Private jet charter in Guernsey

Guernsey lies some 160 nautical miles south-west of London, a flight of well under an hour in a light jet, yet it belongs neither to the United Kingdom nor to the European Union. It is a Crown Dependency inside the Common Travel Area, with its own customs, its own tax regime and an airport that closes at nine in the evening. Private Jets UK plans these flights around those facts. 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. On this island the service shows in small things: a handler who has the parking agreed before you land, a declaration filed on both sides of the Channel, and a car at the aircraft door as soon as the 1,463 metres of runway are behind you.

 

 

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 Guernsey 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 Biggin Hill Airport, a Cessna Citation CJ3+ nonstop to Guernsey 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 Guernsey?

Guernsey keeps the same time as Britain, on Greenwich Mean Time in winter and British Summer Time in summer, so there is no clock to change on the way. The sectors below are from British airfields to Guernsey, gate to gate:

The exact flight time depends on the model of the business jet, as well as the speed of the tail or head wind. Our consultant will make a detailed calculation of the flight time for the chosen business jet.

 

 

Prices for the private jet flights to Guernsey

Typical private jet prices from Britain to Guernsey, cheapest first. Every row is a nonstop flight to the island, and the aircraft type is the one a broker would normally put on that sector:

 

 

Private jet flights within the Bailiwick and to its neighbours

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a group of islands, and only two of them have an airfield. Guernsey itself covers about 62 square kilometres. Alderney lies some 43 km to the north-east, Jersey, which is a separate jurisdiction, about 41 km to the south-east, and the coast of Normandy begins at Cherbourg, 89 km away. Sark and Herm have no airfield, so a flight to either ends at Guernsey and a boat takes over. A turboprop flies any of the island or Normandy hops in well under an hour.

 

 

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:

 

 

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. At Guernsey the runway shapes the choice more than the number of seats does, and these are the typical selections:

 

 

For a Guernsey booking the best aircraft is rarely on the island. The nearest suitable jet may stand at Biggin Hill, Farnborough, Southampton or Jersey, so the positioning leg changes the price more than the choice of model. We look at the whole map before a number is sent.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Guernsey 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.

 

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 Guernsey

Guernsey has one airport that takes jets, and it is the one every flight from Britain is built around. Alderney has a second, much smaller field, and Jersey, a separate jurisdiction 22 nautical miles away, is the usual alternative. The facts below come from the airports, their handlers and the published guidance, and every opening time and handler is confirmed in writing before a flight:

 

Four points settle most Guernsey arrivals before a quote goes out:

 

Arriving from Britain: the Common Travel Area, customs and what to carry

Guernsey is a Crown Dependency, not a part of the United Kingdom, and it is outside the European Union, but it sits in the Common Travel Area together with the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Ireland. For a flight from Britain that means no passport control in the usual sense, a customs and tax boundary all the same, and a separate set of declarations. We confirm in writing which handler receives the party.

 

 

Which airport for which part of the Bailiwick

Guernsey is small enough that the airport is never far from anything, and the rest of the Bailiwick is reached from it by water. These are the links that matter, and a boat timetable adds to every one of them:

 

St Peter Port, the small islands and the finance houses: what our clients go for

About 64,000 people live in the Bailiwick, nearly all of them on Guernsey, which has ten parishes and one town. The island is a self-governing Crown Dependency, with its own parliament, the States of Guernsey. The United Kingdom handles defence and most foreign affairs. The pound sterling is the currency, with Guernsey's own notes and coins in circulation beside the British ones, and the island charges no VAT, capital gains tax or inheritance tax.

Financial services are the largest sector, followed by tourism and agriculture, and the finance houses are the obvious source of weekday business traffic. Typical trips are a London banker or lawyer going to a board meeting in St Peter Port, or a fund manager who prefers an aircraft to a timetable. The day-return from a London field fits the airport's hours.

The leisure traffic is different. The island has a mild oceanic climate and a history that visitors come to see. Castle Cornet guards the harbour and hosts summer evening events. Victor Hugo spent about fifteen years in exile on Guernsey and wrote at Hauteville House, which is a museum. The German occupation of the Second World War left batteries and bunkers around the coast, and the island marks its liberation every year on 9 May. The Guernsey cattle are the island's best-known emblem, and the table has its own dishes: ormer, a local relative of the abalone, the bean jar stew, and the gâche bread.

The small islands are the second reason to land. Alderney, with about 2,200 people on 7.8 square kilometres, has its own parliament, the States of Alderney, and a week of summer festivities. Sark, about 600 people on 5.2 square kilometres, is governed by the Chief Pleas, keeps cars off its roads and holds the highest point of the Bailiwick, Le Moulin at 114 metres. Herm is smaller still and also car-free. The sea between the islands has a tidal range of about ten metres and currents that reach 12 knots, which is why the boat schedules matter and why we check them before a transfer is promised.

 

The Guernsey year: walking festivals, summer evenings and a quiet winter

There is no dead season on the island, but private traffic follows the festival weeks and the days when the boats run:

The island's clocks follow Britain's, so there is no jet lag, and the long daylight hours of summer make a late dinner on the harbour a normal event. The practical limit is the airfield: an evening that runs past 9 pm means a night on the island, not a flight home.

 

The Bailiwick calendar: liberation, walks, regattas and Alderney Week

Dated events fill the apron and the hotels first, and several of them put private flights on a single day:

 

 

Flying to Guernsey with a dog or a cat

Guernsey makes the pet paperwork simpler than most destinations, because a flight from Britain stays inside the Common Travel Area. The rules are set by the Bailiwick's own authorities rather than by the European Union, and they depend on where the animal started its journey.

• Pets from Britain: no certificate, vaccination or notification required for Guernsey, minimum age eight weeks;
• Pets from other countries: not accepted on a private aircraft, whatever the paperwork;
• Restricted breeds, including American Bully and XL Bully types: not allowed in without a licence;
• Northern Ireland: different rules apply to a dog or cat travelling on to it, and we check them for your date.

The return to Britain is also covered by the Bailiwick's rules, which list no official requirements for movements between the islands and the United Kingdom, except for Northern Ireland. We still advise a vet check before a long weekend, and we confirm the position for your animal in writing before the flight, as the rules sit with several authorities and are updated by them.

Requirements for birds, rabbits and the less usual species, along with the countries where the timeline runs to months, are set out on our flying with pets guide.

 

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. Guernsey produces a steady supply of them, because an aircraft that brings a party to the island has to fly the short sector back with an empty cabin, or fly out empty to collect people at the end of their stay.

A client who can offer a few days has a far better chance of a match, though the operator owns the date and a leg can disappear when the original booking changes. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page. A selection of Guernsey empty legs follows:

 

 

 

Helicopter charter

In the Bailiwick a helicopter saves the sea, not the road. These are our estimates for the main transfers from St Peter Port, calculated at about 115 knots with a few minutes for the start and the landing:

These are estimates and move with the weather and the load. We confirm the aircraft, the route, the number of passengers and the baggage allowance for your date before the offer goes out.

 

 

Flights from the UK to Guernsey

Biggin Hill, London City, Luton and Farnborough send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton, Exeter and Bristol as the closer departures and the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland at the long end; the price table higher up covers 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:

 

Guernsey charters from the booking notes: six typical trips

Six typical jobs put together from booking notes with the particulars changed, so none describes one named client or date.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to Guernsey