Private jet charter in Montenegro
A London departure puts you on the Adriatic in under three hours, which is closer to Britain than most people picture a country they know for mountain roads, fjord-like bays and a marina full of superyachts. Montenegro is small, yet the flight plan is not one-dimensional: two airports in the south do all the private work, one on the coast and one inland, and a third and fourth across the frontiers in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina take the overflow. Private Jets UK plans each charter around that choice of airfield, because it decides where the aircraft parks, how many hours of the day you can use and how long the last stretch to the hotel takes. 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. In Montenegro that means a handling request in good time, a parking place in the summer weeks when there is none to spare, and a plan for the final leg, which is more often a car, a tender or a helicopter than the aircraft you arrived in.
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 Montenegro 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, a Cessna Citation CJ3+ to Tivat 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 Montenegro?
Montenegro keeps Central European time, one hour ahead of Britain, so a morning departure lands in what feels like the middle of the day. These are the sectors from London Biggin Hill on a Citation CJ3+, wheels up to wheels down, with the airports a private jet really uses:
947 nautical miles, in Croatia, on the far side of the frontier from the Bay of Kotor and used when the Montenegrin aprons are fullabout 2 h 50 min
969 nautical miles, the coastal gateway, a few minutes from Kotor and the marina at Porto Montenegroabout 2 h 50 min
989 nautical miles, the inland airport and the second Montenegrin gateway, with an ILS on one runwayabout 2 h 55 min
1,045 nautical miles, in Albania, the neighbouring capital to the south and a sector often added to a Montenegro tripabout 3 h 05 min
Why a morning in London can be a lunch on the bay
The shortest British run to the coast is 969 nautical miles and takes 2 h 50 min, so a seven o'clock take-off reaches Tivat shortly before eleven local time. Add a drive of about nine minutes to Kotor and the whole journey from a central London office comes to roughly four and a half to five hours, door to door.
From the north the sector grows by a quarter of an hour or more: Manchester is 1,107 nautical miles from Tivat, Edinburgh 1,226. At that length a light jet is no longer the obvious choice, and the quote usually moves up to a midsize cabin with a better hold for summer luggage.
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 Montenegro
Typical charter prices from Britain into the two Montenegrin airports, cheapest first. Tivat sets the entry price because it is the nearer of the two to London and the one most trips want; Podgorica sits a little higher on the same aircraft:
| Route | Aircraft | Price, one way |
|---|---|---|
| London Biggin Hill - Tivat 969 nm / 1,795 km |
Citation CJ3+ up to 7 seats |
from £13,000 |
| London Gatwick - Tivat 971 nm / 1,798 km |
Citation CJ3+ up to 7 seats |
from £13,050 |
| London City - Tivat 973 nm / 1,802 km |
Citation CJ3+ up to 7 seats |
from £13,050 |
| London Biggin Hill - Podgorica 989 nm / 1,832 km |
Citation CJ3+ up to 7 seats |
from £13,250 |
| London Farnborough - Tivat 995 nm / 1,843 km |
Phenom 300E up to 8 seats |
from £13,300 |
| London Luton - Podgorica 1,018 nm / 1,885 km |
Phenom 300E up to 8 seats |
from £13,600 |
| Southampton - Tivat 1,007 nm / 1,865 km |
Citation XLS+ up to 9 seats |
from £16,700 |
| Birmingham - Podgorica 1,082 nm / 2,004 km |
Citation XLS+ up to 9 seats |
from £17,750 |
| Newcastle - Tivat 1,145 nm / 2,121 km |
Learjet 75 Liberty up to 8 seats |
from £18,100 |
| Manchester - Tivat 1,107 nm / 2,050 km |
Citation Latitude up to 9 seats |
from £22,350 |
| Leeds Bradford - Podgorica 1,122 nm / 2,078 km |
Citation Latitude up to 9 seats |
from £22,600 |
| Edinburgh - Tivat 1,226 nm / 2,271 km |
Challenger 350 up to 9 seats |
from £24,600 |
| Belfast - Tivat 1,260 nm / 2,334 km |
Challenger 350 up to 9 seats |
from £25,200 |
Two things worth knowing about these figures
– Podgorica is only 20 nautical miles further from Biggin Hill than Tivat, which on a Citation CJ3+ comes to about £250 more. The price gap between the two Montenegrin airports is small, so the choice is made on hours, parking and where you sleep and not on the quote;
– Dubrovnik is 22 nautical miles closer than Tivat and looks cheaper on paper, about £250 less on the same aircraft. It is a different country, though, and the road to Kotor adds a frontier and an hour and a half, so we quote it only when the party is happy with that drive or when Tivat has no room for the aircraft.
Private jet flights within Montenegro and to its neighbours
Inside Montenegro there is little to fly: Tivat and Podgorica are only 25 nautical miles apart, a distance a car covers in about an hour and a half, so nobody books an aeroplane between them. What clients ask for are the onward sectors along the Adriatic and to the capitals around it. Typical prices, cheapest first:
| Route | Aircraft | Flight time | Price, one way |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tivat - Dubrovnik 23 nm / 43 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 seats |
about 35 min | from £3,100 |
| Podgorica - Tirana 63 nm / 117 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 seats |
about 45 min | from £3,100 |
| Tivat - Mostar 68 nm / 126 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 seats |
about 45 min | from £3,100 |
| Tivat - Sarajevo 90 nm / 167 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 seats |
about 50 min | from £3,100 |
| Tivat - Tirana 77 nm / 143 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 seats |
about 50 min | from £3,100 |
| Tivat - Split 132 nm / 244 km |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 seats |
about 1 h | from £3,100 |
| Podgorica - Belgrade 161 nm / 298 km |
Citation CJ3+ up to 7 seats |
about 55 min | from £5,300 |
| Tivat - Zagreb 240 nm / 444 km |
Citation CJ3+ up to 7 seats |
about 1 h 05 min | from £5,300 |
| Tivat - Vienna 369 nm / 683 km |
Phenom 300E up to 8 seats |
about 1 h 20 min | from £6,100 |
| Tivat - Athens 374 nm / 693 km |
Citation XLS+ up to 9 seats |
about 1 h 25 min | from £7,550 |
| Tivat - Istanbul 471 nm / 872 km |
Citation Latitude up to 9 seats |
about 1 h 35 min | from £11,100 |
Two things worth knowing about the onward sectors
– Montenegro is outside Schengen and most of its neighbours are not. Croatia and Austria and Greece are inside it, so a leg to Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb, Vienna or Athens ends in a Schengen arrival and the way back starts with Montenegrin passport control again. Bosnia, Serbia, Albania and Turkey have frontier rules of their own. The handler arranges both ends, and the quote should say so;
– The shortest sector is a trap. Tivat to Dubrovnik is 23 nautical miles, a quarter of an hour in the air, yet a turboprop bills it at its minimum charge, the same as the legs to Mostar and Split. For most parties a helicopter or a car does the same job, and the aeroplane is justified only when the party and the bags are too many for either.
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:
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 Montenegro:
Turboprops
Not for the flight from London, which runs past five hours at turboprop speed, but for the hops along the coast to Dubrovnik, Mostar and Split, where the saving over a jet is large and the runway at Tivat takes them without fuss.
Light jets
Where most London bookings land, with up to four people and ordinary bags. Close to three hours in a small cabin is long, so the choice inside the class is about headroom and the hold rather than speed.
Midsize
The natural class from Birmingham, Manchester and the north, and for villa holidays that pack beach kit, golf bags and a pushchair. The hold and the standing headroom justify the premium over a light jet.
Super-midsize and large
For a yacht owner's guests arriving as one party, for a delegation, and for trips that carry on to Istanbul or the Gulf. The 2,500 metre runways are no obstacle; finding a place to park in July is the harder part.
Ultra-long range
A range this long is wasted on a three-hour sector, so these are rare on the British run and are quoted when the itinerary goes on to the Gulf or beyond.
For a summer booking the aircraft is often not in Britain at all but in Dubrovnik, Split, Belgrade or Istanbul, and that is where a better price tends to come from. We look at the whole map before a figure is sent.
How to book a private jet?
You can book a private jet flight to Montenegro in 6 easy steps:
- Flight request - indicating the route and your preferences for the model of business jet and other points.
- Coordination of flight details - our consultant will contact you to offer the possible flight options and answer all your questions.
- Commercial offer - we will send you a final offer on a specific model taking into account all your wishes.
- Signing of the contract.
- Payment for the flight and booking a business jet.
- 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. In business aviation 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 Montenegro
Montenegro has two airports that take a business jet and a third and fourth over the frontier that take its overflow. Between Tivat and Podgorica the runways are of the same length, so the choice is about hours, parking and the road at the other end:
| Airport | Ground | How it operates |
|---|---|---|
| Tivat TIV / LYTV |
3 km south of Tivat town, 7 km from Kotor, about 20 km from Budva | The coastal gateway and the answer for almost every trip. One asphalt runway, 14/32, 2,500 by 45 metres, with the threshold of 14 close to the shore and no ILS listed, only VOR/DME and NDB approaches. A VIP terminal run by the airport operator, with a lounge, meeting room and VIP parking, passport and customs control on site and handling listed as mandatory. Traditionally a daylight airport; the apron fills in summer |
| Podgorica TGD / LYPG |
about 9 km south of the capital, 75 km from Kotor | The inland airport and the usual alternate. Runway 18/36, 2,500 by 45 metres, with an ILS on runway 36, shared with a military air base. Customs on site, a tower listed as manned round the clock, and a VIP terminal with fast-track controls. Handlers describe it as better for larger aircraft and later arrivals |
| Dubrovnik DBV / LDDU |
Čilipi, in Croatia, on the far side of the frontier from Kotor | A 3,230 metre runway with an ILS on runway 11, a general aviation terminal on the eastern side and customs on site. Operator hours run from 04:00 to 21:00 UTC in summer and 05:00 to 21:00 UTC in winter, with approval needed outside them. Croatia is in Schengen and Montenegro is not, so a road transfer means a passport check at each end |
| Mostar OMO / LQMO |
Ortiješ, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 km from the city | A 2,400 metre runway used mostly for pilgrim charters. It matters here as a short turboprop sector from Tivat and not as an arrival for a Montenegro trip |
| Porto Montenegro heliport private |
at the marina in Tivat | A private helicopter landing site reported to serve flights within Montenegro. International passengers clear control at Tivat or Podgorica first. Confirm its status when you book |
Four points settle most Montenegrin arrivals before the quote goes out:
Ask early: 36 hours at the least
Both airports are run by the same operator, Airports of Montenegro, and its operations centre asks for a handling request ideally 36 hours ahead, with aircraft type, registration, maximum take-off weight and the planned times. The passenger and crew lists follow separately.
Tivat is a daylight airport
It has traditionally taken no night arrivals and the operator has said it wants to stay open into the evening. We treat sunset as the limit unless the operations centre confirms later hours in writing. In winter that is about nine hours of usable day.
Handlers: operator or independent
The operator provides general aviation handling itself. Independent agents are also listed at both airports, among them Euro Jet with its lounge, Evropa Jet Services and FCG OPS, and handling is described as mandatory. Jet A-1 comes from Jugopetrol and catering from a local supplier.
Parking is the scarce resource
On the coast in summer the apron is shared with the yacht crowd and there may be no stand for a visitor. We bring the aircraft in for the drop-off and send it to wait at Podgorica or Dubrovnik until the party is ready to go home.
Formal slots: listings disagree
One handling database says no slots are required at either Montenegrin airport and another says they are compulsory in summer. The airport operator's own page describes only the handling request. We therefore treat parking permission, and not a slot, as the thing that has to be agreed, and we get it confirmed in writing before the price is final.
Arriving from Britain: passports, customs and permits
Montenegro is not in the European Union and not in Schengen, and neither is Britain. A flight from London therefore lands as an ordinary international arrival: passports and customs are cleared at the first Montenegrin airport, in the VIP terminal, with the handler walking you through.
British citizens may stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa; the passport must have been issued less than ten years before arrival and be valid for at least three months after the planned departureevery passenger, children included
Montenegro stamps British passports on entry and exit, and the Foreign Office advises checking that the stamp has been given; look for it before the car moves offon entry and exit
a visitor must be registered with the police within 24 hours; a hotel does it for you, while in a private villa or rented flat the registration is your own jobhotel or host
Montenegro sits outside Schengen, so days spent there do not count towards the 90 in the Schengen area, and the reversecounted separately
cash or travellers' cheques worth about £8,500 or more must be declared on arrival, and the stamped declaration kept for the way out, because money without it can be seized when you leavedeclare it
The aircraft needs paperwork too
A foreign operator flying commercial charters into Montenegro applies to the Civil Aviation Agency for approval, supplying the air operator certificate, insurance, registration, airworthiness and noise certificates and the charter contract. The agency's page gives no lead time, so we file as early as the operator can and put the approval into the timetable. For a purely private flight on an aircraft you own, the handling request and the general declaration are what the airport asks for, and we confirm what applies to your flight in writing.
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 who need no visa do.
Which airport for which part of Montenegro
The airport follows the address: the hotel in Perast, the villa above Budva, the lodge at Kolašin. Typical pairings, with road distances from the nearer field:
Kotor is 7 km from the Tivat runway, about nine minutes by car; Perast is about 14 km and 22 minutes beyond; Porto Montenegro is on the doorstepTivat
Budva is about 20 km from Tivat and Sveti Stefan some 6 km beyond it; from Podgorica the same Budva run is about 61 km and around an hour and forty minutesTivat
across the bay from Tivat: the Kamenari-Lepetane ferry crosses in 5 to 10 minutes but queues in summer, and the road round the bay is about 30 km and an hourTivat
Bar is about 46 km and 70 minutes from Podgorica and Ulcinj about 82 km and under two hours, which makes the inland airport the logical field for the south of the coastPodgorica
the capital is about 10 km from its airport; a day on Lake Skadar from Tivat is about an hour and a half each way, so the inland field saves time for a lake tripPodgorica
Kolašin is about an hour and a half by road from Podgorica, and the pistes are ten kilometres beyond the townPodgorica
about 150 km and nearly three hours from Podgorica, and 153 km and about two and a half hours from Tivat; a helicopter from the coast takes about 35 minutesPodgorica or Tivat
the airport is in another country; use it when the party is going on to Croatia, or when Tivat has no place to parkDubrovnik
Bay, beaches and mountains: what our clients go for
Most of the private traffic is about water. Porto Montenegro, the marina in Tivat, has more than 500 berths and takes vessels up to 250 metres, with fuel sold tax-free, and a good share of the aircraft that land at Tivat in summer are bringing guests to a yacht, or collecting them from one. The arrival is often drop-and-go: the party steps off at the VIP terminal, the tender is at the quay inside the hour and the jet leaves for Podgorica to wait.
The second reason is the old town of Kotor, which is why the coast is full of weekends. The walls climb the hillside behind a harbour where cruise ships dock on most summer days, so the streets are at their best early in the morning and in the evening. Perast, 14 km beyond, is a small waterfront town with two islets in front of it, reached by boat.
Further along the coast, Budva has the busiest beaches and the late nights, while Sveti Stefan, an island joined to the shore by a causeway, is the best-known view on the coast. Access to the island itself is agreed in advance, so a visit is a matter for the concierge. Inland, Lake Skadar is at its best in June, when the water lilies bloom, and the mountains in the north offer rafting from May and walking in Durmitor National Park.
Business is the smaller share. Podgorica is the capital and the seat of government, and a director who needs a day of meetings lands there and flies out in the evening. The runway has an ILS and room for a heavy aircraft, which is why a larger delegation often comes in through it and not through the coast.
The Montenegrin year: when the coast is full and when the mountains are
The country has two seasons that barely meet. The coast peaks from June to September, while the north fills with snow from December to March:
on the coast it is cold and wet, with Kotor getting its heaviest rain from November to January, and many hotels and restaurants shut in November; the ski resorts run in the north from Decemberlow on the coast, high in the north
the tourist season starts, the sea is still cold, and May is when sea kayaking, small-ship cruises and rafting get under wayshoulder
good beach weather and the mountain trails open as the snow clears; one of the two months, with September, that a travel guide recommends for avoiding the crowdsshoulder, warming
peak season: the Kotor daytime high is around 28 degrees and Podgorica about 31 in July, and heatwaves above 40 degrees are possible in the lowlands in August; accommodation prices and apron congestion are at their highestpeak
sunny and relaxed in September, the last month for small-ship cruises; in October the sea is around 21 degrees and many hiking and cycling tours finishshoulder, then low
The apron is the limit in August
The jet that flies you into Tivat in the second half of August often cannot stay. A weekend is therefore quoted as two one-way sectors with the aircraft waiting elsewhere in between. From Farnborough to Tivat on a Phenom 300E that is £13,300 each way, about £26,600 for the weekend, and the same party landing at Podgorica pays little more on the way in and has an easier time finding a stand.
The ski resorts have their own timetable. Kolašin 1450 and 1600 run from mid-December to early April on 45 km of pistes between 1,420 and 2,072 metres, and Savin Kuk at Žabljak from late December to early March. Both are reached from Podgorica, and Kolašin is the shorter drive.
The Montenegrin calendar: carnivals, a yacht season and a long summer
The dated events pull on different parts of the coast, and a few of them fill the Tivat apron weeks in advance:
What a Montenegrin event does to a flight plan
The coast has one runway that matters and a short list of stands. Boka Night and the first weeks of August fill them. We ask for the apron before the price is agreed, and when the dates are fixed we plan for the aircraft to wait at Podgorica.
Flying to Montenegro with a dog or a cat
A dog or cat flies in the cabin with you. The paperwork is longer than for most European trips, because Montenegro sits outside the EU and Britain treats it as an unlisted country on the way home, and it has to be started months ahead rather than days.
The one fact to read before you book
Going out, the animal needs an export health certificate signed by an official vet, built on an ISO microchip fitted before or with the rabies vaccination and a vaccination given at 12 weeks or later, with a wait of 21 days before travel. The certificate guidance also describes a rabies antibody test for animals from countries outside the EU's approved list, and we check with the vet whether it applies to a British animal before the date is set. A pet-travel service lists Podgorica as the entry airport for animals, so we confirm in writing which of the two airports will receive yours.
Coming home is where the time goes. Montenegro is on neither of Britain's lists of approved countries, so the rule for unlisted countries applies: a rabies blood test taken at least 30 days after the vaccination, a laboratory result of at least 0.5 IU/ml, a wait of three months from the test, and a Great Britain health certificate issued within ten days of arrival. A dog also needs a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before landing in Britain, and an animal without the right papers can be held in quarantine for up to four months.
- An ISO-standard microchip, fitted before or at the same time as the rabies vaccination and never after it;
- A rabies vaccination given when the animal was at least 12 weeks old, with at least 21 days between the vaccination and travel;
- The health certificate for the outward journey, signed by an official vet, and no import permit for a dog or cat is needed according to the certificate guidance;
- For the return, the blood test and the three-month wait described above, which is the part that decides how early a trip is booked;
- No more than five animals per traveller, and more than that, or an animal travelling without its owner, is treated as a commercial consignment.
There is no vet on either airfield, so we book a practice in Kotor or Podgorica for the tapeworm treatment inside the 24 to 120 hour window and fit the flight home around it. On a stay of up to five days the trip can be planned so that the dog lands back in Britain within the window of a treatment given before leaving. Cats need the same list without the worming.
Requirements for birds, rabbits and the less usual species, along with the countries where the timeline runs to months, are set out 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. Montenegro produces them because so many trips there are one-way by nature: the aircraft drops a party on the coast and has nowhere to stand.
Where Montenegrin empty legs come from
– The drop-and-go at Tivat in summer, when the aircraft cannot wait on a crowded apron and leaves empty for Podgorica, Dubrovnik or home, with the leg back to Britain the one most often offered;
– The edges of the yachting season, in May and again in late September and October, when operators move aircraft between Britain and the Adriatic;
– The weekend after a big date such as Boka Night, when the party that arrived full is gone and the aircraft goes home empty a day or two later.
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 Montenegrin empty legs follows:
| Route | Aircraft | Capacity | Whole aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro (Tivat) - UK (London Biggin Hill) | Citation CJ3+ | 7 seats | £5,450 |
| UK (London City) - Montenegro (Tivat) | Citation CJ3+ | 7 seats | £5,500 |
| Montenegro (Podgorica) - UK (London Luton) | Phenom 300E | 8 seats | £5,700 |
| UK (Southampton) - Montenegro (Tivat) | Citation XLS+ | 9 seats | £7,000 |
| Montenegro (Tivat) - UK (Birmingham) | Citation XLS+ | 9 seats | £7,350 |
| Montenegro (Podgorica) - UK (Bristol) | Citation XLS+ | 9 seats | £7,500 |
| UK (Manchester) - Montenegro (Tivat) | Citation Latitude | 9 seats | £9,400 |
| UK (Edinburgh) - Montenegro (Tivat) | Challenger 350 | 9 seats | £10,350 |
How to read those figures
– Each price is for the whole aircraft rather than per seat. A Challenger 350 from Edinburgh to Tivat with nine aboard comes to about £1,150 a head;
– Montenegrin legs are fewer than on the busiest corridors and cluster after the big weekends, so an open return date helps.
Helicopter charter
The helicopter is not for the flight from Britain. It does the last stretch: along the bay, down the coast, over the border to Dubrovnik and up to the mountains. The marina at Porto Montenegro has been reported to have a private heliport, and the operator confirms the landing site for your date. These are the sectors we are asked for:
the usual international hop, in place of a road trip with a frontier in the middleabout 20 min
the island and the beaches of the Budva Riviera without the coast roadabout 15 min
Lake Skadar and its villages for the dayabout 20 min
Durmitor National Park, in place of two and a half hours by roadabout 35 min
the ski resorts of the north from the capitalabout 25 min
Durmitor from the inland airportabout 35 min
The times are straight-line estimates at a cruise of about 115 knots, and the operator confirms the route for your date. Border formalities still apply on an international leg, so the points of departure and arrival are chosen with passport control in mind.
Two points on Montenegrin rotary legs
A landing at a hotel lawn, a vineyard or a villa needs a site agreed in advance, and the rules for Montenegrin helicopter landings are confirmed by the operator for each booking. In July and August the seats go first, so take the helicopter and the jet as one booking.
Flights from the UK to Montenegro
Biggin Hill, London City, Luton and Farnborough send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Birmingham and Manchester behind them and Scotland 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:
| Airport | Country | ICAO | IATA |
|---|---|---|---|
 London Heathrow Airport |
England | EGLL | LHR |
| Birmingham Airport |
England | EGBB | BHX |
| London Gatwick |
England | EGKK | LGW |
| London City Airport |
England | EGLC | LCY |
| London Luton |
England | EGGW | LTN |
| Edinburgh Airport |
Scotland | EGPH | EDI |
| Leeds Airport |
England | EGNM | LBA |
| Manchester Airport |
England | EGCC | MAN |
| London Stansted |
England | EGSS | STN |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
England | EGGP | LPL |
| Newcastle Airport |
England | EGNT | NCL |
| Bristol Airport |
England | EGGD | BRS |
| Glasgow Airport |
Scotland | EGPF | GLA |
| East Midlands Airport |
England | EGNX | EMA |
| Southampton Airport |
England | EGHI | SOU |
| Jersey Airport |
Channel Islands | EGJJ | JER |
| Cardiff International Airport |
Wales | EGFF | CWL |
| Inverness Airport |
Scotland | EGPE | INV |
| Bournemouth Airport |
England | EGHH | BOH |
| London Farnborough Airport |
England | EGLF | FAB |
| Oxford Airport |
England | EGTK | OXF |
| London Biggin Hill |
England | EGKB | BQH |
| Belfast Airport |
Northern Ireland | EGAA | BFS |
| Gibraltar Airport |
Gibraltar | LXGB | GIB |
| Aberdeen Airport |
Scotland | EGPD | ABZ |
Montenegrin 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.
TIVAT · A CHARTER YACHT
Six guests joining a crewed yacht in early September
Farnborough - Tivat, Phenom 300E, about 2 h 45 min · 6 pax
The skipper sent the berth time at Porto Montenegro first, and the flight was planned backwards from it. The parking request went in before the price was agreed, since a stand is what runs short, and the jet left empty for Podgorica as soon as the bags were on the tender, coming back eight days later for the return.
DAYLIGHT · THE MEETING THAT RAN LATE
A founder with a signing in Budva
Birmingham - Tivat, Citation XLS+, about 3 h · 6 pax
The signing finished at six, after the usable light at Tivat, and the party did not want a hotel night. The aircraft was moved to Podgorica for the departure, the cars covered the 61 km from Budva, and the cabin was crossing the Adriatic by the time dinner would have started.
PODGORICA · A DAY OF MEETINGS
Three directors and a ministry appointment
London Luton - Podgorica, Phenom 300E, about 2 h 45 min · 3 pax
Landing in the capital meant no coastal parking problem and a VIP terminal with fast-track controls. The party was back on the aircraft by early evening and home after dark, which the daylight limit at Tivat would not have allowed.
KOLAŠIN · SKI WEEK
Six skiers from the north of England
Manchester - Podgorica, Citation Latitude, about 3 h 05 min · 6 pax
They landed at Podgorica, where the road to Kolašin begins, with ski bags in the hold. The roomy cabin and the midsize hold were the reason for the Latitude; a light jet would have left bags behind.
WITH THE DOGS · MONTHS OF NOTICE
A couple and two spaniels for a month near Herceg Novi
Bristol - Tivat, Citation XLS+, about 3 h · 2 pax + 2 dogs
Booking the aircraft took a day. Preparing the animals took four months, because Britain treats Montenegro as an unlisted country and the rabies blood test had to be taken before the couple left. The tapeworm treatment was booked in Kotor inside the 24 to 120 hour window before the flight home.
EMPTY LEG · A MONDAY NORTH
A flexible return from Tivat
Tivat - London City, Citation CJ3+ empty leg, about 2 h 55 min · 3 pax
The aircraft had brought a party in for the weekend and was going home empty. The client gave us a three-day window instead of a date, which is what makes these work, and paid about £5,500, a little under half of a fresh one-way charter, for a Monday departure at the start of the daylight window.
Frequently asked questions about flying to Montenegro
1How long does it take to fly to Montenegro by private jet?
About 2 hours 50 minutes from London Biggin Hill to Tivat in a Citation CJ3+, and 2 hours 55 minutes to Podgorica. From Manchester allow about 3 hours and from Edinburgh about 3 hours 15 minutes. Montenegro is one hour ahead of Britain, so a seven o'clock departure lands shortly before eleven local time.
2How much does a private jet to Montenegro cost?
From about £13,000 one way from Biggin Hill to Tivat on a light jet, and about £13,250 to Podgorica. A midsize cabin from Southampton or Birmingham runs from £16,700, and from Scotland allow £24,600 and more. The peak weeks of July and August price above these figures, and onward sectors such as Tivat to Dubrovnik start at £3,100 on a turboprop.
3Which airports do private jets use in Montenegro?
Tivat (TIV / LYTV) for almost every trip to the coast: it is 7 km from Kotor, has a 2,500 metre runway and a VIP terminal, with passport and customs control on site, but it has traditionally worked in daylight only and its apron is crowded in summer. Podgorica (TGD / LYPG) is the inland airport and the alternate, with an ILS, a tower listed as manned round the clock and a VIP terminal. Dubrovnik in Croatia is used when the Montenegrin aprons are full.
4Do I need a visa or a permit to fly privately to Montenegro?
British passport holders need no visa for up to 90 days in any 180, with a passport issued within the last ten years and valid for three months beyond departure. Montenegro is outside the EU and Schengen, so passport control and customs apply on arrival, and visitors register with the police within 24 hours, which a hotel does for you. The airports ask for a handling request about 36 hours ahead and, for a foreign commercial charter operator, approval from the Montenegrin Civil Aviation Agency. We confirm in writing what applies to your flight.
5Can I take my dog or cat on a private jet to Montenegro?
Yes. The animal travels in the cabin, with a microchip, a rabies vaccination at least 21 days old and a health certificate from an official vet. The return to Britain is the long part: Montenegro is an unlisted country, so a rabies blood test taken at least 30 days after the vaccination and a three-month wait are needed, and a dog also needs a tapeworm treatment between 24 and 120 hours before landing in Britain. We confirm in writing which airport receives the animal.
6Can I fly on from the airport to Kotor, Budva or the mountains?
Yes. Kotor is about nine minutes by car from Tivat and Perast about twenty minutes beyond it, and Budva is some 20 km away. From Podgorica the road to Bar takes about 70 minutes, to Budva about an hour and 40 minutes and to Kolašin about an hour and a half. A helicopter reaches Dubrovnik in about 20 minutes and Durmitor in about 35 minutes, against two and a half hours or more by road.