Event Transfer from Flinders Street Station is a pre-booked, fixed-fare run in a Mercedes V-Class or Sprinter with a vetted chauffeur. The fare is agreed before you travel and does not move for traffic, weather or time of day. From $145, tolls and gratuity included.
Flinders Street Station is quoted per journey rather than at a kilometre rate, because the drive changes character with the traffic and the time of year. The figure agreed at booking is the figure on the receipt.
Reckon on 22 to 35 minutes to Tullamarine across 22 km, or 55 km down to Avalon. The gap between the two ends of that range is the entire reason we leave early rather than on time.
There's a real difference between the chauffeur model and rideshare. Rideshare optimises for the fleet, not the passenger — cheapest car that's closest, dynamic pricing, swappable driver. Chauffeur optimises for the passenger: pre-assigned vehicle class, vetted driver, fixed fare, accountability. TransfersX is built on the chauffeur model: vetted drivers on payroll, controlled Mercedes-and-Range-Rover fleet under three years old, fixed fares from $145+ confirmed at booking.
Flinders Street Station context: The CBD's flagship rail terminus and the Federation Square crossing.
Every airport booking is matched to your flight number. If your arrival shifts, pickup time shifts with it — automatically, with no rebooking fee. The first hour of waiting is free.
Your driver waits inside arrivals with a sign carrying your name — not at the curb, not in the kiss-and-fly. They handle the luggage to the car. You walk out the door, you're in the back seat.
No surge in storms or peak hour. The fare you see at booking is the receipt. No tap-the-card at the end of the ride, no ‘tolls extra' small print.
"Hourly chauffeur for a six-hour day across CBD meetings, then a dinner at Crown. Driver waited between every stop, knew the priority drop at Crown, didn't rush us. The hourly model is exactly what we needed; same chauffeur from start to end."
— Antonio, Carlton"Use TransfersX for every client visit from interstate. The S-Class is properly clean, the driver is in jacket and tie, the fare bills to our corporate account in one line. Compared to splitting Uber receipts across three meetings, it's an obvious win."
— Edward, CBD"Booked TransfersX for an airport pickup for my mother from Singapore. The chauffeur met her in arrivals with the sign, took her bag, drove her back to our place. She arrived at the door looking like she'd been treated like family. Will use again."
— Kerryn, HamptonOn event transfer bookings the chauffeur is dispatched 25 minutes ahead so they're at the pickup point before you finish locking up. Airport bookings track the flight in real time — if the arrival shifts, the pickup time moves with it, no rebooking fee. Hourly and multi-stop bookings hold the same chauffeur and the same Mercedes V-Class or Sprinter for the duration. The driver waits at every stop; no per-stop fee, no surge if the day runs long.
The fleet is controlled. Every vehicle is owned or leased by TransfersX directly. Maintenance is on a schedule the team sets, not a marketplace algorithm. Vehicles are replaced before they hit three years old. Finished black on black across the fleet, detailed before every job, never subcontracted to an unknown operator. The Mercedes V-Class or Sprinter that arrives for your booking is the Mercedes V-Class or Sprinter that left the depot, fully reviewed.
Fixed-fare pricing means the booking quote is the trip cost. $145+ at booking, $145+ on the receipt. CityLink tolls included, fuel included, gratuity included, GST included. Corporate accounts settle monthly with a single tax-invoice line per booking and the booking reference for travel-policy reporting. No tipping, no card swipe at the end of the trip, no surprise charges.
For most one-off trips Uber works. For early-morning flights, late-night arrivals, business meetings, larger groups, or anything where the timing matters, a chauffeur is the better choice — flight tracking, no surge, guaranteed Mercedes-class vehicle, vetted driver.
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.
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.
Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard and American Express via Stripe. Corporate accounts can be invoiced monthly. Payment is taken at booking (fare locked); no card swipe at the end of the trip.
Yes. Meet-and-greet by name in arrivals (terminals T1 through T4 at MEL), luggage to the car, direct run back to Flinders Street Station 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.
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