Private jet charter in Avoriaz

Anyone who leaves London for Avoriaz by private jet lands in a valley, not in the resort, because there is no airport at Avoriaz and the village at 1,800 m does not let cars in either. Private Jets UK builds every Avoriaz charter as a short chain: a jet to Geneva or to another valley airport, then a car or a helicopter, then a gondola or a sleigh for the last stretch. 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. What the French register does list above the village is a snow landing strip, 245 m by 25 m at about 1,740 m, used in winter by small aircraft and microlights with mountain-qualified pilots, and it is not a place where a charter from Britain arrives. The decisions that matter are the gateway airport, the way up from the valley, and the weekend.

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 Avoriaz 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+ 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 Avoriaz?

About an hour and twenty minutes from Biggin Hill or London City to Geneva in a light jet, then roughly an hour and a half on the road or a helicopter hop of around twenty-five minutes, with one hour of clock difference to allow for, because Switzerland and France both keep Central European time. The British fields we use lie 404 to 728 nautical miles from Geneva, which makes the jet leg a short sector from the south of England and a longer one from Scotland. The table gives the jet leg from each field to Geneva, the airport most Avoriaz parties use.

Prices for the private jet flights to Avoriaz

Typical jet legs from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Geneva. The road or helicopter leg to the resort is quoted with the jet and is not included. Christmas week, New Year and the February school holidays price above these figures, and the calendar block further down explains when.

Geneva is not the only door. From Biggin Hill the same light jet reaches each of the five gateways below within a few hundred pounds of the others, so the choice is made by the last stretch, the hour of arrival and the pet or permit paperwork, not by the flight price.

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 Avoriaz

Nobody takes off from Avoriaz in a jet, so the way home is the arrival in reverse: down to the valley by car or helicopter and out from the airport you chose. Most parties fly back to Britain, but a ski week is often a bridge to somewhere else, and Geneva has the runway and the handlers for any onward sector. Both lists below are typical one-way prices from Geneva.

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 Avoriaz:

This is a small part of what is available. In the ski season many aircraft are based in Geneva, the Alpine valleys or on the Riviera, so there is usually a jet within an hour of the Haute-Savoie, and a quote may name Lyon or Nice as the positioning point. For a resort served entirely from outside that is normal, and it is often where the better price comes from.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Avoriaz 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.

Business aviation airports for Avoriaz

Avoriaz has no airport, and the order in which to think about the options is the reverse of the map: start with the five valley airports and treat the snow strip above the village as a curiosity. Which gateway is right depends on the aircraft, the day of the week, the pet paperwork and how much of the border you want to cross.

Four points settle most Avoriaz arrivals:

Border, passport and permits for an Avoriaz flight

Both countries a charter can use are in Schengen, which means one passport check at the first landing and, for Britain, a General Aviation Report on the way back. At Geneva the check is done in the Swiss business terminal, after which the road crosses into France. Geneva also has a French sector, a pier of the airline terminal that exists under an agreement between France and the Canton of Geneva and is reached by road through the customs gate at Ferney-Voltaire. It serves airline passengers going between Geneva and France and does not help a London charter: a traveller arriving on an international flight cannot leave directly for France without passing through Switzerland first. At Annecy, Chambéry or Lyon the border service is in the airport itself, with notice given by the operator. A first-time visitor to the Schengen area may be asked to register a photograph and fingerprints, a free step whose record stays valid for three years. For the way home, the General Aviation Report for Britain is filed not earlier than 48 hours and not later than 2 hours before departure, and passengers who are neither British nor Irish citizens may need an electronic travel authorisation for the UK.

The landing permit depends on the airport. A British operator running a charter into Switzerland needs a Swiss permit: individual permits for up to three flights in three months are requested at least 72 hours before the first flight, and a chain of four or more flights needs an operating permit filed at least 30 days ahead. For France, the air services agreement between Britain and the European Union gives each side third and fourth freedom rights, so a plain London to Annecy, Chambéry or Lyon flight and back runs on the operator's usual authorisations. The permit question appears when the routing carries passengers between two French points or collects passengers in France for a third country. France then runs a non-objection procedure for operators without an EU licence, with a request filed through its SAGA system at least two working days ahead. The operator files it and we track it.

From the apron to the pistes

Avoriaz sits at 1,800 m above the Morzine valley, a purpose-built resort of wood-clad blocks that forbids cars inside. It is one of twelve resorts of the Portes du Soleil, the French-Swiss ski area that the resort describes as more than 600 km of marked pistes with some 209 lifts. Getting there means choosing between two entrances. The Prodains Express gondola climbs from the valley floor above Morzine to the lower village in under five minutes, and the Welcome Centre at the end of the Avoriaz road takes cars, with luggage trolleys and covered parking. After that everything moves on foot, by sleigh or on skis.

The practical details are simple but unforgiving. The gondola runs later at the weekend, until midnight on Friday and Saturday, until 22:00 on Sunday and until 21:00 from Monday to Thursday, so an evening arrival from Geneva on a weekday needs the road to the Welcome Centre and not the lift. The Welcome Centre is open round the clock. The sleighs charge a small supplement for luggage. We give the chalet or hotel the real arrival time, because in a car-free resort the person who carries the bags is part of the booking.

Flying to Avoriaz with a dog or a cat

Travelling to Avoriaz with a pet is an ordinary booking, and the flight is the easy part: the animal sits beside you in the cabin, never in a hold. The paperwork is where the trip is won or lost, because the choice of airport also chooses the rulebook. Land at Geneva and Switzerland checks the animal first, with a further French check possible on the road; land at Annecy, Chambéry or Lyon and only the French check applies.

What France, as an EU country, asks for when a pet arrives from Britain:

• An ISO microchip, fitted before the rabies vaccination or at the same time;
• A rabies vaccination given when the animal was at least 12 weeks old, with 21 days elapsed before the animal travels;
• An Animal Health Certificate for each trip, issued by an Official Veterinarian and valid for ten days for entry to the EU, and valid for the return as stated on the certificate. A British pet passport cannot be used to enter the EU;
• No more than five animals per traveller, presented at a travellers' point of entry, which we confirm in writing for the airport;
• For dogs, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival back in Britain, recorded on the paperwork. Cats are exempt.

What Switzerland asks for when a pet lands at Geneva: a microchip fitted before the rabies vaccination, a vaccination given at 12 weeks or older and at least 21 days old, and either a valid Swiss or EU pet passport or an official veterinary certificate issued in the country of departure. There is a mandatory pet check at the red customs exit, and an animal with missing documents can be refused. The Swiss veterinary office names Basel, Geneva and Zurich as the entry points for animals flown in, so Geneva is the right Swiss airport for a pet.

Requirements for cats, ferrets, birds and anything less usual are collected on our flying with pets guide. For the entry point and the paperwork on the way home, we confirm both in writing before the flight, and a quarantine of up to four months awaits an animal that arrives in Britain without meeting the rules.

The Avoriaz calendar: a ski winter and a bike summer

Avoriaz works in two seasons, and both are real. The lifts run from mid-December to mid or late April, and the bike park takes over from mid-June to mid-September. The weeks between are quiet. What week you pick matters more than what jet you pick, because the weeks decide the price of the aircraft, the helicopter and the chalet.

Ways to bring the Avoriaz price down

• Move the dates away from the school holidays where you can. Early December, January and March are the quiet weeks of a long season;
• Avoid Saturday. An arrival on Sunday or a weekday spares the changeover traffic on the road to the Welcome Centre, and the aircraft and the helicopter are easier to find;
• Take the light jet unless the luggage says otherwise. Four people with ordinary bags do not need a midsize, and on this sector the difference between a CJ3+ and an XLS+ from Biggin Hill is about £1,600 each way;
• Ask where the aircraft is based. A jet that already sits at Geneva, Lyon or on the coast needs less positioning than one coming from Britain, and on a sector of this length positioning is a meaningful share of the bill.

Types of flights

Avoriaz produces a mix of its own, because the resort is two destinations in one. In winter almost everyone goes to the snow at the same time, and in summer a different crowd arrives for bikes and walking.

• Family ski weeks, with children, ski bags and an apartment booked for the Saturday changeover;
• Chalet parties for Christmas and New Year, often travelling as one group and sometimes with their own cook;
• Long weekends in the middle of the season, with a Friday departure and a Sunday evening return;
• Trips that cross the border: a week split between Avoriaz and the Swiss resorts of the same ski pass, such as Champéry, Morgins or Les Crosets, with a Sion or Geneva arrival;
• Mountain-bike weekends in June and July, some of them built around the Les Gets World Cup or the Pass'Portes du Soleil, with bikes in the hold;
• Festival travel in March for Rock the Pistes, often with a small group and a fixed date.

The weekend is the trip to look at closely. Leave London on a Friday morning and you are in the resort by lunch with an afternoon on the snow; return on Sunday evening and the aircraft and crew wait for you rather than going home. That waiting is paid for, but it can still come out cheaper than two separate one-way charters, and we quote it both ways so the difference is visible.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. The Haute-Savoie runs on a strong weekly rhythm, so empty legs come in predictable waves, and it helps to know what produces them.

Because the corridor from the Alps to Britain 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 Saturday. 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 Avoriaz match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

For most parties the helicopter is a choice, not a necessity, because the road from Geneva is under two hours on an ordinary day. It becomes the right answer on changeover Saturdays, in a snowfall that slows the Morzine road, and for anyone who would rather not add a mountain road to a morning of flying. The aircraft puts the party down at an agreed site in the valley or at the resort, and the transfer takes about 25 minutes from Geneva in place of the drive. A scenic operator departs from the Avoriaz snow strip in winter, and a transfer operator in Morzine lists airport-to-resort flights from Geneva, Lyon, Chambéry and Annecy to its helipad in the valley.

The machines on this ground are the Airbus H125 for four or five passengers, the wider H130 for groups, and the H135 and 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 from Avoriaz 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 Avoriaz

Biggin Hill, London City, Farnborough and Luton 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

Avoriaz charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

What the corridor looks like once a quote turns into a flight. Six typical jobs of the kind that come through our booking notes, described in general terms and not as dated or named bookings.

Frequently asked questions about flying to Avoriaz