What it costs, how a quote is built, where the rules bite, and which way of buying private travel fits which pattern of flying. Written by the people who price the routes on this site, and updated when the numbers change.
8 guides · Last updated 9 October 2026
Which countries bar a foreign-registered private jet from flying passengers between two domestic points, which allow it only under conditions, and how a trip with a restricted leg is actually arranged.
VistaJet Program, NetJets and Flexjet cards, Wheels Up membership and on-demand charter compared on what is public about their 2026 prices, commitment and minimum hours, and which fits which flying pattern.
What an empty leg actually is, why the discounts are real, and the conditions that make most of them unusable for most trips.
Every component of a charter quote explained: block time, fuel, positioning, handling, permits and crew, and which lines are fixed and which move.
One-way whole-aircraft prices to Tokyo: London $173k to $308k, New York $196k to $348k, Dubai $131k to $232k, Mumbai $82k to $146k. Plus Sapporo, flight times and permits.
Which costs on a charter are fixed at contract and which can still move: de-icing, slots, crew duty, fuel escalation, curfews and passenger changes.
Median whole-aircraft charter prices across 300 published cross-border routes, the cost per kilometre by distance band, and why the curve is not a straight line.
At what party size chartering a whole aircraft stops looking expensive against buying airline seats, and the costs on both sides that people leave out.
Send the route, the date and the number of passengers. We check operators with aircraft near either end and come back with named options and a price.