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Private jet charter to Paris
Europe's leading business-aviation gateway at Le Bourget.
Paris is served by Le Bourget, the busiest business-aviation airport in Europe — minutes from the city, with a cluster of dedicated private terminals. Whether the trip is Fashion Week, an air show, a board meeting or a weekend, a private jet puts you in central Paris in a fraction of the time a commercial airport demands.
How much does a private jet to Paris cost?
A private charter to Paris starts from around ~€6,400, depending on your departure point, the aircraft and the season.
- London Paris
- from ~€6,400
- Geneva Paris
- from ~€6,400
- Nice Paris
- from ~€8,750
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 Paris
Where our clients fly from Paris — each corridor has its own guide to airports, flight time and cost.
Best airports for Paris
- LBG · Paris–Le BourgetEurope's busiest business-aviation airport
- 12 km
- TNF · Toussus-le-NobleLight jets; south-west of the city
- 23 km
Which aircraft suit flights to Paris?
A few aircraft we regularly arrange for this route — your advisor will match the best option to your group and range.
| Aircraft | Passengers | Range | Cruise speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna Citation XLS+ | 8 | 3,400 km | ≈ 815 km/h |
| Embraer Phenom 300 | 8 | 3,650 km | ≈ 840 km/h |
| Bombardier Challenger 350 | 9 | 5,900 km | ≈ 850 km/h |
Which airport does a private jet use in Paris?
Le Bourget (LBG) is the default: purpose-built for business aviation, just north-east of the city and minutes from the Champs-Élysées by car or helicopter. Toussus-le-Noble (TNF) to the south-west handles lighter aircraft. Both avoid the queues and transfers of Roissy and Orly entirely.
When is Paris busiest?
Demand peaks around the couture and ready-to-wear Fashion Weeks in spring and autumn, the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget in odd-numbered years, Roland-Garros in late spring, and the pre-Christmas season. Book well ahead for these dates, when slots and hotels move quickly.
What to do in Paris
Paris needs little introduction — the museums, the palace hotels, the Michelin tables and the shopping of the Rue Saint-Honoré and Avenue Montaigne. It is also the natural hub for a wider French trip, with Nice, Geneva and the châteaux country all a short private hop away.
The private terminals at Le Bourget
Le Bourget is not one private terminal but a row of them along the field, each with its own gate, access road and car park: Signature, Jetex, Astonsky, Advanced Air Support, Sky Valet, Universal Aviation, Dassault Falcon Service and ExecuJet among them. Which one you use is decided by the operator of the aircraft, not by you, and a driver sent to the wrong gate loses twenty minutes on the perimeter road. We confirm the FBO in writing with the flight details. Inside, the sequence is short. The aircraft parks on its handler's own ramp and a car meets it at the steps. On a Schengen arrival you are moving within about five minutes. Arriving from outside Schengen, the police aux frontières clear the aircraft on the ramp, normally in five to twenty minutes.
The weeks that are genuinely hard to book
Paris has four separate peaks and they do not queue politely. The ready-to-wear Fashion Weeks in late February and early March, then late September and early October, are the heaviest: Le Bourget handles more than 50,000 business-aviation movements a year and an outsized share of them lands in those fortnights. Haute couture in January and July, menswear in June, and Roland-Garros from late May into early June each add a week of their own. Then the Paris Air Show, mid-June in odd-numbered years, when the organisers take roughly a third of the ramp and transient traffic spills to Toussus-le-Noble, Beauvais and Orly. For fashion and the tennis, ask three to four weeks out. August is the quiet month, when Paris empties southward and quotes soften.
Curfew, slots and the parking problem
The restriction that catches people is asymmetric. Le Bourget takes landings around the clock, but jet departures are prohibited between 22:15 and 06:00 for aircraft above 5.7 tonnes, with only medical flights exempt. A dinner that overruns does not delay your take-off, it moves it to the next morning. Le Bourget is a coordinated airport and imposes slots for major events, but in an ordinary week the binding constraint is the handler, not air traffic control. Handling and parking are what run out, which is why we confirm them at least 72 hours ahead in the peak fortnights. When the ramp is full, an aircraft that has dropped you off is asked to leave: it repositions empty to Orly or back to its home base and returns for the pick-up. That empty leg is a real cost and it appears in the quote.
Cars, luggage and animals
Le Bourget is about twelve kilometres from the centre. A car takes half an hour when the A1 is clear and considerably longer at rush hour, which is why the helicopter transfer to the Paris heliport at Issy-les-Moulineaux, around ten minutes in the air, sells out in the peak weeks. Helicopters may not land inside Paris itself, so Issy is the closest legal point. Luggage is limited by the hold you booked rather than by any airport rule. Golf bags and long items go into a midsize cabin without discussion; a light jet's hold has to be checked against the actual list, so send it before we quote. Dogs and cats need a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and either an EU pet passport or, from outside the EU, an animal health certificate signed within ten days of arrival. Animals coming from a third country are declared to French customs on arrival, and the paperwork depends on the country you are leaving.
Frequently asked questions
- Which airport do private jets use in Paris?
- Paris–Le Bourget (LBG), 12 km from the centre and Europe's busiest business-aviation airport, handling more than 50,000 movements a year. Toussus-le-Noble (TNF), 23 km south-west, takes light jets.
- How much is a private jet to Paris?
- Indicatively from about €6,400 one way from Geneva, €6,400 from London and €8,750 from Nice. Every trip is quoted individually.
- Can a private jet leave Paris late at night?
- Le Bourget accepts landings around the clock, but jet departures are prohibited between 22:15 and 06:00 for aircraft above 5.7 t. A late dinner means either a lighter aircraft or a morning departure.
- When is Paris hardest to book?
- The ready-to-wear Fashion Weeks — late February to early March, and late September to early October. Slots, parking and hotels all move at once.
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