NetJets Cost: Share, Lease and Card Prices With Every Fee Itemized

NetJets does not publish one price. The three ways in are a fractional share, a lease and the NetJets Card, and only the card has a number you can lean on: Private Jet Card Comparisons reported the Card275 at $8,600 an hour on a Phenom 300, or $215,000 for 25 hours, in January 2025. Shares and leases are quote-only, so every figure below carries its source and a reminder of what is estimated.

This guide breaks NetJets cost into its parts, shows what each fee is for and tells you who the program fits.

How NetJets Pricing Works

NetJets describes itself on its website as “a proud Berkshire Hathaway company,” and its site lists a Share (fractional ownership) program and a Card (jet card) program, with a comparison page for the two. Luxe Digital, in a July 2026 piece, adds a lease between them. The key to understanding the price is knowing which of those you are looking at.

Fractional Share: Acquisition, Management Fee and Hourly Fee

A share is a slice of a specific aircraft type. You pay in three layers: an upfront purchase, a fixed monthly management fee that applies whether or not you fly, and an hourly fee for each occupied hour. Fuel and other costs sit on top. Luxe Digital reports that a 1/16 share, the smallest, buys about 50 occupied hours a year. Every price for it is an estimate: Luxe Digital states that share and fee figures are broker estimates and that only the Card275 rate is confirmed by NetJets.

Lease

A lease gives you the access of a share without buying it. Luxe Digital lists the Share355L, a 25-hour lease with 10 blackout dates and 80 peak days. Pricing is quote-only, built from a monthly fee plus an hourly rate, and the term is not published. Private Jet Card Comparisons reported the product, then called the 25-hour lease, in January 2025.

NetJets Card and Its History

The NetJets Card is the prepaid-hours product. Private Jet Card Comparisons (Doug Gollan, January 29, 2025) reported that NetJets rebranded and expanded its card lineup that month: the old One Card became Card275, the old NetJets Card became Card320 and the 25-hour leases became Share355L. Luxe Digital notes that card sales were suspended in 2021 and have at times been waitlisted. The older Marquis Jet card is part of the lineage of these products: Private Jet Card Comparisons reported in April 2021 that NetJets retired the Marquis Jet brand and renamed the card the NetJets Card.

NetJets Card Cost

The card is the cheapest way in and the easiest to price.

Hours and Minimums

Both Card275 and Card320 come in 25-hour and 50-hour versions. Hours must be used in 24 months, per Private Jet Card Comparisons. Card275 gives access on 275 days a year with blackout days, while Card320 covers 320 days, with 45 blackout and 45 additional peak days. On several aircraft, including the Phenom 300 and Latitude, there is no daily minimum: you pay the actual flight time plus taxi time. The Citation Excel/XLS has left the card lineup: Private Jet Card Comparisons reported that NetJets stopped selling it as a card aircraft from December 15, 2025, with the Phenom 300 taking its place as the guaranteed aircraft on the Specialty card.

Fuel Surcharge and Federal Excise Tax

Private Jet Card Comparisons’ article says the Card275 Phenom 300 rate of $8,600 an hour includes the 7.5% federal excise tax, and it does not mention a fuel surcharge. Luxe Digital adds that card flights pay the 7.5% excise tax (already inside the Card275 rate) and lists fuel surcharges, ferry and positioning flights, de-icing and international fees among extra charges. We did not read NetJets’ current fuel clause, so read the contract for the fuel wording on your own aircraft.

NetJets Share Cost

Share Sizes

A 1/16 share buys about 50 occupied hours a year, a 1/8 share about 100 hours and a full aircraft about 800, according to Luxe Digital (July 2026). The number of hours drives the monthly fee, the hourly fee and the up-front price.

Upfront vs Ongoing

Luxe Digital estimates a 1/16 share of a light jet like the Phenom 300 at about $500,000 to $850,000, a super-midsize like the Challenger 3500 at about $800,000 to $950,000 and a large cabin Global at about $2.5 million to $3.2 million or more. It puts monthly management fees at about $12,000 to $15,000 for a light jet, rising toward $35,000 for a large cabin, and the occupied hourly rate at about $8,500 for a light jet and $16,000 or more for a large cabin. Those are broker estimates. Other broker sites quote different ranges, so the spread itself is the message: get a written quote.

Fractional flights do not pay the 7.5% ticket tax. Under 26 U.S.C. 4261(j), the tax does not apply to air transportation where a fuel tax under section 4043 is imposed, and Luxe Digital says fractional flights pay a federal fuel surtax of 14.1 cents per gallon instead. The statute text says that exemption does not apply after September 30, 2028. Fractional operations are governed by Subpart K of 14 CFR Part 91, which covers operational control, program management, training and maintenance programs.

Depreciation and Buy-Back

The typical term is five years. At the end, Luxe Digital says NetJets buys the share back at fair market value minus a remarketing fee of about 7%, and expects owners to lose roughly 30% to 50% of the share price. Treat that as an estimate and have the buy-back clause in your contract read by a lawyer.

For the wider picture of what it costs to hold a jet, see the cost of owning a private jet.

NetJets Cost Per Hour by Aircraft Cabin

NetJets’ website lists the fleet by class: light (up to 6 passengers, Phenom 300/E), midsize (up to 8, including the Citation Latitude and XLS and Embraer Praetor 500), super-midsize (up to 8, Citation Longitude and Challenger 350/3500), large (up to 11, Challenger 650) and long range (up to 14, Global 5000 to 7500/8000). It also says 80 or more new aircraft are arriving in 2026.

The only published hourly rates we could source are the Phenom 300 card rates above. For the other classes, Luxe Digital gives card estimates: about $250,000 to $310,000 for 25 hours on a midsize aircraft and over $450,000 for a large cabin. Those are estimates, not NetJets rates.

The Phenom 300 is also an aircraft you can buy outright; see our Phenom 300 price guide.

NetJets vs Flexjet vs Jet Cards vs Charter

Verdict: a NetJets Card makes sense when you fly 25 hours or more and want one brand’s fleet and a guaranteed aircraft. If you fly less, charter is usually cheaper once you add up the deposit you tie up. Our jet card cost guide compares the other programs side by side. If you only occasionally need a jet, a broker can quote a trip against a card.

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Is NetJets Worth It?

Under 25 Hours a Year

Probably not. You would tie up six figures to buy hours you will not use, and charter or a semi-private seat will often cost less. See our guide to semi-private flights for lower-cost alternatives on popular routes.

25 to 50 Hours

This is the sweet spot for a card. Luxe Digital’s rule of thumb is that 25 to 50 hours suits a jet card or membership. You pay a known hourly rate and skip the share’s monthly fees and depreciation.

50 Hours and Up

Fractional ownership starts to make sense. Luxe Digital puts 50 to 100 hours at fractional or subscription territory. Compare the blended hourly cost, not just the headline rate: Luxe Digital estimates a blended light-jet cost of about $8,901 an hour as of January 2025 once the share price, management fee, hourly rate and fuel are spread across the hours.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a NetJets card?

Private Jet Card Comparisons reported the Card275 at $8,600 an hour on a Phenom 300 including the 7.5% excise tax, or $215,000 for 25 hours, in January 2025. The Card320 was $11,200 an hour, about $280,000 for 25 hours. Confirm current rates with NetJets.

What is the NetJets cost per hour?

On a Phenom 300 card, $8,600 per hour for the Card275 and $11,200 for the Card320, per Private Jet Card Comparisons in January 2025. Share holders pay an occupied hourly rate plus a monthly fee, estimated by Luxe Digital at about $8,500 an hour for a light jet.

Does Warren Buffett own NetJets?

Berkshire Hathaway owns NetJets, and NetJets' website calls itself "a proud Berkshire Hathaway company." Warren Buffett led Berkshire for decades. For more on his own aircraft and the NetJets link, see our Warren Buffett private jet page.

Is fractional ownership cheaper than charter?

Only at high usage. Luxe Digital's rule of thumb is that under 25 hours a year, charter or pay-as-you-go wins, 25 to 50 hours suits a jet card, and 50 to 100 hours is where a share starts to make sense. The share's fixed fees punish low use.

Can I sell my NetJets share?

At the end of the term, NetJets buys the share back at fair market value less a remarketing fee, which Luxe Digital puts at about 7% of the value. Owners can expect to lose roughly 30% to 50% of the price, per the same source. Read your contract's buy-back terms.

Sources

• NetJets, netjets.com (accessed November 2026)
• Doug Gollan, “NetJets rebrands, expands jet card lineup, cuts prices”, Private Jet Card Comparisons, January 29, 2025
• Luxe Digital Editorial Team, “NetJets Cost”, July 11, 2026, luxe.digital/travel/netjets-cost
• Luxe Digital Editorial Team, “Private Jet Membership Compared”, July 11, 2026
• CRAFT, “NetJets vs Wheels Up”, updated April 10, 2026, flycraft.com
• Private Jet Card Comparisons, “NetJets to drop Excel/XLS jet card mid-December”, November 21, 2025, privatejetcardcomparisons.com/2025/11/21/netjets-to-drop-excel-xls-jet-card-mid-december
• Private Jet Card Comparisons, “NetJets drops Marquis Jet brand”, April 9, 2021, privatejetcardcomparisons.com/2021/04/09/netjets-drops-marquis-jet-brand
• 26 U.S.C. 4261, law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/4261
• 14 CFR Part 91 Subpart K, law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/part-91/subpart-K