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Practical guides · Written by drivers

The Quick Maxi Cab Blog — Maxi Taxi Tips for Melbourne

Maxi taxi tips for Melbourne — plain guides on seats, airport runs and fares from Quick Maxi Cab. Fixed all-inclusive fares, 24/7.

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Every guide here comes from doing these trips ourselves, day in and day out.

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The questions people actually ask

Welcome to the Quick Maxi Cab blog. This is where we share the practical stuff — the questions people actually ask us on the phone before they book.

We run maxi taxis right across Melbourne, 24 hours a day, on fixed all-inclusive fares — so every guide here comes from doing these trips ourselves, day in and day out. Have a read, then call 0413 232 882 when you’re ready to book.

Planned guides

The guides we’re writing first

These are the three guides we’re writing first, based on what we get asked most on the phone. They’re not published yet — call us in the meantime and we’ll answer any of them in about a minute.

How Many Seats Are in a Maxi Taxi?

How many passengers and bags fit, and which vehicle to pick. Not published yet.
Melbourne Airport to the City: The Full Guide

Every way to get from Tullamarine to the CBD, compared. Not published yet.
How Much Is a Taxi to Melbourne Airport?

What an airport taxi really costs and how to keep it fixed. Not published yet.

Written from the driver’s seat

Why read our guides

We’re not writing this from a desk. Quick Maxi Cab drives these routes every day — early airport runs from the suburbs, big groups heading into the city, families with prams and luggage trying to fit into one vehicle.

Everything here reflects how we actually operate: fixed prices quoted up front, tolls and airport parking included, and a real person on the phone around the clock. We cover the whole of Melbourne, from the bayside suburbs to the outer east.