ItalyLake Como Luxury Holiday from India: Cost & Best Time
A private luxury Lake Como holiday from India typically costs ₹12.6 lakh to ₹25 lakh+ for two for five nights, flying into Milan from Delhi or Mumbai.
Answered · checked 11 November 2026
What do helicopters, yachts, private jets and luxury trains cost in Europe, in rupees?
The short answer
Published prices start lower than most people expect: a shared Nice to Monaco helicopter seat is €195 (about ₹20,000), a private Matterhorn flight with a glacier landing CHF 1,900 for up to five, and Naples to Capri by private helicopter from €1,900. Authorised sellers list the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express from €4,510 per person in 2027. Crewed yacht weeks and private jets are quoted on request.
- Nice to Monaco, shared seat
- €195, about ₹20,000
- Glacier landing, Zermatt
- CHF 1,900 per helicopter, up to five
- Orient Express, Paris to Venice
- From €4,510 per person, 2027 seller lists
- Nice to Naples by jet
- €11,700 to €15,200 one way, broker examples
- Crewed yacht week, Riviera
- €30,000 to €50,000+ base, broker guide
Helicopters: published from prices
Monacair's other private routes from Monaco start at €1,550 to Saint-Tropez (about ₹1.6 lakh), €3,350 to Portofino (about ₹3.5 lakh) and €6,500 to Porto Cervo in Sardinia (about ₹6.8 lakh). Luggage is the real limit: plan on two suitcases and four soft bags per helicopter. Air Zermatt's 60-minute Icons of the Alps flight is CHF 2,760 per flight (about ₹3.2 lakh).
| Route | Operator | Published price and basis | About in rupees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nice to Monaco, 7 minutes | Monacair | €195 per person, shared seat | ₹20,000 |
| Monaco to Lake Como, about 1 hour 15 | Monacair | From €4,950 per helicopter, private | ₹5.2 lakh |
| Matterhorn flight with glacier landing | Air Zermatt | CHF 1,900 per flight, up to five | ₹2.2 lakh |
| Matterhorn scenic, 20 minutes | Air Zermatt | From CHF 230 per person | ₹26,000 |
| Naples to Capri, about 20 minutes | Hoverfly | From €1,900 per helicopter, private, 2025 rate | ₹2 lakh |
| Santorini to Mykonos, about 40 minutes | Reseller listing | About €2,675 per helicopter, private | ₹2.8 lakh |
Yachts, Rivas and seaplanes
A week's base rate is not the bill. Add an advance provisioning allowance of roughly 25 to 35 percent for fuel, food and berths, VAT where it applies and a crew tip of about 10 percent. Como Seaplanes caps the passenger weight at 320 kg per flight; its grand tour of the lakes is from €1,440 for two (about ₹1.5 lakh). June is the sweet spot for yachts: warm water, lower rates than July and August.
| Boat | Where | Published price and basis | About in rupees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing 40, half day | French Riviera | About US$1,707 for up to eight (reseller) | ₹1.6 lakh |
| Crewed motor yacht, one week | French Riviera | €30,000 to €50,000+ base (broker guide) | ₹31 lakh to ₹52 lakh+ |
| 15 m crewed catamaran, one week | Greek islands | About €22,000 all in (broker figure) | ₹23 lakh |
| 40 m superyacht, one week | Croatia or Greece | €120,000 to €200,000 base (broker guide) | ₹1.26 crore to ₹2.1 crore |
| Vintage Riva, two hours | Lake Como | About €1,993 for up to four | ₹2.1 lakh |
| Seaplane, 30 minutes | Lake Como | From €480 for two (Como Seaplanes) | ₹50,000 |
Private jets: what one hop costs
The broker LunaJets publishes example one-way prices for Nice to Naples, about 1 hour 20 minutes: a Citation XLS at €11,700 (about ₹12.3 lakh), a Phenom 300 at €11,900 (about ₹12.5 lakh) and a Challenger 350 at €15,200 (about ₹16 lakh). The price is per aircraft, so four people pay the same as one. Real quotes depend on the aircraft's position, so an empty leg can come in far lower and a peak-weekend booking higher.
The great trains: 2027 fares
Authorised sellers list the 2027 one-night Orient Express journeys from €4,510 per person, and several June 2027 departures were already sold out in November 2026. The Glacier Express Excellence Class reservation includes a five-course menu across roughly eight hours, and can be booked for the whole timetable year; first and second class seat reservations open 93 days ahead.
| Journey | Cabin or class | Fare per person | About in rupees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orient Express, Paris to Venice | Historic Cabin | €4,510 | ₹4.7 lakh |
| Orient Express, Paris to Venice | Suite | €10,500 | ₹11 lakh |
| Orient Express, Paris to Venice | Grand Suite | €14,070 | ₹14.8 lakh |
| Orient Express, via Cannes and Monaco | Historic Cabin to Grand Suite | €4,870 to €14,780 | ₹5.1 lakh to ₹15.5 lakh |
| Glacier Express, St. Moritz to Zermatt | Excellence Class | CHF 590 reservation plus CHF 284 first-class ticket | ₹1 lakh |
Published, resold or on request: how to read these numbers
- Operator-published: Monacair, Air Zermatt, Hoverfly, Como Seaplanes and the Glacier Express post their own prices. These are the firmest figures here.
- Reseller or broker figures: the Santorini to Mykonos helicopter, the Pershing day boat, every yacht week in these tables, the jet examples and the Orient Express fare tables. Treat them as a guide.
- On request: every private yacht week, every private jet and any helicopter route not on a published list. These are quoted for your dates and change with demand.
- Rupee figures use rates of 10 November 2026 and will move with the euro and franc.
What it costs.
Considered · ₹3L to ₹8L for four
A shared helicopter hop into Monaco, a private Matterhorn flight with a glacier landing, the Glacier Express in Excellence Class for all four and a seaplane over Lake Como.
Elevated · ₹15L to ₹35L for four
The Orient Express from Paris to Venice in Historic Cabins, a private helicopter from Monaco to Lake Como, Naples to Capri by air and a vintage Riva on the lake.
The rarest · ₹50L+ for four
Grand Suites on the Orient Express, a crewed yacht week on the Riviera or in Greece, and a private jet to join the coasts.
These are add-ons for a family of four on top of the land journey itself, which for nine nights with parents runs ₹20L to ₹65L+ for four. Business-class flights add ₹2.5L to ₹4L per person, return.
Questions, answered
Also asked.
How much is a helicopter from Nice airport to Monaco?
Monacair publishes €195 per person (about ₹20,000) for a shared seat on its 7-minute Nice to Monaco line. A whole helicopter is quoted on request.
What does a private helicopter from Monaco to Lake Como cost?
Monacair lists Monaco to Lake Como from €4,950 per helicopter (about ₹5.2 lakh), roughly 1 hour 15 minutes. Saint-Tropez is from €1,550 and Portofino from €3,350.
How much is the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express in 2027?
Authorised sellers list Paris to Venice at €4,510 per person in a Historic Cabin (about ₹4.7 lakh), €10,500 in a Suite and €14,070 in a Grand Suite. Via Cannes and Monaco it is €4,870 to €14,780.
What does the Glacier Express Excellence Class cost?
The Excellence Class reservation is CHF 590 per person including a five-course menu, on top of a first-class ticket of CHF 284 from St. Moritz to Zermatt: about CHF 874, or about ₹1 lakh, per person.
How much is a private jet hop inside Europe?
LunaJets publishes Nice to Naples one way at €11,700 in a Citation XLS, €11,900 in a Phenom 300 and €15,200 in a Challenger 350, priced per aircraft. Real quotes are given on request.
What does a crewed yacht week on the Riviera cost?
Broker guides put base rates at about €30,000 to €50,000 or more a week (about ₹31 lakh to ₹52 lakh+), plus roughly 25 to 35 percent for provisioning and fuel, VAT and a crew tip of about 10 percent.
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