"How much is a private jet?" has one honest answer: it depends on the route, the aircraft class and the day — but "it depends" is useless when you're planning. So here are realistic one-way from-guides for the corridors our clients actually fly, and what moves the number.
The routes, with real numbers
- London → Nice — ~2h 05m, light jet, from ~£9,000. The Riviera workhorse.
- London → Ibiza — ~2h 20m, light–midsize, from ~£10,500.
- London → Geneva — ~1h 40m, light jet, from ~£8,500. The ski shuttle.
- London → Cannes — ~2h 05m into Mandelieu, from ~£9,500.
- London → Mykonos — ~3h 40m, midsize, from ~£14,500.
- Ibiza → Mykonos — ~2h 50m island hop, from ~£12,500.
- London → Dubai — ~6h 50m nonstop, ultra-long-range, from ~£48,000.
- Lagos → London — ~6h 45m nonstop, from ~£75,000.
These are market guides for the base of each class — treat them as the floor, not a promise. Your fixed quote lands within minutes of asking.
What moves the price
Four things: aircraft class (a heavy jet on a light-jet route doubles the bill), positioning (you pay to bring the aircraft to you and home again — why one-ways off-base cost more), peak dates (Grand Prix weekend, festival fortnight, Christmas Geneva), and crew duty limits on late-night returns. Flexibility on any of these is money.
When an empty leg beats everything
A repositioning flight on your route can cut the number by half or more — brilliant when it lines up, unreliable as a plan. The busiest corridors (London–Nice, London–Geneva) throw off the most legs. How it works: empty legs, explained.
Getting your number
Send route, date and passengers on WhatsApp; we return aircraft options and a fixed all-in figure — aircraft, crew, positioning, fees — usually within minutes. All routes and the fleet in plain terms: private jet routes.