The Route
Fly from Miami to the Bahamas by Private Jet
The Bahamas begin about 55 nautical miles east of Miami, where Bimini sits on the far side of the Gulf Stream, and a private jet is there in about 45 minutes. Nassau follows at about 160 nautical miles, Eleuthera at about 196 and the Exumas at about 275, an hour to an hour and a quarter in the air. Every private jet from Miami to the Bahamas leaves from a Miami airport with a private terminal and lands on a paved runway on the island, with the whole aircraft reserved for your group.
Velvet Air books every Miami to Bahamas private jet and a licensed carrier flies it. You give us the island, the day and the size of your group, we come back with the jets that fit, and everything arrives as one total. Names and passport numbers are filed from our side for both borders, so the crossing needs nothing from you but a valid passport.
Four jet classes are offered from Miami to the Bahamas, from a light jet for six to a heavy jet for twelve. The choice right below shows the difference at a glance, and hourly rates for each class are on our Miami private jet charter page. For a cay without a runway, the Bahamas flights from Miami also include seaplanes and helicopters.
Plan Your Private Jet
Choose Your Aircraft
Aircraft for Your Private Jet from Miami to the Bahamas
Four jet classes, so your private jet from Miami to the Bahamas fits your group, your luggage and the runway on your island. Your own crew on every booking, and nobody else on board.
Light Jet
Citation CJ3/CJ3+
- Up to 6 passengers
- 3h range
Technical Details
- Manufacturer
- Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Aircraft Model
- Citation CJ3/CJ3+
- Passengers
- Up to 6
- Range
- 3 hours
- Max. Takeoff Weight
- Up to 13,870 lbs
- Engines
- 2 × Williams FJ44-3A Turbofan Engines
- Max. Cruise Speed
- Up to 416 kts
- Service Ceiling
- 45,000 ft
Technical specifications are based on manufacturer data for the listed aircraft variants. Actual performance and passenger capacity may vary depending on aircraft configuration, payload and operating conditions.
Midsize Jet
Citation Excel/XLS
- Up to 8 passengers
- 4h range
Technical Details
- Manufacturer
- Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Aircraft Model
- Citation Excel/XLS
- Passengers
- Up to 8
- Range
- 4 hours
- Max. Takeoff Weight
- Up to 20,200 lbs
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW545 Series Turbofan Engines
- Max. Cruise Speed
- Up to 441 kts
- Service Ceiling
- 45,000 ft
Technical specifications are based on manufacturer data for the listed aircraft variants. Actual performance and passenger capacity may vary depending on aircraft configuration, payload and operating conditions.
Super Midsize Jet
Citation Sovereign
- Up to 8 passengers
- 7.5h range
Technical Details
- Manufacturer
- Cessna (Textron Aviation)
- Aircraft Model
- Citation Sovereign
- Passengers
- Up to 8
- Range
- 7.5 hours
- Max. Takeoff Weight
- Up to 30,775 lbs
- Engines
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306 Series Turbofan Engines
- Max. Cruise Speed
- Up to 460 kts
- Service Ceiling
- 47,000 ft
Technical specifications are based on manufacturer data for the listed aircraft variants. Actual performance and passenger capacity may vary depending on aircraft configuration, payload and operating conditions.
Heavy Jet
Bombardier Challenger 650
- Up to 12 passengers
- 9h range
Technical Details
- Manufacturer
- Bombardier
- Aircraft Model
- Challenger 650
- Passengers
- Up to 12
- Range
- 9 hours
- Max. Takeoff Weight
- 48,200 lbs
- Engines
- 2 × General Electric CF34-3B Turbofan Engines
- Max. Speed
- Mach 0.85
- Service Ceiling
- 41,000 ft
Technical specifications are based on manufacturer data for the listed aircraft variants. Actual performance and passenger capacity may vary depending on aircraft configuration, payload and operating conditions.
How Much Does a Private Jet from Miami to the Bahamas Cost?
| Island | Light Jet | Midsize Jet | Heavy Jet |
|---|---|---|---|
| BiminiSouth Bimini, BIM | From $6,900 | From $9,500 | From $13,500 |
| NassauLynden Pindling International, NAS | From $8,000 | From $11,000 | From $15,000 |
| EleutheraNorth Eleuthera, ELH | From $8,500 | From $11,500 | From $15,500 |
| The ExumasExuma International, GGT | From $9,000 | From $12,500 | From $16,500 |
Estimated one-way price for the whole aircraft, before taxes and fees. Hourly rates are on our fleet page. Actual pricing depends on aircraft configuration, passenger and baggage load, weather, routing, operator availability, positioning and airport fees.
How It Works
How a Private Jet to the Bahamas from Miami Works
Flying from Miami to the Bahamas by private jet works the same way in every jet class and to every island. Here is what every Miami to Bahamas private jet includes, from the first message to the landing on the island.
Plan Your Private JetDistance and Time
From 55 Nautical Miles to Just Over 300
Bimini is about 55 nautical miles from Miami and about 45 minutes in the air. By jet, Nassau takes 35 to 45 minutes, Eleuthera about 50 minutes to an hour and the Exumas an hour to an hour and a quarter. Cat Island and Long Island, the farthest on this page, are close to 300 nautical miles out. The quote gives the planned time for your jet and your island.
Runways
A Paved Runway on Every Island We Land
A jet needs a paved runway, and the length decides which class can land. South Bimini (BIM) has about 5,400 feet, North Eleuthera (ELH) about 6,000, Exuma International (GGT) about 7,000 and Lynden Pindling (NAS) in Nassau about 11,000. On every private jet from Miami to the Bahamas we match the jet to the runway, and a cay without one is reached by seaplane for the last part.
The Whole Aircraft
Your Group, Your Jet, Your Departure Time
Only the people you name are on board. There is no seat map and no other party, and the departure hour is yours within what the crew is allowed to fly. The light jet seats six, the midsize and super midsize jets eight and the heavy jet twelve.
Both Borders
A Passport for Everyone, the Filings Done by Us
Every passenger needs a valid passport, children included. The jet lands first at a Bahamian airport of entry, where the group clears customs and immigration, and on the way home it lands at a US airport of entry in Florida. For every private jet from Miami to the Bahamas we file the names and passport numbers for both borders before you leave.
Bags and Gear
Golf Clubs, Dive Gear and Coolers
Golf clubs, dive gear and coolers all fit in the jet, and there is room for them. Baggage is planned by weight, so tell us what you are bringing when you write, and the quote names a jet with the hold your group needs.
On Board and On Arrival
Catering, Celebrations and a Car on the Island
Food and drinks for the cabin, a yacht waiting for you, flowers or a gift for an occasion, and a car waiting at the island airport can be ordered with the jet. They appear on the same quote, so nothing is left to arrange on the day.
Why Velvet Air
Why Velvet Air for a Private Jet from Miami to the Bahamas?
At Velvet Air, private aviation is planned around your journey. As an independent Miami air charter specialist, we are not tied to one fleet: we work directly with carefully selected, licensed operators and pick the jet that fits your date, your group and the island you are flying to. You keep one point of contact and one total price from the first message until you land.
Plan Your Private JetDeparture Points
Miami Departure Points for Your Private Jet to the Bahamas
A private jet from Miami to the Bahamas leaves from one of three airports around the city. The airport nearest to your hotel is the one we choose, and it is already named in the quote.
Select a departure point to see the location
A general aviation airport in the north of the city. Its runway is about 8,000 feet long, US Customs is on the field, and three full-service private terminals operate there: Atlantic Aviation, Fontainebleau Aviation and Signature Flight Support. Every private jet from Miami to the Bahamas can leave from here, in any class, and guests staying in the north are closest.
Miami Executive is the general aviation airport in Kendall, southwest of central Miami. If you are staying in the south or southwest, the jet to the Bahamas can leave from here and you skip the drive across town to an airfield in the north.
Miami’s main airport. Guests who arrive by airline and want to fly on to the Bahamas the same day start here, and we plan the departure time of the jet around the hour you land.
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Contact Us
Write on WhatsApp or by email: the date, the island, how many of you, roughly how much luggage, and whether you fly home the same day or later. A preferred departure hour helps too.
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Get Aircraft and Prices Back
We check which jets are free on your date and send the class that fits your Miami to Bahamas trip, the Miami airport, the airport on the island, the time in the air and one total for the whole aircraft, with what it includes.
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Confirm and Pay Securely
You confirm and complete the booking with a secure credit card payment, and the jet and crew are held for you. Catering, flowers or a car on the island are added now, and the names and passport numbers of everyone flying come to us for both borders.
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Just Arrive 30 Minutes Before Departure
Arrive at the private terminal about thirty minutes before the time we sent. There is no airline queue; your bags go to the aircraft, the outbound filing is already done, and the jet leaves when your group is aboard.
Where to Go
Where a Private Jet from Miami Lands in the Bahamas
Below are eight islands a private jet from Miami can reach, from Bimini, the closest, to Long Island far to the southeast. They are examples: tell us where you want to go, and if your island has no runway, the last part goes by seaplane.
Plan Your Private JetSelect a spot to see where it is
On a private jet from Miami to the Bahamas, Bimini is the closest island, about 55 nautical miles across the Gulf Stream, and the jet lands at South Bimini, an airport of entry, about 45 minutes after take-off. From there a short ride and a water taxi bring you to Alice Town. Nurse sharks and stingrays on the flats and the SS Sapona wreck are a day on their own. The Miami to Bimini page has every aircraft.
Nassau is the easiest jet landing in the Bahamas: Lynden Pindling International has a runway of about 11,000 feet and customs on site, about 160 nautical miles from Miami. Bay Street and the old town, Paradise Island with the Atlantis marina village and Cable Beach are a short drive from the aircraft. The Miami to Nassau page has the details.
The Exumas are about 275 nautical miles from Miami, an hour to an hour and a quarter by jet. The jet lands at Exuma International at Moss Town on Great Exuma, an airport of entry, and boats run from there to Big Major Cay, where the swimming pigs live at Pig Beach. The Miami to Exuma page has more.
Eleuthera is about 196 nautical miles from Miami and around 110 miles long, so the jet lands at the airport closest to your stay: North Eleuthera for Harbour Island and Pink Sands Beach, Governor’s Harbour in the middle or Rock Sound in the south. The Miami to Eleuthera page has every option.
Freeport on Grand Bahama is about 97 nautical miles from Miami, under an hour by private jet, and Grand Bahama International has a runway of about 11,000 feet with customs on site. Port Lucaya, with its marina, marketplace and beach, is about 15 minutes away, and Lucayan National Park holds Ben’s Cave.
Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco is about 178 nautical miles from Miami, under an hour by private jet. The jet lands at Leonard M. Thompson International, an airport of entry, and Treasure Cay on the same island is a second one. From Marsh Harbour the ferry to Hope Town takes about twenty minutes.
Cat Island lies about 278 nautical miles from Miami, and New Bight is its own airport of entry. Above it rises Mount Alvernia, the highest point in the Bahamas, with the stone Hermitage built in 1939 on its summit, and Greenwood Beach has eight miles of pink sand. The quote names the jet class that suits the runway.
Long Island is just over 300 nautical miles from Miami, the farthest island on this page. Arrivals from Miami clear at Stella Maris in the north, and west of Clarence Town lies Dean’s Blue Hole, 663 feet deep and ringed by white sand. The quote names the jet class that suits the runway.
Ready When You Are
Ready to Charter a Private Jet from Miami to the Bahamas?
Send us the date, the number of guests and the island. You get back the jet for your Miami to Bahamas trip, the Miami airport and one total.
Add-Ons
Private Jet Miami to Bahamas Add-Ons
Tell us which ones you want when you send your dates and your preferred jet. Anything beyond these is arranged together with the flight.
In Detail
Private Jet Charter Miami to Bahamas: Islands, Runways and Borders
Velvet Air arranges every private jet charter from Miami to Bahamas islands such as Nassau, the Exumas and Eleuthera with licensed carriers. Every flight is flown for your group alone and arranged by one person from your first message until you land. All the islands we fly to, by every aircraft, are on our Bahamas flights from Miami page.
Private Jet to Bahamas from Miami: You Decide the Departure Time
Leave Miami on your hour and be on the island before lunch
A private jet from Miami to the Bahamas runs on your clock, not on a timetable. You name the departure hour when you confirm, within what the crew is allowed to fly, and it can still move if your morning in Miami runs long. Leave Opa-locka after breakfast and you can be at the water in Nassau before lunch; the closer islands, Bimini and Grand Bahama, take less than an hour. The jet waits for you or comes back on the day you choose, so the return hour is yours as well, the same evening or a week later. If you land at Miami International on an airline, the jet can take you on to the islands the same day, with the departure planned around the hour your flight arrives. Tell us both times when you write, and the quote shows both legs with the planned time in the air for each.
Charter Jet Bahamas to Miami: The Way Home
Leaving the islands has rules of its own
The trip home has its own rules. A jet heading back to Florida has to leave from a Bahamian airport of entry, where it clears outbound with customs and immigration, so a stay on a cay without one routes the last leg through Nassau, Exuma International, North Eleuthera or another airport of entry. Before the wheels leave the islands, the passenger manifest goes to US Customs and Border Protection through eAPIS at least an hour ahead, and we file it from our side days before. The jet then lands at a US airport of entry, Opa-locka Executive, Miami International or Miami Executive in Kendall, where the group clears customs on arrival and the car you ordered waits at the aircraft. The quote names the Bahamian airport the jet leaves from and the hour it departs, so the last morning on the island holds no surprises, and a return booked together with the outward flight is planned in the same request.
Private Jet to the Bahamas from Miami: Celebrations and Long Weekends
A birthday, an anniversary or a few days on the water
Many trips from Miami to the Bahamas are for a day that matters: a birthday on Paradise Island, an anniversary on Harbour Island, a long weekend in the Exumas with friends. Through our add-ons we place flowers, champagne or a gift at your seat, arrange catering for the cabin or a yacht for the day, and have a car waiting at the island airport when you land. For a larger group the heavy jet takes twelve and still has room for golf clubs, dive gear and a cooler or two. Pets travel in the cabin with you as well: tell us which animal and how heavy it is when you enquire, so the seating and the load plan are right from the start. Tell us the occasion when you write, and the quote lists everything that comes with the jet, so nothing is left to organise on the day itself.
FAQ
Miami to Bahamas Private Jet FAQ
How long does a private jet take from Miami to the Bahamas?
It depends on the island: about 45 minutes to Bimini, 35 to 45 minutes to Nassau, about 50 minutes to an hour to Eleuthera and an hour to an hour and a quarter to the Exumas. The quote gives the time for your jet.
How much does it cost to charter a private jet to the Bahamas?
From Miami, one way for the whole aircraft, a light jet starts from $6,900 to Bimini, $8,000 to Nassau, $8,500 to Eleuthera and $9,000 to the Exumas. The final price depends on the aircraft, the date, positioning and availability.
Which airport is best for private jets to the Bahamas?
It depends on the island: Lynden Pindling International (NAS) for Nassau and Paradise Island, Grand Bahama International (FPO) for Freeport, Exuma International (GGT), North Eleuthera (ELH) for Harbour Island and Leonard M. Thompson (MHH) for the Abacos. Runway and airport facilities are confirmed for each trip.
How far in advance should I book a private jet to the Bahamas?
Several days or weeks ahead is best, especially in winter, over Christmas and New Year and in other peak holiday periods. It matters most for the smaller islands, where parking space for the jet, ground handling and the boat or car transfer onward are more limited.
Do I need a passport to fly from Miami to the Bahamas?
Yes. Every passenger needs a valid passport with at least six months of validity, children included, and a driving licence will not do. Names and passport numbers are filed from our side before you leave Florida.
What is the customs and immigration process on arrival in the Bahamas?
Every passenger must meet Bahamian immigration and customs requirements, with valid travel documents and declarations. The jet may need to land first at a designated airport of entry to clear before continuing to another island. We confirm the airport and the procedure with the operator before departure.
How many people fit on a private jet to the Bahamas?
Six on the light jet, eight on the midsize Citation Excel/XLS or the super midsize Citation Sovereign, and twelve on the heavy Challenger 650. Tell us the group and the luggage, and the quote names the class that fits.
Can we bring golf clubs and dive gear?
Yes. Golf clubs, dive gear and coolers all fit in the jet, and there is room for them. Tell us what you are bringing when you write, so the quote names a jet with the right hold for your group.
How do I get from the airport to my resort in the Bahamas?
Depending on the island, a chauffeur, a water taxi or a private boat takes you on. Guests for Harbour Island continue from North Eleuthera by boat, and for a resort on a remote cay we coordinate the transfer with your arrival. Our add-ons cover both.
Can we do the Bahamas as a day trip from Miami?
Yes. On a charter the aircraft waits for you, so the return hour is yours: out in the morning, back in the evening, with both borders handled from our side. Tell us if you would rather stay a night.
What happens if the weather is bad on the day?
If conditions are below what is safe, the crew moves or cancels the flight, and you hear early enough to change the departure. Nothing is lost: we move it to a new date agreed with you, and every booking carries one year of credit.
What is the difference between Velvet Air and the operator that flies me?
Velvet Air does not own or fly aircraft; the flight is operated by a licensed carrier. We compare carriers for your route and put forward the best fit, and one person stays with your request until you land.
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Send your date, group size and the island you have in mind. We come back with the jet, the Miami airport and one total, and the border filings are handled from our side.
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