Biirdee · Fare Index · updated October 2026

Private Jet Fare Index

What a private jet charter costs on 20 popular routes, from a short hop between Los Angeles and Las Vegas to a nonstop flight from New York to Dubai. Each price is an estimate from the route's distance, the aircraft size likely to fly it, and the rates clients paid on charters booked through our desk.

Estimates, not quotes

Each figure is the whole aircraft, one way, in US dollars, before any empty-leg discount. It comes from a model of what clients paid on charters booked through our desk, so a quote for your dates can land outside the range. A return trip with the aircraft waiting for you is priced differently from two one-way flights; our desk quotes both.

Within North America and the Caribbean

  • New York to Palm Beach

    $23,000 to $40,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 3 hours, 1,038 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $26,000 to $44,000

  • New York to Miami

    $24,000 to $41,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 3 hours, 1,092 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $26,000 to $45,000

  • Miami to Nassau

    $15,500 to $26,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 1 hour, 185 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $17,500 to $30,000

  • Los Angeles to Las Vegas

    $16,000 to $27,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 1 hour, 229 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $17,500 to $30,000

  • Los Angeles to Aspen

    $20,000 to $35,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 2 hours, 730 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $23,000 to $39,000

  • Los Angeles to Los Cabos

    $22,000 to $38,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 2.5 hours, 930 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $25,000 to $42,000

  • Dallas to Aspen

    $20,000 to $35,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 2 hours, 711 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $23,000 to $39,000

  • New York to Aspen

    $30,000 to $51,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 4.5 hours, 1,728 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $33,000 to $56,000

  • New York to Los Angeles

    $36,000 to $62,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Hawker 800XP), 6 hours, 2,450 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $40,000 to $68,000

  • Los Angeles to Honolulu

    $41,000 to $70,000

    Super-midsize jet (e.g. Bombardier Challenger 350), 6 hours, 2,551 mi

    Heavy jet: $45,000 to $78,000

Within Europe and the Gulf

  • London to Paris

    $15,500 to $27,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 1 hour, 214 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $17,500 to $30,000

  • London to Geneva

    $18,000 to $31,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 1.5 hours, 468 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $20,000 to $34,000

  • Paris to Nice

    $17,500 to $30,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 1.5 hours, 432 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $19,500 to $34,000

  • London to Nice

    $19,500 to $34,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 2 hours, 644 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $22,000 to $37,000

  • London to Ibiza

    $22,000 to $37,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 2.5 hours, 863 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $24,000 to $41,000

  • Dubai to Jeddah

    $23,000 to $40,000

    Midsize jet (e.g. Cessna Citation XLS+), 3 hours, 1,055 mi

    Super-midsize jet: $26,000 to $44,000

Long haul

  • New York to London

    $55,000 to $95,000

    Heavy jet (e.g. Gulfstream G450), 8 hours, 3,436 mi

    Ultra-long-range jet: $65,000 to $111,000

  • London to Dubai

    $55,000 to $95,000

    Heavy jet (e.g. Gulfstream G450), 8 hours, 3,427 mi

    Ultra-long-range jet: $65,000 to $111,000

  • New York to Dubai

    $109,000 to $186,000

    Ultra-long-range jet (e.g. Gulfstream G650ER), 14.5 hours, 6,837 mi

  • Los Angeles to Tokyo

    $91,000 to $156,000

    Ultra-long-range jet (e.g. Bombardier Global 6000), 12 hours, 5,462 mi

The model

Rates by aircraft size

An estimate is the flight time plus 3 hours, times the hourly rate for the aircraft size. The extra hours stand for what a one-way trip carries beyond its own flight: bringing the aircraft to you or home again, minimum charges and fees. So short flights cost more per hour flown than long ones.

Aircraft sizePassengersRate per hour1-hour flight3-hour flight
Midsize jete.g. Cessna Citation XLS+7 to 8$5,750$16,000 to $28,000$24,000 to $41,000
Super-midsize jete.g. Bombardier Challenger 3508 to 10$6,500$18,000 to $31,000$27,000 to $47,000
Heavy jete.g. Gulfstream G45011 to 14$7,250$20,000 to $35,000$30,000 to $52,000
Ultra-long-range jete.g. Bombardier Global 600013 to 16$8,750$25,000 to $42,000$37,000 to $63,000

Ranges run from 70 to 120 percent of the model's figure, where most of the charters we set it against fell. Last calibrated October 2026. We have booked too few turboprops and light jets to price them here. Where one suits your trip, it usually costs less than a midsize jet; ask the desk for a quote.

Before you budget

What moves a charter price

  • Where the aircraft is. A jet based at your departure airport saves the positioning flight the index averages in. One based far away adds to it.
  • Your dates. Holidays, ski weeks and event weekends fill the fleet, and prices rise with demand.
  • Coming back. A return trip a few days later can cost less than two one-way flights if the aircraft waits, or more if the crew needs hotels for a week.
  • Fees and taxes. Landing and handling fees, catering, and a 7.5 percent federal excise tax on most US charters. Our quotes include them in one all-in price.
  • Empty legs. When an aircraft flies empty on your route, the price can fall well under the range. Find empty legs.
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Questions

Private jet prices: questions

About $24,000 to $41,000 one way on a midsize jet such as the Cessna Citation XLS+, by our estimate: 1,092 miles, around 3 hours in the air. A super-midsize jet runs about $26,000 to $45,000. A quote for your dates can land outside the range, especially around holidays or when an empty leg fits.
About $16,000 to $27,000 one way on a midsize jet such as the Cessna Citation XLS+, by our estimate: 229 miles, around 1 hour in the air. A super-midsize jet runs about $17,500 to $30,000. A quote for your dates can land outside the range, especially around holidays or when an empty leg fits.
About $19,500 to $34,000 one way on a midsize jet such as the Cessna Citation XLS+, by our estimate: 644 miles, around 2 hours in the air. A super-midsize jet runs about $22,000 to $37,000. A quote for your dates can land outside the range, especially around holidays or when an empty leg fits.
About $55,000 to $95,000 one way on a heavy jet such as the Gulfstream G450, by our estimate: 3,436 miles, around 8 hours in the air. An ultra-long-range jet runs about $65,000 to $111,000. A quote for your dates can land outside the range, especially around holidays or when an empty leg fits.
In our model, from about $5,750 an hour for a midsize jet to about $8,750 for an ultra-long-range jet, applied to the flight time plus 3 hours. Those extra hours stand for what a one-way trip carries beyond its own flight: bringing the aircraft to you or home again, minimum charges and fees. That is why a short hop costs more per hour flown than a long flight: a one-hour flight on a midsize jet comes to about $16,000 to $28,000. We have booked too few turboprops and light jets to price them here. Where one suits your trip, it usually costs less than a midsize jet; ask the desk for a quote.
Each estimate is the flight time for the route on the aircraft size likely to fly it, plus 3 hours, times that size's hourly rate. We set the rates against what clients paid on the one-way charters our desk booked in 2026, and the range runs from 70 to 120 percent of the central figure, which is where most of those bookings fell against the model. Last calibrated October 2026.
The index prices a typical one-way trip. Your quote depends on where the nearest suitable aircraft sits, the dates (holidays and event weekends cost more), how long the crew waits if you fly back with the same aircraft, airport and handling fees, and any catering. An empty leg on your route can come in well under the range.

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