Ferntree Gully’s ride,
already sorted.Ferntree Gully taxis to Melbourne Airport.
A booked driver, a fixed fare you see before you pay, and a clean hybrid at your door — to Tullamarine, the hospital, the city, or straight to the foot of the 1000 Steps without fighting for a carpark. No surge. No guessing. No app roulette.
Home of the 1000 Steps
The Kokoda Track Memorial Walk, just above.
Named for tree ferns
A green ribbon up to the National Park.
~27,400 residents
A big, leafy, family suburb.
Premium station
Belgrave line · ~1,000 car spaces.
CPVV-licensed
Commercial passenger vehicle accredited
Fixed fares
Set before you book · no surge
Cabcharge accepted
Alongside card & cash
~90% hybrid / electric
Tesla & Lexus hybrids
Booked drivers
Assigned, not dispatch-and-hope
1300 012 018
Or book online in under a minute
The fare you see is the fare you pay.
You see it first
Enter pickup and drop-off. Your price is set and shown before you book — tolls and GST included.
It doesn't move
No surge at 5pm. No meter creep along Burwood Highway or EastLink. The fare you see is the fare you pay.
You're matched, not gambled
A real driver is assigned to your trip — not auto-dispatched and hoped for.
Named for its ferns, with a rainforest for a backyard.
The name is as literal as it gets: Ferntree Gully is named for the tree ferns that once ran in a green ribbon from the township up to the National Park. That park is still its backdrop — the suburb sits right on the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, with the rainforest, the lyrebirds and the famous 1000 Steps just above it. Day-trippers have been coming up here for the scenery since the 1870s.
Today it’s a big, leafy, family suburb — around 27,400 people, a busy village and shopping strip by the station, and one of the line’s major premium stations. ME CABS is the calm, fixed-fare way to get around it, out of it — and up into the hills above it.
“A green ribbon of tree ferns, from the township up to the National Park — and the lyrebirds still calling above it.”
- 1870s
- Day-trippers since
- 3156
- Postcode, City of Knox
- ~27,400
- Residents
- ~1,000
- Station car spaces
There’s a particular calm to a suburb with a rainforest for a backyard — and a particular calm in knowing the car is already on its way. It’s booked. It’s a fixed price. It’s a clean, quiet car. Your ride is sorted — see you soon.
The whole journey, going right.
Five steps from booking to arrival — a fixed fare, a confirmation in writing, and a driver who turns up.
- 1
Book
Online in under a minute, by phone, or on WhatsApp. Fixed fare shown up front.
- 2
Confirm
You get a booking reference and driver details. Track it from your account.
- 3
Pickup
A booked driver arrives where you need — home, the village shops, the station, or a trailhead in the hills.
- 4
Ride
Clean hybrid, known price, no meter anxiety on Burwood Highway or the hill roads.
- 5
Arrive
Pay the fare you were quoted. Receipt to your account. Done.
One of the line’s real stations. Here’s what it still can’t do.
Ferntree Gully is a premium, fully-staffed stop on the Belgrave line with around 1,000 car spaces and over 100 trains a day. For the city commute, it’s about as good as the outer east gets. But even a great station only does one kind of trip.
The early flight with luggage.
Before trains start — no change at Flinders Street with bags.
The 1000 Steps on a Saturday.
Carpark full by 10am — you just want dropping at the trailhead.
The deeper Park.
Sherbrooke, Grants, Olinda and Mount Dandenong are well off the rail line.
The hospital trip to Angliss.
Just up the hill, with someone who can't manage platforms and stairs.
The late night home.
After the last service, door to door, up the hill.
The Cabcharge or account trip.
On a docket, door to door, for a local business.
That’s the gap ME CABS fills — not a replacement for a good station, the answer for everything the line can’t carry.
Our anchor at the foot of the Ranges.
The same fixed-fare service runs across the surrounding suburbs and up into the hills.
Ferntree Gully sits in the City of Knox — see the Knox council page for the full picture. Boronia and Bayswater are our sibling Knox Ranges suburbs.
Down EastLink to Tullamarine, and back.
Ferntree Gully → the airport
Roughly 53 km, about 50 minutes off-peak via EastLink (M3) to Tullamarine. We watch your flight, build in a buffer, and have you kerbside in good time. Your fixed fare is set before you book — no early-morning surge.
The airport → Ferntree Gully
Land, clear the gate, and your booked driver is already arranged. We track the flight, so a delay doesn’t cost you the car. Ride home for the price you were quoted — no scramble at the rank.
Also served: Avalon (AVV) transfers on the same fixed-fare basis.
The difference is booked-driver certainty.
| When you want… | ME CABS | Rideshare app | Hail / rank taxi |
|---|---|---|---|
| A price you can trust | Fixed, shown before booking | Surges without warning | Metered — unknown till arrival |
| A car that turns up at 4am | Booked & assigned ahead | Depends who's online | Pot luck at the rank |
| Cabcharge accepted | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| A clean hybrid / EV | ~90% of the fleet | Whatever arrives | Whatever arrives |
| Maxi / group & mobility | Booked to suit | Limited | Limited |
A big family suburb with a busy village strip.
ME CABS keeps it simple: a reliable family car — school runs, appointments, the airport — with Cabcharge accepted on every trip, alongside card and cash. Your fixed fare is shown before you book, with no card fee on Cabcharge and an itemised receipt after the trip.
Angliss is right on your doorstep.
Angliss Hospital is right on Ferntree Gully’s doorstep, just up the hill in Upper Ferntree Gully — one of the shortest, most familiar hospital runs we do — with Knox Private Hospital in Wantirna close by. For appointments, day procedures, discharge pickups and visiting family, a booked, fixed-fare car removes the two hardest parts: timing and uncertainty.
- Book ahead for an appointment time — the car is there, not hoped for.
- Discharge pickup when you're ready, door to door, no platform or stairs.
- Wheelchair-accessible and mobility-friendly vehicles on request.
- Quiet, clean hybrids — easier on anyone who isn't feeling well.
Coming to climb? We’ll get you there — and back.
The 1000 Steps / Kokoda Track Memorial Walk is one of Melbourne’s most-loved climbs — a steep, fern-lined ascent through rainforest, and a memorial to the Australians who served on the Kokoda Track. It draws thousands every week, and the carpark is routinely full by 10am on weekends. ME CABS solves that — book it from anywhere, and we bring you to the hill.
Carpark full by ~10am — we drop you right at the trailhead.There & back
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Drop at the trailhead
Right at the Ferntree Gully Picnic Ground — skip the carpark that's full by 10am on weekends.
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Climb the 1000 Steps
The fern-lined ascent through rainforest — the Kokoda Track Memorial Walk.
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Pickup at the bottom
When your legs have had enough, your booked driver is already arranged. One fixed price.
Deeper into the Dandenongs
- Sherbrooke Forest & Grants Picnic Ground
- Olinda & Sherbrooke Falls
- Mount Dandenong & SkyHigh
- Mountain-ash rainforest
- The tea rooms & gardens
- Yarra Valley wineries
Choose by how many people and bags.
Flex
Sedan for the everyday Ferntree Gully ride — airport, city, appointments.
Plus
Premium comfort or extra luggage — that bit of space.
Group
Maxi for hiking groups to the 1000 Steps, families, school groups, group airport runs.
Fleet note
About 9 in 10 ME CABS cars are hybrid or electric — primarily Tesla and Lexus hybrids — plus wheelchair-accessible and mobility vehicles on request.
A number, not a slogan.
Ferntree Gully lives and breathes its green — named for its tree ferns, backed by mountain-ash rainforest, lyrebirds and the National Park. Our fleet fits right in: about 90% hybrid and electric, so the standard ride is simply the cleaner, quieter one — a fitting way to arrive at a national park. No badge, no lecture, just the default. Run your trip and see the real estimated emissions versus an older cab.
Curious before you book? Run the trip and see.
Carbon Savings Calculator
See how much CO₂ you save by choosing ME CABS over a petrol car
Illustrative of the journeys we want to feature — real, named, consented Ferntree Gully stories will replace these before launch.
The 1000 Steps drop-off
Ferntree GullyEight of us doing the Steps on a Saturday, carpark full by 9. ME CABS dropped us at the trailhead and picked us up at the bottom. One fixed price, zero parking stress.
The early flight
Ferntree GullyGreat station for work, no use at 4am. Booked the night before, driver at the door, fixed fare, no surge.
The hospital run
Ferntree GullyRegular trips to Angliss, just up the hill, with dad. Same kind of car, door to door, no stairs, always on time.
Ferntree Gully taxi & 1000 Steps questions, answered.
Can’t find what you’re after? Call the Melbourne dispatch on 1300 012 018.