520 private jet routes: real flight times, not averages

Europe, without going near the island

Half the work we do
never touches Sardinia.

Milan–Nice, London–Geneva, Paris–Chambéry, Geneva–Ibiza. These are the routes that really fill Europe's business aviation skies, and they are arranged exactly like the others: same market, same checks on the operator, same open quote. Below are the three families we are asked for most often.

The business routes — all year round

Same-day returns, board meetings, site visits, trade fairs. This is the traffic that knows no season.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Milano Linate → NizzaLIML → LFMN	139 NM	257	0h 44
Milano Linate → GinevraLIML → LSGG	141 NM	261	0h 44
Roma Ciampino → Milano LinateLIRA → LIML	262 NM	485	1h 03
Ginevra → Parigi Le BourgetLSGG → LFPB	221 NM	410	0h 57
Francoforte → Milano LinateEDDF → LIML	277 NM	513	1h 06
Milano Linate → Parigi Le BourgetLIML → LFPB	350 NM	648	1h 17
Londra Farnborough → GinevraEGLF → LSGG	407 NM	753	1h 26
Zurigo → Londra FarnboroughLSZH → EGLF	430 NM	796	1h 30
Milano Linate → Londra FarnboroughLIML → EGLF	532 NM	984	1h 46
Roma Ciampino → Parigi Le BourgetLIRA → LFPB	606 NM	1.123	1h 58
Madrid → Londra FarnboroughLEMD → EGLF	658 NM	1.218	2h 06

The sea routes — May to September

The Balearics, the French Riviera, the Cyclades, the Amalfi Coast. These are the months when aircraft move south and stay there: book early and you find them already in position, and you pay far less for it.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Nizza → GinevraLFMN → LSGG	162 NM	300	0h 48
Nizza → Palma di MaiorcaLFMN → LEPA	318 NM	589	1h 12
Napoli → NizzaLIRN → LFMN	356 NM	658	1h 18
Nizza → IbizaLFMN → LEIB	390 NM	722	1h 24
Ginevra → IbizaLSGG → LEIB	489 NM	906	1h 39
Milano Linate → IbizaLIML → LEIB	528 NM	978	1h 45
Roma Ciampino → AteneLIRA → LGAV	572 NM	1.058	1h 52
Londra Farnborough → IbizaEGLF → LEIB	750 NM	1.389	2h 20
Venezia → MykonosLIPZ → LGMK	758 NM	1.403	2h 22
Milano Linate → MykonosLIML → LGMK	866 NM	1.604	2h 39

The snow routes — December to March

Chambéry, Sion, Geneva, Salzburg, Innsbruck. These airports run mountain procedures: they need qualified crews, and on changeover Saturday the slots are gone weeks in advance.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Milano Linate → SalisburgoLIML → LOWS	209 NM	386	0h 55
Parigi Le Bourget → ChambéryLFPB → LFLB	244 NM	452	1h 01
Monaco di Baviera → NizzaEDDM → LFMN	340 NM	630	1h 16
Amsterdam → GinevraEHAM → LSGG	368 NM	682	1h 20
Londra Farnborough → ChambéryEGLF → LFLB	430 NM	796	1h 30
Londra Farnborough → SionEGLF → LSGS	441 NM	817	1h 32

From there you carry on by helicopter. Courchevel, Megève, Val d'Isère, Zermatt, Verbier and Gstaad have no runway that takes jets: the final leg is flown, and the helicopter table shows you how long each one takes.

Beyond Europe

When the route doesn't end at Vienna.

An ultra long range crosses the Atlantic or reaches the Gulf without a stop. These are flights you plan, not improvise: overflight permits, a double crew on the longest legs, customs at both ends. We quote them exactly like any other.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Milano Malpensa → DubaiLIMC → OMDB	2.542 NM	4.707	5h 54
Olbia → New York TeterboroLIEO → KTEB	3.633 NM	6.729	8h 14
Roma Ciampino → New York TeterboroLIRA → KTEB	3.725 NM	6.899	8h 26
Londra Farnborough → MiamiEGLF → KMIA	3.829 NM	7.090	8h 39
Nizza → Maldive, MaléLFMN → VRMM	4.209 NM	7.795	9h 27

A detail almost nobody mentions. The Falcon 7X and 8X come in under 35 tonnes: they are among the very few ultra long range aircraft allowed into Cannes Mandelieu, where rivals in the same category cannot land. If the route ends there, that changes everything — and both are in the fleet of our partner operators.

Where there's no runway

Twenty-eight places where the jet does not land.
The last leg is by helicopter.

They are among the most sought-after destinations in Europe: some have no airport at all, others have a runway that takes very few aircraft. The booking tool works it out on its own as soon as you type the name: it picks the nearest airport and puts the helicopter into the chain, with the minutes and the cost shown separately.

Porto Cervo

No airport. 10 minutes by helicopter from Olbia, or 35 by car.

Cala di Volpe

Helipad serving the resort. 9 minutes by helicopter from Olbia.

Baja Sardinia

12 minutes by helicopter from Olbia, 40 by car.

Poltu Quatu

Marina. Helicopter or car from Olbia.

La Maddalena

Island. 15 minutes by helicopter from Olbia, or car plus ferry from Palau.

Porto Rafael

15 minutes by helicopter from Olbia.

Cala Gonone

Ogliastra. 25 minutes by helicopter from Olbia, almost 2 hours by car.

Su Gologone

Oliena. 25 minutes by helicopter from Olbia: the only way to get there in comfort.

Capri

Island without an airport. 15 minutes by helicopter from Naples.

Positano

Amalfi Coast. Helicopter from Naples or Salerno.

Ravello

Amalfi Coast. 10 minutes by helicopter from Salerno.

Portofino

10 minutes by helicopter from Genoa, 45 by car.

Cortina d’Ampezzo

No operating airport. Helicopter from Venice or Treviso, or car from Bolzano.

Madonna di Campiglio

Helicopter from Verona or Bolzano.

Panarea

Aeolian Islands. Helicopter from Catania or Palermo.

Ponza

Helicopter from Rome or Naples.

Saint-Tropez

La Môle is 15 km away but takes very few aircraft. Alternative: Nice plus 20 minutes by helicopter.

Monaco / Monte Carlo

The Principality has no airport. 7 minutes by helicopter from Nice: the most used link in Europe.

Courchevel

The altiport does not take jets. You land at Chambéry, Geneva or Turin and continue by helicopter.

Megève

20 minutes by helicopter from Geneva.

Val d’Isère

Helicopter from Chambéry or Geneva.

Gstaad

Helicopter from Geneva or Bern. The Saanen altiport takes light aircraft only.

Zermatt

Car-free village. Helicopter from Sion or Geneva.

Verbier

10 minutes by helicopter from Sion.

Formentera

Island without an airport. 10 minutes by helicopter from Ibiza, or by ferry.

Lago di Como

Cernobbio, Bellagio, Tremezzo. 15 minutes by helicopter from Milan Linate, 1 to 2 hours by car depending on traffic.

Forte dei Marmi

Versilia. 12 minutes by helicopter from Pisa, 40–70 by car.

Ischia

Island without an airport. 11 minutes by helicopter from Naples, otherwise ferry or hydrofoil.

You don't need to know it in advance. Type “Porto Cervo”, “Capri” or “Courchevel” into the booking and we'll take care of the rest: which airport, how many minutes of flight, and what that leg costs, shown separately from everything else.

The European airports

Ten airports that decide
half the private flights in Europe.

Each one has a constraint you will not read anywhere until you run into it: a weight limit, a cap on movements, an apron that is full in summer. Here is what we know, said up front.

Airport	Runway	What it solves	What it lacks
Nizza Côte d’AzurLFMN	2.960 m	Dedicated business terminals and a helipad inside the airport boundary: you step off the jet and onto the helicopter without leaving. Customs always open.	In summer it is one of the busiest airports in Europe: capped slots, limited parking, night restrictions.
Cannes MandelieuLFMD	1.610 m	Fifteen minutes from the Croisette, given over entirely to business aviation. The airport of the Festival and of the congress season.	A 35-tonne limit: almost every ultra long range is out, and the Hawker 400XP is excluded on noise grounds. Closed at night.
Saint-Tropez La MôleLFTZ	1.071 m	Fifteen kilometres from the port: the only way to avoid the main coast road round the gulf in August.	A severe landing constraint — about 642 m usable for jets — and approval issued per operator and per individual aircraft. The Citation XLS+ does not get in.
GinevraLSGG	3.900 m	The gateway to the Alps: permanent customs, every category, and helicopters to Courchevel, Megève, Gstaad and Verbier.	During the ski weeks and the days of the Davos forum the apron is full: parking is capped and expensive.
Parigi Le BourgetLFPB	2.665 m	Europe's leading business airport by movements, ten kilometres from the centre, with several private terminals to choose from.	A cap on the number of movements and a night ban: certain departures are impossible at any price.
Londra FarnboroughEGLF	2.440 m	Business aviation only: from the apron to the car takes minutes, not hours. Customs and border control on site.	An annual cap on movements, reduced opening hours at weekends and at night.
Milano LinateLIML	2.440 m	Inside the city, with a separate private terminal: it is the reason Milan–Olbia and Milan–Nice can be done in a day.	A coordinated airport: the slot is assigned by the national coordinator. Night restrictions and a cap on movements.
IbizaLEIB	2.800 m	Customs and every midsize category; from there the helicopter reaches Formentera in seven minutes.	In August the parking is full: the aircraft often drops off and repositions elsewhere, and that flight is paid for by whoever is flying.
Chambéry SavoieLFLB	2.020 m	The airport for the Tarentaise: Courchevel, Val d'Isère, Méribel. In winter it is the busiest in the Alps.	Mountain procedures and a specific crew qualification. The weather closes it, and when it closes there is no negotiating.
SionLSGS	2.000 m	The Valais, and the high-altitude helicopter bases for Zermatt and Verbier. Costs are far lower than at Geneva.	Limited opening hours, basic services, mountain procedures. To be checked case by case.

Runway lengths from public aeronautical documentation, referring to the main runway. Limits, hours and caps change over time: they are there to guide the choice, and we check them on every single flight before quoting.

Sardinia → the rest of the world

Flights leave from here, too.
And in winter more often than you would think.

Half of what you read about private aviation in Sardinia is about the people arriving. But people live here too: they go skiing in January, they have a board meeting in Milan on a Tuesday morning, they take the children to Barcelona for a weekend, and in August they get away to Formentera like everyone else. From Olbia and Cagliari you can fly anywhere: below are the real times, the same ones you read in the inbound tables, read the other way round.

To the snow — December to March

An hour and a quarter from Gallura and you are at Chambéry, and from there the helicopter takes you to Courchevel or Val d'Isère. On scheduled flights the same thing means two connections, a night away and half of Saturday gone: it is why fewer people leave the island in winter than would like to.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Olbia → TorinoLIEO → LIMF	271 NM	502	1h 04
Olbia → ChambéryLIEO → LFLB	326 NM	604	1h 13
Olbia → SionLIEO → LSGS	333 NM	617	1h 15
Olbia → GinevraLIEO → LSGG	353 NM	654	1h 18
Olbia → InnsbruckLIEO → LOWI	390 NM	722	1h 24
Olbia → SalisburgoLIEO → LOWS	440 NM	815	1h 31
Olbia → Monaco di BavieraLIEO → EDDM	458 NM	848	1h 34
Cagliari → TorinoLIEE → LIMF	363 NM	672	1h 19
Cagliari → GinevraLIEE → LSGG	439 NM	813	1h 31

The last leg is flown. Courchevel, Megève, Val d'Isère, Verbier, Zermatt and Gstaad have no runway that takes jets: you land at Geneva, Chambéry, Sion or Turin and carry on by helicopter. How long each leg takes is in the helicopter table.

For work — and home to sleep in your own bed

It is the reason a Sardinian company uses private aviation: a meeting in Milan at ten, a signature in Rome in the afternoon, and home by the evening. On scheduled flights the same day becomes two days and a night in a hotel — and in winter, when frequencies drop, often not even that is enough.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Olbia → Roma CiampinoLIEO → LIRA	149 NM	276	0h 45
Olbia → BolognaLIEO → LIPE	232 NM	429	0h 58
Olbia → Milano LinateLIEO → LIML	273 NM	506	1h 05
Olbia → VeneziaLIEO → LIPZ	303 NM	561	1h 10
Olbia → BarcellonaLIEO → LEBL	337 NM	625	1h 15
Olbia → ZurigoLIEO → LSZH	396 NM	733	1h 25
Olbia → ViennaLIEO → LOWW	527 NM	977	1h 46
Olbia → FrancoforteLIEO → EDDF	550 NM	1.018	1h 49
Olbia → Parigi Le BourgetLIEO → LFPB	570 NM	1.055	1h 52
Olbia → MadridLIEO → LEMD	596 NM	1.104	1h 57
Olbia → Londra FarnboroughLIEO → EGLF	755 NM	1.398	2h 22
Cagliari → Roma CiampinoLIEE → LIRA	222 NM	412	0h 57
Cagliari → Milano LinateLIEE → LIML	372 NM	689	1h 21
Cagliari → Londra FarnboroughLIEE → EGLF	831 NM	1.540	2h 33

To the sea, the islands and the cities

From here Corsica is twenty-eight minutes away, Nice fifty-two, Ibiza an hour and twenty. These are the island-to-island routes that scheduled airlines almost never fly: to do them on a scheduled flight you go via the mainland, and you lose the day.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Olbia → Figari, CorsicaLIEO → LFKF	41 NM	76	0h 28
Olbia → FirenzeLIEO → LIRQ	190 NM	352	0h 52
Olbia → NizzaLIEO → LFMN	195 NM	361	0h 52
Olbia → Cannes MandelieuLIEO → LFMD	196 NM	362	0h 52
Olbia → NapoliLIEO → LIRN	217 NM	401	0h 56
Olbia → Palma di MaiorcaLIEO → LEPA	321 NM	595	1h 12
Olbia → MaltaLIEO → LMML	383 NM	709	1h 22
Olbia → IbizaLIEO → LEIB	394 NM	730	1h 24
Olbia → CorfùLIEO → LGKR	482 NM	893	1h 38
Olbia → MykonosLIEO → LGMK	764 NM	1.416	2h 23
Cagliari → PalermoLIEE → LICJ	200 NM	371	0h 54
Cagliari → NizzaLIEE → LFMN	277 NM	513	1h 06
Cagliari → Palma di MaiorcaLIEE → LEPA	293 NM	544	1h 08
Cagliari → MaltaLIEE → LMML	329 NM	609	1h 14
Cagliari → IbizaLIEE → LEIB	359 NM	664	1h 19

The advantage only the people who live here have. In summer aircraft arrive on the island full and leave empty: that return flight exists anyway, and whoever leaves Sardinia in the right direction pays a fraction of it. It is why a resident with a little flexibility on the date flies at a price you never see from the mainland. Outbound empty legs are the best value in the whole business.

Italy → Sardinia

From Italy to the island, in under an hour and a half.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Milano Linate → OlbiaLIML → LIEO	273 NM	506	1h 05
Roma Ciampino → OlbiaLIRA → LIEO	149 NM	276	0h 45
Venezia → OlbiaLIPZ → LIEO	303 NM	561	1h 10
Torino → OlbiaLIMF → LIEO	271 NM	502	1h 04
Bologna → OlbiaLIPE → LIEO	232 NM	429	0h 58
Napoli → OlbiaLIRN → LIEO	217 NM	401	0h 56
Palermo → OlbiaLICJ → LIEO	233 NM	431	0h 58
Milano Malpensa → OlbiaLIMC → LIEO	286 NM	530	1h 07

The busiest of them all has a page of its own, with the costs that never change, the hours Linate really operates and what happens when the Olbia apron is full: Olbia–Milan by private jet.

The French Riviera and Switzerland → Sardinia

From the French Riviera and Switzerland to the island,
in under ninety minutes.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Nizza → OlbiaLFMN → LIEO	195 NM	361	0h 52
Cannes Mandelieu → OlbiaLFMD → LIEO	196 NM	362	0h 52
Ginevra → OlbiaLSGG → LIEO	353 NM	654	1h 18
Zurigo → OlbiaLSZH → LIEO	396 NM	733	1h 25
Saint-Tropez → OlbiaLFTZ → LIEO	194 NM	359	0h 52

Mainland Europe → Sardinia

From mainland Europe to the island, without changing aircraft.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Parigi Le Bourget → OlbiaLFPB → LIEO	570 NM	1.055	1h 52
Londra Farnborough → OlbiaEGLF → LIEO	755 NM	1.398	2h 22
Monaco di Baviera → OlbiaEDDM → LIEO	458 NM	848	1h 34
Vienna → OlbiaLOWW → LIEO	527 NM	977	1h 46
Francoforte → OlbiaEDDF → LIEO	550 NM	1.018	1h 49
Madrid → OlbiaLEMD → LIEO	596 NM	1.104	1h 57
Barcellona → OlbiaLEBL → LIEO	337 NM	625	1h 15

Mediterranean islands → Sardinia

From island to island, without going through the mainland.

Route	Nautical miles	Kilometres	Flight time
Ibiza → OlbiaLEIB → LIEO	394 NM	730	1h 24
Palma di Maiorca → OlbiaLEPA → LIEO	321 NM	595	1h 12
Atene → OlbiaLGAV → LIEO	691 NM	1.281	2h 12
Malta → OlbiaLMML → LIEO	383 NM	709	1h 22
Figari. Corsica → OlbiaLFKF → LIEO	41 NM	76	0h 28

The island's airports

Not just Olbia and Cagliari.

Sardinia has more landing points than most people realise. Some save you a great deal, others cost more than they look: here's the truth about each one.

Airport	Runway	What it solves	What it lacks
Olbia Costa SmeraldaLIEO	2.445 m	Dedicated private terminal, customs, every category up to ultra long range. It is the gateway to Gallura.	Among the highest airport charges in Italy in July and August, with parking capped at peak times.
Cagliari ElmasLIEE	2.802 m	Open all year, permanent customs, lower costs than Olbia. The reference for the south.	Far from the Costa Smeralda: two and a half hours by car, or forty minutes by helicopter.
Alghero FertiliaLIEA	3.000 m	Long runway, little traffic, excellent for the north-west and the Coral Riviera.	More basic ground services; opening hours to be checked out of season.
Tortolì ArbataxLIET	1.188 m	The shortcut to Ogliastra and the Gulf of Orosei. It saves three hours of mountain road.	Short runway: it rules out midsize and above. No night operations, limited services.
Oristano FenosuLIER · closed	1.199 m	Handy for the central west and the Sinis peninsula. Practically deserted, and therefore very quick.	Services activated on request, with notice. Light aircraft only.
Airfieldsvarious	500–780 m	Almost no charges, and close to areas that are otherwise awkward to reach.	Often no customs, no Jet A-1, no adequate fire cover and no night operations. We only propose them when they really pay off, and we tell you why.

Your route isn't in the table?
Almost none of them are.

These are only the most requested. The booking knows more than a hundred airports across Sardinia, Italy and Europe, and fifty-one destinations: write yours and see what happens.

Try your own route See the empty legs

Every route, one by one

Every route has its own page: real flight time, the airports that work, the aircraft that fit and a price estimate. Start from where you take off.

Sardinia isn't far from anywhere.It's just awkward to reach on a scheduled flight.

A hub in the middle of the Mediterranean,not a place at the end of the line.

Half the work we donever touches Sardinia.

The business routes — all year round

The sea routes — May to September

The snow routes — December to March

When the route doesn't end at Vienna.

Twenty-eight places where the jet does not land.The last leg is by helicopter.

Ten airports that decidehalf the private flights in Europe.

Flights leave from here, too.And in winter more often than you would think.

To the snow — December to March

For work — and home to sleep in your own bed

To the sea, the islands and the cities

From Italy to the island, in under an hour and a half.

From the French Riviera and Switzerland to the island,in under ninety minutes.

From mainland Europe to the island, without changing aircraft.

From island to island, without going through the mainland.

Not just Olbia and Cagliari.

Your route isn't in the table?Almost none of them are.

Every route, one by one

From Alghero

From Amsterdam

From Athens

From Barcelona

From Bologna

From Cagliari

From Cannes

From Capri

From Chambéry

From Corfu

From Cortina d'Ampezzo

From Courchevel

From Dubai

From Figari

From Florence

From Formentera

From Frankfurt

From Geneva

From Gstaad

From Ibiza

From Innsbruck

From Lake Como

From London

From Lugano

From Madrid

From Malta

From Megève

From Milan

From Monaco

From Munich

From Mykonos

From Naples

From Nice

From Olbia

From Palermo

From Palma de Mallorca

From Paris

From Porto Cervo

From Porto Rotondo

From Portofino

From Positano

From Rome

From Saint-Tropez

From Salzburg

From Sion

From Turin

From Val d'Isère

From Venice

From Verbier

From Vienna

From Zermatt

From Zurich

Sardinia isn't far from anywhere.
It's just awkward to reach on a scheduled flight.

A hub in the middle of the Mediterranean,
not a place at the end of the line.