Private jet charter in Bergamo

Bergamo is the corner of Lombardy that Milan's two big airports reach badly, and a private jet from London lands there in a little under two hours, with Lake Iseo, Brescia and Franciacorta inside the first hour on the ground and the Alps behind them. Private Jets UK builds the charter around that geography. 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. Milan Bergamo has a 2,874 m runway with a Category IIIB approach, a general aviation area of its own with a customs gate, and services that run round the clock, while Linate and Malpensa remain the answer when the meeting is in Milan itself. The real decisions are which airport, how long the road is at the far end and which week you travel.

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 Bergamo 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 Bergamo?

One hour forty minutes from Biggin Hill or London City in a light jet, two hours ten from Edinburgh, and one hour of clock difference to allow for on arrival, because Italy keeps Central European time. At 533 to 844 nautical miles from the British fields we use, Bergamo is a light-jet sector from the south of England and a job for a bigger cabin from Scotland. The table gives the sector from each field.

Prices for the private jet flights to Bergamo

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into BGY Executive at Milan Bergamo. The fashion weeks, Design Week and the ski weekends can price above these figures, and the calendar block further down explains when.

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 Bergamo

Bergamo is a launch point for the Alps and the Swiss side of the border. Samedan, for St. Moritz, and Lugano are a short turboprop hop, Zurich and Venice fit inside an hour, Nice and Munich are not much further, and Sardinia or the Gulf sit at the long end. Typical one-way prices:

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 Bergamo:

This is a small part of what is available. Bergamo sits beside Milan, Verona, Lugano and Zurich, so there is often an aircraft within an hour of the airport, and a quote may name one of those cities as the positioning point. That is normal in Lombardy, where the business fleet gathers around Milan, and it is frequently where the better price comes from.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Bergamo 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 Bergamo

One airport carries most Bergamo trips, and three more matter when the programme points to Milan itself or to Switzerland. Which one is right depends on where the meeting is, not on the aircraft.

Four things to settle before a Bergamo landing:

Border, passport and the road to the lakes

The first landing in the Schengen area is where the formalities happen, and Bergamo is a straightforward place for them: private passengers use a customs gate of their own, and the handler knows the aircraft in advance. After that the border is invisible. Italy is a full member of the Schengen area, so the drive north to Lake Como or east to Lake Iseo needs no passport control, although a car can still be stopped for a document check. There is one exception worth knowing on the way to the Alps: Livigno is a duty-free zone, and the road that leaves it for the rest of Italy passes a Guardia di Finanza customs checkpoint. For the return, the General Aviation Report for Britain is filed not earlier than 48 hours and not later than 2 hours before departure.

From the apron to Bergamo Alta

Bergamo is a city of about 120,000 people, in two halves. The Città Alta is a medieval town on a hill inside walls built by the Venetians in the sixteenth century, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the Città Bassa is the modern town on the plain below, joined to it by a funicular. Piazza Vecchia, the Colleoni Chapel and the Accademia Carrara are what visitors come for, and the composer Gaetano Donizetti was born here. What matters to a private client is what lies within a morning of the airport: two lakes, a wine region, the second city of eastern Lombardy and the first of the Alpine valleys.

Flying to Bergamo with a dog or a cat

For a pet the paperwork is the part of an Italian trip that needs planning, and the flight is the easy bit: the animal normally travels in the cabin with you, and on a sector of under two hours most simply sleep. The date on the health certificate is the detail that goes wrong, because the certificate is valid for only ten days for entry to the EU.

What an EU country such as Italy 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 after the vaccination 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. Defra lists the non-commercial pet certificate for Italy as number 9072. A British pet passport cannot be used to enter the EU;
• No more than five animals per traveller, and entry through 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.

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 our managers check the position for your dates before a booking is taken.

The Bergamo calendar: Milan's weeks, the lakes and a long ski season

Bergamo has no single high season. It has the weeks when Milan is full and the overflow comes east, the spring and autumn weeks on the lakes, and a ski season that runs from December well into April. Knowing which week you want matters more than choosing an aircraft.

Ways to bring the Bergamo price down

• Move the dates by a few days where you can. The week after the Salone, and the weeks between the ski holidays, are calmer than the weekends themselves;
• Ask where the aircraft is based. A jet that already sits in Milan, Verona or Zurich takes less positioning than one coming from Britain, and on a sector of this length positioning is a meaningful part of the bill;
• Check whether another airport works as well. On the same light jet from Biggin Hill, Malpensa is priced about £300 lower than Bergamo and Lugano about £450 lower, while Linate costs the same. The saving is real and so is the drive, so let the location of the meeting decide.

Types of flights

Bergamo produces a different mix from the Milan page, because it is a destination in its own right and a gateway at the same time: an industrial province with its own business traffic, two lakes, a wine region and the road to the high Alps.

• Business travel to Bergamo and Brescia, with fixed meeting dates and a small team, often a morning in and an afternoon out;
• Milan overflow: the fashion weeks and Design Week, when the party lands at Bergamo and drives the last 45 km;
• Lake weekends on Como and Iseo, from the villas of Cernobbio to a boat from Sulzano to Monte Isola, often with a dog and a short hotel stay;
• Franciacorta wine tours, with a car meeting the aircraft and a driver who knows the cellars;
• Ski trips to Foppolo, Bormio and Livigno, with the helicopter as the alternative to a road of three and a half to four hours;
• Hops to Samedan, Lugano, Zurich and Venice inside a longer European loop.

The day trip is the one to look at closely. Land a little before ten, leave at five in the afternoon local time and you are on the British side again shortly before six in the evening, UK time, with seven hours on the ground in between. A same-day return means the aircraft and crew wait for you rather than going home, and that waiting is paid for, but it still comes out cheaper than two separate one-way charters. 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. Bergamo does not have a single event that creates them, so they come from the pattern of the neighbouring airports, and it helps to know what produces them.

Because empty legs depend on what the neighbouring airports happen to produce, 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 a Bergamo match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

In Bergamo a helicopter is a tool for the edges of a trip, and the edges are generous: the lakes are close, the Alpine valleys are far by road, and Villa d'Este, one of the grand hotels on Lake Como, has a helipad of its own. The old town can be crossed on foot, so the places where rotary flight changes the journey are the shore of Como, the shore of Iseo and the roads to Bormio and Livigno.

The machines on this ground are the Airbus H125 for mountain and scenic work, the wider H130 for villa and hotel transfers, the H135 and the Bell 429 where a twin is wanted, and the H155 for larger parties. 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 Bergamo 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 Bergamo

Biggin Hill, London City, Luton and Farnborough send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Birmingham and Manchester behind them and Scotland at the long end; the price table higher up covers thirteen of those pairings. Our clients have access to all airports of the UK and Europe. Due to the unique partnership conditions, we can offer our clients the best prices for business aviation services. Our experts will consult you on the availability of private jets in a particular city and help you choose the best option.

List of TOP 25 business aviation airports:

 

Airport	Country	ICAO	IATA
London Heathrow Airport	England	EGLL	LHR
Birmingham Airport	England	EGBB	BHX
London Gatwick	England	EGKK	LGW
London City Airport	England	EGLC	LCY
London Luton	England	EGGW	LTN
Edinburgh Airport	Scotland	EGPH	EDI
Leeds Airport	England	EGNM	LBA
Manchester Airport	England	EGCC	MAN
London Stansted	England	EGSS	STN
Liverpool John Lennon Airport	England	EGGP	LPL
Newcastle Airport	England	EGNT	NCL
Bristol Airport	England	EGGD	BRS
Glasgow Airport	Scotland	EGPF	GLA
East Midlands Airport	England	EGNX	EMA
Southampton Airport	England	EGHI	SOU
Jersey Airport	Channel Islands	EGJJ	JER
Cardiff International Airport	Wales	EGFF	CWL
Inverness Airport	Scotland	EGPE	INV
Bournemouth Airport	England	EGHH	BOH
London Farnborough Airport	England	EGLF	FAB
Oxford Airport	England	EGTK	OXF
London Biggin Hill	England	EGKB	BQH
Belfast Airport	Northern Ireland	EGAA	BFS
Gibraltar Airport	Gibraltar	LXGB	GIB
Aberdeen Airport	Scotland	EGPD	ABZ

Bergamo 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 outline, with the particulars changed.

Frequently asked questions about flying to Bergamo