Private jet charter in Edinburgh

From the London fields to Edinburgh is about an hour in a light jet, and the hour is rarely what decides the booking. The reason for going does that: the August festivals, when rooms are hard to find, a round at St Andrews, Hogmanay on Princes Street, a Saturday at Murrayfield or a drive north into Perthshire and the Highlands. Private Jets UK arranges the charter around whichever it is. 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. Edinburgh is in Scotland, so a flight from London, Cardiff, Manchester or Belfast is domestic from start to finish, while a jet coming in from Geneva, Paris or Dubai lands at an airport with customs on the field, and the planning differs accordingly.

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 Edinburgh depends on many factors, such as the model of the business jet, the number of passengers, departure and destination airports, type of flight, duration of parking, additional services, etc. Therefore, we calculate the price of each order individually taking into account your wishes. You can use an online calculator to get an instant charter quote. Please indicate your real contact details to get the final calculation.

You can calculate the cost of your flight in several ways:

• using an online calculator on the website (however, it shows only the approximate price);
• via Messenger (WhatsApp or Telegram);
• by landline or cell phone;
• via e-mail (jets@private-jets.co.uk).

Please note that the above-mentioned price is indicative only. It is calculated on this basis: a departure from London Luton, 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 Edinburgh?

About an hour from the London fields in a light jet, roughly 1 h 25 min from Cardiff or Bristol in a turboprop, about an hour from Manchester or Liverpool, and no change of clock from anywhere in Britain. At 122 to 315 nautical miles these are short sectors, the kind where the climb and descent take a large share of the flight and where the price meets a minimum charge long before the distance matters. The table gives the sector from each British field into Edinburgh Airport (EDI). Glasgow, Newcastle and Aberdeen are left out on purpose: they lie 37, 82 and 88 nautical miles away, and the road or the train is as quick as any aircraft.

Prices for the private jet flights to Edinburgh

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Edinburgh Airport. The festival weeks in August, Hogmanay and the Open week, when it is played at St Andrews, can price above these figures, and the calendar block further down explains when.

Three of the four London sectors, from London City, Luton and Farnborough, are priced at £5,300, the light-jet minimum, and Biggin Hill is only £50 above it at £5,350. On the turboprop side Belfast, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester all sit on the £3,100 minimum, and East Midlands at £3,150 is barely above it. Those flat figures are not rounding. A one-way charter is billed with the aircraft's return positioning, and on a short sector a minimum charge replaces the distance calculation. The price starts to move with Birmingham at £3,300 and reaches £3,950 from Bristol and Cardiff, where the turboprop needs most of an hour and a half.

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 Edinburgh

Edinburgh sends a different mix from London. Belfast, Dublin and Inverness are turboprop hops, Amsterdam and Paris are light-jet sectors of an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half, the Alps and the Mediterranean sit at two to three hours, and the heavy long-range work is normally planned with a larger cabin. 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 Edinburgh:

This is a small part of what is available. Edinburgh is a short sector from Glasgow, Newcastle and Manchester, so for a booking outside a festival week there is usually an aircraft already within reach, and a quote may name one of those cities as the positioning point. That is normal and often where the better price comes from.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh

One airport does most of the work, and several others matter when the programme is in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Fife or the north. Two airfields you might expect to find on the list, Perth and Cumbernauld, are too short for a jet and are described below only so that nobody books them by mistake.

Four points settle most Edinburgh arrivals:

Passport, customs and the flight home

Travelling from London, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol or Belfast, the party is still inside the United Kingdom. There is no passport check at the aircraft door, no customs and no General Aviation Report. What the Signature desk wants is the passenger list and the expected arrival time.

A jet from outside the United Kingdom is different. Coming in from Paris, Geneva, Dubai or New York, the aircraft lands at Edinburgh, where customs and immigration are arranged through the handler, a General Aviation Report is filed between 48 and 2 hours before departure, and Border Force decides who may enter. Getting this wrong is expensive: the penalty is £2,500 for a first landing at a non-regulated aerodrome, and £2,000 for each passenger carried without permission. Most visitors who need no visa must also hold an Electronic Travel Authorisation, though British and Irish citizens do not.

Leaving Edinburgh, the destination sets the rules. A British passport holder heading for the Schengen area meets EU border checks on arrival, including a photo and fingerprints at the first entry. Give us the nationalities in the party when you ask for a quote, and we check the position for the dates.

From the apron to the Royal Mile and beyond

Edinburgh keeps a full diary. The Castle stands over Princes Street Gardens, Princes Street is the site of the Hogmanay street party, the Old Town runs along the High Street, and Murrayfield, Scotland's largest stadium at 67,144 seats, sits on the tram line between the city and the airport. A private party rarely needs more than one base. The programme is built around it, and the airport is only 20 to 30 minutes from the door in normal traffic.

St Andrews is the first destination most golfers ask about. The town lies about 30 miles north-east of Edinburgh as the crow flies and about 10 miles south-east of Dundee, the University of St Andrews dates from the early fifteenth century, and the Old Course, bought by the town council in 1894, is the most frequent venue of the Open Championship. Dundee Airport is about 15 miles from the town and is the closest airport to the championship courses at St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie, though its 1,400 m runway limits it to light jets and turboprops. A larger aircraft lands at Edinburgh and drives to the town in an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half.

Perthshire is a different kind of trip. Gleneagles, at Auchterarder, has the King's, the Queen's and the PGA Centenary courses, and the Ryder Cup was played on the last of them. The hotel and its station were built by the Caledonian Railway, and the Scottish Open has also been played there. Pitlochry lies about 90 minutes from Edinburgh Airport by the A9, which makes it a natural second night for a Highland programme. Farther north the airports of Inverness and Aberdeen are the sensible landing points, and a client with a long Highland programme usually flies once, to the northern airport, and drives the circuit from there.

Loch Lomond, the Trossachs and the Ayrshire coast belong to the west. For those the right airport is Glasgow, or Prestwick for Turnberry, and not Edinburgh, which would add a long drive at the start and end of the day. A programme that joins the two coasts is the one that most often justifies a helicopter, and the section below describes how that works.

Flying to Edinburgh with a dog or a cat

A pet on a flight from an English or Welsh airfield to Edinburgh sits in the cabin with the owner, and nothing has to be declared, because the flight never leaves Great Britain. The one requirement is the microchip that British law already demands for a dog. The sector lasts about an hour, and most animals sleep. Paperwork begins only when the flight starts or finishes abroad.

What each type of Edinburgh flight asks of the animal:

• From England or Wales: nothing beyond the microchip and the usual documents for the operator;
• From Northern Ireland: a dog or cat coming back to Great Britain is not checked on the way, and a dog needs no tapeworm treatment on the return from Northern Ireland. In the other direction, an animal going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland needs a separate document and notification;
• From abroad into Edinburgh: a dog needs a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival, a pet travel document and a declaration are required, and no more than five animals may travel with one person. Cats do not need the tapeworm treatment;
• From Edinburgh to the EU: a microchip fitted before or at the same time as the rabies vaccination, a rabies vaccination from 12 weeks of age followed by a 21-day wait, and an Animal Health Certificate for each trip, valid for ten days for entry to the EU. A Great Britain pet passport is not valid for entry to the EU.

Requirements for cats, ferrets, birds and anything less usual are collected on our flying with pets guide. We confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight.

The Edinburgh calendar: rugby, festivals and the Open

Edinburgh has a busy winter, a quiet spring, one very loud August and a long run of golf in between. Knowing which week you want matters more than choosing an aircraft.

Ways to bring the Edinburgh price down

• Use the turboprop from the north and from Belfast. Up to about 170 nautical miles the PC-12 is £3,100 and a light jet £5,300, and eight people with golf bags do not need a bigger cabin;
• Pick the departure field by the drive. Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Belfast cost the same to Edinburgh, so the nearest one is the cheapest in effect;
• Ask where the aircraft sleeps. One already based in Glasgow, Newcastle or Manchester needs less positioning than one coming up from the south, and positioning is a big share of a short sector;
• Move the date if it can move. The same flight on a Wednesday in September costs less than on the first weekend of August.

Types of flights

Edinburgh mixes things that other British cities keep apart: a capital, a festival city, a rugby venue and the starting point for the golf courses of Fife, Perthshire and East Lothian.

• Business and professional travel into the city, usually a morning in and an afternoon out, with Edinburgh Airport 6 miles from the centre;
• Golf parties for St Andrews, Carnoustie, Gleneagles and the Open week, often with a helicopter or a chauffeured car booked for the last stretch;
• Rugby weekends for the Six Nations, flown in on the Friday and out on the Sunday;
• Festival and event traffic: the Royal Highland Show in June, the Fringe, the International Festival and the Tattoo in August, and Hogmanay at the end of the year;
• Highland and Perthshire weekends, flown into Edinburgh, Inverness or Aberdeen, usually with a dog and a lot of luggage;
• Departures to London, Belfast and Dublin, and onward to the Alps and the Mediterranean, which are the same flights run the other way.

Take the day trip as an example. Leave Biggin Hill at seven, land a little after eight and be at a desk in the city by nine. The aircraft waits on the Signature ramp, the return leaves when the dinner ends, and the waiting time is a line in the quote, though it usually still beats two separate one-way charters.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. Edinburgh has several seasonal peaks that create them, and it helps to know what produces them.

Edinburgh sees fewer movements than the busiest London corridors, so flexibility counts for a lot: a client who offers a three-day window is far likelier to find a leg than one who needs a given Friday. The operator, not the passenger, fixes the hour, and a leg can disappear if the booking behind it changes. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page, and we flag an Edinburgh match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

In Edinburgh a helicopter is a tool for the last stretch and not for the city. The airport is 6 miles from the centre and a tram or a car does that work. The places where rotary flight changes the journey are the golf estate, the loch shore and the Highland house, where the road adds an hour or more to each end of the day.

The machines on this ground are the Airbus H125 for the quick transfers, the wider H130 for country-house and course 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh

Biggin Hill, London City, Luton and Farnborough send most of the London traffic on this corridor, but the shortest sectors come from the north: Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester are all within about 168 nautical miles of Edinburgh, a turboprop trip of about an hour. The price table higher up covers 12 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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh