Private jet cost · Route estimate
Private jet from Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos
About $8,000–$10,000 one way on a light jet, about 1h 05m nonstop.
An estimate from 17 published jet card rates, checked October 2, 2026. Not a quote: see what it leaves out.
- Distance
- 333 mi
- 290 nm great circle
- Flight time
- 1h 05m
- light, nonstop
- Time zone
- −1 h
- Los Cabos is 1 hour behind Puerto Vallarta
A CRAFT flight coordinator usually replies within 30 minutes, 7am–10pm ET.
Your options
Three ways to fly Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos
Charter by the trip, a jet card from a company that publishes its rates, or our own card. Every figure is an estimate built from hourly rates as published, times the flight time.
Charter, by jet size
One way · estimate
The middle half of published hourly rates for each size, times the flight time. A one-off charter quote also depends on where the aircraft is and the date. Pick a size to compare programs below.
Middle half of published rates Full spreadBefore minimums and fees
CRAFT Fleet Jet Card
Our programA Challenger 300 or 350, guaranteed, flown by CRAFT crews. Card rate $12,950/hr, fuel and FET included.
Estimated one way
$25,900
About 2h 00m billed on a Challenger 350: the flight is about 1h 00m, and the card bills a 2-hour daily minimum, with no per-leg minimum.
Outside the lower 48: repositioning to and from the service area at $4,000/hr, plus international handling, are added to this.
- Starlink Wi-Fi on every aircraft
- No ferry or repositioning fees anywhere in the lower 48
- No membership or annual fees
- A rate locked for 12 months (24 months at 50 hours and up)
Card terms behind this estimate
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.
Jet card programs that publish a rate: light jet
17 published rates · about 1h 05m of flying
Short hop: minimums decide the bill. At about 1h 05m a leg, most programs charge more time than you fly: published minimums run 48 to 120 minutes per leg, and some bill per day. These estimates are flight time × rate, before minimums, except CRAFT's, which includes its 2-hour daily minimum.
| Program | Published rate | In the rate | Estimated one way | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverhawk AviationJet Card · Citation Ultra, Encore · round trip $3,375 | $6,000/hrone-way | Tax not statedFuel not stated | $6,300as published | As published |
| JettlyCategory rate | $6,618/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | $6,900as published | As published |
| Amalfi JetsAmalfi One | $7,500/hrmax | Tax not statedFuel not stated | $7,800as published | As published |
| Concord Private JetJet Card · e.g. CJ4 | $6,950/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | $7,800incl. 7.5% tax | As published |
| Northern Jet ManagementPrivate Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4 | $6,950/hr | Tax added on topFuel not stated | $7,800incl. 7.5% tax | As published |
| Vault AviationMAX Jet Card · 6 seats | $7,595/hrmax | Tax includedFuel not stated | $7,900as published | As published |
| Sentient JetSJ25 | $7,324/hr | Tax added on topFuel added on top | $8,200incl. 7.5% tax | As published |
| Northern Jet ManagementPreview Card · Citation CJ3/CJ4 | $7,560/hr | Tax added on topFuel not stated | $8,500incl. 7.5% tax | As published |
| Fly AllianceMembership Jet Card · Hawker 400XP, CJ3 | $7,650/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | $8,600incl. 7.5% tax | As published |
| Outlier JetsJet Card | $8,250/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | $8,600as published | As published |
| Wheels UpSignature Dynamic · Phenom 300 | $9,088/hravg | Tax not statedFuel not stated | $9,500as published | As published |
| Wheels UpSignature Fixed · Phenom 300 | $9,295/hr | Tax not statedFuel not stated | $9,700as published | As published |
| Surf Air MobilityJet Card | $8,700/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | $9,800incl. 7.5% tax | As published |
| Solairus AviationAltitude | $9,500/hr | Tax includedFuel not stated | $9,900as published | As published |
| Surf Air MobilityJet Card Premium · Phenom 300, PC-24 | $8,950/hr | Tax added on topFuel included | $10,000incl. 7.5% tax | As published |
| Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · e.g. CJ3, Lear 40 | $9,694/hr | Tax not statedFuel included | $10,100as published | As published |
| Stratos JetsSOAR HIGHER · Super light, e.g. Phenom 300, XLS | $10,409/hr | Tax not statedFuel included | $10,900as published | As published |
Silverhawk Aviation
Jet Card · Citation Ultra, Encore · round trip $3,375
$6,300as published
$6,000/hrone-wayTax not statedFuel not statedAs publishedJettly
Category rate
$6,900as published
$6,618/hrTax not statedFuel not statedAs publishedAmalfi Jets
Amalfi One
$7,800as published
$7,500/hrmaxTax not statedFuel not statedAs publishedConcord Private Jet
Jet Card · e.g. CJ4
$7,800incl. 7.5% tax
$6,950/hrTax added on topFuel includedAs publishedNorthern Jet Management
Private Advantage · Citation CJ3/CJ4
$7,800incl. 7.5% tax
$6,950/hrTax added on topFuel not statedAs publishedVault Aviation
MAX Jet Card · 6 seats
$7,900as published
$7,595/hrmaxTax includedFuel not statedAs published
Estimate: each company's published hourly rate × about 1h 05m of flying, with the 7.5% federal excise tax added only where the company says tax is extra, before minimums, fees and surcharges. Rates as published on each company's own site, checked October 2, 2026, at the entry purchase level (bigger purchases lower some rates). Max means a cap (trips may price lower), avg a recent average, from a starting rate. Not quotes or offers from these companies. CRAFT publishes this page and sells the Fleet Jet Card; it sits where its estimate falls, costed with its own 2-hour daily minimum.
The route
Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos, by the numbers
333 statute miles (290 nautical) on the great circle between PVR and SJD. Los Cabos is 1 hour behind Puerto Vallarta. It crosses a border, so plan for passports and customs.
Flight time by jet size
One way, gate to gate, by our speed and range assumptions. Dots mark likely fuel stops.
Turboprope.g. Pilatus PC-12
1h 20m · Nonstop
Very lighte.g. Citation M2
1h 10m · Nonstop
Lighte.g. Phenom 300
1h 05m · Nonstop
Midsizee.g. Citation XLS
1h 00m · Nonstop
Super-midsizee.g. Challenger 350
1h 00m · Nonstop
Largee.g. Challenger 605
55m · Nonstop
Ultra-long-rangee.g. Global 6000
55m · Nonstop
From
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- PVRPuerto Vallarta International AirportPuerto Vallarta, JAL · priced from here
To
Los Cabos, Mexico
- SJDLos Cabos International AirportSan José del Cabo, BCS · priced from here
- CSWCabo San Lucas International AirportCabo San Lucas, BCS
In our order of preference for a private flight. The airport changes the price; ask about each.
Read before you compare
What the number leaves out
An hourly rate times flight time is where the bill starts. These move it, in plain terms.
Tax and fuel
The 7.5% federal excise tax and fuel are in some rates and on top of others. The badges show what each company says; we add the tax only where it says tax is extra. International legs are taxed differently.
Minimums
Programs bill at least 48 to 120 minutes a leg, or a daily minimum (CRAFT's card: 2 hours a day, no per-leg minimum). A short hop costs more than its flight time.
Peak days
Most programs add 10 to 20% on the busiest dates, need more notice, or black them out.
International
International trips carry surcharges of 10 to 40% in the published terms, plus customs and handling. CRAFT's card adds repositioning to and from the service area at $4,000/hr.
Airport and handling fees
Landing, parking and FBO handling, the federal segment tax ($5.30 a passenger a segment), crew overnights and catering often sit outside the hourly rate.
Repositioning
A one-off charter is priced from wherever the aircraft is. Card rates usually include getting it to you within a home service area.
The card itself
Card rates come with a purchase: usually 25 hours or a deposit (CRAFT's 25-hour card is $323,750). A single trip isn't sold at these rates.
Callout and short notice
Booking inside a program's notice window costs more or isn't guaranteed. CRAFT's card adds $750 or $1,500 an hour for 72 or 48 hours' notice, and 20% inside 48 hours.
Get your exact price
Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos, priced on a real aircraft.
Estimates are a starting point. Tell us the date and how many are flying, and the desk prices it against where our Challengers are, crew duty and the fees at both airports, then sends a firm number for that trip.
- 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 it at the card rate, fuel and FET included
Rather text?
Message Craft on iMessage with the route and dates, and get options back by text.
Text Craft about this tripA CRAFT flight coordinator usually replies within 30 minutes, 7am–10pm ET.
PVR → SJD quote
Step 1 of 4: Trip
Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos: questions
How much does a private jet from Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos cost?
About $8,000 to $10,000 one way on a light jet, estimated from 17 published jet card rates and about 1h 05m of flying. A very light jet starts nearer $5,500. On CRAFT's own Fleet Jet Card, a Challenger 350 at $12,950 an hour (fuel and FET included), the estimate is about $25,900 one way, billed at the card's 2-hour daily minimum, plus repositioning and international handling. These are estimates, not quotes: taxes, fees, minimums and peak days change the final price.
How long is the flight from Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos by private jet?
About 1h 05m on a light jet, for 333 miles (290 nautical miles) great-circle. Turboprop: about 1h 20m nonstop. Very light jet: about 1h 10m nonstop. Midsize jet: about 1h 00m nonstop. Super-midsize jet: about 1h 00m nonstop. Large jet: about 55m nonstop. Ultra-long-range jet: about 55m nonstop. Winds, routing and air traffic move the real time either way.
Can a private jet fly Puerto Vallarta to Los Cabos nonstop?
Yes. At 290 nautical miles it is within the practical range of every size, from a turboprop up. Payload, winds and runway length can still decide it on the day.
Which airports do private jets use for Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos?
In Puerto Vallarta: PVR (Puerto Vallarta International Airport). In Los Cabos: SJD (Los Cabos International Airport), CSW (Cabo San Lucas International Airport). We price the first airport listed at each end; the others are alternatives to ask about.
How we estimate
Every figure on this page is arithmetic on published numbers. None is a quote, and no company here has priced this trip.
Distance is the great circle between the first airport listed at each end, from public airport coordinates (OurAirports).
Flight time is distance divided by a typical block speed for each jet size, plus 0.3 hours a leg for taxi, climb and descent. A size needs a fuel stop when the distance is beyond its practical range, which we set conservatively; more than 2 stops and we don't price it.
Cost is each company's published hourly rate for that size times the flight time, plus any published day fee, with the 7.5% federal excise tax added only where the company says tax is extra. The range by jet size is the middle half (25th to 75th percentile) of those figures; under four rates, the full spread. Rates come from each company's own website, checked October 2, 2026; euro rates and rates with no cabin size are left out. No licensed or third-party pricing data is used.
CRAFT's card uses its own published terms: the 25-hour rate (fuel and FET included), airborne time plus 12 minutes of taxi a leg, and the 2-hour daily minimum. We don't publish an on-demand charter estimate here; the quote form gets you a real price.
Speeds and ranges are our editorial assumptions, not manufacturer figures: payload, winds, runway length and temperature can all require a stop we don't show.
| Jet size | Block speed | Practical range |
|---|---|---|
| Turboprop · Pilatus PC-12 | 270 kt | 1,200 nm |
| Very light jet · Citation M2 | 340 kt | 1,000 nm |
| Light jet · Phenom 300 | 390 kt | 1,700 nm |
| Midsize jet · Citation XLS | 420 kt | 2,000 nm |
| Super-midsize jet · Challenger 350 | 430 kt | 3,000 nm |
| Large jet · Challenger 605 | 450 kt | 4,000 nm |
| Ultra-long-range jet · Global 6000 | 470 kt | 6,500 nm |
Rates used on this page
As published on each company's own page, checked October 2, 2026.
- Amalfi Jets
- Concord Private Jet
- Fly Alliance
- Jettly
- Jetvia
- Northern Jet Management
- Outlier Jets
- Sentient Jet
- Silverhawk Aviation
- Solairus Aviation
- Stratos Jets
- Surf Air Mobility
- Tradewind Aviation
- Vault Aviation
- Wheels Up