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It may only be a two-hour trek, but roadtripping from Los Angeles to Indio for the upcoming Coachella concerts and festivities seems practically pedestrian in comparison to the latest and most glam way to get there: soaring through the sky with your squad in a private helicopter.
Following its popularity the last couple years, UberChopper's (powered by Blade) desert-via-LA (or OC) service is back, and though it ain't cheap, when you gather a group of five, the $4,170 fee splits up into a more manageable $695 per person. And let's be honest—that's not that much more than you already splurged on tickets and accommodations, which is why we think this is a seriously slick option for pro-travelers who can spare the extra bucks to ensure the most luxe transportation.
Interested? You can book through the app (while availability lasts) and on the desired day of departure you and your crew will hop into an UberSUV and head to Van Nuys Airport where you'll sip Casamigos cocktails in the Blade lounge before boarding the Airbus EC-130. In under an hour you'll arrive minutes away from festival grounds before you can even say "Are we there yet?"