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Private jet charter in Taiwan

Eighteen and a half hours is what the lowest-priced cabin able to reach Taipei needs from the south of England, with fuel stops in Dubai and Mumbai, and a Taiwan charter is planned from the permit backwards. Private Jets UK starts with the landing permit and the airport slot, because in Taiwan they decide the date, and chooses the aircraft after that. 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 Taiwan that means a landing permit from the Civil Aeronautics Administration, a sponsor letter from a local business contact, an airport slot and parking booked with the permit, and a handler on the apron, so the paperwork is the part of the trip that has to be started first.

 

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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 to Taiwan 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 London Biggin Hill, a Bombardier Challenger 605 to Taipei Taoyuan with two technical stops, in Dubai and in Mumbai, 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 Taiwan?

Taiwan keeps one time all year, eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and seven hours ahead of British Summer Time. A morning departure from a London airfield lands on the afternoon or evening of the following day by the Taiwanese clock. These are the sectors from London Biggin Hill on the lowest-priced aircraft that can fly them, gate to gate, including about an hour on the ground for every fuel stop:

London to Taipei
7,216 nautical miles planned, Taoyuan, the international gateway, about 40 km from the city
about 18 h 25 min
London to Taipei city airport
7,229 nautical miles planned, Songshan, in the city itself, with a night curfew
about 18 h 25 min
London to Taichung
7,156 nautical miles planned, central Taiwan, a civil airport on a military base
about 18 h 15 min
London to Kaohsiung
7,081 nautical miles planned, the southern port city, the shortest sector on this page
about 18 h 05 min

Why the line on the map is not the route

The straight line from London to Taipei is about 5,300 nautical miles. We do not plan it. The track we price runs south: to the Gulf, across India, over mainland South-East Asia and the South China Sea, and it makes the Taoyuan sector 7,216 nautical miles. Taiwan's permit rules restrict flights between Taiwan and mainland China, and one handler's guide says Chinese airspace is to be avoided on the way in, so we plan the southern corridor and let the operator confirm it.

We quote the planned distance and never the map distance, so the figure in a quote is the price of the flight that will actually be flown. The corridor is fixed with the operator at the planning stage, and every state on it has its own overflight rules.

The same sum decides the stops. The Challenger 605 is rated at 4,000 nautical miles and we plan every leg at about 85 percent of a published range, so it lands in Dubai, 3,067 nautical miles from Biggin Hill, and again in Mumbai, 1,082 miles further on, with 3,067 left to Taoyuan. A Global 6000 manages with one stop in Dubai and a last leg of 4,149 miles. Even a Gulfstream G650ER plans a stop, because 7,216 miles is more than 85 percent of its range.

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.

 

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Prices for the private jet flights to Taiwan

Typical one-way prices from Britain, cheapest first. The Challenger 605 leads the table because it is the lowest-priced aircraft that can be planned to Taipei at all, and the larger cabins below it save a stop and a good deal of time. Every figure includes the technical stops shown in the row:

Route Aircraft Price, one way
London Biggin Hill - Taipei Taoyuan
7,216 nm / 13,364 km, via Dubai and Mumbai
Challenger 605
up to 12
from £142,550
London Stansted - Kaohsiung
7,080 nm / 13,112 km, via Dubai
Falcon 900LX
up to 12
from £173,700
London Luton - Taipei Taoyuan
7,237 nm / 13,403 km, via Dubai and Mumbai
Falcon 900LX
up to 12
from £177,450
London Luton - Taichung
7,177 nm / 13,292 km, via Dubai and Mumbai
Gulfstream G450
up to 13
from £185,050
London Stansted - Taipei Taoyuan
7,215 nm / 13,362 km, via Dubai and Mumbai
Gulfstream G450
up to 13
from £186,000
Southampton - Kaohsiung
7,131 nm / 13,207 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £190,750
London Farnborough - Taipei Taoyuan
7,246 nm / 13,420 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £193,750
Manchester - Taipei Taoyuan
7,325 nm / 13,566 km, via Dubai
Global 6000
up to 13
from £195,850
Birmingham - Taipei Songshan
7,309 nm / 13,536 km, via Dubai
Gulfstream G550
up to 16
from £204,550
London Biggin Hill - Kaohsiung
7,081 nm / 13,114 km, via Dubai
Gulfstream G650ER
up to 14
from £223,500
London Stansted - Taipei Taoyuan
7,215 nm / 13,362 km, via Dubai
Gulfstream G650ER
up to 14
from £227,600
London Farnborough - Taipei Songshan
7,259 nm / 13,444 km, via Dubai
Global 7500
up to 14
from £246,800
Edinburgh - Taipei Taoyuan
7,393 nm / 13,692 km, via Dubai
Global 7500
up to 14
from £251,250

 

What these figures leave out

– Time is what separates the first row from the others. From London Biggin Hill a Challenger 605 reaches Taipei Taoyuan for about £142,550 with two stops, while a Global 6000 flies it with one stop and costs about £193,000, a difference of about £50,450 for roughly 2 h 20 min less on the clock. The same Challenger 605 would fly to Taichung for about £141,400 and to Kaohsiung for about £139,950, because the southern approach is shorter, but Taipei is where the meetings are;

– Landing and handling charges at the technical stops, the Taiwanese permit, noise charges that depend on the aircraft's certified noise data, parking and the fee for the VIP terminal are quoted on top. The figures are one-way, and on a sector this long a one-way price includes the empty flight home, since an aircraft that delivers a party to Taiwan can seldom wait there for the return.

 

Private jet flights within Taiwan and to its neighbours

Inside Taiwan there is almost nothing to charter, and the reason is a rule, not a shortage of aircraft: a foreign-registered aircraft may not carry passengers, cargo or mail on a domestic flight between two Taiwanese airports, and only empty ferry flights between domestic points are allowed. Taipei to Kaohsiung is 170 nautical miles on the map and about an hour and a half to two hours on the high-speed railway, so the railway and a car do the domestic work. The neighbours are another matter, and these are the hops from Taipei Songshan that clients ask for:

Route Aircraft Flight time Price, one way
Taipei Songshan - Okinawa Naha
350 nm / 648 km
Citation XLS+
up to 9
about 1 h 20 min from £7,200
Taipei Songshan - Hong Kong
469 nm / 869 km
Citation XLS+
up to 9
about 1 h 35 min from £8,950
Taipei Songshan - Macau
490 nm / 907 km
Citation XLS+
up to 9
about 1 h 40 min from £9,250
Taipei Songshan - Manila
660 nm / 1,222 km
Citation Latitude
up to 9
about 2 h from £14,450
Taipei Songshan - Seoul Gimpo
828 nm / 1,533 km
Challenger 605
up to 12
about 2 h 20 min from £19,050
Taipei Songshan - Tokyo Haneda
1,178 nm / 2,182 km
Challenger 605
up to 12
about 3 h 05 min from £25,800
Taipei Songshan - Bangkok Don Mueang
1,413 nm / 2,617 km
Gulfstream G450
up to 13
about 3 h 35 min from £39,700
Taipei Songshan - Singapore Changi
1,820 nm / 3,371 km
Gulfstream G450
up to 13
about 4 h 25 min from £49,950

 

Before you plan an Asian itinerary around Taiwan

– Flights between Taiwan and mainland China are restricted, which is why no mainland city appears in the table. Hong Kong and Macau carry no such restriction, provided the route does not cross the Chinese landmass;

– Each sector is a separate permit and a separate slot, and on a multi-country trip the permit for Taiwan is the one with the longest lead time. We build the itinerary backwards from it.

 

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:

Turbopropsfrom £850/h
Small jet£1,700 - 2,500/h
Light jet£2,100 - 3,000/h
Medium-sized jet (Citation XLS+, Hawker 800XP)£3,000 - 3,700/h
Large medium-class jet (Challenger 300)£4,600 - 5,500/h
Large jet (Legacy 600)£4,900 - 5,800/h
Long-haul jet (Global 5000, G550, Falcon 7X)£5,800 - 8,800/h
Business linersfrom £10,300/h

 

Prices for private jet flights

 

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 Taiwan:

Long range and ultra-long range

The cabins that fly Britain to Taipei with a single stop in Dubai. Sixteen hours with the stop included is long enough that a flat bed is the reason to choose them.

Gulfstream G650ER · 14 seatsfrom £7,700/h
Bombardier Global 7500 · 14 seatsfrom £8,300/h
Gulfstream G550 · 16 seatsfrom £6,700/h
Bombardier Global 6000 · 13 seatsfrom £6,400/h

Large cabins

The right size for a party of ten with luggage. The Challenger 605 is the lowest-priced aircraft we plan to Taipei, with stops in Dubai and Mumbai, and the Falcon 900LX and the G450 add comfort for a higher price.

Dassault Falcon 900LX · 12 seatsfrom £5,400/h
Gulfstream G450 · 13 seatsfrom £5,800/h
Embraer Legacy 650 · 13 seatsfrom £4,600/h
Bombardier Challenger 605 · 12 seatsfrom £4,350/h

Super-midsize

Not for the journey from Britain, but the right size for Taipei to Hong Kong, Okinawa or Manila once you are in the region.

Cessna Citation XLS+ · 9 seatsfrom £3,100/h
Embraer Praetor 600 · 9 seatsfrom £3,400/h
Cessna Citation Latitude · 9 seatsfrom £3,900/h
Bombardier Challenger 350 · 9 seatsfrom £4,000/h

Light jets

The aircraft for the short hops, for example Taipei to Okinawa. Songshan closes to civil traffic at night, so a small aircraft with a flexible departure time is easier to fit into the day.

Cessna Citation M2 · 7 seatsfrom £2,200/h
Cessna Citation CJ3+ · 7 seatsfrom £2,400/h
Embraer Phenom 300E · 8 seatsfrom £2,600/h
Learjet 75 Liberty · 8 seatsfrom £3,000/h

Turboprops

Rarely the answer in Taiwan, where the permit counts for more than the miles. Worth asking about only for a short regional sector.

Pilatus PC-12 NGX · 9 seatsfrom £1,400/h
Beechcraft King Air 350 · 9 seatsfrom £1,650/h

 

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For a sector this long we look for an aircraft positioned in the Gulf or in Asia as well as in Britain, so the dates should reach us while they can still move.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Taiwan 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:

  • Sending an application

  • Clarification of details and search for options

  • Preparation and coordination of optimal options

  • Registration of documents. Payment of the invoice.

  • Departure on the route.

 

Business aviation airports in Taiwan

Taiwan has a short list of airports that matter to a private jet, and two of them serve the capital. The first two rows of the table are where almost all our flights land; the later rows matter for the regions:

Airport Ground How it operates
Taipei Taoyuan
TPE / RCTP
Dayuan district of Taoyuan City, about 40 km west of Taipei; about 38 minutes to the centre by express train The international gateway and the airport most business jets use. Two parallel runways of 3,660 and 3,800 metres take every aircraft on this page, and the airport is listed as open 24 hours. The landing permit for Taoyuan includes the airport slot approval, and a parking slot is booked with it. Private and business traffic is looked after in a separate VIP building between Terminals 1 and 2, listed as the Huan Yu VIP Terminal and in one source as the Taoyuan Business Aviation Centre, with its own check-in, security, customs and immigration, lounge rooms, showers and a conference room. Users are asked to register with Taiwan immigration about three days ahead and to pay a one-off service charge
Taipei Songshan
TSA / RCSS
in the city, about 4 miles (6 to 7 km) north of the centre; about 20 minutes by car to Taipei 101 The city airport, and the one that saves roughly half an hour against Taoyuan. A single runway, 10/28, is 2,605 metres long. Civil take-offs and landings are prohibited from 15:00 to 22:00 UTC, which is 23:00 to 06:00 Taiwan time, and noise-abatement departure procedures apply to jets at all times. Most scheduled international traffic uses Taoyuan, and Songshan keeps scheduled shuttles to Tokyo Haneda and Seoul Gimpo, among others. It is listed among the airports business aircraft use, and a hangar there was once set aside as the country's first business aviation facility. A heavy long-range jet leaving for Europe usually departs from Taoyuan instead, because of the longer runways
Kaohsiung
KHH / RCKH
Xiaogang district of the southern port city; the Red Line of the Kaohsiung metro runs from the airport to Kaohsiung Main Station and on to the high-speed railway at Zuoying A single concrete runway, 09/27, of 3,150 metres, with customs listed for the airport. It is one of the three airports the permit guides list as popular with business aircraft, with full services. The permit and the slot are requested in the same way as for Taoyuan. It is the practical choice for the south and, on the route we price, the shortest of the sectors on this page
Taichung
RMQ / RCMQ
Qingshui district of Taichung City, central Taiwan A civil airport that shares its single concrete runway, 18/36, of 3,659 metres with Ching Chuang Kang Air Base. It has international status and scheduled services to Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Macau and Vietnam. For private flights it is the quieter alternative to Taipei when the party is bound for central Taiwan. Services at airports of this size can be limited, so the handler and the fuel are confirmed for the date in the quote
Hualien, Taitung, Penghu, Kinmen
HUN, TTT, MZG, KNH
the east coast and the outlying islands These airports appear in the lists of airports for which landing permits are issued, but the permit guides say that services at outlying airports may be limited. We do not plan a jet to them unless the handler has confirmed the apron, fuel and clearance in writing

 

Four constraints shape every schedule into Taipei:

The permit comes first

Both a private flight and a charter need a landing or overflight permit from the Civil Aeronautics Administration, and the information asked for is the same. The official lead time is listed at ten business days, and handlers can often turn a request round faster on short notice.

A sponsor on the ground

The application needs a local business contact who writes a sponsor letter, and the authority usually phones that contact to confirm the details. The handler can help prepare the letter. Noise data from the aircraft's noise certificate is part of the file.

Slot and parking with the permit

A landing permit and a parking slot are both mandatory, and at Taoyuan the permit carries the slot approval. A permit is valid for the day of the approved flight and the day before; an earlier operation needs a revised request.

Domestic carriage is closed

A foreign-registered aircraft cannot carry passengers between two Taiwanese airports. Ferry flights are allowed, so an aircraft can move from Taipei to Kaohsiung to meet a party that has taken the railway.

Taoyuan or Songshan

Songshan is the right answer when the party is going to a meeting in the city and the schedule fits inside its operating day, since it saves about 30 minutes against Taoyuan and the road to Taipei 101 takes about 20. Taoyuan is the right answer for a late arrival, a heavy departure or a party that wants the VIP building. We choose by the clock first: an aircraft that cannot land at Songshan before 23:00 local time goes to Taoyuan.

 

Arriving from Britain: entry, arrival card and customs

A British passport holder does not apply for a visa in advance, the aircraft needs its permissions in its own name, and every arrival is a check of people, cabin and catering. None of it is hard. All of it needs the paperwork in the handler's hands before the aircraft leaves Britain.

Entry for British citizens
A visit of up to 90 days without a visa, with a further 90 days possible after arrival; a stay of more than 180 days needs a visa obtained before travel
up to 90 days
Passport
The expiry date must be at least six months after the day of arrival, and entry is refused without a valid travel document
six months
Taiwan Arrival Card
Completed online by each passenger within three days before arrival; holders of a resident visa or an Alien Resident Card may be exempt
within 3 days
Cash
Cash or travellers cheques above 100,000 New Taiwan dollars or 10,000 US dollars must be declared, otherwise the money can be seized on departure
declare it

What the handler files before the aircraft leaves

The permit application with the aircraft's registration and type, the operator, the schedule, the purpose of the flight, the crew and passenger lists and the sponsor letter. Insurance is checked on arrival and is not sent in advance.

The slot and the parking position, requested with the permit. Crew and passenger changes are notified to the authority, a later departure is a schedule-change notification and an earlier one needs a revised request; the handler files all three.

The arrival details for the VIP building: registration with Taiwan immigration about three days ahead, so that the clearance in the private building is ready when the aircraft stops.

Customs is stricter about food than about luggage. The British government's advice is not to bring animal products without authorisation, and it records that inspections have been increased because of African swine fever, with pork from mainland China singled out. That is the reason the handler arranges catering in Taiwan and delivers it airside, and the reason the cabin is cleared of meat products before the landing. The same advice leaves medicines to the Taipei Representative Office in London or in Edinburgh, so a passenger who carries prescription medicine should ask them before the trip, not at the border.

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, and British and Irish citizens need no electronic travel authorisation for Britain. The technical stops are in the United Arab Emirates and, on the two-stop plans, India, so the passengers' paperwork is checked for both, even when the aircraft stays on the ramp.

 

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Which airport for which part of Taiwan

Choose the airport by the address you are going to, and then check it against the clock. These are the usual pairings:

Central Taipei
Songshan is in the city and about 20 minutes from Taipei 101, but it closes to civil traffic from 23:00 to 06:00 local time
Songshan
A late arrival or a heavy departure
Taoyuan has no night closure on the records we checked, two runways of 3,660 and 3,800 metres and the VIP building, and the express train reaches the city in about 38 minutes
Taoyuan
Taipei and the south together
The high-speed railway takes about an hour and a half to two hours from Taipei to Zuoying, so the long leg from Britain is flown once and the railway links the two
jet, then train
Central Taiwan
Taichung is a civil airport on a military base with a 3,659-metre runway; it is the quiet entry point for the middle of the island
Taichung
The south
Kaohsiung has a 3,150-metre runway and a metro line from the terminal to Kaohsiung Main Station and Zuoying
Kaohsiung
East coast and islands
Hualien, Taitung, Penghu and Kinmen are listed, with limited services; we confirm the apron and the fuel before we plan a jet there
by arrangement

 

Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung: what our clients go for

Taipei is where the diary sits. The capital hosts Computex, one of the largest computer and technology trade shows in the world, mainly at the Taipei World Trade Center on Xinyi Road, with a second hall at Nangang. A show of that size puts hotels and private-jet parking under pressure for the whole week.

Kaohsiung is where the sun is. Its average of about 2,280 hours of sunshine a year compares with about 1,370 in Taipei, and from January to March it gets 18 to 32 mm of rain a month where Taipei gets 94 to 108. The south is the place to land when the north is grey.

Alishan is where the cherry blossom is. The blooms there run from late January until early April.

Pingxi is where the lanterns are. Thousands of sky lanterns are released on two days around the Lantern Festival, and the crowds mean long waits for the people who come by road.

 

Taiwanese seasons: typhoons, a wet north and a dry south

Taiwan is wet in the north and east in winter and dry in the centre and south, and the month decides the airport as much as the address does:

December to February
Taipei averages 15.9 degrees in January and the northeast monsoon from November to March brings steady rain to the north and east, while the centre and south are mostly sunny
cool and wet in the north
March to May
Taipei warms from 18.6 degrees in March to 25.8 in May; Alishan's cherry blossom ends in early April and the summer monsoon, which runs from May to October, starts to bring the rain
warming up
June to August
June has about 235 mm of rain in Taipei, July is the hottest month at 30.1 degrees on average, and typhoons are most likely from July to October, with about four direct hits a year
hot, with typhoons
September to November
September and August are the wettest months in Taipei, at about 237 mm each, and Kaohsiung gets 512 mm in August; October cools to 24.7 degrees and November to 22.0
wet, then milder

The holiday weeks that close the gaps

Lunar New Year is the most important holiday, hotels fill up quickly and shops and night markets often close for the first few days. The Dragon Boat weekend, the Mid-Autumn weekend and the Double Ten holiday add long weekends. Slots, parking and hotels tighten together, and the advice is to start a month ahead.

 

The Taiwanese calendar: new year, lanterns, blossom, Computex and the autumn festivals

Many of the dates follow the lunar calendar and move from year to year, so treat the months as a guide. Each pulls on a different airport:

January to February
Lunar New Year, the most important holiday of the year: shops and night markets often close for the first few days and hotels fill up quickly
February to early March
The Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, with a national display that rotates among the major cities and sky lanterns at Pingxi on two days around the date
Late January to early April
Cherry blossom at Alishan, where the blooms can last until early April
Late May to early June
Computex in Taipei: the technology trade show fills the hotels and tightens private capacity, so the dates are booked well ahead
June
The Dragon Boat Festival on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, with boat races across Taiwan and a long weekend
August to September
Ghost Month, the 7th lunar month, with offerings in the streets and the biggest events in Keelung, followed by the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which occasionally falls in early October
10 October and 31 December
Double Ten, the national holiday with a ceremony in the capital, and New Year's Eve, when the main fireworks are launched from Taipei 101 above very large crowds

What a Taiwanese event does to a flight plan

Dates like these fill hotels and permit queues at the same moment. An aircraft that has to wait for you needs a parking slot for the whole stay, and it is moved to another airport before the holiday starts if one is not available. We fix the dates, the permit and the parking together.

 

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Flying to Taiwan with a dog or a cat

Taiwan admits dogs and cats, and it treats Britain as a rabies-free region, which makes the route simpler than for animals from most other countries. The paperwork still has to be started well before the flight, and the clock that matters is the 180 days the animal must have spent in Britain.

What Taiwan asks for on the way in

The animal must carry a microchip, be at least three months old and have had a rabies vaccination given after it reached that age, with the vaccine not more than a year old on arrival. For an animal coming from a rabies-free region the vaccination must fall between 30 and 365 days before import.

The animal must have been in Britain for at least 180 days. The import permit is applied for at least 20 days before entry, the export veterinary certificate is issued on the Taiwanese government form, and a quarantine of seven days after arrival is listed, arranged with the local office of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Agency once the permit is issued and the flight is booked. On arrival the original certificate, a copy of the permit and the transport document are handed to the inspector.

Taiwan sets no blood test for an animal from a rabies-free region, and the blood test with a result of at least 0.5 IU/ml, followed by a wait of 180 days from the sample, applies to animals from every other country. For a private flight we confirm the entry airport and the paperwork in writing before the flight.

The way home follows the usual British rules for a listed country. Taiwan appears in the British list of countries from which a pet travels on a Great Britain pet health certificate, with no blood test:

  • A Great Britain pet health certificate;
  • For a dog, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival in Britain;
  • A microchip and a rabies vaccination that are valid, with no more than five animals per traveller;
  • Quarantine for up to four months if the rules are not met.

The practical consequence is that the pet must be settled in Britain for half a year before the trip and the permit is requested a month ahead of it, so the aircraft is booked around those two dates and not the other way round.

Other destinations, and the general rules for travelling with an animal on a private jet, are set out on our flying with pets guide.

 

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Empty Legs

An empty leg is a flight the operator has to make anyway, with the cabin vacant, and so it is priced low rather than flown for nothing. The saving on this route is large in cash, and so is the catch.

Why empty legs to Taiwan are scarce

– Every aircraft that delivers a party to Taiwan has to leave again, and a foreign-registered aircraft cannot earn anything on a domestic flight, so operators usually fly it out. The westbound legs are the useful ones;

– The aircraft is seldom in the right place: a leg from Kaohsiung to Southampton suits a client in the south and not one in Taipei, so a match needs the right city as well as the right week;

– A permit goes with the date, valid for the day of the approved flight and the day before, so a leg that moves by two days moves the permit, the slot and the parking.

Clients who offer a month instead of a day match most often, although the operator owns the date and a leg can vanish when the original booking changes. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of Taiwanese empty legs follows, at roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter:

Route Aircraft Capacity Whole aircraft
UK (London Biggin Hill) - Taiwan (Taipei) Challenger 605 12 seats £59,850
Taiwan (Taipei) - UK (London Luton) Falcon 900LX 12 seats £74,550
UK (London Stansted) - Taiwan (Taichung) Gulfstream G450 13 seats £77,500
Taiwan (Kaohsiung) - UK (Southampton) Global 6000 13 seats £80,100
Taiwan (Taipei Songshan) - UK (Birmingham) Gulfstream G550 16 seats £85,900
UK (London Stansted) - Taiwan (Taipei) Gulfstream G650ER 14 seats £95,600
Taiwan (Taipei) - UK (Edinburgh) Global 7500 14 seats £105,500

 

Reading the empty-leg prices

– The price covers the whole aircraft, not a seat. A Gulfstream G550 from Taipei Songshan to Birmingham with eight aboard comes to about £10,750 a head;

– The cost to you is flexibility: the date, often the hour, sometimes the airport. The saving looks large only because the fresh charter it is measured against is large.

 

empty legs

 

Helicopter charter

In Taiwan the helicopter is a tool for island, medical and charter work rather than a city shuttle, and the most useful fact is a negative one: we found no published helicopter link between Taoyuan or Songshan and the centre of Taipei. The ground alternatives are quick, and the helicopters that exist are booked for specific jobs:

Taoyuan to central Taipei
no helicopter link is published; the express train reaches the city in about 38 minutes and a car takes a similar time
by train or car
Songshan to Taipei 101
the airport is inside the city, and the drive takes about 20 minutes
by car
Island and offshore work
Daily Air, a Taipei-based helicopter operator, lists offshore transport, charter and medical flights to outlying islands
by arrangement
A site of your own
a landing at a hotel, a private site or a resort needs the site agreed in advance and the permit for the landing site; we confirm availability for your date
on request

A helicopter suits a specific job and not an intercity hop, where the high-speed railway or a jet with a permit does the work better. The rotary leg, where there is one, is booked together with the rest of the itinerary so that the crews work to one schedule. Typhoons and the summer thunderstorms stop a helicopter on days when a jet still lands, so keep a car or a train in reserve.

 

private helicopter flight

 

Flights from the UK to Taiwan

London sends most of the traffic on this route, with Manchester, Birmingham and the Scottish airfields behind it; the price table higher up covers thirteen pairings across Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung. 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

 

Taiwanese charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

The six trips below are typical jobs assembled from booking notes with the details changed, so none of them is one named client or one date.

TAIPEI · THE LOWEST-PRICED WAY IN

Two directors with a meeting in the capital

London Biggin Hill - Taipei Taoyuan, Challenger 605 via Dubai and Mumbai, about 18 h 25 min · 4 pax

They had assumed that Taiwan needed an ultra-long-range jet. The Challenger 605 reaches Taoyuan with two stops, and the permit request, with the sponsor letter, went in the same week as the booking.

TAIPEI · THE CITY AIRPORT

A delegation with a morning meeting downtown

London Farnborough - Taipei Songshan, Global 7500 via Dubai, about 15 h 50 min · 8 pax

Songshan closes to civil traffic at 23:00 local time, so the arrival was planned for the afternoon before the meeting. The hotel was twenty minutes from the apron and the car stood at the aircraft door.

TAIPEI · COMPUTEX WEEK

A party for the technology show

London Stansted - Taipei Taoyuan, Gulfstream G450 via Dubai and Mumbai, about 18 h · 7 pax

Hotels and parking tighten in the week of the show, so the booking was made at the start of the year's planning, with the parking slot requested together with the permit, and the VIP building registered three days ahead.

KAOHSIUNG · THE SOUTH

A founder visiting suppliers

London Stansted - Kaohsiung, Falcon 900LX via Dubai, about 17 h 05 min · 6 pax

Kaohsiung is the shortest of the sectors we plan, and the metro runs from the terminal to Zuoying, where the high-speed railway reaches Taipei in about an hour and a half to two hours.

TAICHUNG · THE NEW YEAR TRIP

A family going home for Lunar New Year

London Luton - Taichung, Gulfstream G450 via Dubai and Mumbai, about 17 h 55 min · 8 pax

Hotels fill up and shops close for the first days of the holiday, so the arrival was planned for the days before it started. Taichung shares its runway with an air base, and the handler confirmed the apron in writing.

EMPTY LEG · HOMEWARD FROM KAOHSIUNG

A flexible return after a long stay

Kaohsiung - Southampton, Global 6000 empty leg, about 15 h 55 min · 5 pax

Offering a week in place of a date is what made this one work. The client paid about £80,100, roughly 40 percent of a fresh one-way charter on the same sector, and left when the aircraft was ready to leave.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to Taiwan

1Can a private jet fly from London to Taipei nonstop?

Not on the plans we build. The route to Taoyuan is 7,216 nautical miles as planned, which is more than 85 percent of the range of a Gulfstream G650ER, so even that aircraft stops once, in Dubai. A Global 6000 also stops once, a Challenger 605 twice, in Dubai and Mumbai.

2How long does a private jet take from the UK to Taiwan?

About 16 hours 5 minutes to Taipei Taoyuan in a Global 6000 with a stop in Dubai, and about 18 hours 25 minutes in a Challenger 605 with two stops, in both cases including the time on the ground. Taiwan is eight hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and seven ahead of British Summer Time, so a morning departure lands on the afternoon or evening of the next day.

3How much does a private jet to Taiwan cost?

From about £142,550 one way from London Biggin Hill to Taipei Taoyuan on a Challenger 605 with stops in Dubai and Mumbai. A Global 6000 with one stop costs about £193,000, and the same Challenger 605 to Kaohsiung costs about £139,950. Handling at the stops, the Taiwanese permit, noise charges and parking are quoted on top, and an empty leg in the right direction costs roughly 40 percent of a fresh charter.

4What do passengers need to enter Taiwan on a private flight?

British citizens can visit Taiwan without a visa for up to 90 days, with a further 90 days possible after arrival. The passport must have an expiry date at least six months after the day of arrival, and each passenger completes the Taiwan Arrival Card online within three days before arrival. The aircraft needs a landing permit from the Civil Aeronautics Administration with a sponsor letter from a local business contact, and the handler files the passenger and crew lists.

5Can my dog or cat travel with me to Taiwan on a private jet?

Yes. Taiwan lists Britain as a rabies-free region, so the animal needs a microchip, a rabies vaccination given between 30 and 365 days before import, at least 180 days of residence in Britain and an import permit applied for at least 20 days before entry, with a quarantine of seven days after arrival. Coming home, Taiwan is on Britain's list of countries with simpler terms, so a Great Britain pet health certificate is enough, and a dog needs a tapeworm treatment 24 to 120 hours before arrival.

6Which airports can a private jet use to enter Taiwan?

Taipei Taoyuan, Taipei Songshan and Kaohsiung are the airports the permit guides list as popular with business aircraft, and Taichung has international status. Taoyuan is listed as open 24 hours and handles most private traffic in its VIP building. Songshan is in the city but closes to civil traffic from 23:00 to 06:00 local time. A landing permit and a parking slot are mandatory, and a foreign-registered aircraft may not carry passengers on domestic flights.

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