Charter route
Private jet Nice to Geneva
162 nautical miles, 43 min of block time, and a bill that starts at $11,000 for the smallest cabin with the range to do it nonstop. What follows is the price of every cabin on this route, what sits inside that price, and which aircraft fly it without a stop.
Distance
162 nm
181 nm actually flown, airways included
Block time
43 min
fastest cabin, taxi and approach included
From
$11,000
one way, all in, Very light jet
Cabins
7
able to fly it nonstop
Same two airports in the other direction, so the estimate holds for Geneva to Nice as well.
What it costs, cabin by cabin
Each figure is a one way estimate for the whole aircraft, not for a seat: flight time, positioning, landing and handling, permits and catering. It comes out of the same engine as the quote tool on this site, so the two never disagree.
| Cabin | Seats | Block time | Per seat | One way |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very light jetEntry cabin | 5 | 50 min | $2,200 | $11,000 |
| Light jet | 7 | 47 min | $1,800 | $13,000 |
| Midsize jet | 8 | 45 min | $2,300 | $18,000 |
| Super midsize jet | 10 | 44 min | $2,200 | $22,000 |
| Heavy jet | 12 | 43 min | $2,700 | $32,000 |
| Ultra long range | 16 | 43 min | $2,600 | $42,000 |
| Converted airliner | 25 | 44 min | $2,500 | $63,000 |
Likely range $9,800 to $13,000 across operators for the same mission in that cabin. The spread is wider than most brokers admit, and it moves with who already has an aircraft near Nice.
Why the price does not follow the distance
On this route, positioning is 1 h 36 min of empty flying and about 31% of the bill. The aircraft has to reach Nice and go home afterwards, and both legs are billed whether or not anyone names them.
An aircraft already sitting at Nice makes most of that disappear. It is the one real reason to put several operators in competition on the same trip instead of calling one.
The aircraft that fly it nonstop
88 types in the catalogue hold 181 nm with the usual reserve, which is what this route asks for. Each one below links to its specifications and its price.
- Eclipse 5501,125 nm range 路 5 seats
- Cessna Citation Mustang1,150 nm range 路 5 seats
- Embraer Phenom 100EX1,178 nm range 路 6 seats
- Cirrus Vision Jet SF50 G2+1,275 nm range 路 5 seats
- Cessna Citation CJ1+1,300 nm range 路 5 seats
- Beechcraft Premier 1A1,430 nm range 路 6 seats
- Honda HondaJet Elite II1,547 nm range 路 5 seats
- Cessna Citation M2 Gen31,550 nm range 路 6 seats
- Cessna Citation CJ2+1,613 nm range 路 7 seats
- Cessna Citation Excel1,858 nm range 路 8 seats
- Learjet 45XR2,000 nm range 路 8 seats
- Nextant 400XTi2,003 nm range 路 8 seats
76 further types have more range and fly it just as well. They are in the catalogue. See the full catalogue
The two airports
Business aviation lands at the field closest to the reason for the trip, not at the one with the most airlines. That choice saves more time than anything on board.
from
Nice Cote d Azur
LFMN 路 NCE
- Dedicated business aviation terminal
- Slot or prior permission required
to
Geneva
LSGG 路 GVA
- Dedicated business aviation terminal
- Slot or prior permission required
Questions about this route
- How much does a private jet from Nice to Geneva cost?
- From $11,000 one way in a Very light jet and up to $63,000 in a Converted airliner. The figure is all in: flight time, positioning, landing and handling, permits and catering. It assumes no aircraft is already in position, which is the usual case and the heaviest line after the flight itself.
- How long is the flight from Nice to Geneva by private jet?
- 43 min of block time over 162 nautical miles in the fastest cabin, taxi, climb and approach included. Add a quarter of an hour on the ground at each end, against two to three hours on a scheduled flight.
- Which aircraft fly Nice to Geneva nonstop?
- 88 types in our catalogue, from the Eclipse 550 up to the Airbus ACJ350 XWB. The Very light jet is the smallest cabin that holds the distance once the regulatory reserve is kept.
- Is it the same price in the other direction?
- Yes. The distance is the same, the two airports are the same and the positioning assumption is symmetrical. What moves a real quote is the date, the passenger count and whether an aircraft is already on the field.
The other routes we price
Same method, same engine, a different pair of airports.
A firm price for your dates
The figure above is a starting point, not a quote. A firm price needs your date, your passenger count and an operator confirming the aircraft, crew duty time and slots. We come back within two hours.