Private jet charter to London

How much does a private jet to London cost?

A private charter to London starts from around ~€6,100, depending on your departure point, the aircraft and the season.

Paris London

from ~€6,100

Geneva London

from ~€9,600

Nice London

from ~€11,750

Estimated one-way charter for the whole aircraft. The exact price depends on the aircraft and date, and is always quoted on request.

Popular routes from London

Where our clients fly from London — each corridor has its own guide to airports, flight time and cost.

• London Paris1h 10m · from ~€6,400
• London Geneva1h 25m · from ~€7,600
• London Zurich1h 30m · from ~€8,650
• London Milan1h 50m · from ~€9,150
• London Nice1h 40m · from ~€9,500
• London Barcelona2h 10m · from ~€11,000
• London Madrid2h 20m · from ~€12,750
• London Ibiza2h 30m · from ~€12,400
• London Larnaca4h 30m · from ~€22,000
• London Tel Aviv4h 50m · from ~€44,200
• London Riyadh6h 20m · from ~€57,350
• London Dubai6h 50m · from ~€60,500

Best airports for London

LTN · London LutonPrimary business-aviation base

48 km

FAB · FarnboroughDedicated business-aviation airport

55 km

BQH · London Biggin HillClosest to central London by helicopter

23 km

LCY · London CityDocklands; fastest access to Canary Wharf

11 km

Which aircraft suit flights to London?

A few aircraft we regularly arrange for this route — your advisor will match the best option to your group and range.

When to visit

London flies year-round. The summer events season — Wimbledon, Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show — drives the highest demand, while winter brings the pre-Christmas social and shopping season.

What to do

From Mayfair hotels and Michelin dining to the theatres of the West End and the galleries of South Kensington, London rewards both business and leisure. Farnborough and Biggin Hill also put the country estates of the Home Counties within easy reach.

Which terminal you actually arrive at

Four airports account for nearly all private arrivals, and each feels different on the ground. Luton is the volume base: Harrods Aviation and Signature run dedicated terminals, both staffed around the clock with customs and immigration on site. Farnborough and Biggin Hill are business-aviation airports rather than airports with a private wing — no airline traffic, one terminal each, and five minutes from the aircraft to the car is normal. London City's private jet centre is the smallest of the four and the closest in, eleven kilometres from the City and minutes from Canary Wharf. The choice is geography plus time of day. The City or Canary Wharf on a weekday, use London City. Mayfair and the West End, Biggin Hill by helicopter or Farnborough by road. Anything late, oversized or long-range, Luton.

What actually moves the price

London is where the aircraft live, so on most dates a departure from here costs less than the same leg flown towards it — the positioning flight is short or absent. That is why London to Nice starts from around €9,500 while Nice to London starts from about €11,750 — the same aircraft over the same 1,030 km, plus a ferry flight south that somebody pays for. The effect is not uniform: between two cities that each have a fleet of their own, London and Paris, it very nearly disappears. The dates that bite are narrow. Royal Ascot in June and the Wimbledon fortnight either side of the turn of July fill the ramps south of the city; school half-terms move families in blocks; the two weeks before Christmas and the first week of January are the busiest of the winter. In even-numbered years the Farnborough International Airshow takes that airport for a week in July, and the traffic it normally handles moves to Luton and Biggin Hill. Outside those windows, two to three weeks' notice is usually enough.

The limits nobody mentions until it is too late

London City's rules are the strictest of the four. It runs 06:30 to 22:30 on weekdays, closes early on Saturday afternoon and does not reopen until Sunday lunchtime, so a weekend return is a different airport. Its 5.5-degree approach onto a 1,508 m runway also decides the aircraft: the type must be steep-approach certified, the individual airframe must carry the modification, and the operator must hold the airport approval with crews trained for it. Of the types we quote most often, the Challenger 350, Citation Latitude, Falcon 2000LXS, Falcon 7X and Falcon 8X are certified; the Citation CJ family, Phenom 300, Citation XLS+ and Pilatus PC-24 sit on the approved list subject to the operator; the Citation Sovereign and Learjet 60XR do not go there at all, and the Hawker 400XP is one we will not promise without asking the operator about the specific aircraft. Farnborough and Biggin Hill both close overnight — roughly 07:00 to 22:00 and 06:30 to 23:00 on weekdays, shorter at weekends — and Farnborough operates under a planning cap on movements that is far tighter at weekends than midweek. Luton is the one of the four that runs 24 hours, which is why late arrivals default to it.

Ground, luggage and animals

From Biggin Hill a helicopter reaches the London Heliport at Battersea in about eight minutes, and from Luton in about twenty; by road the same journeys run to an hour or more at the wrong time of day, which is the whole argument for the short sector. At all four airports the car is brought to the aircraft. Skis in February and golf bags in summer are a question of hold volume rather than weight, so send the list with the enquiry — on a light jet the hold fills before the payload does. Animals are the item to raise first. Dogs, cats and ferrets may only be flown into Great Britain aboard an aircraft the operator has had approved for the purpose, and only into an airport arranged to receive them, which is a short list. The microchip, the rabies vaccination and its waiting period, and the health paperwork all depend on the country you are leaving. Tell us at the quote stage — a late disclosure can cost you the aircraft.

Frequently asked questions

Which London airport is best for a private jet?

Luton (48 km) and Farnborough (55 km) are the main business-aviation bases. Biggin Hill (23 km) is closest to the centre by helicopter, and London City (11 km) is the fastest route to Canary Wharf.

How much is a private jet from London?

Indicatively from about €6,400 one way to Paris, €7,600 to Geneva and €9,500 to Nice. The return legs are priced separately — about €6,100 from Paris, €9,600 from Geneva and €11,750 from Nice. Every trip is quoted individually.

Can any private jet use London City?

No. Its 5.5-degree approach onto a 1,508 m runway means the type must be steep-approach certified, the individual airframe must carry the modification, and the operator must hold the airport approval with trained crews. Everything else goes to Luton or Biggin Hill.

Is London City open at the weekend?

Only partly. It runs 06:30 to 22:30 on weekdays, closes early on Saturday afternoon and does not reopen until Sunday lunchtime — so a weekend return is usually a different airport.