A transfer out of Avalon Airport is booked to a named chauffeur rather than auctioned to whoever is nearest. Vehicle class is fixed at booking, the flight is tracked on the inbound leg, and 60 minutes of waiting after landing costs nothing. From $89.
A rideshare driver is on the platform's schedule, not yours. The car you see in the app is the one that happens to be closest — not the Mercedes E-Class business sedan the transfer actually calls for. Prices surge in the rain, on Friday nights, after the football. Cancellations happen between booking and pickup, and there's no real recourse. A chauffeur service inverts every one of those defaults: you choose the vehicle class, the driver is vetted, the fare is locked at $89+ from the moment you book.
Endpoint context: Kensington — Macaulay Road, Kensington Banks, family-residential between the CBD and Flemington.
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.
"Booked TransfersX for a 5:30am airport run after burning through three Uber cancellations in a week. The driver was waiting in the building forecourt at 5:25am. Fare to the cent matched the quote. New Mercedes, calm driver, no chat. Bookmarked."
— Anjali, South Yarra"Standing booking with TransfersX for our weekly trip to the airport. Driver knows the building, the gate, the parking. Mercedes is the same standard every time. The fare hasn't changed in 18 months. That's the chauffeur model working as designed."
— Jacqui, St Kilda"TransfersX is the chauffeur company we recommend to friends now. Mercedes-clean cars, suited drivers, fares that match the booking. We've used them for airport runs, wedding shuttles and Christmas-day pickups. Every time, the same standard."
— Adrienne, WilliamstownWhen you book a transfer in Avalon Airport, the operation runs by the booking. Chauffeur dispatched 25 minutes ahead; Mercedes E-Class business sedan detailed before the job; route pre-planned around the day's traffic; fare confirmed at $89+ all-inclusive. The chauffeur's wearing a dark suit; the vehicle's finished black on black; the cabin's climate-controlled and stocked with bottled water and an umbrella. The job runs to the booking, not to whatever happens to be closest.
TransfersX maintains a controlled fleet of Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Range Rover vehicles. The Mercedes E-Class business sedan for your booking is one of these — owned or leased by us, serviced on our schedule, detailed before every job, less than three years old. There is no subcontracting to an unknown operator. The driver who arrives is on the TransfersX payroll, vetted, briefed, and presented to the standard of the brand.
The fare structure is the simplest part. $89+ at booking is $89+ on the receipt. CityLink, EastLink, fuel, gratuity, GST — all bundled in. No surge, no peak-hour multiplier, no weather adjustment, no driver tip at the end. Corporate accounts billed monthly with one tax-invoice line per trip. Payment by Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard or AmEx at booking; nothing to settle at the end of the ride.
Transfer from Avalon Airport (postcode 3000) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is $89 in a Mercedes E-Class business sedan, $145 in a premium S-Class, $169 in a V-Class people mover (7 seats), or $245 in a Sprinter (11 seats). Fares are fixed at booking, include CityLink tolls, fuel, GST and gratuity.
Yes. Avalon Airport to Avalon (AVV) runs $209-$269 depending on vehicle class. Avalon sits west of the city, so the drive is longer than the Tullamarine run from most suburbs and is quoted per route. Same flight tracking, same meet-and-greet, same fixed fare.
Yes. Meet-and-greet by name in arrivals (terminals T1 through T4 at MEL), luggage to the car, direct run back to Avalon Airport via the standard freeway route. Same fixed $89 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. The fare you see at booking includes all CityLink tolls, fuel, GST and a standard chauffeur gratuity. There is nothing extra to pay at the end of the trip and no separate toll receipt to reconcile.
Instant fixed-fare quote in the widget below.