
Two companies publish a price. Each on its own basis, so read it before the number.
- from about $50,000A 3.5-hour transcontinental run
- $50,000to$60,000+Published return
- Business class, 4 peopleVirgin lead-in fare, $1,219 one way, doubled for a returnabout $9,752Our arithmetic, a floor not a fare
Prices checked 7 September 2026, business class fare 11 September 2026Why the prices differ
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Request a quoteAirports at each end. The airport changes the drive, the curfew and sometimes the price.
MELMelbourne
- Essendon Fields10 kmto the CBDJets are effectively locked out from 11pm to 6am. ExecuJet terminal and Navair lounge.
- Tullamarine23 kmto the CBDNo curfew.
PERPerth
- Jandakot20 kmto the CBDNo curfew. Home to several charter operators.
- Perth AirportNo curfew.
Department of Infrastructure curfew fact sheets; ExecuJet, Jet Aviation, Universal Aviation and Navair terminal pages.