When it has to be across Melbourne today, we carry it ourselves.
Door-to-door same-day parcel delivery by a licensed Melbourne taxi operator — a real driver, a fixed price you know before you book, and one company that answers the phone if anything changes. If it fits in a car, we can move it today.
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The ME CABS difference
One job in the car — yours.
Direct drive · fixed quote
Direct
Your parcel is the only job in the car
Same-day
Melbourne metro & regional Victoria
Fixed quote
Told before the driver moves
Accountable
A named, licensed local driver
What it actually is
A courier run — done by a taxi.
One driver collects your item and takes it straight to the destination. No depot, no sorting facility, no overnight wait.
Most parcels don’t fail because you chose the wrong box. They fail because the item sat in a warehouse, got queued behind ten thousand others, and turned a two-hour job into a two-day one. We skip all of that — a driver comes to your door, picks it up, and drives it directly to where it needs to be. You’re not buying postage. You’re buying a direct run built to land it today.
Get a fixed quoteThe usual way
The ME CABS way
No depot
Straight there
No sorting
No overnight wait
One driver
The whole way
How it works
Start to finish, in five steps.
Book by phone or online, we quote you a fixed price, a driver collects and drives it directly, and you’re told when it’s delivered.
Tell us the run
Pickup, drop-off and roughly what the item is — an envelope, a laptop bag, a couple of boxes. Book online or call a real Melbourne operator.
Get a fixed quote
We give you the price before the driver moves. The number you're told is the number you pay — no surge, no meter surprise at the other end.
We collect
A licensed driver comes to the pickup point. In metro Melbourne that's usually a short wait, not a half-day window.
Direct drive
Your parcel is the only job in the car. We don't stop to collect five other people's deliveries on the way.
Confirmed delivered
We let you know it's arrived. For business and sensitive runs we can confirm hand-off to a named person on request.
What you can send
Anything that fits safely in a car.
Choose a sedan for documents and small parcels, a wagon for bigger loads, or a maxi for bulky or multiple items. Not sure? Describe it when you book and we’ll match the right vehicle.
Everyday
Flex
Documents, envelopes, laptops, keys, phones, small boxes, gifts, medical samples.
Bigger loads
Plus
Suitcases, cartons, trade parts, catering trays, several boxes at once.
Bulky or multiple
Group
Bulky items, flat-pack, multiple large boxes, event and display gear — one vehicle instead of two cars.
The only limit
Not a fit
Pallets, freight loads, or anything that won't safely fit in a passenger vehicle. Unsure? Describe it when you book and we'll tell you straight away.
What it costs
A fixed quote up front — and it won’t move mid-run.
Taxi-based delivery is priced like a taxi trip, not like a big-freight rate card: you’re paying for one direct run, not a percentage of a parcel’s declared value. Short inner-city jobs sit at the low end; longer cross-city or regional runs cost more because the distance is real.
The part that matters to you: we tell you the number first. No anxious watching-the-meter feeling, and no “processing fee” bolted on at the end.
How the quote is built
Distance
The real run from your pickup to the drop-off — nothing padded.
Vehicle size
Sedan, wagon or maxi — you only pay for the vehicle the job needs.
Time of day
Standard or after-hours — quoted before you commit, never after.
The number you’re told is the number you pay.
Why ME CABS
When the delivery actually matters.
A gig match or a 10,000-car dispatch pool is fine for a cheap drop across the suburb. The moment the parcel is urgent, valuable or sensitive, accountability is the whole product.
A named, accountable driver
One licensed local driver carries your parcel the whole way — not an anonymous match who can decline the run.
No arbitrary value cap
The contract, the prototype, the laptop, the medical item — we don't cap what your parcel is allowed to be worth.
A human in Melbourne
If something changes mid-run, you speak to a person who knows the job — not a chatbot or a national queue.
Reach past the metro
Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, the Peninsula — same-day runs most across-town-only apps simply can't do.
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ME CABS
Rideshare parcel apps
Large taxi networks
Medical, legal & sensitive
Some deliveries carry more than their weight.
Pathology samples between a clinic and a lab, a signed legal original that can’t be scanned, confidential HR documents. These need a direct, careful, accountable run — not a parcel bouncing through a depot. We carry them the whole way with one driver, quietly and on time.
Book a sensitive runPathology & samples
Clinic-to-lab transfers carried directly, in time for the cut-off.
Pharmacy to patient
Medication and scripts to a patient at home, handled with care.
Signed legal originals
The deed or contract that can't be scanned and emailed — carried by hand.
Confidential documents
Sensitive HR and legal paperwork, kept discreet the whole way.
Business & regular runs
Repeat runs, and one direct line to call.
If your business sends things across Melbourne often — legal firms couriering documents, clinics moving samples, retailers doing same-day drops, trades chasing parts — ME CABS turns a scramble into a standing arrangement. One point of contact, predictable service, and a name who actually knows your runs.
- Repeat & scheduled runs — daily depot drops, regular clinic-to-lab transfers
- A named local contact who knows your runs, not a fresh ticket every time
- Pay your way — Cabcharge, card or cash
For offices that run on deadlines
One recurring headache, removed.
Set up the runs you make again and again, and hand the timing to a local operator who owns the outcome. No app to babysit, no queue to wait in — a phone number that answers.
Where we deliver
Across metro Melbourne — and out into regional Victoria.
CBD to the bayside, the inner north to the outer east, and the growth corridors. Where we pull ahead of across-town-only apps is reach: if a parcel has to get to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo or the Peninsula today, a taxi operator with regional experience can actually do that run.
Metro Melbourne
Regional Victoria
Most same-day apps stop at the metro. We don’t.
The kind of run we do
The jobs that can’t wait until tomorrow.
Every day looks a little different, but the shape is the same: an item, a deadline, and no room to leave it to chance.
The 5pm deadline
A signed contract that has to be across town before the registry or office closes.
The forgotten item
The passport, laptop or keys left at home — run to you wherever you are in Melbourne.
The lab cut-off
A sample that has to reach the lab before it stops accepting for the day.
The job on hold
The part holding up a site or a repair, driven straight out to where the work is.
Why book it now
Same-day means today has a cut-off.
If it needs to land before a deadline — a registry closing, a flight, a clinic cut-off, end of business — the time to book is now, not at 4pm when the roads are worst and the window is narrowing. A quick call locks in the run, the price and the driver.
Parcel FAQ
Common parcel delivery questions.
Couldn’t find what you’re looking for? The Melbourne dispatch is here around the clock.
Need it moving today?
Tell us the run and we’ll quote you a fixed price before the driver moves.
How fast can you pick up a parcel in Melbourne?
In metro Melbourne a driver is usually with you quickly — often within minutes at busy times of day — because we send the nearest available car, not a scheduled courier round.
How much does a parcel delivery cost?
You're given a fixed quote before the driver starts, based on distance, vehicle size and time of day. Short inner-city runs are the cheapest; longer metro or regional runs cost more. The price you're quoted is the price you pay — get your exact fixed price on the booking page.
Can I send something valuable?
Yes. Unlike some app-based package products that cap parcel value and carry no package insurance, ME CABS moves your item with a named, licensed, accountable driver. Tell us what it is when you book.
How big can the parcel be?
Anything that fits safely in a car. Small items go in a sedan; larger loads in a wagon; bulky or multiple items in a maxi. Pallets and freight are the only things we can't take.
Do you deliver outside Melbourne?
Yes. As well as full metro coverage, we run parcels to regional Victoria — Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, the Mornington Peninsula and beyond — which most across-town-only services won't do.
Can my business set up regular runs?
Yes. Businesses that deliver often can arrange repeat and scheduled runs — daily depot drops, regular clinic-to-lab transfers — with a named local contact who knows your runs. Pay your way, including Cabcharge, card or cash.
When can I book?
Book any time — our Melbourne dispatch answers 24/7. Same-day has a daily cut-off, so the earlier you book, the more of the day we have to get your parcel there.
How do I book a parcel delivery?
Go to the booking page, choose Parcel, enter the pickup and drop-off addresses and the recipient's name — or call the Melbourne dispatch on 1300 012 018 and we'll set it up for you.
Get it across Melbourne today
Send it now — and stop thinking about it.
Fixed quote up front. A licensed driver, door to door. A direct, same-day run across Melbourne and regional Victoria.