sample trip cost comparison #1
ohio state vs wisconsin Game leaving columbus
Ohio state vs. wisconsin
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oct 18, 25
TBD
So you’re a Buckeye living in Columbus and want to travel to Madison to catch an OSU vs Wisconsin game for a father son birthday experience. You can either drive 7.5 hrs each way or fly commercial. Game starts 330pm. Regardless, it’s a 3 day trip fraught with travel stress and the potential for issues along the way.
Let’s compare flying commercial vs taking an 8 person private jet
Option A: The Painful Way ~ Flying Commercial
- Hotels: $2,000+ (2 nights- expensive football weekend)
- Airfare: $700+ per person with connections in Detroit and potential luggage loss or missed connection
- Columbus Airport Parking: $225
- Ubers in MSN to/from game and around town: $200
- Food & Beverage 3 days: $500
Estimated cost traveling commercial: $4,325 and 3 days of your time
Option B: The Amazing Way ~ Book a Game Day Private Jets charter and share your flight with other members in your Community!
travel cost comparison
commercial option
3 days of stressful travel & giving up your entire weekend
Cost for 2 people: $4,325
- $2,162 per person
- Approx 14 hours travel time
- Fri & Sun wasted in airports
- Exhausted on Monday
private jet option
Charter an 8 passenger jet with snacks, VIP shuttle, and service guarantees
Est Charter Cost: $17,500*
- $2,186 per person
- 2 hours total travel time
- Enjoy your full Fri & Sun
- Refreshed on Monday
- Incredible experience
sample same day itinerary
- 10:30am – Leave home to airport
- 11:00am – Arrive to private terminal with no TSA line
- 11:15am – Meet crew, fellow passengers, show pilots your IDs and board your jet ( 1 hr flight)
- 11:30am – Depart and land at 12:30pm
- 12:45pm – Depart to stadium, arrive 1:15pm
- Tailgate for a few hours (while bragging about how you flew in private to the game and sharing your referral code so others join & you earn $$)
- 3:30pm-7:30pm – Experience the game
- 8:00pm – Meet at pick-up spot for VIP Sprinter
- 8:30pm – Arrive to private terminal with your group to meet the pilots and board your jet
- 8:45pm – Depart back to Columbus
- 9:45pm – Land, then 15 minutes later on your way home
- 10:15pm – Walk in the door and high five each other for flying like a champion!
In this scenario, it may cost you about $50 more for your party of two people by going private on a Same Day Game Day roundtrip charter rather than going commercial and wasting an entire weekend.
#WINNING!
sample trip cost comparison #2
Texas A&M vs LSU Game leaving austin
texas a&m vs. lsu
Texas A&M
LSU
Oct 25, 25
TBD
So you’re an Aggie living in Austin and want to travel to the Texas A&M vs LSU game in Baton Rouge with your spouse. You can drive 7 hrs each way or fly commercial. Once again, it’s a 3 day trip with stress and challenges!
Let’s compare flying commercial vs booking an 8 passenger private jet
Option A: The Painful Way ~ Flying Commercial
- Hotels: $1,500 (2 nights with a potential 3 day minimum)
- Airfare: $650 per person with connections in DFW/IAH & potential luggage loss or missed connection
- Austin Airport Parking: $225
- Ubers in BTR to/from game and around town: $200
- Food & Beverage 3 days: $500
Estimated cost traveling commercial: $3,725 and 3 days of your time
Option B: The Amazing Way ~ Book a Game Day Private Jets charter and share your flight with other members in your Community!
travel cost comparison
commercial option
3 days of stressful travel & giving up your entire weekend
Cost for 2 people: $3,725
- $1,862 per person
- Approx 10 hours travel time
- Fri & Sun wasted in airports
- Exhausted on Monday
private jet option
Charter an 8 passenger jet with snacks, VIP shuttle, and service guarantees
Est Charter Cost: $21,000*
- $2,625 per person
- 1.5 hours total travel time
- Enjoy your full Fri & Sun
- Refreshed on Monday
sample same day itinerary
- 7:00am – Leave home to airport
- 7:30am- Arrive to private terminal; no TSA line
- 7:45am – Meet crew, fellow passengers, show pilots your IDs and board your jet ( 1 hr flight)
- 8:00am – Depart and land at 9:00am
- 9:15am – Head to stadium, arrive 10am
- Tailgate for a few hours (while bragging about how you flew in private and sharing your referral code so others will join & you earn $$)
- 12:00pm-3:30pm – Experience the game
- 4:00pm – Meet at pick-up spot for VIP Sprinter
- 4:30pm – Arrive to private terminal with your group to meet the pilots and board your jet
- 4:45pm – Depart back to Austin
- 5:45pm – Land, then 15 minutes later on your way home
- 6:30pm – Walk in the door and high five each other for flying like champions and catch any remaining games on TV!
In this example, you could have flown private and reclaimed your weekend for approx $800 more per person (party of two) by joining a member flight.
You’d also get your Saturday night back!
sample trip cost comparison #3
Tennesse vs florida Game leaving nashville
Now let’s compare flying commercial from Nashville to the UT vs Florida game in Gainesville, FL. The commercial travel economics are similar to the OSU game in Wisconsin. Here, you’ll likely have a stop in ATL wasting your Friday and Sunday. Hotels are already pushing $800+ a night and will only get more expensive as we get closer to the game.
Let’s assume this is a prime time 6:30pm game!
travel cost comparison
commercial option
3 days of stressful travel & giving up your entire weekend
Cost for 2 people: $4,325
- $2,162 per person
- Approx 12 hours travel time
- Fri & Sun wasted in airports
- Tired on Monday
private jet option
Charter an 8 passenger jet with snacks, VIP shuttle, and service guarantees
Est Charter Cost: $17,500*
- $2,186 per person
- 2 hours total travel time
- Enjoy your full Fri & Sun
- Refreshed on Monday
- Incredible experience
sample same day itinerary
- 1:30pm – Leave home to airport
- 2:00pm- Arrive to private terminal; no TSA line
- 2:15pm – Meet crew, fellow passengers, show pilots your IDs and board your jet ( 1 hr flight)
- 2:45pm – Depart and land at 3:45pm
- 4:00pm – Head to stadium, arrive 4:30pm
- Tailgate for 2 hours (bragging of course)
- 6:30pm-10:00pm – Experience the game
- 10:30pm – Meet at pick-up spot for VIP Sprinter
- 11:00pm – Arrive to private terminal with your group to meet the pilots and board your jet
- 11:15pm – Depart back to Nashville
- 12:15am – Land, then 15 minutes later on your way home
- 12:45am – Walk in the door, slip into bed and wake up nice and refreshed the next day!
If the cost of hotels or commercial airfare goes up slightly (which they probably will), it may cost less to fly private to Gainsville for the day with a group. This the power of a robust membership community and the value Game Day Private Jets provides.
key takeaway
We can run a million different scenarios to showcase the immense value and time savings that Membership with Game Day Private Jets can provide.
But it’s up to you to make the ultimate decision:
Do you want to spend more time with family by flying private to games for about the same cost while making new connections and creating memories…
OR
Do you want to waste entire weekends and experience the stress that exists with commercial travel?
$449 Annual Membership*
Join by August 1st and enjoy $500 off Annual Membership.
Membership will return to $949 before the first game of the season
*Pricing based on real time availability as of 5.8.2025. Actual pricing subject to change. For comparison and illustration purposes only.