Nice to Olbia
Private Jet Charter
Nice to Olbia is about 50 minutes in the air, 195 nautical miles from Cote d'Azur across the Ligurian Sea to Costa Smeralda, four kilometres from Olbia and half an hour from Porto Cervo, on a light or midsize jet. It is the Riviera-to-Sardinia sector, flown by the Monaco families, the yacht owners moving between the two coasts and the guests who do both in one summer. Same time zone at both ends.
Reviewed by Kevin Singh, Founder · Fact-checked against Icarus Jet fleet and airport operations data · Last updated 11 September 2026
Route overview
Airport and airspace facts checked against the ENAC publications and Icarus Jet operations data.
Get your number
Get a number for your dates
Tell us the dates, the passengers and whether you are leaving from Nice, Monaco or the coast. The desk quotes this sector every summer, arranges the helicopter from Monaco to the apron when you want it, confirms Olbia parking before the aircraft leaves, and tells you what the number covers before you book.
Prefer to talk? Call +1 888 277 7203. The desk is staffed 24/7.
The route
Why fly private from Nice to Olbia?
Nice to Olbia is the two-coasts sector on the Riviera desk: 195 nautical miles, about 50 minutes across the sea, and a landing four kilometres from Olbia with Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo and the beach clubs half an hour up the coast. There is no airline between the two in a form anyone would use, the yacht takes a day and a night, and the Monaco families, the owners whose boats move from Antibes to the Costa Smeralda in July and the guests doing both coasts in one summer fly it.
Why private works here
Seven minutes by helicopter from Monaco to the business aviation terminal at Cote d'Azur, fifty minutes across the sea, and the car or the second helicopter is waiting at Costa Smeralda for Porto Cervo. It replaces a connection through Rome or a day and a night on the yacht, and the jet is there when the weekend ends, on either coast.
Aircraft fit
195 nautical miles across the Ligurian Sea is fifty minutes and needs no fuel stop in any class. A light jet for six or seven, about fifty minutes, is the first quote for the weekend between the coasts. A turboprop takes eight with proper luggage in about an hour and is the family money. A midsize jet is quoted when the group has a summer's luggage or when Olbia is one stop on a Mediterranean week that goes on to Ibiza, Mykonos or back to Nice. Both airports take all three.
Advisor note
On Nice to Olbia both ends fill in August. Cote d'Azur is the second business aviation airport in France and its apron is full for the summer; Olbia is one of the busiest private airports in the Mediterranean. The desk confirms parking wherever the aircraft stays before it moves, prices a repositioning from the start when it cannot, and in the peak weeks books the Monaco helicopter first.
Icarus Jet charter deskCost
What determines the cost of a Nice to Olbia private jet charter?
A fifty-minute international sector is priced on the aircraft, the trip shape, parking at both ends and the dates. These are the things that move the number on Nice to Olbia.
Aircraft
A turboprop moves eight with luggage for the least. A light jet is the first quote for a weekend between the coasts. A midsize jet is worth it for a summer's luggage or a week that goes on around the Mediterranean.
Round trip or two one-ways
A weekend keeps the jet at Olbia when there is a stand. A week or more is two one-ways, and with jets on both coasts all summer the desk checks whether one already positioned makes a leg cheaper.
Olbia parking
In July and August an Olbia stand is confirmed before the aircraft leaves Nice; if there is none, the desk prices the repositioning at the outset.
Nice handling and parking
Handling at Cote d'Azur is arranged with the trip and parking is confirmed for a stay. For the Grand Prix, Cannes and the yacht show the apron fills, and the desk confirms it before the aircraft positions.
The season
July and August, and the Ferragosto week above all, are when aircraft and parking on both coasts are tightest and the dates book weeks ahead. June and September are easier at both ends, and the sea is warmer in September than in June.
What the number covers
We tell you what the quote covers before you book and we hold the operator to the number we gave you. No surprises on the invoice is the point of using the desk.
Aircraft
Which aircraft flies Nice to Olbia?
Every aircraft in the Icarus brokered fleet in the Mediterranean flies this sector. These are the three quoted most on Nice to Olbia.
Pilatus PC-12 and King Air 350 class
Eight passengers with proper luggage in about an hour, and the right money for a family for the summer.
Citation CJ and Phenom 300 class
Six to seven passengers in about 50 minutes, and the usual answer for Nice to Olbia.
Citation XLS and Praetor 500 class
Eight passengers with a summer of luggage and a stand-up cabin, for a family or a week that continues around the Mediterranean.
See the aircraft we broker and the helicopters we broker for the full range.
Before you fly
What should I know before flying Nice to Olbia?
Passports for everyone aboard, checked at the aircraft in Nice. France and Italy are both in Schengen, so there is no border control for most passengers, and the desk confirms entry requirements for non-EU nationals with the trip.
Costa Smeralda is the Sardinian end, four kilometres from Olbia, and it takes everything the desk brokers; its August parking is the subject of the desk's note on airport parking restrictions in Italy.
On the Nice side, Cote d'Azur is the airport. Two parallel runways of about 9,711 feet on the coast seven kilometres from the city, with a business aviation terminal, customs at the aircraft and a seven-minute helicopter to Monaco.
The helicopters at each end. Monaco to the Nice apron is seven minutes by helicopter, and the Olbia apron to a villa pad or the yacht at Porto Cervo is ten, with approval. The desk books both with the trip and plans them inside daylight.
When to go
When is the best time to fly Nice to Olbia?
June to September, on both coasts. July and August, and Ferragosto in the middle, are when aircraft and parking at Nice and Olbia are tightest and book weeks ahead; June and September give the same two coasts with easier parking and quieter beach clubs, and the sea is warmer in September.
Outside the season the sector goes quiet and a few days is plenty.
Related
Nice and Olbia airports
Guides for Nice Cote d'Azur and Olbia are being written; the cards will link to them when they publish. For the Italian end, the desk's notes are in airport parking restrictions in Italy and on the Italy trip support page.
Questions
Nice to Olbia private jet questions
How long is a private flight from Nice to Olbia?
About 45 minutes on a midsize jet, 50 on a light jet and an hour on a turboprop, 195 nautical miles across the Ligurian Sea from Cote d'Azur to Costa Smeralda. Add seven minutes by helicopter from Monaco at one end and ten to Porto Cervo at the other.
Where do private jets land for Porto Cervo?
At Olbia Costa Smeralda, about four kilometres from Olbia and half an hour from Porto Cervo by road. The 8,022 foot runway takes everything the desk brokers, and in August the apron is one of the fullest in the Mediterranean.
Which airport do private jets use in Nice?
Nice Cote d'Azur, on the sea seven kilometres from the city, with two runways of about 9,711 feet, a business aviation terminal and the helicopter to Monaco from the same apron. It is the second business aviation airport in France, and its apron fills for the summer.
Can I fly from Monaco to Olbia?
Yes. The helicopter from Monaco to the Nice apron takes seven minutes and the jet flies on to Olbia, all on one file. The desk times the two so the wait at Nice is minutes, and plans the helicopters at both ends inside daylight.
Which aircraft is best for Nice to Olbia?
A Citation CJ or Phenom 300 class light jet for six or seven is the first quote. A PC-12 or King Air 350 class turboprop for eight with luggage costs less; a Citation XLS or Praetor 500 class midsize carries a summer's luggage or a Mediterranean week.
Can the jet remain at Olbia between Friday and Sunday?
In June and September, normally. In July and August the stand is the constraint, so the desk confirms it before the aircraft leaves Nice or prices a repositioning from the outset; with Cote d'Azur full for the summer as well, the desk checks both aprons.
How do I get from the aircraft to a Porto Cervo villa or yacht?
By helicopter in about ten minutes, with the villa's or the marina's approval, booked on the same file as the flight; or by car in about half an hour. The desk plans the helicopter inside daylight and pairs it with the Monaco leg when you want both.
What determines the cost of a Nice to Olbia charter?
The aircraft, weekend return or two one-ways, stands at Olbia and Nice or a repositioning, the helicopters at either end, and whether the dates fall in July or August. The quote lists what it covers before you book, down to the helicopters.
Can I fly Olbia to Nice on the same page?
Yes. The sector is quoted in both directions, with the aircraft positioning in from Nice or already on the island in summer, and the helicopter on to Monaco at the far end. Parking at Cote d'Azur is confirmed for the arrival in the peak weeks.
Is there customs on a Nice to Olbia flight?
Nice to Olbia stays inside Schengen, so customs and immigration are light and the crew checks passports at the aircraft. No terminal, no queue: you come from the Monaco helicopter or the car straight to the business aviation terminal and onto the apron.
When is the best time to fly Nice to Olbia?
June to September. June and September are easiest to book on both coasts and the sea is warmest in September; July and August, Ferragosto above all, are the busiest at both ends, with the Grand Prix, Cannes and the yacht show filling Nice on their own dates.
How much notice do I need to book Nice to Olbia?
Weeks ahead for July and August, when stands on both coasts and the aircraft are scarce and the Monaco helicopter is booked first. In June, September and off season a few days does it, and the sector goes quiet outside the summer.
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Nice to Olbia, quoted from the desk
Give us the dates, the passengers and whether you are leaving from Nice, Monaco or the coast. You will get an aircraft, the parking confirmed, the helicopters booked and a number you can hold us to.
Get a number for your datesPrefer to talk? Call +1 888 277 7203 or email charter@icarusjet.com, or send the trip online. The desk is staffed 24/7.