How much does it cost to charter a private jet?
Based on LunaJets bookings in 2025, typical hourly charter rates range from €3,500 for turboprops to €16,100 for long-range jets. The total charter price reflects your aircraft and itinerary, alongside factors such as travel dates, flexibility, aircraft availability, and airport and operating costs. Individual rates can fall outside these benchmarks, with some empty-leg opportunities available from around €2,000 per hour. The tables below provide typical hourly rate ranges by aircraft category and estimated prices for complete flights on selected routes.
LunaJets has been an independent private jet charter broker based in Geneva since 2007. In 2015, we became the first European broker to receive ARGUS® certification, which we still hold today, and we now work with a network of 480 operators worldwide. Every quote is a fixed, all-inclusive price covering crew, fuel, and landing fees, with no hidden charges and no long-term contract.
Get An Estimate For Your Next Trip
The price of a private jet charter can vary significantly depending on flexibility, booking lead time, and airport-specific fees. To give you a clearer starting point before requesting a quote, use the estimator below.
How does this cost estimator work?
Pricing is presented as a range, reflecting market fluctuations and customers requirements (less flexibility generally means higher pricing)
Your flight may fall above or below this range depending on factors like flexibility, booking lead time, and airport-specific fees. The algorithm is right 70% of the time.
Our system incorporates: booking seasonality and lead time, aircraft availability based on chartering ease probability, airport-specific price
A Detailed Explanation of Private Charter Pricing Dynamics
The main components impacting the private jet rental cost
To give you a complete overview, please find below a breakdown of the costs that influence the hourly rate of a private jet. When chartering with LunaJets, all these elements are included in your final offer. You will never encounter unexpected charges after your flight.
- Billable Flight Time: Determined by the aircraft’s hourly rate and the total flight duration.
- Fuel Surcharge: Adjusted according to the aircraft type, flight distance and current fuel market conditions.
- Crew Fees: Covering crew allowances, premium accommodation and meals. Landing,
- Handling and Incidental Fees: Vary based on the aircraft type, chosen airport and specific operational requirements.
- Busy Airport Surcharge: Applied at select high-traffic airports during peak times.
How Aircraft Sourcing Impacts Your Private Jet Price
Beyond the operational factors mentioned above that determine the cost of a private jet charter, the final price also depends on aircraft availability, which is influenced by market dynamics at the time of booking. Supply and demand in private aviation are constantly evolving and fast-moving. Depending on whether an aircraft is sourced as a full on-demand charter, a rerouted empty leg, or a direct empty leg opportunity, the pricing structure can vary significantly. At LunaJets, we analyse all available options within our global network to secure the most competitive solution for your specific itinerary.
On-Demand Private Jet Charter
If there are no empty legs and no possibility of rerouting an empty leg, LunaJets can negotiate with its network of partner operators the best on-demand charter price for your itinerary. You will be offered a selection of aircraft at the best charter prices to choose from. No minimum flying time is required and you just pay the fixed pre-agreed price for your flight. No upfront deposit. No long-term contract. Private jet charter costs are fixed and include all necessary amenities.
Rerouted Empty Legs
If there are no empty leg flights for your exact itinerary and timing, LunaJets will search its proprietary database to reroute an empty leg. This would be a private jet that could make an additional stop to pick you up at your departure airport, drop you off at your destination airport or both. These stops incur an additional cost (landing fees, extra fuel) that LunaJets will negociate with operators for the best possible deal. Although greater than an empty leg price, a rerouted empty leg will always be much less expensive than a full fare on-demand private jet price.
Empty Legs
An empty leg, or ferry flight, refers to a private jet flying "empty" after dropping off passengers, or en route to pick up passengers. As the flight is already paid for, we offer significant discounts on these flights. LunaJets can offer such prices when the empty leg of a private jet matches your itinerary and timing exactly. This option is for one-way flights only.
Charter hourly rates, priced by aircraft category
These are indicative hourly rates. They can vary based on aircraft availability and other exogenous factors.
| Passengers | Range | Flight Time (Up to) | Hourly Rate (EUR) | Hourly Rate (GBP) | Hourly Rate (USD) | Hourly Rate (CHF) | Hourly Rate (AED) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turboprop | 4-8 | Up to 3,300 km | 3h | €3,500 - €5,100 | £2,900 - £4,300 | $3,900 - $5,700 | CHF 3,200 - CHF 4,700 | AED 14,300 - AED 20,900 |
Very Light Jet | 4-6 | 1,200 - 2,200 km | 2h30 | €3,600 - €4,600 | £3,000 - £3,800 | $4,000 - $5,100 | CHF 3,300 - CHF 4,200 | AED 14,700 - AED 18,800 |
Light Jet | 6-8 | 2,000 - 3,500 km | 2h45 - 3h30 | €3,900 - €5,900 | £3,300 - £4,900 | $4,300 - $6,500 | CHF 3,600 - CHF 5,400 | AED 16,000 - AED 24,200 |
Super Light Jet | 8-10 | 3,000 - 4,600 km | 3h45 - 4h30 | €5,300 - €6,600 | £4,400 - £5,500 | $5,900 - $7,300 | CHF 4,900 - CHF 6,100 | AED 21,700 - AED 27,000 |
Midsize Jet | 7-9 | 4,000 - 5,500 km | 4h30 - 5h30 | €5,300 - €8,500 | £4,400 - £7,100 | $5,900 - $9,500 | CHF 4,900 - CHF 7,900 | AED 21,700 - AED 34,800 |
Super Midsize Jet | 8-10 | 5,500 - 6,500 km | 5h30 - 6h30 | €5,600 - €9,300 | £4,700 - £7,800 | $6,200 - $10,300 | CHF 5,200 - CHF 8,600 | AED 22,900 - AED 38,100 |
Large Jets | 8-12 | 7,500 - 10,500 km | 6h30 - 7h30 | €8,200 - €9,400 | £6,900 - £7,900 | $9,100 - $10,500 | CHF 7,600 - CHF 8,700 | AED 33,600 - AED 38,500 |
Super Large Jets | 12-16 | 9,000 - 11,000 km | 7h50 - 10h | €6,700 - €11,600 | £5,600 - £9,800 | $7,400 - $12,900 | CHF 6,200 - CHF 10,700 | AED 27,500 - AED 47,600 |
Long Range Jets | 14-19 | Up to 14,250 km | 10h - 14h | €8,700 - €16,100 | £7,300 - £13,600 | $9,700 - $17,900 | CHF 8,000 - CHF 14,900 | AED 35,700 - AED 66,000 |
How hourly rates by aircraft category are calculated
Hourly rate ranges: These indicative ranges are based on LunaJets bookings in 2025, grouped by aircraft category. They show typical hourly rates, rather than the lowest and highest possible prices. Rates are for the whole aircraft per flight hour, not the total cost of an itinerary. Individual quotations can fall above or below these ranges, including for empty-leg opportunities.
Final quotation: The total charter price depends on your itinerary, travel dates, aircraft choice and availability, as well as airport and operating costs. A final quotation is required for your trip.
Exchange rates checked on 8 October 2026. Reference rates dated 7 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1177 USD, 0.84645 GBP, 0.9309 CHF and 4.10475325 AED. Prices are converted from the original EUR amounts before rounding down to the nearest 100 units of the displayed currency. ECB UAE central bank
Examples of average prices for common european routes
| Flight Time | Aircraft | Seats | Estimated Price (EUR) | Estimated Price (GBP) | Estimated Price (USD) | Estimated Price (CHF) | Estimated Price (AED) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geneva - Milan | 0h 50m | Cessna Citation Mustang (Very Light Jet) | 4 | €5,400 | £4,600 | $6,100 | CHF 5,000 | AED 22,400 |
Geneva - Paris | 1h 15m | Pilatus PC-12 NGX (Turboprop) | 6-9 | €5,900 | £5,000 | $6,600 | CHF 5,500 | AED 24,400 |
Geneva - Nice | 0h 50m | Cessna Citation CJ2 (Light Jet) | 6 | €6,600 | £5,600 | $7,400 | CHF 6,200 | AED 27,400 |
London - Paris | 1h 00m | Bombardier Challenger 350 (Super Midsize Jet) | 8 | €12,500 | £10,600 | $14,000 | CHF 11,700 | AED 51,600 |
London - Geneva | 1h 25m | Embraer Phenom 300 (Super Light Jet) | 6-8 | €12,900 | £10,900 | $14,400 | CHF 12,000 | AED 53,000 |
Dubai - Doha | 1h 00m | Embraer Legacy 650 (Large Jet) | 13 | €20,000 | £16,900 | $22,400 | CHF 18,600 | AED 82,300 |
London - Nice | 1h 55m | Embraer Legacy 650 (Large Jet) | 13 | €21,000 | £17,800 | $23,500 | CHF 19,600 | AED 86,400 |
Dubai - Riyadh | 1h 45m | Bombardier Challenger 850 (Super Large Jet) | 14 | €25,700 | £21,800 | $28,800 | CHF 24,000 | AED 105,800 |
Dubai - London | 7h 15m | Bombardier Global 6000 (Long Range Jet) | 13 | €79,600 | £67,300 | $88,900 | CHF 74,100 | AED 326,800 |
How route example prices are calculated
Guide prices: These indicative charter prices are generated by the LunaJets pricing model using historical charter quotations, with greater weight given to recent quotes. They assume a one-way flight quoted 10 days before departure, with 1 passenger, but the guide price is for the whole aircraft. Prices may be based on an aircraft family represented by the model shown. These estimates use a reference travel date and may differ for your chosen dates. A final quotation is required for your itinerary, travel date and aircraft availability.
EUR pricing estimates: Calculated on 1 October 2026.
Exchange rates checked on 8 October 2026. Reference rates dated 7 October 2026: 1 EUR = 1.1177 USD, 0.84645 GBP, 0.9309 CHF and 4.10475325 AED. Prices are converted from the original EUR amounts before rounding down to the nearest 100 units of the displayed currency. ECB UAE central bank