Charter route
Private jet Paris to Riyadh
2,514 nautical miles, 5 h 35 min of block time, and a bill that starts at $53,000 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
2,514 nm
2,615 nm actually flown, airways included
Block time
5 h 35 min
fastest cabin, taxi and approach included
From
$53,000
one way, all in, Midsize jet
Cabins
5
able to fly it nonstop
Same two airports in the other direction, so the estimate holds for Riyadh to Paris 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midsize jetEntry cabin | 9 | 6 h 10 min | $5,900 | $53,000 |
| Super midsize jet | 10 | 5 h 48 min | $6,400 | $64,000 |
| Heavy jet | 12 | 5 h 41 min | $7,900 | $94,000 |
| Ultra long range | 16 | 5 h 35 min | $8,200 | $130,000 |
| Converted airliner | 25 | 5 h 55 min | $9,100 | $230,000 |
Likely range $47,000 to $63,000 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 Paris.
Why the price does not follow the distance
On this route, positioning is 4 h 4 min of empty flying and about 30% of the bill. The aircraft has to reach Paris and go home afterwards, and both legs are billed whether or not anyone names them.
An aircraft already sitting at Paris 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
58 types in the catalogue hold 2,615 nm with the usual reserve, which is what this route asks for. Each one below links to its specifications and its price.
- Embraer Legacy 5003,125 nm range 路 9 seats
- Cessna Citation Sovereign+3,200 nm range 路 9 seats
- Dassault Falcon 50EX3,200 nm range 路 9 seats
- Bombardier Challenger 3503,200 nm range 路 10 seats
- Embraer Praetor 5003,340 nm range 路 9 seats
- Dassault Falcon 2000S3,350 nm range 路 10 seats
- Bombardier Challenger 35003,400 nm range 路 10 seats
- Gulfstream G2003,400 nm range 路 9 seats
- Embraer Legacy 6003,400 nm range 路 13 seats
- Cessna Citation X+3,460 nm range 路 9 seats
- Cessna Citation Longitude3,500 nm range 路 12 seats
- Gulfstream G2803,600 nm range 路 10 seats
46 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
Paris Le Bourget
LFPB 路 LBG
- Dedicated business aviation terminal
to
King Khalid International
OERK 路 RUH
- Dedicated business aviation terminal
Questions about this route
- How much does a private jet from Paris to Riyadh cost?
- From $53,000 one way in a Midsize jet and up to $230,000 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 Paris to Riyadh by private jet?
- 5 h 35 min of block time over 2,514 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 Paris to Riyadh nonstop?
- 58 types in our catalogue, from the Embraer Legacy 500 up to the Airbus ACJ350 XWB. The Midsize 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.