The most expensive private jets in the world

The most expensive purpose-built business jets all sit in one class: ultra-long-range heavy jets. They can fly 7,500 nautical miles or more without stopping, cruise close to the speed of sound and carry up to 19 passengers in cabins split into separate living areas.

List prices in this class cluster around $75 million to $78 million, based on figures published by the manufacturers at launch and reported by aviation media. Prices change over time, buyers choose custom interiors and options, and the actual price paid is rarely made public, so treat every figure below as a reported list price for the year shown.

Scarcity can push values higher still. Writing in GlobalAir in September 2025, aircraft trader Philip Rushton said some brokers were reportedly valuing an early G700 delivery position at $88 million to $89 million, although he argued the aircraft would be worth less once delivered.

Range is the headline. A jet that can fly 7,500 nautical miles or more covers very long intercontinental trips nonstop, without the fuel stops that add time to a journey. Manufacturers quote these ranges under set conditions, such as eight passengers, four crew and standard fuel reserves, so real-world range varies with payload and weather.

Speed is the second factor. The fastest models in this class have a maximum operating speed between Mach 0.925 and Mach 0.95, close to the speed of sound. Cabin altitude is the third. The lower the cabin altitude, the closer the air pressure on board is to the ground, and the newest jets in this guide keep it below 3,000 feet when cruising at 41,000 feet.

Then there is the cabin itself. The jets in this guide offer three to five separate living areas, and the buyer specifies how each one is furnished and finished. That custom work is one reason the published list price is only a starting point.

When Bombardier launched the Global 8000 in May 2022, Business Jet Traveler reported its list price at $78 million. According to Bombardier, it is the world's fastest business jet, with a top speed of Mach 0.95.

Its range is 8,000 nautical miles. Bombardier says the cabin altitude is 2,691 feet when cruising at 41,000 feet, which it calls the lowest in business aviation production. The cabin has four zones, one of which can serve as a crew rest area on long sectors.

The aircraft received Transport Canada type certification on 5 November 2025 and entered service on 19 December 2025, as reported by GlobalAir in March 2026.

For owners of the earlier model, the step up is relatively small. Rushton, writing in GlobalAir in 2025, put the cost of upgrading a Global 7500 to Global 8000 standard at approximately $3 million.

The Global 7500 is the Global 8000's predecessor and sister aircraft. Business Jet Traveler reported its list price at $75 million in 2022. It first flew in November 2016, under its original name of Global 7000, and Transport Canada certified it in September 2018.

According to Aviation Week, the type certificate allows up to 19 passengers plus two crew. Range is 7,700 nautical miles at Mach 0.85 with eight passengers and four crew, and maximum operating speed is Mach 0.925. The cabin measures 54 feet 5 inches long, excluding baggage, and is divided into four separate living spaces.

On the resale market the Global 7500 trades below its Gulfstream rival. Rushton wrote in GlobalAir in 2025 that it was something like $7 million to $10 million cheaper than a G700 on the resale market, a reported estimate from a trader rather than published data.

Gulfstream's G700 started deliveries in 2024 at a price that Robb Report put at $75 million and up. Gulfstream lists a maximum range of 7,750 nautical miles at Mach 0.85, or 6,650 nautical miles at Mach 0.90, and a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.935.

The G700's cabin is 56 feet 11 inches long, excluding baggage, with up to five living areas and 20 of Gulfstream's large oval windows. Gulfstream shows layouts from 13 to 19 seats and quotes a cabin altitude of 2,840 feet at 41,000 feet, the pressure a passenger's body actually feels in flight.

The G800 shares that cabin altitude and puts the emphasis on range. Gulfstream announced FAA and EASA certification in April 2025, with a range of 8,200 nautical miles at Mach 0.85, which it calls the longest of any business aircraft, and a cabin of up to four living areas. It is powered by Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines, has 16 panoramic oval windows and needs a balanced field length of 5,812 feet for take-off at sea level in standard conditions.

The Falcon 10X was announced in 2021 at a price Business Jet Traveler reported as $75 million in 2021 terms. It made its first flight from Bordeaux on 19 June 2026, and GlobalAir reported that entry into service is targeted for late 2027.

The Falcon 10X is built around cabin size. Business Jet Traveler gave its cabin as 6 feet 8 inches high and 9 feet 1 inch wide, with about 2,780 cubic feet of volume, and its range as 7,500 nautical miles at Mach 0.85 with eight passengers. Typical layouts seat 12 to 18 passengers, with two to four crew.

Its maximum speed is Mach 0.925, matching the Global 7500. Its selling point is cross-section: GlobalAir described the first flight as putting the biggest cabin in the air.

Above the purpose-built jets sit corporate versions of airliners from Airbus and Boeing. These offer far more floor space than any business jet, and their final cost depends heavily on the custom interior, so published figures are rare.

One reference point is the Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty, a corporate version of the A220. When it first flew in December 2021, Business Jet Traveler reported a price of about $72 million, similar to an ultra-long-range business jet, for three times the interior space in the same hangar footprint. It has a range of 5,650 nautical miles and up to six living areas.

Larger VIP airliners exist, but their prices are seldom confirmed, so we do not quote figures for them here.

You do not need $75 million to fly in this class. Ultra-long-range and other heavy jets are available for charter by the hour from licensed operators. Altivo's heavy jets seat 10 to 19 passengers and typically charter for ₹6.99 lakh to ₹10.01 lakh per hour in India and $15,070 to $18,480 per hour in the US, for the whole aircraft before taxes.

For trips that do not need intercontinental range, a super-midsize jet at ₹5.01 lakh to ₹6.49 lakh per hour in India and $11,770 to $13,040 per hour in the US seats 8 to 10 passengers at a lower cost.

Altivo is a broker, not an operator. Every flight is operated by a DGCA Non-Scheduled Operator Permit holder in India or an FAA Part 135 or Part 121 air carrier in the US, and the operator is named on the quote and contract. Quotes are all-in, with GST on a separate line in India and federal excise tax included in the US, and our quote desk works around the clock.

When you request a heavy jet, tell us the route, the number of passengers and whether anyone needs to sleep on board. The quote will name the exact aircraft type and the operator, so you can see which of the jets in this guide, or which of their predecessors, you would be flying.