Post the trip - dates, route, group size, any quirks. Verified Australian operators bid against each other the same day with itemised quotes you can compare line by line. No phone tag, no broker repackaging a single opaque number, no haggling - just every operator's actual price, side by side.
Free, no signup needed. CASA-approved operators only.
Hiring a private jet means chartering the entire aircraft for the duration of your trip rather than buying a seat on a published airline schedule. The cabin is yours, the schedule is yours, and the routing is built around where you actually need to go - not the airline's hub-and-spoke. Departure points include the secondary fields close to the major capitals (Bankstown out of Sydney, Essendon out of Melbourne, Archerfield out of Brisbane, Jandakot out of Perth) where FBO entry and exit run in minutes rather than hours.
On Hangrr, you post the trip and verified Australian charter operators bid for it directly. Each bid arrives as an itemised quote - aircraft hours, positioning, crew, landing fees, GST - so you can compare like-for-like rather than haggle over a single opaque number. No broker repackaging the operator's number before it reaches you - what you see is what they quoted.
Aircraft pick follows the route and the group. Light jets for east-coast hops, midsize for trans-continental, super-midsize for trans-Tasman and South-East Asia, ultra-long-range for further afield. Operators bid the airframe that actually fits the brief.
The workhorse of Australian east-coast jet charter. Cabin fits a small group with luggage; range covers any single-leg east-coast trip without a fuel stop. The fastest way to do Sydney-Melbourne for under ten people - door-to-door under two hours including FBO time.
Cessna Citation CJ2, Embraer Phenom 100/300, Beechjet 400
Where it gets interesting for trans-continental Australia. A midsize handles Sydney-Perth or Melbourne-Perth nonstop with a larger group, walk-up cabin, and proper galley. The standard pick for corporate trips that cross the country in a single day.
Cessna Citation XLS+, Cessna Sovereign, Hawker 800/900, Learjet 60
Trans-Tasman, South-East Asia and Pacific routes without compromise. Stand-up cabin, full galley, separate lavatory, and the range to do Australia-Singapore or Australia-Bali direct with a full group. Often the right tool for board offsites and family trips with luggage.
Bombardier Challenger 350/650, Dassault Falcon 2000, Gulfstream G280/G450
Australia to anywhere with at most a single technical stop. Bedroom cabins, multiple lavatories, full conference layout. The category for non-stop trans-pacific work and time-sensitive international travel where the schedule has to be your own.
Gulfstream G650/G700, Dassault Falcon 7X/8X, Bombardier Global 6000/7500
Post the route and group size and operators will bid the right aircraft. You don't need to pre-commit to a category - the cheapest right answer often surprises.
Charter isn't about luxury - it's about the schedule, the route and the time saved on the ground. These are the trip profiles where the maths consistently favour a jet over a commercial booking.
Boards, leadership teams and deal travel. Multi-city day trips that no airline schedule supports - Sydney to Brisbane for a morning meeting, Melbourne to Adelaide in the afternoon, home by dinner. Cabin set up as a private meeting room with secure document handling.
Mining, oil and gas, and remote project work where the destination strip isn't on a commercial schedule. Common AU jet legs: Perth to Pilbara projects, Brisbane to Surat Basin, Adelaide to South Australian fields. Operators on Hangrr regularly bid on rotating-roster jet work.
Team travel, artist routing, post-event extraction. Jets handle the schedule the tour bus can't - finish the show in Brisbane, sleep in your own bed in Sydney. Discretion and known-crew handling matter as much as the airframe.
Urgent business travel, family medical transfers, and time-sensitive logistics. The jet itself is half the value - the other half is FBO entry/exit times of fifteen minutes versus two hours, and direct routings the airlines don't fly.
School holidays to the Whitsundays, a Margaret River weekend out of Perth, a Kangaroo Island long weekend from Adelaide. When the group is six-plus and the strip is small, a light or midsize jet is the only sensible option - and often cheaper per seat than buying business-class flexibility.
Indicative airborne and door-to-door times - actual numbers depend on the aircraft, the day and the destination strip. The standout is door-to-door: jets win on the ground time, not just the airtime.
Light jets dominate this leg. CJ2-class aircraft from Bankstown or Essendon dodge the commercial slot lottery; FBO turnaround beats commercial check-in by 90 minutes either side.
Light or midsize jet, depending on group size. Northbound morning departures are usually the easiest to slot - tell the operator your earliest acceptable arrival in the RFQ.
Trans-continental routing where midsize jets earn their keep. Light jets need a tech-stop (commonly Adelaide); a midsize does it direct with a full group and luggage. Save half a day versus commercial.
Direct to Hobart's jet-capable strip without the Melbourne connection. Common for property and primary-industry day-trips. Same-day return easy.
One of the most-requested leisure jet routes in Australia. Hamilton Island's strip handles light and midsize jets directly - no Proserpine drive.
Trans-Tasman in a midsize without the airline schedule. Queenstown's mountain approach is operator-rated; expect bid notes calling out qualifications.
Rather than quote firm numbers (they shift with fuel, demand and aircraft positioning), here's what actually drives the bid. Note your priorities and constraints in the RFQ and operators will compete on the package - not just the headline number.
Route, dates, group size, any constraints. Two minutes, no signup. Operators see only what they need to bid - your contact stays private until you accept.
Verified operators bid back inside hours with full quote breakdowns - aircraft hours, ferry, fees, crew, GST. You see who, what airframe, what tail number, and the line-by-line cost.
Pick the bid that fits, sign the operator's charter agreement, pay through the platform. The operator handles flight planning, slots and FBO arrangements. Wheels-up.
Every bidding operator holds a current CASA Air Operator's Certificate for charter and carries passenger liability insurance. We verify at onboarding and re-check on a rolling basis. AOC scope is visible on the bid.
Bids show aircraft hours, positioning, crew, landing and FBO fees, GST. Operators set their own price; we don't rewrite it between bid and invoice. What you see on the bid is what ends up on the invoice.
Operators see the trip brief, not your name or contact details. You accept the bid that fits and only then do contact details exchange. Protects you from cold calls; protects operators from joyriders.
There is no single answer - charter is priced per flight rather than per seat, and the inputs (aircraft category, flight hours, ferry time, crew, fees) vary trip-to-trip. As a rough order of magnitude, light jets in Australia run a few thousand dollars per flight hour all-in; midsize and heavy jets step up from there. The honest answer is to post the trip - operators bid back with itemised quotes inside hours and you can compare like-for-like rather than guess.
Most jet charter in Australia is achievable with 48 to 72 hours' notice for standard routes. Peak periods - Melbourne Cup week, AFL and NRL finals, Christmas / New Year, ski-season Fridays - want two to four weeks for the best aircraft availability and pricing. Same-day requests under 24 hours are accepted; the bidder pool is smaller but operators with capacity tend to respond quickly.
Start with two questions: how many passengers including luggage, and what is the longest leg. A light jet (Citation CJ2 class, 4-7 pax) covers any east-coast trip. A midsize (Citation XLS+, Hawker 800) handles trans-continental routes like Sydney-Perth with a full group. A super-midsize or heavy jet is the right call when range is the constraint - trans-Tasman to Queenstown, Australia to Singapore, or longer. Post the route and group; operators will recommend in their bid.
A broker negotiates with operators on your behalf and repackages their quote before passing it on, so the price you see is the broker's price, not the operator's. Hangrr is a marketplace: you post the trip and verified CASA-approved operators bid against each other in the open with itemised quotes, and you accept the one that fits. What you see on the bid is what the operator quoted - no broker layer rewriting the number in between.
Every operator bidding on Hangrr holds a current CASA Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) for charter operations and carries passenger liability insurance. We verify AOC status at onboarding and re-check on a rolling basis. Operator bids show their AOC scope and aircraft tail numbers so you can sanity-check before accepting.
Generally yes - and that flexibility is one of the reasons private charter beats commercial for family and team travel. Note pets, oversized luggage (golf bags, ski gear, sports equipment, instruments) and infant requirements in the RFQ so operators bid against the right cabin and weight profile. Specifics vary by aircraft; the operator will confirm in their bid.
No - and often you shouldn't. Jets operate from secondary fields close to the major capitals (Bankstown and Camden out of Sydney, Essendon and Moorabbin out of Melbourne, Archerfield out of Brisbane, Jandakot out of Perth) as well as the main international airports. Secondary fields usually mean faster FBO turnaround, shorter drive from the office, and lower landing fees. Mention your preferred departure point in the RFQ.
For domestic Australian routes, almost always yes - because the time saving sits at both ends of the flight, not in the air. FBO arrival is typically 15-20 minutes before wheels-up versus 90 minutes for commercial check-in. Disembarkation is two minutes versus an hour through baggage and ground transport. On a Sydney-Melbourne day-trip, that's often the difference between making and missing a meeting at the other end.
Two minutes to post. Verified operators bid back the same day with itemised quotes. No obligation.