Maxi Cab From Melbourne Airport: Groups, Luggage and What to Book
The most common mistake groups make at Melbourne Airport is booking by headcount and forgetting the luggage. Eleven people with eleven large suitcases is a different vehicle problem to eleven people with backpacks. Here is how to get it right the first time.
Capacity at a glance
| VEHICLE | PASSENGERS | LARGE BAGS | BEST FOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premium Sedan | 4 | 3 | Couples and business travellers |
| Premium SUV | 6 | 5 | Families with oversized suitcases |
| Maxi (11 seater) | 11 | 9 | Large groups, teams, international arrivals |
Those bag counts assume standard check-in suitcases. Golf bags, skis, surfboards, prams and musical instruments eat into the space quickly — tell us what you are carrying when you book and we will size the vehicle properly rather than leaving you stranded at the kerb.
When a maxi beats two smaller cars
- The group stays together — no one waits at arrivals while the second car catches up.
- One fare instead of two, which almost always works out cheaper per person.
- One driver, one meeting point, one set of instructions for an international arrival.
- Sliding doors and a low step make loading far easier with kids and heavy bags.
Where your maxi meets you at Tullamarine
We meet international arrivals at T2 just outside customs, and domestic passengers at T1 (Qantas), T3 (Virgin) or T4 (Jetstar and Rex) in the arrivals hall with a name board. If you would rather skip the hall, we collect you kerbside instead — just say so when booking. Either way you get an SMS with the exact meeting point before you land.
Flight delays
Give us your flight number and we track it. If you land late, your pickup time shifts automatically and the waiting is free. Groups are the trips where a missed connection hurts most, so this matters more than it sounds.
What it costs
Maxi cabs run on the same official Victorian metered rate structure as every other taxi — flag fall, a per-kilometre rate above 21 km/h and a per-minute rate below it — with the airport pickup fee and tolls added. There is no surge pricing, so a 3am Saturday group run is priced by the published overnight or peak band, not by demand.
Get a maxi cab estimate for your group
Booking tips for groups
- Book the night before for early-morning departures — 3am and 4am pickups are routine for us.
- Count child seats as passengers when you tell us numbers.
- Nominate one contact person for the SMS so the driver is not calling five phones.
- Flying out? We drop you directly at your departure terminal.
Need an 11-seat maxi to or from Melbourne Airport? Call SE Premium Cabs on 0493 100 265, 24/7, or book online and we will confirm the vehicle for your group.