Croydon’s ride, already sorted.Croydon taxis to Melbourne Airport.
A booked driver, a fixed fare you see before you pay, and a clean hybrid at your door — from Main Street to Tullamarine, the hospital, the Yarra Valley, or the city. No surge. No guessing. No app roulette.
The Strand · Croydon Main Street- 187+
- independent Main Street traders
- ≈50 min
- Croydon → Melbourne Airport
- Fixed
- fare locked before you travel
- 24/7
- booked drivers, never dispatch
Enter pickup and drop-off — your fare appears before you confirm.
Your exact fixed fare is delivered live, right here — no static price lists, no surprises. Need help now? Call 1300 012 018 or message us on WhatsApp. Cleaner ride, same price — about 9 in 10 of our cars are hybrid or electric.
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Get your fixed price instantly — no surge, no surprises
All prices include GST. No hidden fees.
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 in traffic on Maroondah 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.
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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Its own town — a real Main Street, not a mega-mall.
Croydon isn’t a satellite of anywhere — it was a city in its own right, proclaimed in 1971, and only merged with Ringwood into the City of Maroondah in 1994. That independence still shows. Its heart is Croydon Main Street: a genuine high street with 187+ independent traders — cafés, music shops, clothing, hairdressers. The railway station was rebuilt elevated in 2024, and the suburb runs east into orchards, hills and the Yarra Valley.
All of that generates real trips — early flights, hospital visits, school runs, a night on Main Street, a weekend up in the Ranges or out to the wineries. ME CABS is the calm, fixed-fare way to do every one of them.
- 1971
- proclaimed a city in its own right
- 187+
- independent traders on Main Street
- 2024
- station rebuilt, elevated
- ≈30 km
- east of the Melbourne CBD
There’s a particular calm in knowing the car is already coming. You’re not refreshing an app, watching a price climb, or wondering if anyone will turn up at 4am. 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.
- 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 at your door — home, Main Street, a Croydon office, or the station forecourt.
- 04
Ride
Clean hybrid, known price, no meter anxiety on Maroondah Highway or EastLink.
- 05
Arrive
Pay the fare you were quoted. Receipt to your account. Done.
For the commute. For everything else, there’s us.
Croydon Station, rebuilt elevated in 2024, runs the Lilydale line — a single line into the city, roughly 51 minutes from about 30 km out. For the daily commute it does the job. But one line, further from town, is exactly where the train stops being the right tool.
The early flight with luggage.
Before the trains start, and no line-change at Flinders Street dragging bags.
The hospital trip to Maroondah Hospital.
For someone who can't manage platforms and stairs — door to door instead.
The late night home.
On a single line, the gaps and the last service bite harder this far out.
The group of five with bags.
A maxi to suit, not a packed peak carriage.
The Cabcharge trip.
A Main Street business needs it door to door, Cabcharge accepted on a fixed fare.
That’s the gap ME CABS fills — the answer for everything the train can’t carry, the further out you live.
Croydon’s our anchor in the far outer east.
The same fixed-fare service runs across the immediate neighbourhood and the wider City of Maroondah.
Croydon sits within the City of Maroondah — see the Maroondah council page for the full picture, or our neighbouring Ringwood page.
Up EastLink to Tullamarine, and back.
Croydon → the airport
Roughly 50 km, about 45–50 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 → Croydon
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 real Main Street business strip. We keep the payment simple.
With 187+ Main Street traders and the industrial pockets toward Kilsyth, Croydon runs on work trips — and ME CABS keeps the payment simple. Cabcharge is accepted on every trip, alongside card and cash, with a fixed fare shown before you book, no card fee on Cabcharge, and an itemised receipt after the trip.
A short, familiar run for Croydon.
Maroondah Hospital is about 2.5 km from Croydon Station, in Ringwood East at 1–15 Davey Drive. 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.
Where Melbourne hands over to the hills & the wine country.
Croydon is the real doorstep east. ME CABS does the longer runs on a fixed fare agreed before you leave — a winery day with a designated driver who isn’t you, a trip up the mountain, an interstate connection, or a regional medical appointment.
Yarra Valley wineries
A short, scenic drive — a winery day with a driver who isn't one of your group.
The Dandenong Ranges
Mount Dandenong, Sassafras and Puffing Billy, just south.
Mooroolbark & Lilydale
Minutes east — the start of the line out to the hills.
Choose by how many people and bags.
Flex
Sedan for the everyday Croydon ride — airport, city, appointments.
Plus
Premium comfort or extra luggage — that bit of space.
Group
Maxi for families, teams, group airport runs, a winery day in the Valley.
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.
Croydon grew out of orchards and still runs green at the edges — Croydon Park, Town Park, and the bushland climbing toward the Dandenongs. About 90% of our fleet is hybrid and electric, so the standard ride is simply the cleaner, quieter one. 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 Croydon stories will replace these before launch.
The early flight
CroydonBooked the night before for a dawn Tullamarine departure. Driver was out front before the alarm stopped ringing; fixed fare, no surge for the hour.
The Valley day
Croydon HillsSix of us, a maxi to the Yarra Valley wineries and home again. One fixed price, and nobody had to stay sober to drive.
The hospital run
Croydon NorthRegular trips to Maroondah Hospital with dad. Same kind of car, door to door, no stairs, always on time.
Croydon taxi & transfer questions, answered.
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