaper to rent a car for the duration
of my stay.

I am trying to book online on the Budget site, but it is asking what
airport I will pick it up from.

There is more than one option.

MELBOURNE APT INTER VIC
MELBOURNE APT QF/JS VIC

I am flying with Qantas. Does Qantas have their own arrival terminal. I
will be arriving at Termial I (letter i)

My flight number begins with QF so I am guessing I need to select the
QF/JS option, but I need to be sure before I book.

Thanks in advance for any help.

p.s. What's the current average price of petrol per litre in Melbourne?

Melbourne Airport is the only international in the state of Victoria., (
also known as Tullamarine)
All airlines terminals are in one building.
The international arrivals/departures area is between the two domestic
arrival/dep areas.
Budget have a desk at both the INTER and the QF/JS (qantas/jetstar) areas.
So, you will find that both Budget desks are not really far apart, and in
same building.
However, as you exit customs, INTER is the closest.
Hope this helps

Big Kev
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Email - drop the second "s" in "travsubs"




"William South" wrote in message
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Thank you for all the replies.

I have decided it's going to be cheaper to rent a car for the duration
of my stay.

I am trying to book online on the Budget site, but it is asking what
airport I will pick it up from.

There is more than one option.

MELBOURNE APT INTER VIC
MELBOURNE APT QF/JS VIC

I am flying with Qantas. Does Qantas have their own arrival terminal. I
will be arriving at Termial I (letter i)

My flight number begins with QF so I am guessing I need to select the
QF/JS option, but I need to be sure before I book.

Thanks in advance for any help.

p.s. What's the current average price of petrol per litre in Melbourne?