The chauffeur job from Melbourne to Melbourne Airport is a pre-booked, fixed-fare chauffeur in a black Mercedes S-Class. 22 km via the major freeways, typical drive 22-35 minutes. Fare from $145, paid at booking, with no surge in peak or weather and no fee for flight-delay adjustment.
Chauffeur service is what you book when the trip matters. The Mercedes S-Class is dispatched specifically to you, the driver knows your address before they arrive, the fare is fixed at $145+ from the booking. Rideshare can't promise any of those: the vehicle is whatever's nearest, the driver is whoever accepted, the price is whatever the surge algorithm chose. For a chauffeur job in Melbourne, the chauffeur model wins on every measure except ‘does it work for a five-minute ride to the supermarket'.
The chauffeur job segment in Melbourne has four real options: rideshare premium (Uber Black, DiDi Premium), traditional taxi, hotel concierge transfer, or a dedicated chauffeur service. TransfersX is the dedicated-chauffeur option for the broader Melbourne market - not just CBD hotels, not just corporate accounts - with a fixed-fare model and a controlled fleet from $145+.
Airport pickups track your flight and arrive 10 minutes before scheduled landing. Melbourne pickups are dispatched 25 minutes ahead of the slot. Punctuality is the discipline behind every other promise.
Your quote is the price you pay. No surge in rain, no rate change on Grand Final night, no surprise tolls. The number on the booking is the number on the receipt.
Every vehicle is owned or leased by us. Less than three years old. Black on black. Detailed before every job. No subcontracting to a stranger's car.
"Booked TransfersX for a winery day for ten of us in two V-Classes. Both drivers were professional, both vehicles clean, both fares matched the booking. The day ran better than we'd hoped because nobody had to think about the driving. Recommended."
- Olivia, Malvern"TransfersX for the Tullamarine run on Sunday mornings is now a habit. Same Mercedes E-Class standard, same suited driver, same fixed fare. The whole point of paying a premium over rideshare is that the experience doesn't surprise you any more."
- Henry, Glen Iris"Booked TransfersX for a corporate Christmas drinks night, hourly Sprinter to ferry 14 staff between three CBD venues. Driver was patient, knew the parking around Crown and the convention centre, fare was locked at the booking. Zero stress for the planner."
- Yvette, RichmondAll fares fixed at booking. Include tolls, fuel, GST and gratuity. Live quote in the widget below.
The chauffeur job dispatch standard at TransfersX: chauffeur leaves 25 minutes ahead, Mercedes S-Class detailed before the job, route pre-checked against traffic and venue access, brief loaded into the driver's app. There is no ‘driver accepts the job and finds the address' phase - the address is in the brief at dispatch. The chauffeur arrives ready to load, not asking for directions.
The Mercedes S-Class for the job is one of a controlled fleet, not the closest available vehicle. The class is locked at booking; if you booked a Mercedes S-Class, a Mercedes S-Class arrives. The vehicle has been detailed before the job, fuelled, pressure-checked, refilled with bottled water, and reviewed for cleanliness. If there's a defect the depot finds before dispatch, a replacement vehicle leaves - not the customer's problem.
Fares are fixed at booking from $145. The booking quote includes all CityLink and EastLink tolls, fuel, gratuity and GST. The fare doesn't surge, doesn't shift, doesn't get amended at the end of the trip. Corporate accounts billed monthly with a clean tax-invoice line per booking and the booking reference. Payment by Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard, AmEx through Stripe - processed at booking, settled at confirmation.
Melbourne to Melbourne Airport is 22 km via the major freeway route. Typical drive: 22-35 minutes off-peak, longer in Friday-evening peak. We dispatch the chauffeur to leave Melbourne 25 minutes before the slot to absorb traffic surprises.
Anywhere in postcode 3000 - private residences, hotels, apartment buildings or street addresses. Door-to-door from the kerb or forecourt. Apartment buildings: the chauffeur waits with a discrete sign. Specify the address in the booking; gate code optional.
Yes. Meet-and-greet by name in arrivals (terminals T1 through T4 at MEL), luggage to the car, direct run back to Melbourne via the standard freeway route. Same fixed $145 fare. Flight is tracked: if the arrival shifts, the pickup time moves with it - no rebooking fee.
We track your flight in real time. If your arrival shifts - earlier or later - the pickup time moves with it. No rebooking, no extra fee. The first 60 minutes of waiting after landing are included free. After 60 minutes, waiting time is $35/hr pro-rata.
Yes. We carry rearward-facing (0-8 months), forward-facing (8 months-4 years) and booster seats (4-7 years) on request, free of charge. Specify in the booking notes; the driver fits the seats before pickup, not at the curb.
Yes. Many Melbourne clients have a preferred driver. After your first booking, request the chauffeur's name in the booking notes and we'll match where possible (subject to roster availability). Corporate accounts with regular trips can request a fixed driver pairing.