Same Day Parcel Delivery Across Melbourne

Silver Taxi Melbourne provides fast, direct, same day courier runs across Melbourne and the wider metro area. Rated 4.8 stars from 53 Google reviews, we have built a reputation for reliable, on-time deliveries that businesses and residents across Melbourne depend on. Unlike standard courier networks that pool deliveries across multiple stops, we make dedicated, single-destination runs. Your parcel leaves the pickup address and goes directly to the recipient with no warehouse handling, depot transfers, or sorting delays in between.

We serve businesses and residents across Dandenong, Clayton, Springvale, Noble Park, Frankston, Cheltenham, Pakenham, and the wider Melbourne area. The Dandenong South industrial estate is one of our primary service corridors, with regular same day dispatch runs for manufacturers, distributors, and trade businesses operating in the precinct. Medical practices, law firms, and logistics operations throughout the area are among our most consistent delivery customers. We handle fragile items, prescription medications, legal documents, and urgent business freight with care, and the driver lets you know as soon as each job is handed over.

Same Day Delivery

Direct, dedicated delivery across Melbourne. Your parcel is not shared with other deliveries or routed through depots.

Direct Line to the Driver

You get the driver's number when the job is confirmed, so you can check progress or pass on instructions at any point.

Handover Confirmed

The driver confirms with you once the item is handed over, and a receipt is available for legal, medical, and business records.

Medical Supplies

Medication, equipment, and medical documents handled with care and urgency. Sent straight to the clinic, pharmacy or patient with no depot stop.

Legal and Business Docs

Contracts and sensitive documents stay with one driver from pickup to handover, never passed through a depot. Ask for a named recipient only.

Fragile Items Welcome

Delicate or valuable items handled with care. We treat every package with care from pickup to delivery.

What We Deliver

Legal documents and contracts
Medical supplies and prescriptions
Business packages and samples
Fragile and high-value items
E-commerce returns and urgent resends
Keys, parts, and small freight
Prescription medications (hospital to pharmacy)
Industrial dispatch runs from Dandenong South

Medical and Prescription Delivery

We handle urgent medical deliveries across Melbourne, including prescription medications, clinical documents, pathology samples, and medical equipment. Our drivers understand the urgency attached to these runs and treat them accordingly. Common routes include hospital to pharmacy transfers, clinic to clinic document delivery, and aged care facility supply runs across the Monash Health, Frankston Hospital, and Peninsula Private corridors.

Silver Taxi Melbourne holds TAC and WorkSafe approval for patient travel, and the same drivers handle medical delivery runs. If you have a recurring medical delivery requirement or need a single urgent run, call 0412 456 588 and we can typically dispatch within the hour.

Dandenong South Industrial Estate Deliveries

The Dandenong South industrial estate is one of Melbourne's largest manufacturing and distribution precincts, and it is one of our primary delivery corridors. We run regular same day pickup and delivery services for businesses in Dandenong South, Hallam, Bangholme, and Keysborough, covering everything from urgent parts and product samples to signed contracts and time-sensitive business documents that need to reach clients, partners, or courts the same day.

If your business operates in the Dandenong South precinct and you need a reliable same day taxi courier for dispatch runs, outbound freight, or document delivery to CBD offices and courts, call 0412 456 588 or email book@silver-taximelbourne.com.au. We can usually have a driver on site within the hour, and we confirm the fare when we call to confirm the job.

Business and Corporate Delivery

Law firms, accounting practices, engineering consultancies, and large business clients across Melbourne use Silver Taxi Melbourne for regular courier runs. We handle legal filing runs to Dandenong Magistrates Court, Clayton offices, and Melbourne CBD; inter-office document transfers; and same day freight between business premises where standard postal services or overnight couriers are not fast enough.

For businesses with regular delivery volumes, a standing arrangement removes the need to call for a quote each time. You send through the pickup and delivery details by phone, SMS, or email, and we dispatch a driver. See our corporate taxi and account service page for more on how we work with business clients who have ongoing transport and delivery needs.

Book a Same Day Delivery Run

To book a same day run, call 0412 456 588. We can usually dispatch within the hour.

Call 0412 456 588

Which Vehicle Fits Your Delivery

CarDocuments, satchels and boxes up to about 25 kg that one person can lift. The right choice for most runs.
SUV or WagonBulky boxes, equipment and anything long that needs the larger boot.
Maxi TaxiSeveral boxes or large items in one run. Call first for anything over 25 kg.

We do not carry hazardous goods, refrigerated items, or anything that will not fit safely in the vehicle. If you are unsure, call 0412 456 588 before booking.

Melbourne Delivery Areas

We cover all of Melbourne for same day deliveries, including major industrial precincts and residential suburbs between Cheltenham and Pakenham. The Dandenong South industrial estate, Clayton research precinct, and the route to the CBD are our highest-volume delivery routes. Our most frequent delivery runs service:

Dandenong South industrial estate
Dandenong, Dandenong North
Clayton, Springvale, Noble Park
Keysborough, Hallam, Bangholme
Narre Warren, Berwick, Cranbourne
Cheltenham, Moorabbin, Highett
Frankston, Seaford, Langwarrin
Hampton Park, Doveton, Endeavour Hills
Melbourne CBD, Pakenham

Every metro suburb is covered, including the CBD and inner suburbs; see all service areas. For runs outside metropolitan Melbourne, call 0412 456 588 to confirm a driver and a price.

Delivery Pricing

Deliveries are charged on the standard taxi meter: $9.90 flag fall plus $2.20 per kilometre, with the night tariff of $2.34 per kilometre between 10pm and 4am. There are no depot fees, handling charges, or fuel levies on top. The booking form shows an estimate as soon as you enter both addresses, and we confirm the fare when we call to confirm the job. Tolls are added only if the route uses one. Price any run with the fare estimator. As a rough guide:

  • Within the same suburb or the next one (up to about 13 km): the $39.90 minimum fare
  • Across Melbourne (15 to 35 km): about $43 to $87 on a weekday

For businesses with regular delivery volumes, call 0412 456 588 or email book@silver-taximelbourne.com.au to discuss account rates. We work with law firms, medical practices, and industrial businesses in the Dandenong South precinct on recurring delivery schedules.

Parcel Delivery Terms

How deliveries are handled, in plain terms.

LiabilityParcels travel at the sender's risk. We handle every item with care, but goods in transit insurance is not included. Tell us when you book if an item is valuable or fragile, and arrange your own cover for high value items. Nothing here limits your rights under Australian Consumer Law.
What we cannot carryIllegal goods, drugs, weapons, explosives, fireworks, fuel or other dangerous goods, and cash. Items need to be packed, labelled and fit safely in the vehicle, and the driver may refuse anything that cannot be carried safely.
CancellationCancelling is free until a driver is on the way. Once a driver has set off we may charge a call out fee, which we confirm when you book.
WaitingUp to 10 minutes at pickup and at delivery is included. After that the meter runs at its waiting rate.
Several dropsSeveral drops in one run are charged on one meter from the first pickup to the last drop, plus any waiting at each stop. Give us every address when you book.
ReturnsIf nobody can take the parcel and we cannot reach you, the driver brings it back to the pickup address and the return trip is charged on the meter. A planned there and back job, such as a signed document, can be booked as one trip.

Taxi Parcel Delivery Questions

How much does a taxi parcel delivery cost?

Deliveries run on the taxi meter: $9.90 flag fall plus $2.20 per km by day. Most runs between neighbouring suburbs land between $25 and $45.

How fast is same day delivery?

We usually have a driver at the pickup within the hour. The item then goes straight to the recipient, so most runs across Melbourne finish within one to two hours.

How do I book a parcel delivery?

Use the form at the top of this page or call 0412 456 588. Give us both addresses and the recipient, and we call back to confirm the job and fare.

Do you deliver at night and on weekends?

Yes. We take delivery bookings 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The night tariff of $2.34 per km applies between 10pm and 4am.

Do you deliver to the Melbourne CBD?

Yes. We cover the CBD and every metro suburb. For runs outside metropolitan Melbourne, call first so we can confirm a driver and a price.

How big or heavy can a parcel be?

A car takes documents and boxes up to about 25 kg that one person can lift. For bulky items book the SUV or Maxi Taxi, and call first for anything heavier.

How do I know my parcel arrived?

You get the driver's number when the job is confirmed, and the driver lets you know once it is handed over. Ask for a named recipient only if it must not be left.

Can I change or cancel a delivery?

Call 0412 456 588 as early as you can and we will change or cancel the job before the driver is dispatched.

What can you not carry?

Illegal goods, drugs, weapons, explosives, fuel or other dangerous goods, cash, items that need refrigeration, or anything that will not fit safely in the vehicle.

Are parcels insured?

Parcels travel at the sender's risk and goods in transit insurance is not included, so arrange your own cover for high value items and tell us when you book.