Dispatch № 016
The preview outranks the opening
Art Basel opens to the public on Friday; the day that matters is two days earlier, by invitation only.
Plan your own journey, door to door.
Art Basel opens to the public on Friday; the day that matters is two days earlier, by invitation only.
Art Basel Miami Beach, 4 to 6 December 2026
As searched from London, for Dispatch № 016.
Dispatch № 016, door to door. As searched from London.
- Door to door
- 11 h 57
- From London to Miami nonstop, then a taxi to Collins Avenue.
- The last leg
- Taxi
- 27 min
- Searched for
- 1 December
- Tuesday 1 December 2026
Ways in this season
Three journeys we would take this winter. Draw this line puts the place in the composer above, ready for your own city and date; nothing is searched until you press Find routes.
The Maldives, by seaplane
One connection in the Gulf. Then the seaplane to the villa.
Through Doha, Dubai or Abu Dhabi to Malé, then about 45 minutes by seaplane to Soneva Jani. Seaplanes fly in daylight only, so the connection decides the day.
The line is drawn from Zurich, as an example. Stand-in: the seaplane lounge at Medhufushi, Meemu Atoll. Priyaflorenceshah, CC BY-SA 4.0
Miami Beach, for Art Basel
Twenty-five minutes from the runway. Sunset on Collins Avenue.
Into Miami International, then about 25 minutes by road to Faena, traffic allowing. Art Basel Miami Beach runs 4 to 6 December.
The line is drawn from Madrid, as an example. Faena Hotel, Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Daniel Di Palma, CC BY-SA 4.0
Courchevel, by private jet
A jet to the valley. A helicopter to the snow.
Jets land at Chambéry. The altiport above the resort takes only small propeller aircraft and helicopters, so a helicopter makes the last stretch. The jet's price is an estimate from the aircraft's hourly rate.
The line is drawn from Dubai, as an example. Courchevel altiport from Bellecôte, February. Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0
How the line is drawn
What happens between Find routes and the journey you book, in four frames. For example, from Frankfurt to the Maldives.
1Draw the plan
Say where you are going and where from. The line stays dashed while it is only a plan, with a hairline to every hub we will ask, up to 10.
2Ask every hub
Press Find routes and only the chart turns to night. Each hub lights when its own answer arrives, and says what it found or why not.
3First light
The best line stays, solid. The others fade on the map but stay in the list: every journey found is shown.
4The journey
It opens in local time, door to villa, with the seaplane and the stay at the end. You book with the airline at the fare shown.
Private flying, this week
Empty legs listed on the Aviapages board for 4 to 8 November: the whole aircraft, flying anyway. Sampled on 30 October.
Geneva, Wednesday 4 November.
The whole Pilatus PC-24 from Marseille.
Light jet · price on request
Listed by SPARFELL Aviation Group, sampled on 30 October.
Naples, Thursday 5 November.
The whole Gulfstream G650 from Geneva, at 11:00.
Ultra-long-range · price on request
Listed by Gestair, sampled on 30 October.
Florence, Sunday 8 November.
The whole Challenger 350 from Paris, at 18:40.
Super-midsize · price on request
Listed by Global Jet, sampled on 30 October.
Fly the last leg by jet. Any journey you compose can end in a private jet. We estimate its price from typical charter rates and say so; two partner desks quote it for real.
The Dispatch
Every week on Telegram: one hard-to-reach hotel and the line that gets you there. Each opens here as a journey.
Emirates Palace
For the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 4 to 6 December.
№ 015, 13 October 2026Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi. xiquinhosilva, CC BY 4.0 
The Little Nell
Aspen for opening day, on the only aircraft small enough.
№ 014, 6 October 2026Stand-in: Aspen Mountain above the town. Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0
What a search costs
Packs from €5. Searches never expire, and there is no subscription.
- One search is one departure date, with every hub you chose, up to 10.
- Nothing is charged if no route is found. Cancel a search while it runs and you get it back too, once a day.
- 5 searches, €1.00 per search, €5
- 15 searches, €0.80 per search, €12
- 45 searches, €0.64 per search, €29
Choose a pack
Payments by Stripe. You buy searches, not a plan.
Questions
What is a search?
One search is one departure date, with every hub you chose, up to 10. We ask those hubs for live fares at once and lay out every journey found, from your door to the place you are going. Each extra date is one more search.
What does it cost?
Packs from €5. Searches never expire, and there is no subscription. At the best rate a search costs €0.64. Nothing is charged if no route is found.
Where can I fly from?
From your own city or airport, anywhere with scheduled flights. Type it in From and we remember it on this device for next time. The cities on this page's maps are only examples.
Do you sell tickets?
No. Each journey links to the airline, or the agency selling that fare, and you book with them at the fare shown. We never resell tickets or add a mark-up. Fares move, so the price when you book is the airline's.
Can the last leg be a private jet?
Yes. Choose Private jet and the last leg of the journey becomes a jet. Its price is an estimate from the hourly rate for that aircraft, never a quote, and it always says so. The partner charter desks confirm the real figure and the aircraft.
Can I cancel a search?
Yes. Cancel stops a search while it runs, and once a day a cancelled search is refunded and nothing is saved to your history. After that, Cancel still stops the wait, but the search is charged and its journeys stay in your history; the button tells you before you press it. A search that finds no route is never charged.
Where do the fares come from?
Airline fares come from Google Flights, live at the moment you search. A private-jet leg is estimated from the flight time, an hourly charter rate for the aircraft and landing fees, with the charter market's price range beside it where there is one. Empty legs are the operators' own listings on the Aviapages board, sampled once a week.