How much do flying cars cost?

For over a century, people have imagined a future with flying cars. We've seen them in movies, concepts from automakers, and fully functioning prototypes. Even Ford came close to purchasing the Taylor Aerocar for distribution in the '40s. But the fact remains, these vehicles aren't ready for mass production. To this day the whole concept of a plane/car mashup normal folks could actually buy mostly remains just that—an idea.

Slovakian company AeroMobil has a flying car that's taken over 30 years to make a reality. The car has required four different iterations. After three decades of research and development, AeroMobil is awaiting government certification. The vehicle will cost at least $1.3 million and require a pilot's license. That's a pretty steep buy-in, and at that price, it's unlikely you will see vehicles like these in mass anytime soon.

After taking into account the cost of the flying car itself, how much it would be to insure it, how much a flying license costs to acquire, how much it would cost to store and park the thing, and how much fuel would be, the total up-front price for a flying car would be more than $740,000. This analysis was conducted in the U.K., and prices for insurance, fuel, and storage would all be different over here in the states.

Even so, $740,000 is a lot of dough, and it could buy you more than a few supercars that look a lot cooler than any of the flying car concepts we've recently laid our eyes on. You could also buy more than 70 first class flights from Los Angeles to Paris with that kind of cheddar—and there's no way a flying car is getting you across the Atlantic.