Private jet charter in Bahrain

Bahrain is a long way from Britain for a business jet: 6 hours 40 minutes nonstop from a London airfield, and that single fact shapes how every charter to the island is planned. Private Jets UK builds these trips around the aircraft first, because only some of the fleet can cover 2,840 nautical miles in one hop, and around the permits second, because a landing permit for Bahrain has to be in hand before the aircraft leaves Britain. Our customers have access to 6,500 jets of all types and configurations available for rent. We will help you choose the best option based on your needs and objectives. Our catalog contains the models from the largest manufacturers: Gulfstream, Dassault, Embraer, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Learjet, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pilatus, HondaJet, etc. We have established partnerships with the world's largest airlines and VIP terminals, which means we can offer you favourable flight conditions and a high level of service. Our experts will manage the organization of your flight - starting with paperwork, agreements, etc., and ending with a transfer and meeting at the airport. Our company provides a full range of business aviation and concierge services. For Bahrain that means the permits, a handler and a private terminal that clears the passengers, and a plain answer on the routing before anyone commits to a date.

 

 

At your request, the aviation consultants of Private Jets UK will help you choose the jet with the suitable technical parameters (production year, flight hours, and home base). The cost of the private jet charter in Bahrain depends on many factors, such as the model of the business jet, the number of passengers, departure and destination airports, type of flight, duration of parking, additional services, etc. Therefore, we calculate the price of each order individually taking into account your wishes. You can use an online calculator to get an instant charter quote. Please indicate your real contact details to get the final calculation.

You can calculate the cost of your flight in several ways:

• using an online calculator on the website (however, it shows only the approximate price);
• via Messenger (WhatsApp or Telegram);
• by landline or cell phone;
• via e-mail (jets@private-jets.co.uk).

 

 

Please note that the above-mentioned price is indicative only. It is calculated on this basis: a departure from Biggin Hill, an Embraer Praetor 600 flying nonstop to Bahrain International and two passengers aboard. If you want to get a personal quote, just fill out the online booking form below. Our aviation consultant will make the calculation within 20 minutes, and then contact you to specify the details of the flight.

 

How long does it take to fly to Bahrain?

Bahrain keeps Gulf time all year, three hours ahead of Britain in winter and two hours ahead when British clocks go forward, so a morning departure from London lands in the late afternoon or early evening on the Bahraini clock. These are the sectors to Bahrain International on a Praetor 600, gate to gate, from the airfields our clients use most:

The exact flight time depends on the model of the business jet, as well as the speed of the tail or head wind. Our consultant will make a detailed calculation of the flight time for the chosen business jet.

 

 

Prices for the private jet flights to Bahrain

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain to Bahrain International, listed cheapest first. Every row is a nonstop Praetor 600, the smallest aircraft we price for this run without a fuel stop, and the table climbs only with the distance from the British airfield:

 

 

Private jet flights from Bahrain to its neighbours

Bahrain is an island group of its own, so there are no domestic sectors to price. What clients ask for instead are the short hops to the capitals and business cities around the Gulf, most of them an hour or less in the air at the speed of a business jet:

 

 

We can arrange the flights from any cities in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and European countries. Due to a large database of available business jets, we can help you find an optimal jet and crew. If you have any questions about the departure or the flight itself, you can ask them using the form below:

 

 

Prices depending on the type of business jet

We can clearly show the high dependence of the cost of the flight, on the type of aircraft - we have collected approximate data, at the price of 1 flight hour, for various types of business jets:

 

 

The cost per hour indicated in the table is preliminary and does not constitute an offer or a commercial offer. Exact prices are available from the managers of the company.

 

Online Calculator

If you want to make an urgent calculation of the cost of a private plane flight, use our online calculator. Just fill in all the fields of the form with a note that you are interested in a specific model of the aircraft and get the final price. NB! - the figures are sent to you by email or messenger, please carefully fill in the contact details to get the calculation.

All our calculations are as transparent as possible for you. After receiving the request, we will prepare a beautiful offer - where the costs and the final price will be clearly described. The exact price is agreed in advance and is written in the contract, so you can be sure of the final cost.

 

 

Private jets are ready to take off

Our database contains over 6,500 business jets (about 3,500 in Europe and 3,000 in the rest of the world) of different configurations and production years. The list of models is constantly updated. Unfortunately, we can't post a full list of available jets on our website due to confidentiality issues. Please contact the managers of the company for more accurate information. We will help you choose a suitable model taking into account your wishes. These are the typical choices for Bahrain:

 

 

Of the business movements at Bahrain International that one broker's airport guide counts, the most frequent types are a King Air B200, a Global Express and a Challenger 604, a mix of regional turboprops and large-cabin jets that reflects both the short hops across the Gulf and the long sectors from Europe.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Bahrain in 6 easy steps:

1. Flight request - indicating the route and your preferences for the model of business jet and other points.
2. Coordination of flight details - our consultant will contact you to offer the possible flight options and answer all your questions.
3. Commercial offer - we will send you a final offer on a specific model taking into account all your wishes.
4. Signing of the contract.
5. Payment for the flight and booking a business jet.
6. Departure at the agreed time and date. Assistance during the whole flight.

In addition to renting the private jets and arranging the flights, we provide concierge services, premium transfer, security, exclusive catering, etc. We have learned to solve problems of any complexity, offering the service of the European level. Our experts will be happy to answer your questions and help you arrange your flight.

 

How to rent a business jet with a crew

5 main stages:

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  Sending an application

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  Clarification of details and search for options

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  Preparation and coordination of optimal options

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  Registration of documents. Payment of the invoice.

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  Departure on the route.

 

Business aviation airports in Bahrain

Bahrain has one airport for business jets and no civilian alternate inside the country. That makes the planning simpler than in a country of many fields and the margin for error smaller, because the fallback is another state:

 

Bahrain International sits on Muharraq island, joined to Manama by the Shaikh Isa Causeway and Airport Avenue. It is described as the oldest international airport on the Arabian Peninsula, and part of the site was once an RAF station. The airport is a Gulf Air hub and a regional base for cargo operators, which is why the business aircraft share the apron with freighters and airliners. A new passenger terminal opened at the airport, and a separate building was restored for private flights.

That building is the Awal Private Terminal, a 4,000 square metre facility for VIPs, government guests and private aviation clients, operated by Hala Bahrain, a subsidiary of the airport company. It offers private check-in, security screening and immigration. A broker's guide counts eight private lounges, two common lounges, kerbside access and a business meeting room. Bahrain Airport Services handles the aircraft round the clock, and a second handler, Blue Aviation, is listed at the Awal terminal. We name the handler in the quote and confirm the lounge for your passengers in writing.

Four points settle most Bahrain arrivals before a quote goes out:

 

Arriving from Britain: passports, visas and customs

Bahrain is outside the European Union and Schengen, and a British passport holder needs a visa. The border is dealt with in the private terminal on arrival, and the points below are the ones that decide whether the passengers walk through in minutes or are held at the desk:

Coming home is a flight into Britain. A General Aviation Report goes to the border authorities not earlier than 48 hours and not later than two hours before departure, British and Irish citizens need no electronic travel authorisation, and most other nationalities do.

 

 

Which airport for which part of Bahrain

The country is small enough that one airport serves all of it. The useful question is how long the road takes from the terminal to the address, and which of the neighbouring airports can take over:

 

Manama and the islands: what our clients go for

Business comes first. Manama is a banking and services city, and waterfront developments such as Bahrain Bay sit close to it. The typical business client is a banker, an adviser or an executive who spends two or three days on the island and leaves. Bahrain receives about four million visitors a year, most of them from the Arab states of the Gulf, so the traffic at the terminal is regional more than European.

Heritage is the second reason. Qal'at al-Bahrain, a fort and archaeological site, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as are the Dilmun burial mounds and the Pearling Trail through the old quarter of Muharraq. The Bahrain National Museum holds objects from about 5,000 years of settlement on the island, Beit Al Qur'an in Hoora houses Islamic manuscripts, and the Oil Museum near Jabal Ad Dukhan tells the story of oil on the island.

The Tree of Life, a single tree standing in the desert, and the Al Fateh Grand Mosque are visited in a half day by car. The souq in Manama is still a working market, and the malls, among them Bahrain City Centre, Dana Mall, The Avenues and Seef Mall, are where guests spend the evenings of the hot months.

The islands add a second layer. Al Dar Island and Durrat Al Bahrain are reclaimed developments with resort hotels and marinas, and the Hawar Islands hold the largest colony of Socotra cormorants in the world and the second-largest group of dugongs after Australia. Racing fans come for the Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, which hosts a night Grand Prix under floodlights.

 

The Bahraini year: a mild winter and a very hot summer

Bahrain has two seasons and the calendar of the year follows them. Winters are mild and the visitors come then. Summers are very hot, with temperatures that reach 40 degrees and a humidity that stays high even at night, and rain is rare, about 70 millimetres in a year, mostly in winter:

 

The Bahraini calendar: the Grand Prix, the airshow and the holidays

The events that move private traffic are few, and two of them raise the demand for parking and hotels for a week:

 

 

Flying to Bahrain with a dog or a cat

Bahrain admits dogs and cats, but not on the British pattern of a passport and a certificate. The country works by import permit, and the permit comes before everything else.

• An ISO-standard microchip, fitted before the rabies vaccination;
• A rabies vaccination given when the animal was more than two months old, between 21 days and 12 months before entry. Puppies and kittens under three months are not admitted;
• A rabies antibody titre test unless the country of origin is classed as rabies-free by the World Organisation for Animal Health. We check Britain's status with the import agent before booking the blood test;
• An export health certificate from an Official Veterinarian, completed within ten days of entry and endorsed by the British authority, with the vaccination records attached;
• Breed restrictions: the banned list is reported to include pit bull types, mastiffs, the Japanese Tosa, the Presa Canario and Staffordshire terriers and their crosses, and wolf hybrids and some hybrid cats are also barred.

On the way home the rule is British. A dog must be treated against tapeworm by a vet no less than 24 hours and no more than 120 hours before landing in Britain, and Bahrain is not exempt, so the treatment is arranged in Bahrain on the day before the flight. A cat needs no treatment. The category of Bahrain for the return decides whether a blood test is needed, and we check it on GOV.UK for the date of travel. An animal without the right paperwork can be held in quarantine for up to four months.

Birds, rabbits and the less usual species follow other lists, and the guides say they also need a permit and a health certificate. Requirements for them and for the countries where the timeline runs to months are set out on our flying with pets guide. We tell the handler in advance and confirm in writing how the animal will be received.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. Bahrain produces them because so many trips there are one-way by nature: a business client flies out, stays a few days, and the aircraft comes home or moves on.

A client who can offer a few days has a far better chance of a match, though the operator owns the date and a leg can disappear when the original booking changes. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of Bahrain empty legs follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

Bahrain is compact, and a helicopter has little to save on the island itself: the airport is about 6 kilometres from Manama and the Sakhir circuit is a short drive further south. The work that a helicopter does is the coastal and the cross-Gulf kind. We arrange it through local operators on request and confirm the landing sites with the authorities, because a landing away from an airport needs permission in every case. The times below are straight-line estimates:

The times are straight-line estimates at a cruise of about 115 knots, and the operator confirms the route for your date. We do not name an operator on the page, because the choice depends on the date and the landing site.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Bahrain

Biggin Hill, London City, Stansted and Farnborough send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Luton, Southampton, Birmingham and Manchester behind them and Scotland and Northern Ireland at the long end; the price table higher up covers thirteen of those pairings. Our clients have access to all airports of the UK and Europe. Due to the unique partnership conditions, we can offer our clients the best prices for business aviation services. Our experts will consult you on the availability of private jets in a particular city and help you choose the best option.

 

List of TOP 25 business aviation airports:

 

Bahrain charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

Six typical jobs put together from booking notes with the particulars changed, so none describes one named client or date.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to Bahrain