Private jet charter in Chania

From a London airfield a light jet reaches the west of Crete in just under four hours, which puts the Venetian harbour of Chania, the Samaria Gorge and the beaches of Elafonissi and Balos inside a single day of leaving Britain. Private Jets UK plans the charter around the permit, the slot and the road at the far end, and not only around the flight. 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. Chania airport lies about 14 km from the old town on the Akrotiri peninsula and shares its two long runways with the Souda air base, which is why a private flight here needs more notice than one to most Greek airports.

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 Chania 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, 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 Chania?

Just under four hours from Biggin Hill, a little over four and a half from Glasgow, and two hours to add to the clock on landing, because Crete is two hours ahead of Britain all year. At 1,460 to 1,756 nautical miles the sector is long for a business jet, so the cabin matters more than the badge on the tail. A light jet is fine for a short passenger list, and from five or six people upwards a midsize cabin is the better quote. The table gives the sector from each British field we use.

Prices for the private jet flights to Chania

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Chania Ioannis Daskalogiannis Airport. The light-jet rows are priced for a short passenger list; July, August and Orthodox Easter tend to sit 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 Chania

Chania is a convenient starting point for the south Aegean and the central Mediterranean. Heraklion and Santorini are turboprop hops of well under an hour, Athens and Mykonos under an hour in a light jet, and Malta and Istanbul sit at roughly an hour and a half. 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 Chania:

This is a small part of what is available. Chania is far from the busiest business jet bases, and in July and August the airline traffic leaves little room on the apron, so the aircraft often positions in from Athens, Italy or Turkey. That positioning is where the better price, or the worse one, comes from, and it is the first thing we look at.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Chania 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 in Chania

Chania takes almost every trip to the west. The other airport that matters is the one on the far side of the island, and a few places that people ask about have no airfield at all, so it helps to know the picture before a quote arrives.

Four points settle most Chania arrivals:

Border, passport and the permit for a private aircraft

The border is dealt with once, at the first landing. Chania is an airport of entry with customs and immigration listed for all hours, you arrive from outside Schengen, and from that moment a flight on to Heraklion, Athens or a Cycladic island is a domestic leg with no second passport control. The extra step at Chania is the military one: the base asks for a landing permit for private aircraft at least four working days ahead, on top of prior permission 48 hours before arrival, and the handler files both. We start the paperwork the day the booking is confirmed.

For the flight home, the General Aviation Report for Britain is filed not earlier than 48 hours and not later than 2 hours before departure, and any passenger who needs an Electronic Travel Authorisation for the UK must hold it before boarding. British and Irish citizens are exempt. The agent who handled the arrival files the departure paperwork too.

From the apron to the Venetian harbour

Chania is the second city of Crete, with about 111,000 people in the municipality, and the old town is the reason most clients come. The Venetian harbour dates from the fourteenth century and is closed at one end by a lighthouse, usually called the Egyptian lighthouse; on the quay stands the domed Küçük Hasan Mosque, and along the water the Venetian shipyards. The old town is divided into quarters, among them Topanas, Splantzia and Kasteli, and the Firkas fortress at the harbour mouth houses the Maritime Museum of Crete. The lanes are narrow and made for walking, so the car stops at the edge and the rest is done on foot. Hotels and villas are scattered around the old town, along the beaches of the Chania bay and in the villages of the Apokoronas hills.

Elafonissi, Balos, Samaria and Sfakia: the west by the day

This is what the 4-hour flight is for. The west of Crete has four great set pieces, and each one has a logistics problem that a broker should solve before the aircraft leaves Britain.

Elafonissi is the beach of pink sand at the south-western corner, about 75 km from Chania. In fine weather you can wade across the shallows to the island, which is a protected nature reserve; the colour comes from tiny pigmented organisms deposited by the tide and the waves. The road is narrow near the villages and through the Topolia Gorge, and a guide advises leaving Chania by eight in the morning to stay ahead of the coaches that make the same trip. A private driver in a comfortable car, who knows when to leave, is worth more here than at any other stop.

Balos lies on the Gramvousa peninsula, 55 to 60 km from Chania, and the lagoon is the picture on half of the island's postcards. It sits inside a protected area. By car the road is paved as far as Kaliviani and unpaved for about 8 km after it, and the car park above the beach fills in July and August, so you need to be there before nine; the walk down takes 20 to 30 minutes and the climb back 30 to 45. A boat from Kissamos is the alternative, and for a party with small children or elderly guests it is often the easier one. A helicopter landing at either Balos or Elafonissi should not be assumed, because both are protected sites, and any plan that includes one is checked with the operator first.

The Samaria Gorge is the long walk. It opens on 1 May and closes on 31 October, and the park is open from seven in the morning to three in the afternoon. The gorge is 16 km from Xyloskalo to the sea at Agia Roumeli, with its narrowest point, the Iron Gates, only about four metres wide between walls of nearly 300 metres. The walk takes five to seven hours, so a private client starts early and does not plan another engagement for the day. From Agia Roumeli a ferry runs to Sfakia (Chora Sfakion) or west to Sougia and Paleochora, and the driver, who has taken the car round, meets you there. The car waiting at the far end is the part that an independent walker finds hardest to arrange.

Sfakia is the south-western coast, a mountainous district of proud local history, where the airport's namesake, the rebel Daskalogiannis, was born at Anopolis. The road from Chania runs through Vryses, across the Askifou plateau and the White Mountains to Chora Sfakion, which is about an hour and a quarter by car. The coastal villages beyond it are not linked by road. Loutro is car-free and reached only by boat, and Frangokastello, to the east, has a Venetian fortress on a long sandy beach. A day there is usually a boat or a short walk, and the car brings you back for dinner.

Villas and the Akrotiri peninsula

Chania's character as a villa destination comes from its geography. The rentals with private pools cluster in the Apokoronas villages such as Kalyves, Almyrida and Georgioupoli, along the north coast between Chania and Rethymno, and around the airport on the Akrotiri peninsula, where the Stavros beach is the one featured in the film Zorba the Greek. The peninsula also has the monasteries of Agia Triada, a seventeenth-century foundation of two Venetian monks who became Orthodox, and Gouverneto, a fortress-like complex some 5 km further north, and the tombs of Eleftherios Venizelos and his son Sophoklis at a site overlooking Chania. A villa in the Akrotiri district is typically only minutes from the apron; one in Apokoronas is typically about half an hour away.

Flying to Crete with a dog or a cat

Greece asks for no more than any other EU country, and Chania is on the Greek list of authorised entry points for animals arriving from outside the EU, so a pet can land here directly. An animal in the cabin of a private jet has a far kinder journey than one in an airliner's hold. What matters is the order of the paperwork, because the certificate has a ten-day life from the day it is issued and the return rules to Britain have their own clock.

What the rules ask for:

• An ISO microchip, fitted before or at the same time as the rabies vaccination and not after it;
• A rabies vaccination given when the animal was at least 12 weeks old, with 21 days elapsed before travel;
• An Animal Health Certificate from an Official Veterinarian, issued for each trip and valid for ten days for entry into the EU, and valid for the return as stated on the certificate;
• A declaration that the animal is not being moved for sale or rehoming;
• No more than five animals per traveller, presented at an authorised point of entry, and Chania is on the Greek list;
• 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.

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 Chania calendar: a gorge season and a long summer

Western Crete is driven by two things: the opening of the gorge and the arrival of the holiday flights. The Samaria Gorge is open from 1 May to 31 October, so walkers define the shoulder months, and the summer peak is the time when the airport carries close to four million passengers a year through a terminal that was built for far fewer. Winter is quiet, and the real question is which week, not which aircraft.

Ways to bring the Chania price down

• Arrive on a Thursday, Friday or Monday. The Saturday changeover is the hardest day for slots and for aircraft, and an off-peak day can save a repositioning;
• Choose May, June or the second half of September. The gorge is open, the sea is warm and the airport has room, and the permit and slot are easier to secure than around 15 August;
• Take the midsize unless the party is large. A Latitude or a Praetor 600 has the range and the hold this trip needs and prices well below a heavy jet, and the money saved pays for the driver who takes you to Balos before the car park fills.

Types of flights

Chania sells itself as a leisure destination, but the leisure is of a particular kind: long stays, big parties and a local geography that rewards planning.

• Villa weeks in Apokoronas and on the Akrotiri peninsula, with the whole family and often a dog;
• Weddings and anniversary parties in the old town or at a resort, with guests arriving on one aircraft;
• Sailing holidays and yacht charters, where the boat waits in a harbour near Chania and the crew meets the guests at the airport;
• Walkers who come for the gorge season in May, June and September;
• Combined Crete and Cyclades itineraries, using Chania as the start or the finish;
• Onward trips to Athens, Malta, Istanbul or the Gulf, with Chania as the first sector of a longer route.

A word on waiting. A jet that stays on the apron costs standing time, but parking on a Greek island in peak season cannot be taken for granted, and at a military field it is also subject to the base. For a stay of three or four nights the cheaper plan is often to let the aircraft position away and book the return as a second flight. We quote both ways, and which one wins depends on the month.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. The summer rhythm of Crete makes them frequent, and it helps to know what produces them.

A client who can name three or four days has a far better chance than one who needs a particular evening, because 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 Chania match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

In western Crete a helicopter is for the last stretch and for the sea, not for the old town, which is a walk. The roads are slow and the coastline is long, so the places where rotary flight changes the day are the villas on the hills, the Cyclades and the mainland.

The machines on this ground are the Airbus H130 and H135 for hotel and villa transfers, the Bell 429 where a twin is wanted and the AgustaWestland AW139 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 Chania 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 Chania

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 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

Chania 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 Chania