The precinct’s ride, already sorted.Bayswater North taxis to Melbourne Airport.
Staff runs, shift starts, the airport for the 7am flight, a parcel across town — a booked driver, a fixed fare you see before you pay, and a clean hybrid at the kerb. On account if you need it. No surge, no guessing, no app roulette.
Fare Estimate
Get your fixed price instantly — no surge, no surprises
All prices include GST. No hidden fees.
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
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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 the 5pm shift change. No meter creep along Canterbury Road 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.
Maroondah’s engine room — and the name everyone drops.
Bayswater North is a serious industrial and commercial precinct — 35,000+ people work here — strung along Canterbury Road, the same road where British Nylon Spinners opened the factory in 1956 that turned a rural pocket into the manufacturing east. Today it’s warehouses, trades, light industry and offices, with the Dandenong Creek parklands on the southern edge and the Ranges foothills beyond.
One local quirk worth knowing: it shares postcode 3153 with Bayswater across the Knox border, so almost everyone — even the big retailers — just says “Bayswater.” Officially this is Bayswater North, the Maroondah side. We know exactly where you mean, and we know the back streets of the precinct. ME CABS is the calm, fixed-fare way to move people and parcels through it.
- 35,000+
- people work the precinct
- 3153
- postcode shared with Bayswater
- 1956
- British Nylon Spinners factory
- ≈49 km
- to Melbourne Airport via EastLink
When the job depends on getting there, the last thing you need is a surge price at 5am or a no-show at the gate. Booked means booked. Fixed means fixed. A clean, reliable car turns up when it said it would — for the staff run, the early flight, the shift change. It’s 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.
- 01
Book
Online in under a minute, by phone, or on WhatsApp. Fixed fare shown up front.
- 02
Confirm
You get a booking reference and driver details. Track it from your account.
- 03
Pickup
A booked driver arrives where you need — home, the warehouse roller door, the office, or a worksite gate.
- 04
Ride
Clean hybrid, known fixed price, no meter anxiety on Canterbury Road or EastLink.
- 05
Arrive
Pay the fare you were quoted. Receipt to your account. Done.
No station in the precinct — and shift hours don’t wait.
Bayswater North has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Bayswater (across the Knox border), Heathmont and Ringwood East — all 3 km+ away, on the Belgrave or Lilydale lines. For a standard 9-to-5 that’s a bus or a drive-and-park; for everyone else, it’s no help at all. A precinct runs early, late and overnight — exactly where the train and the bus fall away.
The 5am start and the 11pm finish.
Before and after the timetable, when no one wants to wait at a dark station.
The early business flight.
Door to terminal, on a fixed fare, with the flight watched.
The staff who can't drive that day.
A booked, fixed-fare car instead of a missed shift.
The hospital trip to Maroondah.
Or the parcel that has to be across town by noon.
The visiting client or contractor.
Moved between sites without anyone leaving their desk.
The overnight and the weekend.
A precinct doesn't run 9-to-5 — and neither do we.
That’s the job ME CABS does here. Not a backup for the train — the transport a working precinct actually needs, at the hours it actually works.
Our anchor in the industrial east.
The same fixed-fare and account service runs across the surrounding precincts and the wider City of Maroondah.
Bayswater North sits within the City of Maroondah — see the Maroondah council page for the full picture. (Bayswater itself is across the border in the City of Knox — we cover both.)
Up EastLink to Tullamarine, and back — on a fixed fare.
Bayswater North → the airport
Roughly 49 km, about 45 minutes off-peak via EastLink (M3) to Tullamarine — EastLink is on the precinct’s doorstep. We watch your flight, build in a buffer, and have you kerbside in good time. Fixed fare set before you book — no early-morning surge.
The airport → Bayswater North
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, and early or late airport runs on a fixed fare.
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 |
Cabcharge, staff & shift transport.
With 35,000+ people working the precinct, ME CABS is built to be the outer east’s reliable transport partner — fixed fares, Cabcharge accepted, staff and shift runs, and parcels, all booked ahead and door to door.
Cabcharge accepted
On every trip, alongside card and cash — no card fee on Cabcharge, an itemised receipt after.
Fixed fares
Your fare is set and shown before you book — no surge, known up front, easy to reconcile.
Staff & shift transport
Reliable runs at 5am, 11pm and every change between, when public transport simply isn't there.
Client & contractor moves
Between sites and to the airport, booked ahead on a fixed fare.
Maxi for teams
Move a whole crew to an offsite, a depot or a function in one vehicle.
Parcels & courier runs
Same-day parcels and urgent parts between depots — booked and tracked like a ride.
One booking, one fixed fare, one driver who turns up — for a precinct that can’t afford a no-show.
A short, direct run — just north in Ringwood East.
Maroondah Hospital sits at 1–15 Davey Drive in Ringwood East — a short, direct run from the precinct, and from homes across Bayswater North. For appointments, day procedures, discharge pickups, a workplace injury, or 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 or workplace-injury 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.
We move parcels, not just people.
A precinct this size doesn’t just move people — it moves documents, samples, urgent parts and parcels, all day. ME CABS runs those too: booked like a ride, tracked like a ride, on a fixed fare. And when the working day is done, the Yarra Valley and the Dandenong Ranges are right at the foothills here too — a fixed-fare car for the staff Christmas lunch or a weekend out.
Same-day across town
A parcel from the precinct to the other side of Melbourne, booked like a ride.
Urgent parts between depots
When a line stops without it — door to door, tracked the whole way.
Signed documents by close
Papers to a client before close of business, on a fixed fare.
An angle only Bayswater North can own — uniquely suited to a 35,000-employee precinct.
Choose by how many people and bags.
Flex
Sedan for the everyday work ride — airport, city, client meetings, shifts.
Plus
Premium comfort or extra luggage — that bit of space.
Group
Maxi for whole crews to an offsite or depot, group airport runs, the staff function.
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.
Even an industrial suburb has its green: the Dandenong Creek and Koomba Park parklands run right along the southern edge, with the Ranges foothills beyond. About 90% of our fleet is hybrid and electric, so the standard ride is simply the cleaner, quieter one — a lower-footprint default for a business watching its emissions, with no extra effort and no greenwash. 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
Stay in control — three ways.
Illustrative of the journeys we want to feature — real, named, consented business stories will replace these before launch.
The shift run
Canterbury RoadEarly and late-shift staff in and home when the trains aren't running. One account, one bill, no missed starts.
The precinct airport run
Bayswater NorthPeople fly out for work constantly. Booked the night before on a fixed fare, never a surprise on the price.
The urgent parcel
Bayswater NorthA part had to be across town by noon or the line stopped. ME CABS had it there — tracked the whole way.
Bayswater North taxi & Cabcharge questions, answered.
Can’t find what you’re after? Call the Melbourne dispatch on 1300 012 018.