Private jet charter in Algarve
From London the Algarve is a flight of about two and a half hours, and almost every trip ends on one runway at Faro, so the planning that matters is the slot, the handler and the road at the far end. Private Jets UK arranges the charter around the stretch of coast you are really going to, the golf you plan to play and the time of year. 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. The region is a long strip of coast, running from Cape St Vincent in the west to the Guadiana river and the Spanish border in the east, and the resorts that private clients ask for sit in the middle of it. This page is written for the Algarve as a whole and tells you which airport, which resort and which time of year belong together.
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 the Algarve 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 Farnborough, an Embraer Phenom 300E 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 the Algarve?
Two and a half hours from the southern London fields, a little over three from Scotland, and no clock change at all, because mainland Portugal keeps the same time as Britain. At 919 to 1,198 nautical miles this is a mid-range sector: long enough that a light jet earns its keep only for a small party, short enough that nothing needs a heavy cabin to make it. The table uses Faro as the reference because it is the one airport in the region that takes business jets, and the only one this page recommends.
| Route | Aircraft | Flying time | Routing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggin Hill - Faro 962 nm / 1,782 km |
Embraer Phenom 300E | about 2 h 40 min | Nonstop |
| London City - Faro 972 nm / 1,800 km |
Embraer Phenom 300E | about 2 h 40 min | Nonstop |
| Farnborough - Faro 946 nm / 1,752 km |
Embraer Phenom 300E | about 2 h 35 min | Nonstop |
| London Luton - Faro 986 nm / 1,826 km |
Embraer Phenom 300E | about 2 h 40 min | Nonstop |
| Southampton - Faro 919 nm / 1,702 km |
Embraer Phenom 300E | about 2 h 35 min | Nonstop |
| Bristol - Faro 927 nm / 1,717 km |
Embraer Phenom 300E | about 2 h 35 min | Nonstop |
| Cardiff - Faro 921 nm / 1,706 km |
Embraer Phenom 300E | about 2 h 35 min | Nonstop |
| Birmingham - Faro 1,002 nm / 1,856 km |
Cessna Citation XLS+ | about 2 h 50 min | Nonstop |
| Manchester - Faro 1,050 nm / 1,945 km |
Cessna Citation XLS+ | about 2 h 55 min | Nonstop |
| Leeds - Faro 1,087 nm / 2,013 km |
Cessna Citation Latitude | about 3 h | Nonstop |
| Newcastle - Faro 1,157 nm / 2,143 km |
Cessna Citation Latitude | about 3 h 10 min | Nonstop |
| Edinburgh - Faro 1,198 nm / 2,219 km |
Bombardier Challenger 350 | about 3 h 10 min | Nonstop |
| Glasgow - Faro 1,187 nm / 2,198 km |
Bombardier Challenger 350 | about 3 h 10 min | Nonstop |
Door to door, and the clock on the wall
Leave a London airfield at seven in the morning and you are on the ground at Faro at about twenty to ten local time, because the clocks match. The terminal is about 4 km west of Faro town, and the road to Vilamoura takes 27 to 30 minutes outside the arrival peaks, so a client who left a London office at half past five can be on a marina terrace in time for a late lunch. Add the drive to the British airfield and the quick processing at both ends and the journey from central London to the Algarve coast comes to around four and a half hours, against most of a day by scheduled flights and a transfer.
Light jet or midsize: what decides it for the Algarve
– Up to four people with ordinary bags, a Phenom 300E is the sensible answer, and a Citation XLS+ on the same sector from Biggin Hill is priced about £3,100 higher one way. That difference pays for the villa car and a few rounds of golf;
– Past that, or with four sets of clubs, paddleboards, a pushchair or a dog, we quote a midsize jet beside it so you see both figures. Golf bags are what fill a light-jet hold first, long and awkward as they are, and the hold decides;
– Heavy aircraft are for large parties, for a crew that stays with you across Lisbon, Seville or Marrakech, and for trips where the Algarve is the first leg of something longer.
Prices for the private jet flights to the Algarve
Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Faro. July and August, and the golf weeks of spring and autumn, sit above these figures, and the calendar block further down explains when.
| Route | Aircraft | Passengers | Price, one way |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton - Faro 919 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E | 7 | from £12,450 |
| Cardiff - Faro 921 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E | 7 | from £12,450 |
| Bristol - Faro 927 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E | 7 | from £12,550 |
| Farnborough - Faro 946 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E | 7 | from £12,750 |
| Biggin Hill - Faro 962 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E | 7 | from £12,950 |
| London City - Faro 972 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E | 7 | from £13,050 |
| London Luton - Faro 986 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E | 7 | from £13,200 |
| Birmingham - Faro 1,002 nm |
Cessna Citation XLS+ | 8 | from £16,600 |
| Manchester - Faro 1,050 nm |
Cessna Citation XLS+ | 8 | from £17,300 |
| Leeds - Faro 1,087 nm |
Cessna Citation Latitude | 8 | from £22,000 |
| Newcastle - Faro 1,157 nm |
Cessna Citation Latitude | 8 | from £23,250 |
| Glasgow - Faro 1,187 nm |
Bombardier Challenger 350 | 8 | from £23,900 |
| Edinburgh - Faro 1,198 nm |
Bombardier Challenger 350 | 8 | from £24,100 |
The destination stays put and the price moves with the cabin. The same sector from Biggin Hill to Faro costs this in each class:
a light jet for up to seven passengers, the usual choice for a golf four or a couple with childrenfrom £12,950
a midsize cabin with a bigger hold, for clubs and a family of sixfrom £16,050
a taller cabin for eight on a sector that is nearly three hoursfrom £19,800
a super-midsize jet for a larger party travelling togetherfrom £19,900
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:
Private jet flights from the Algarve
The Algarve works as a base for an Iberian loop. Seville and Lisbon are an hour away at most, Marrakech is a light-jet hour and a quarter, and Madeira is the longest hop that still makes sense in a light jet. Typical one-way prices from Faro:
| Route | Aircraft | Price, one way |
|---|---|---|
| IBERIA BY AIR RATHER THAN BY MOTORWAY | ||
| Faro - Seville 106 nm |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 passengers |
from £3,100 |
| Faro - Lisbon 124 nm |
Pilatus PC-12 NGX up to 9 passengers |
from £3,100 |
| Faro - Cascais 127 nm |
Cessna Citation CJ3+ up to 7 passengers |
from £5,300 |
| NORTH AFRICA AND THE ATLANTIC | ||
| Faro - Marrakech 338 nm |
Cessna Citation CJ3+ up to 7 passengers |
from £5,650 |
| Faro - Funchal, Madeira 525 nm |
Embraer Phenom 300E up to 8 passengers |
from £7,900 |
Seville or Lisbon: why the nearer-looking airport rarely wins
From Lisbon airport to Vilamoura is about 258 km and 2 hours 40 minutes by road, and from Seville airport about 221 km and a little over two hours. A Pilatus PC-12 covers the 106 nautical miles from Faro to Seville in about 55 min and the 124 to Lisbon in about 1 h, so a party that wants a city and the coast in one trip usually lands the London jet at one end and flies the turboprop to the other. For a trip that is only about the Algarve we say so: neither city saves anything against Faro, because both are more than two hours from the resorts.
Before you accept an onward quote from Faro
– Which airport, and who can fly into it. Lisbon airport is slot-coordinated all year in the Portuguese aeronautical publication, and Cascais, the business field near the capital, needs a special authorisation for any flight that arrives from or leaves for a country outside the EU, which includes Britain, applied for at least one working day ahead. A quote that ignores either is a quote that will change;
– Whether the aircraft stays or goes. A non-based aircraft may not stay on the apron at Faro for more than 72 hours unless that was coordinated at least 72 hours in advance, so a week of golf is a parking question as much as a flying one. Ask whether the quote has the jet waiting or flying home and returning;
– Whether the itinerary is one booking. London to Faro, then Lisbon, then home arranged as a single trip costs noticeably less than three separate quotes, because the aircraft and crew stay with you instead of repositioning each time.
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 the Algarve:
Light jets, for couples and golf fours
At two and a half hours this is the class for three or four people with ordinary bags, and it is where most of the cheaper bookings land. Faro's runway of 2,490 m is far longer than any of these needs, so the money goes on the hour and not on capability you will not use.
Midsize, for families and golf bags
Clubs, paddleboards, a pushchair and a fortnight of summer clothes are what push a party past the light-jet hold, and the taller cabin is welcome on the three-hour sectors from Scotland.
Super-midsize and large
For a family or a group travelling as one party, for a team that wants the same aircraft through Lisbon, Seville or Marrakech, and for trips that carry on from the Algarve rather than turning round.
Turboprops
The right aircraft for the hops from Faro to Seville and Lisbon: both are about an hour or less in a turboprop, and the saving over a jet on that distance is large.
Helicopters
Not for the flight from Britain but for the last stretch: a villa with no runway, a golf club on the far side of the region, a marina. The landing site is agreed with the operator before the quote.
This is a small part of what is available. The Algarve sits at the south-western edge of the European fleet, so outside the peak weeks there is usually an aircraft within a couple of hours of Faro, in Lisbon, Seville or Madrid, and in summer the same operators often have a jet that has just dropped its passengers and is looking for a way home.
How to book a private jet?
You can book a private jet flight to the Algarve 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. 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 the Algarve
One airport carries the whole of the region's business aviation. The others are worth knowing for what they cannot do, because a quote that names one of them is a quote to question.
| Airport | What it gives you |
|---|---|
| Faro Algarve FAO / LPFR |
The answer for every jet trip to the Algarve. One asphalt runway, 10/28, of 2,490 m by 45 m, about 4 km west of Faro town. Air traffic control, customs and immigration are listed as available round the clock. Business traffic is handled by ExecuJet's FBO with its own lounge, by Affinity Aviation (formerly Universal Aviation), and by agents such as Sky Valet, Elitesky, OMNI and Safeport, with dedicated stands for business aircraft. Slots are coordinated in the summer season, and a general aviation request goes through the handler |
| Portimão PRM / LPPM |
The aerodrome nearest the Algarve International Circuit, and the one to rule out. An asphalt runway of 860 m by 27 m, daylight operations under visual rules only, from 08:00 or sunrise to 20:00 or sunset, and no customs or immigration. It suits light aircraft and parachuting, and a business jet from Britain cannot use it. Race visitors fly to Faro and drive |
| Seville SVQ / LEZL |
The Spanish alternative for the eastern Algarve, about 221 km from Vilamoura by road, a drive of a little over two hours. It earns its place when the trip is Seville first and the coast second, or when Faro cannot take the aircraft, and it brings a second set of Spanish arrangements for border and handling |
| Lisbon and Cascais LIS / LPPT, CAT / LPCS |
Lisbon's main airport is slot-coordinated all year and is about 258 km from Vilamoura, a drive of 2 hours 40 minutes. Cascais, the business field west of the capital, needs a special authorisation for any flight arriving from or leaving for a country outside the EU, including Britain. Both are destinations in their own right and neither is a back door to the Algarve |
Four points settle most Algarve arrivals:
Choose the handler
ExecuJet's FBO at Faro lists standard hours of 07:30 to 22:00, extended to 06:00 to 23:59 on request, with a private lounge, a crew car and catering. Affinity Aviation, the former Universal Aviation operation, lists 05:00 to 23:00. Service and price differ, so we ask the operator which it prefers and put the choice in the quote.
Hours, slots and noise
Air traffic control runs round the clock, but handling is published as 06:00 to 24:00 in the summer timetable and 05:00 to 23:00 in winter, and fuel is supplied from 08:00 to midnight in summer, out of hours only on request with a surcharge. Faro is slot-coordinated in the summer season, and business flights apply through a General/Business Aviation Clearance Request. Night movements fall under noise-abatement rules, so we confirm a late departure in writing first.
Border and passport
Portugal is in Schengen and Britain is not, so you pass border control and customs at the private terminal. British passport holders need no visa for up to 90 days in any 180, with a passport issued less than ten years before arrival and valid for at least three months after leaving the Schengen area. A first entry may include registration with fingerprints and a photograph, and the departure may take longer.
Car, villa and long stays
Tell us the handler, the villa or hotel and the golf club, not just the airport, and we give the driver the terminal and the aircraft registration. A non-based aircraft may not stay on the apron beyond 72 hours unless that was coordinated 72 hours ahead, so for a week or more we decide in advance whether the jet waits or flies home.
Border, customs and the way home
Because Britain sits outside Schengen, a flight from London into the Algarve is an arrival from a third country: passengers see the border police as well as customs, and the Portuguese aeronautical publication lists both as available at Faro round the clock. The handler confirms that officers are on hand for your arrival time, so nobody queues with scheduled passengers. For the return, the General Aviation Report must reach the UK authorities no earlier than 48 hours and no later than 2 hours before departure, and visitors who need no visa but are not British or Irish citizens need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK.
From the apron to the Golden Triangle
The Algarve is a long coast with a short list of places where private clients actually sleep. Vilamoura and Quinta do Lago are two corners of the area known as the Golden Triangle. Vilamoura is a resort of about 2,000 hectares built around the largest marina in Portugal, with a casino and several golf courses, and Quinta do Lago is a private golf estate on 550 hectares. Albufeira and Carvoeiro lie to the west of them, Lagos beyond, and Tavira to the east. Quinta do Lago, at Almancil, sits closer to Faro than Vilamoura does. Faro is the only gateway, so the figures that matter are the drives from it.
about 4 km west of the town centre, so the airport is almost part of the towna short drive
about 26 km, and 35 to 40 minutes in the arrival peaks27 to 30 minutes
between 37 and 46 km depending on the route40 to 45 minutes
about 63 km, on the way to the western resortsabout 50 minutes
about 90 km, the far end of the main resort coastabout 1 hour
about 221 km, the Spanish alternativeabout 2 h 15 min
about 258 km, the Portuguese alternativeabout 2 h 40 min
Flying to the Algarve with a dog or a cat
Portugal asks for more paperwork than the flight itself takes. The animal sits beside you in the cabin and the sector is short enough that most dogs sleep through it, but the certificate has a ten-day life from the day it is issued, so the date on it matters. A golf week or a villa fortnight is a long stay by habit, which is why the way home needs planning as much as the way out.
What Portugal and the EU ask for:
- An ISO microchip, fitted before the rabies vaccination or on the same day, never after it;
- A rabies vaccination given when the animal was at least 12 weeks old, with 21 days elapsed before entry;
- An Animal Health Certificate from an Official Veterinarian, issued no more than ten days before the animal enters the EU, and valid for the return as stated on the certificate;
- No more than five animals per traveller, presented at the first point of entry into the EU, which the handler coordinates at the terminal;
- For dogs, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before the return flight to Britain, recorded with product, date and time. Cats are exempt.
What catches owners out on the Algarve run
– The tapeworm treatment is for the way home, not the way out, so it is a vet appointment you book in the Algarve, towards the end of the stay. A week leaves room for it and a long weekend does not, and in the summer weeks vets are busy, so ask your villa or hotel for a name before you leave;
– A GB pet passport cannot be used to enter the EU. The certificate has to be a fresh one for each trip, and a dog whose rabies vaccination lapses while it is away loses the right to come back on it;
– Heat is real on the apron and in the villa: summer highs on the eastern coast reach 29 to 30 degrees, and more inland. Tell us about the animal in the first message so that the car, the villa and any helicopter transfer accept it before the quote, and back in Britain we confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight.
Requirements for cats, ferrets, birds and anything less usual are collected on our flying with pets guide, and our managers confirm the position in writing for your dates before a booking is taken.
The Algarve calendar: two high seasons and a long calm between them
Summer belongs to families and the beach, spring and autumn to golfers, and winter to anyone who wants sun at 16 or 17 degrees. Faro records about 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, with July the sunniest month and December the dullest, so the weather does less to shape demand than the school holidays and the golf calendar. Knowing which week you want matters more than choosing an aircraft.
Why an August week costs more
Not the flying. The fleet around Iberia is large and the Algarve sits inside it. What gets tight is the slot, the apron and the car, all in the same weeks, and Faro is slot-coordinated for the whole summer season. A booking made a fortnight before the peak can still be done, but it pays more, and it may mean an aircraft positioned from Lisbon, Seville or Madrid. Made five or six weeks earlier the same trip is simpler and cheaper. In the golf months the squeeze is smaller but real, because the same handful of operators have room for clubs. Winter is one of the easiest times in Europe to fly into.
Ways to bring the Algarve price down
- Move the dates a few days where you can. The shoulder weeks of May, June and late September are quieter and cheaper than the middle of August, and the sea is already warm;
- Ask where the aircraft is based. A jet already in Lisbon, Seville or Madrid takes less positioning than one from Britain, and on a sector of this length positioning is a meaningful share of the bill;
- Take the light jet unless the luggage says otherwise. Four players and four bags of clubs may need a midsize hold, but a couple with two suitcases does not;
- Agree the aircraft's plan for the stay. A jet that goes home and returns for you can cost less than one parked at Faro for a week, and the 72-hour parking rule means the quote should say which you are paying for.
Types of flights
The Algarve produces a different mix from the cities we cover, because it is a holiday and golf region first and a business destination a distant second.
- Golf parties in spring and autumn, usually four to eight players with clubs, who want the tee times and the aircraft to line up;
- Summer villa and family stays around Quinta do Lago, Vilamoura and Lagos, one or two weeks long, with a car waiting at the terminal and sometimes a helicopter for the last stretch;
- Yacht travel to the marina at Vilamoura, with owners, guests and crew landing on the same days;
- Motorsport weekends at the Portimão circuit, flown to Faro and finished by road;
- Winter sun stays of a month or more, when the jet brings you out once and flies home empty;
- Two-city loops that put Lisbon, Seville or Marrakech on either side of the Algarve in a single booking.
A day trip is worth a closer look, if only because it is rare. A same-day return means the aircraft and crew wait for you rather than going home, and that waiting is paid for. At about two and a half hours each way it is a long day, but for a site visit or a lunch on the coast it still comes out cheaper than two separate one-way charters, and in summer we quote it both ways because the parking question changes the answer.
Empty Legs
An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. On the Algarve routes they follow the season and the weekend change-over, and it helps to know what produces them.
Where Algarve empty legs come from
– Summer change-over days. Aircraft bring one villa party in on the Saturday and take another home, and the sector that finds no passenger on the day is the one offered;
– Golf weeks. Groups tend to arrive at the start of a week and leave at the end of it, so the aircraft that brought one party often flies out empty or collects another, and the departures that follow them are the ones most often offered;
– Race weekends at Portimão. Aircraft come in for the event and go back empty to their bases afterwards, and those departures can be released at short notice.
Because the Algarve corridor is thinner than the busiest London routes, a client who can name a few days rather than one has a far better chance than one who needs a particular evening. What you give up is the usual: the operator owns the date and the hour, and a leg can vanish when the original booking moves. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page, and we flag an Algarve match the day an operator releases it.
Helicopter charter
In the Algarve a helicopter is a tool for the coast. The resorts are strung along roads that fill up in summer, and the last stretch from Faro to a villa, a marina or a golf club is where rotary flight can change the day. Flight times depend on the site, the machine and the wind, so we quote them for the transfer and do not publish a figure.
against about 26 km by road, which takes 27 to 30 minutes and more in the arrival peaksby agreement
against about 90 km by road and roughly an hour in the caron request
the road runs across the width of the central Algarve, between the 63 km to Carvoeiro and the 90 km to Lagosrace weekends: book early
possible only with the landowner, the operator and the authorities agreeing the sitesite approval first
Before you plan around a helicopter
– A helicopter cannot land wherever it likes. Landings outside an aerodrome need the landowner's consent and the operator's confirmation of the site, so a villa lawn or a club terrace has its status checked before we quote, not after;
– Heat and wind set the schedule. High summer temperatures reduce what a helicopter can lift, so loads and bags are checked in advance, and a transfer needs a road alternative planned into the same day;
– Twin-engine machines are the sensible choice over water, and in the peak weeks and on race weekends rotary capacity is the first thing to run out. Book the helicopter together with the jet or expect to be told there is none.
The machines on this ground are the Airbus H125 for short coast work, the wider H130 for villa transfers, the H135 and the Bell 429 where a twin is wanted. We book them alongside the jet so that both crews work to one timetable.
Flight payment options
The main goal of our company is to provide the highest level of comfort to our customers. Therefore, we're always ready to meet you halfway. Our consultants will offer you a wide variety of flights to meet your needs and budget. Most customers prefer a non-cash method (a transfer to an EU bank account), which guarantees a high level of confidentiality and security of payment. All payment details are provided in advance, so you'll have enough time to make the necessary checks. For years of working in business aviation, our company has gained an impeccable reputation. We practice transparency and are always ready to present all necessary documents.
Private Jets UK works with both physical and legal entities. We guarantee the confidentiality and security of payments. You can pay for the flights to and from the Algarve in any convenient way:
- cashless (by transfer to our account);
- by cash;
- by card;
- by cryptocurrency.
Our company works with European and British banks, which allows you to choose the most convenient payment method. In addition, we conclude formal agreements and provide our clients with all necessary documents and invoices, which guarantees the safe payment and delivery of services. If you have any financial questions, feel free to contact our private aviation consultants.
If you need to book an urgent flight, please keep in mind that the bank transfer can take a few days. In such situations, we may need to involve our partner companies so that you can pay for your flight in cash. If you have any questions, you can contact your personal consultant 24/7.
Flights from the UK to the Algarve
Biggin Hill, London City, Farnborough and Luton send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Bristol and Birmingham behind them and Scotland at the long end; the price table higher up covers all thirteen 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 |
Algarve charters from the booking notes: six typical trips
What the corridors look like once a quote turns into a flight. Six typical jobs of the kind that come through our booking notes, described in outline, with the particulars changed.
SPRING GOLF · THE CLUBS BOOKED THE CABIN
Four golfers, four sets of clubs and a week near Vilamoura
Biggin Hill - Faro, Citation XLS+, about 2 h 45 min · 4 pax
Four full golf bags and four suitcases would not sit comfortably in a light-jet hold, and the quote moved up a class for that reason and not for the seats. The car met them at the terminal, the first tee time was booked around the arrival, and the return was booked together with the outbound.
SUMMER FAMILY FORTNIGHT · FIXED DATES
Two families and a villa at Quinta do Lago
Birmingham - Faro, Citation XLS+, about 2 h 50 min · 8 pax
A pushchair, bodyboards and two weeks of clothes, on dates set by the school term. The booking went in six weeks ahead, which mattered because Faro is slot-coordinated in summer. The handler had the slot and the car agreed in advance, and the aircraft flew home and came back for them on the second Saturday.
MOTORSPORT · THE OTHER AIRPORT WON
A group for the Portimão race weekend
Manchester - Faro, Citation Latitude, about 2 h 55 min · 5 pax
They had asked for Portimão because that is where the circuit is. The aerodrome there has an 860 m runway, flies by day under visual rules only and has no customs, so a jet cannot use it. The aircraft landed at Faro, customs was cleared at the private terminal, and the drive west was the only compromise. The only cost was asking about the airfield before quoting.
A DOG ON BOARD
Four adults and a retriever for a May fortnight
Southampton - Faro, Phenom 300E, about 2 h 35 min · 4 pax + dog
The Animal Health Certificate had to be dated inside ten days of arrival, and the vet appointment in the Algarve for the tapeworm treatment had to fall between 24 and 120 hours before the flight home. We booked both with the aircraft, the villa took the dog, and the whole thing was settled in a single exchange of messages.
LISBON FIRST, THEN THE COAST
Three days of meetings and four days of golf
Edinburgh - Lisbon, Challenger 350, about 2 h 55 min · 6 pax, then Lisbon - Faro by PC-12
The jet landed in Lisbon, a turboprop took the party on to Faro, and the return left from Faro, so nobody drove 258 km and the London aircraft never waited. One booking, three sectors, and the handler at each end had the same timetable.
EMPTY LEG · SATURDAY EVENING NORTH
A jet already going your way
Faro - London Luton, Phenom 300E empty leg, about 2 h 40 min · 3 pax
The aircraft had brought a party in for the week 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 well below a fresh one-way charter for an evening departure to the London fields.
Frequently asked questions about flying to the Algarve
1How long is a private jet flight from London to the Algarve?
About 2 hours 35 to 2 hours 40 minutes from Biggin Hill, London City, Farnborough, Luton or Southampton in a Phenom 300E, covering roughly 919 to 986 nautical miles. From Birmingham or Manchester allow about 2 hours 50 to 2 hours 55 minutes in a Citation XLS+, and from Edinburgh or Glasgow around 3 hours 10 minutes in a Challenger 350. Mainland Portugal keeps the same time as Britain, so a seven o'clock departure lands at Faro at about twenty to ten local time.
2How much does a private jet to the Algarve cost?
From about £12,450 one way on a Phenom 300E from Southampton, £12,750 from Farnborough and £12,950 from Biggin Hill. A midsize Citation XLS+ from Birmingham or Manchester runs £16,600 to £17,300, and from Scotland allow £23,900 to £24,100 on a Challenger 350. July and August, and the spring and autumn golf weeks, price above these figures.
3Which airport should a private jet use for the Algarve?
Faro (FAO / LPFR) for every jet trip. It has a 2,490 m runway, sits about 4 km from Faro town, and lists customs and immigration as available round the clock. Portimão has a runway of only 860 m, is open to daylight VFR flights only and has no customs, so it is not an option for a business jet from Britain. Seville and Lisbon are each more than two hours from Vilamoura by road and make sense only when the trip includes them.
4When should I book a private jet to the Algarve?
Outside the peaks a day or two is usually enough. For July and August, and for the golf months of March to May and September to November, allow four to six weeks. Faro is slot-coordinated for the whole summer season, and a late booking tends to pay more for an aircraft positioned from Lisbon, Seville or Madrid.
5How far are Vilamoura, Quinta do Lago and Lagos from the airport, and can I take a helicopter?
Vilamoura is 26 km from Faro airport and takes 27 to 30 minutes by road outside the arrival peaks, Albufeira 37 to 46 km, Carvoeiro 63 km and Lagos 90 km, about an hour. Quinta do Lago lies closer to the airport than Vilamoura. A helicopter transfer to a villa, a marina or a golf club is possible where the landing site is approved with the landowner and the operator, and we agree the site before we quote.
6Can I take my dog to the Algarve on a private jet?
Yes. The dog travels in the cabin with you, and Portugal, like the rest of the EU, asks for a microchip, a rabies vaccination at least 21 days old and an Animal Health Certificate issued within ten days of arrival. For the return to Britain a dog needs a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before landing. Cats are exempt from the treatment.