Local Melbourne Taxi Service

Your Local Melbourne Taxi Service

Silver Taxi Melbourne is an independent taxi service based in Clayton, at the centre of the Melbourne corridor. Our driver is not dispatched from the CBD after your booking comes through. We are already in the area, which means shorter wait times for passengers across Dandenong, Clayton, Frankston, and the surrounding suburbs.

We cover a broad band of Melbourne suburbs, from the inner bayside area through to Pakenham and Berwick. Every trip is charged on the meter: a $9.90 flag fall plus $2.20 per km on weekdays, $2.30 Friday to Sunday and $2.34 every night from 10pm to 4am, with a $39.90 minimum. You see an estimate before you book, we confirm the fare when we call, and tolls are extra. There is no surge pricing at peak times.

Airport runs are our most frequent job. If you have an early morning flight from Dandenong, Clayton, or Frankston, being based locally means we reach you on time without crossing the city first. We track your inbound flight and wait at no charge if it lands late. From Frankston, the weekday meter to Melbourne Airport comes to about $184 to $202, with no extra charge for early departures or public holidays.

We hold a 4.9 star rating on Google from 55 reviews, the majority from regular Melbourne passengers covering airport transfers, hospital appointments, and late night pickups. To book or ask about a fare, call 0412 456 588 or email book@silver-taximelbourne.com.au.

Melbourne Suburbs We Cover

Click any suburb to see routes, fare estimates, and specific details for your area.

Inner Bayside

Clayton & Surrounds

Dandenong Corridor

Frankston & Peninsula

Outer Growth Corridor

About Melbourne

Melbourne is a broad corridor that stretches from the bayside suburbs of Cheltenham and Mentone through the commercial and industrial centre of Dandenong, and out through the growth areas of Narre Warren, Cranbourne, Berwick, and Pakenham. It is one of the most populated regions in greater Melbourne and one of the least well served by direct public transport links to the airport.

The Frankston line covers the bayside strip and runs through Cheltenham, Moorabbin, and Mentone before continuing south to Frankston. The Pakenham and Cranbourne lines service the southern growth corridor. Dandenong and the suburbs surrounding it sit between these two lines, which can make reliable point to point transport harder to find at short notice from services based outside the area.

Clayton sits on the Pakenham corridor and acts as a central point for the wider Melbourne service area. Passengers in Noble Park, Springvale, Keysborough, and Dandenong regularly find that a locally based driver can reach them 15 to 20 minutes faster than one dispatching from the CBD. For a 4am airport pickup, that difference matters.

The hospital network in Melbourne is substantial. Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital in Berwick, and Frankston Hospital all generate high volumes of patient transport. Silver Taxi Melbourne covers regular patient runs to all four sites, including trips on an approved TAC or WorkSafe Victoria claim.

Late night travel is another gap across Melbourne. After midnight, train frequency drops significantly and many suburbs have no direct bus connection to the city or the airport. School runs, late shifts, and event pickups across Dandenong, Frankston, and Narre Warren are all covered around the clock on the same meter, with the night rate from 10pm to 4am.

Silver Taxi Melbourne vs 13Cabs vs Uber in Melbourne

Passengers in Melbourne have three main options: a locally based service like Silver Taxi Melbourne, a large network taxi like 13Cabs, or a rideshare app like Uber. The differences become most obvious at exactly the times when a reliable fare matters most, namely early morning airport runs, public holidays, and late night pickups. Here is how each option compares on the factors that affect Melbourne passengers most directly.

The 4am public holiday example from Dandenong is worth explaining in plain terms. At that hour and on that day, Uber demand in this area is high and supply is limited. The app applies a multiplier that can take a fare that would normally sit around $100 and push it past $200. There is no cap visible until you confirm the trip. With Silver Taxi Melbourne, the fare you see when you book is the fare you pay. That applies whether the trip is a Tuesday afternoon run to Clayton or a 4am Christmas Day pickup from Dandenong heading to the international terminal.

For passengers who rely on the airport regularly, the dispatch location also matters. A driver based in Clayton will reach Dandenong faster than one coming from Carlton or Fitzroy. For a 5am departure that requires a 4am pickup, 20 minutes of response time difference can be the difference between making the flight and missing it.

Why Melbourne Residents Book with Us

There are plenty of taxi and rideshare options across Melbourne. For Melbourne residents, what stands out about a locally based service is the combination of response time, fare predictability, and familiarity with the local roads and suburbs.

Medical and School Transport Across Melbourne

Beyond airport runs, two trip types make up a significant portion of our regular bookings: medical transport and school runs.

For medical transport, we drive TAC and WorkSafe Victoria patients on an approved claim and cover regular patient runs to Monash Medical Centre in Clayton, Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital in Berwick, and Frankston Hospital. If you need regular transport to medical appointments rather than emergency care, we can accommodate scheduled bookings and same day requests. Email book@silver-taximelbourne.com.au to arrange a recurring booking or confirm availability.

For school runs, parents in Dandenong, Clayton, Narre Warren, Frankston, and the surrounding suburbs who need consistent morning transport can set up a standing booking. We cover private schools across Melbourne and can handle split pickups where siblings attend different schools in the same general area. Call 0412 456 588 to discuss a regular arrangement.

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