Private jet cost · Fly Alliance · Estimate
Fly Alliance from Houston to San Francisco
About $35,400 one way on a midsize jet (Membership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS), estimated from Fly Alliance's published $8,895 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added, for about 3h 40m of flying.
An estimate from Fly Alliance's rate as published on its own website, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote or an offer from Fly Alliance: see how it's built.
- Estimate
- $35,400
- one way, midsize
- Flight time
- 3h 40m
- nonstop
- Distance
- 1,646 mi
- 1,431 nm
- Published rate
- $8,895
- an hour, plus tax
A CRAFT flight coordinator usually replies within 30 minutes, 7am–10pm ET.
CRAFT Fleet Jet Card
Our programA Challenger 300 or 350, guaranteed, flown by CRAFT crews. Card rate $12,950/hr on the 25-hour card, fuel and FET included.
Super-midsize: CRAFT card estimate, Houston to San Francisco, one way
$47,100
Same class: Fly Alliance's super-midsize estimate on this route is about $38,900 (incl. 7.5% FET). CRAFT: about 3h 40m billed on a Challenger 350 at $12,950/hr, fuel and FET included. Also an estimate; the quote is firm.
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Card terms behind this figure
25-hour Fleet Jet Card, Planner (5-day) rate: $12,950 per hour ($323,750 prepaid). Includes fuel within the published index band and 7.5% federal excise tax on domestic legs. Not included: federal segment tax ($5.30/passenger/segment); international taxes and handling; repositioning to and from the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada at $4,000/hr. Priority/Express callout, peak-day, under-48-hour, international and Pacific surcharges apply. 2-hour daily minimum, with no per-leg minimum.
Fly Alliance · Houston to San Francisco
Fly Alliance's estimate by jet size
Each row is Fly Alliance's published hourly rate for that size × our flight-time estimate for Houston to San Francisco, with the 7.5% federal excise tax added where its terms say tax is extra or don't say. Before minimums, fees and surcharges.
| Jet size | Program | Published rate | In the rate | Flight time | One way | Round trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | Membership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3 | $7,650/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 4h 00m | $32,600 | $65,300 |
| Midsize | Membership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS | $8,895/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 40m | $35,400 | $70,900 |
| Midsize jet | The Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation XLS+ | $9,950/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 3h 40m | $39,600 | $79,300 |
| Midsize jet | The Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Latitude | $11,895/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 3h 40m | $47,400 | $94,800 |
| Super-midsize | Membership Jet Card · Citation X, Sovereign, Falcon 50 | $9,985/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 40m | $38,900 | $77,900 |
| Super-midsize jet | Membership Jet Card · 9+ seats: Challenger 300/350, G200 | $11,895/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 40m | $46,400 | $92,800 |
| Super-midsize jet | The Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Longitude | $13,895/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | 3h 40m | $54,200 | $108,400 |
| Large | Membership Jet Card · Heavy: G450, Challenger 604/605 | $13,985/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 30m | $52,300 | $104,600 |
| Ultra-long-range | Membership Jet Card · Global Express, G550 | $16,905/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | 3h 20m | $60,800 | $121,500 |
Light
$32,600
Membership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3
$7,650/hrTax added on topFuel included4h 00mRound trip $65,300
Midsize
$35,400
Membership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS
$8,895/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 40mRound trip $70,900
Midsize
$39,600
The Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation XLS+
$9,950/hrTax not statedFuel not stated3h 40mRound trip $79,300
Midsize
$47,400
The Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Latitude
$11,895/hrTax not statedFuel not stated3h 40mRound trip $94,800
Super-midsize
$38,900
Membership Jet Card · Citation X, Sovereign, Falcon 50
$9,985/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 40mRound trip $77,900
Super-midsize
$46,400
Membership Jet Card · 9+ seats: Challenger 300/350, G200
$11,895/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 40mRound trip $92,800
Super-midsize
$54,200
The Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Longitude
$13,895/hrTax not statedFuel not stated3h 40mRound trip $108,400
Large
$52,300
Membership Jet Card · Heavy: G450, Challenger 604/605
$13,985/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 30mRound trip $104,600
Ultra-long-range
$60,800
Membership Jet Card · Global Express, G550
$16,905/hrTax added on topFuel included3h 20mRound trip $121,500
Rates at the entry purchase level as published, checked October 2, 2026; bigger purchases can lower them. Fly Alliance's terms: Membership Jet Card: 25-hour minimum, fuel included, tax added; 8 hours' notice; no blackout dates, peak surcharges or repositioning fees; a money-back guarantee if you're not satisfied; de-icing and international handling extra; lower pricing from 50 hours. The Reserve: a $500,000 buy-in on operator-owned Citations, co-issued with Thrive Aviation; the page calls it all-inclusive without itemizing tax or fuel.
Same route, every published rate
Midsize jet from Houston to San Francisco, by program
Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Fly Alliance's Membership Jet Card estimate is the 6th lowest, 5% below the route's median of $37,300. The spread runs from $31,100 to $47,400. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card is super-midsize only, so it isn't in this midsize jet comparison; its estimate is with the super-midsize figures on the route page.
- 1JetviaElite Jet Card · Learjet 60, plus $8,500 a day$31,100incl. 7.5% FET · incl. $8,500 a day
- 2Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Excel, XLS · round trip $4,925$31,100FET added; tax not stated
- 3Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. Hawker 800XP$31,300incl. 7.5% FET
- 4JettlyCategory rate$33,600FET added; tax not stated
- 5Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Lear 45XR/75, Citation XLS+$35,300incl. 7.5% FET
- 6Fly AllianceThis pageMembership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS$35,400incl. 7.5% FET
- 7Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 7 seats$35,600as published
- 8Surf Air MobilityJet Card$37,300incl. 7.5% FET
- 9Amalfi JetsAmalfi One$37,900FET added; tax not stated
- 10Sentient JetSJ25+$38,800incl. 7.5% FET · fuel est. $300/hr
- 11Solairus AviationAltitude$38,900as published
- 12Fly AllianceThis pageThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation XLS+$39,600FET added; tax not stated
- 13Outlier JetsJet Card$39,600FET added; tax not stated
- 14Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. Hawker 800XP, G150$40,900FET added; tax not stated
- 15Fly AllianceThis pageThe Reserve (with Thrive) · Citation Latitude$47,400FET added; tax not stated
One-way estimates, lowest first: each company's published rate for a midsize jet × about 3h 40m, on the same basis as CRAFT's rate: the 7.5% FET added where the company adds tax or doesn't state it, and a fuel surcharge of $300 an hour where one applies but isn't published (the low end of the $300–$800 we use), before minimums and fees. CRAFT publishes this page and sells the Fleet Jet Card; it sits where its estimate falls. Sources for every rate are on the jet card rate board.
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Houston to San Francisco, priced on a real aircraft.
Fly Alliance's figure is an estimate from its published rate. Tell us the date and how many are flying, and CRAFT's desk prices the trip on a Challenger 300 or 350 against crew duty and the fees at both airports, then sends one firm number.
- A Part 135 operator flying its own Challenger 300s and 350s
- One firm price for the trip, not a range
- Fleet Jet Card members fly at the card rate, fuel and FET included
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Fly Alliance, Houston to San Francisco: questions
How much does Fly Alliance cost from Houston to San Francisco?
About $35,400 one way, or $70,900 round trip, on a midsize jet (Membership Jet Card · Hawker 800XP, Lear 60, XLS), estimated as about 3h 40m of flying × Fly Alliance's published $8,895 an hour, plus the 7.5% tax it says is added. Light jet: about $32,600. Super-midsize jet: about $38,900. Large jet: about $52,300. Ultra-long-range jet: about $60,800. These are estimates, not quotes from Fly Alliance.
How does Fly Alliance compare with other jet cards from Houston to San Francisco?
Among 15 published midsize jet figures on this route, Fly Alliance's Membership Jet Card estimate is the 6th lowest, 5% below the route's median of $37,300. The spread runs from $31,100 to $47,400. CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card is super-midsize only, so it isn't in this midsize jet comparison; its estimate is with the super-midsize figures on the route page. Estimates use each company's own published rate as of the date shown, on the same tax and fuel basis, before minimums, fees and surcharges.
Does the Fly Alliance estimate include tax and fuel?
Per Fly Alliance's published terms, tax is added on top of the rate, and fuel is included. To compare like for like with rates that include fuel and tax, we add the 7.5% federal excise tax where a company says it's extra or doesn't say, and a fuel surcharge of $300 an hour (the low end of the $300–$800 range we use) where it adds one without publishing the amount; nothing for fuel where it doesn't say fuel is extra. Airport fees, the segment tax, peak days and repositioning can add to any of these figures.
How long is a private flight from Houston to San Francisco?
About 3h 40m on a midsize jet, nonstop, for 1,646 miles great-circle, by our speed and range assumptions. Winds and routing move the real time.