Private jet charter in Egypt

A business jet that leaves the south of England at breakfast is over the Nile delta by lunchtime, and Egypt then turns out to be less a single destination than a string of airports, each suited to a different kind of trip. Cairo takes the meetings and the pyramids, Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada take the Red Sea, Luxor and Aswan take the temples. 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 Egypt that means a landing permit filed with the Egyptian authorities, a handler booked at the right airport, a visa plan for every passenger and an honest answer on which aircraft can fly the sector in one hop.

 

 

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 Egypt 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 Cairo 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 Egypt?

Egypt keeps Cairo time, which is two hours ahead of Britain for most of the year. Daylight saving runs from late April to late October, so for a few weeks around each change the gap is one hour. A seven o'clock departure from London therefore lands shortly before two in the afternoon on the Egyptian clock. These are the sectors to Cairo International on a Praetor 600, gate to gate, from the airfields our clients use most:

Most leisure trips fly past the capital and land on the Red Sea or on the Nile. The aircraft that reaches Cairo nonstop reaches these too, because the extra distance is only 200 to 350 nautical miles:

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 Egypt

Typical private jet charter prices from Britain to Cairo International, listed cheapest first. Every row is a nonstop Praetor 600, the smallest aircraft we price for this run without a fuel stop. London City is left out on purpose, because its short runway is an awkward start for a sector of this length:

 

 

Cairo is the anchor, not the only answer. The same aircraft flying from Biggin Hill to the other Egyptian airports costs this:

 

 

Private jet flights within Egypt and to its neighbours

Most Egyptian itineraries are loops: a jet from London to Cairo or the Red Sea, a few days on the ground, a hop along the Nile or the coast, and home. The sectors below start at Cairo, the natural hub:

 

 

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 Egypt:

 

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Egypt 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 Egypt

Egypt has nine airports that matter to a private traveller, and the useful question is which one is right for this trip, not which is best:

 

Cairo International is the field for government delegations, company executives and long-stay families. The drive to downtown runs from 15 to 25 km depending on the district and the hour. Two FBOs are on record at Terminal 1, Aviary and Nile Valley Aviation, and Smart Aviation FBO, run with Executive Sky Flight Support, is another provider. The handler needs the crew and passenger details before the aircraft leaves Britain.

Sphinx International serves Giza and suits exactly one kind of trip, the pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum in a day. Scheduled airlines use it too, so we confirm the general aviation arrangements and the handler for the date. Listed as open from sunrise to sunset, it cannot offer an evening departure.

On the Red Sea the working fields are Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, both open round the clock and both with customs. Hurghada lists its administration hours as 0600 to 1800 UTC, which is 08:00 to 20:00 in winter and 09:00 to 21:00 in summer, and a landing permit is typically valid for 24 hours, so a change of date means a new permit. Three handlers are on record at both fields: Nile Valley Aviation, ASE Egypt and Aviary.

On the Nile, Luxor and Aswan list administration offices that work from 0600 to 1400 UTC, so a permit request or a change of handler is made in the morning, local time. Neither requires a slot or compulsory handling on its record, but we book a handler at both. Luxor lists four, among them Link Aero Trading Agency.

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

 

Arriving from Britain: passports, visas and customs

Egypt is outside the European Union and Schengen, and most British passport holders need a visa. These are the points that decide whether the passengers pass 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 Egypt

Egypt is large, and the distances on the map mislead. What matters is how long the road takes from the apron to the address:

 

Cairo, the Nile and the Red Sea: what our clients go for

Business comes first in Cairo. Ministries, banks, embassies and the head offices of the big companies are in the capital, and a delegation that lands expects to be in a meeting the same afternoon.

Culture is the second reason, and the pyramids are the obvious one. The Giza plateau and the Grand Egyptian Museum, about 2 km apart, can share a day. Upriver, Luxor holds the temples of Karnak and Luxor on the east bank and the Valley of the Kings on the west bank, and hot-air balloon flights over the west bank have been offered since the late 1980s.

Aswan is the doorway to the far south. Abu Simbel, with its four seated figures of Ramesses II about 20 metres tall, stands on the western shore of Lake Nasser, and the whole complex was cut into 1,036 blocks and moved inland in the 1960s to save it from the rising water behind the High Dam.

The Red Sea is the third reason, and the largest in numbers. Hurghada is among Egypt's most visited resorts, with a long strip of hotels, El Gouna to the north and the quieter developments of Sahl Hasheesh and Soma Bay to the south. Sharm El Sheikh sits at the southern tip of Sinai, beside the Ras Mohammed national park, where Shark Reef falls as a vertical wall to over 800 metres, and the Straits of Tiran have four reefs.

Alexandria is the odd one out, a Mediterranean city with a different climate and a different feel. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina stands near the site of the ancient library, and the Qaitbay Citadel was built in 1477 on the site of the ancient lighthouse.

 

The Egyptian year: a winter of sun and a very hot summer

Egypt has two seasons that matter. Winter is the season for the Nile and the Red Sea, with almost no rain and days that are comfortable for sightseeing. Summer is hot, and in Upper Egypt it is very hot:

 

The Egyptian calendar: book fair, sun festival and the holidays

The events that move private traffic are a few, and the lunar holidays move through the year, so the dates are checked before a trip is planned around them:

 

 

Flying to Egypt with a dog or a cat

The cabin is not the problem: the animal sits beside you for the five hours and nothing goes into the hold. The paperwork is the problem. Egypt is not a country that Britain treats as listed, so an animal coming home needs a rabies blood test planned months before the flight.

• A microchip, fitted before the rabies vaccination, as the return to Britain requires;
• A rabies vaccination given more than one month and less than twelve months before export, and at least 21 days before the return to Britain;
• The export health certificate, dated within 96 hours of departure and legalised, with the vaccination record attached;
• For the return, a rabies blood test, because Egypt is not listed, and a Great Britain pet health certificate; GOV.UK counts three months from the date of the blood sample before an animal from a non-listed country may travel to Britain;
• For dogs only, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival in Britain. A cat needs no treatment.

An approved travel route for the return is the last item. GOV.UK tells owners to check it, and its guidance does not say how the rule applies to a private aircraft, so we confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight. An animal that does not meet the rules can be placed in quarantine for up to four months at the owner's expense.

The dates run in two directions at once. The export certificate is dated within 96 hours of leaving Britain, and the tapeworm window for the flight home is 24 to 120 hours, so a dog's vet visit falls in Egypt, near the end of the stay, and not before leaving. Requirements for ferrets, birds and anything less usual are collected on our flying with pets guide.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. Egypt produces them because so many trips are one-way by nature: a party flies out for the winter sun, stays a week or two, 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. Typical Egyptian empty legs:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

In Egypt a helicopter is an experience and a tool for the edges of a trip, and not an airport shuttle. The question is not whether a machine can do the job but whether the permission exists, because that decides every rotary job in the country. The times below are straight-line estimates:

The operator confirms the route for your date. Typical machines are the Airbus H125 and H130 for sightseeing and short transfers, and the H135 and the Bell 429 where a twin-engine helicopter is wanted. We book them alongside the jet, so the whole itinerary is quoted as one.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Egypt

Biggin Hill, Farnborough, Stansted and Luton send most of the traffic on this corridor, with 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:

 

Egyptian 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 Egypt