Private jet charter in Istanbul

A jet that leaves the London fields at seven in the morning is on the ground in Istanbul around lunchtime, and the hard part of the day is still ahead: the city has three airports, two continents and a strait full of traffic between them, so the choice of airport shapes the afternoon more than the choice of aircraft. Private Jets UK builds the charter around that choice. 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. Turkey is outside Schengen, as Britain is, and British passport holders need no visa for a short stay, but the slot, the landing permission and the handler all have to be arranged days ahead, and we start on them in the first exchange of messages and not the last.

 

 

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 Istanbul 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 Istanbul?

Three hours forty-five minutes from Biggin Hill in a Citation XLS+, four hours from Edinburgh in a Challenger 350, and a clock that runs two hours ahead of Britain in summer and three in winter, because Turkey keeps the same time all year. At 1,376 to 1,622 nautical miles this is the top end of European short-haul. A light jet can do it nonstop, but nobody would call that a pleasant sit, and from the north of England and Scotland a larger cabin starts to earn its price. The table gives the sector from each British field we use to Istanbul Airport; Sabiha Gökçen, on the other side of the city, changes the flying time by a few minutes at most.

 

 

 

Prices for the private jet flights to Istanbul

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Istanbul Airport. The boat show in February, the early-autumn weeks of art and fashion and the Formula 1 race weekend 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 Istanbul

Few cities are as good a base for a Turkish itinerary, because the country is large and its jet airports are far apart. Ankara and Cappadocia are about an hour or a little more away, Bodrum and Antalya are on the coast, and Athens is a short hop west. For the Gulf and beyond, Istanbul is a natural first stage. 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 Istanbul:

 

 

 

This is a small part of what is available. For an Istanbul booking there is often an aircraft closer than London, based in Turkey, Greece or the Gulf, and it may be the cheaper way to start or finish a trip. At a distance of nearly four hours the positioning leg is a large share of the bill, so we look at the whole map before a price is sent.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Istanbul 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 Istanbul

There are two airports in daily use for private jets and a third whose position is changing. Which one a quote names decides the road, the handler and the slot, so it helps to know the differences before the price arrives.

 

Four points settle most Istanbul arrivals:

 

 

Arrival formalities in Istanbul

The formalities are simple for the passenger and demanding for the paperwork behind them. The handler needs the general declaration and the passenger and crew lists before the aircraft leaves Britain, in several copies, and any change of name between booking and departure has to reach the handler at once. Turkey places no limit on foreign currency or lira brought in, but lira worth more than 5,000 US dollars (roughly £3,800) may not be taken out, and other currency above that sum must be declared on departure. Controlled drugs, firearms and offensive weapons are prohibited, and anything taxable has to be declared. A dual British and Turkish child aged 18 or under may need the Turkish parent's permission to leave Turkey. On the way home the UK side is a General Aviation Report filed by the operator between 48 and 2 hours before departure, and any passenger who is not British or Irish and needs no visa for the UK needs an Electronic Travel Authorisation.

 

 

From the apron to the Bosphorus

Istanbul is one city on two continents, divided by the strait that gives it its character and its traffic problem. Sultanahmet and Taksim lie on the European shore, the Asian side has its own districts and its own airport, and almost every itinerary has to cross the water at least once. The distances that decide a plan are the ones between the airport and the first meeting.

 

Flying to Istanbul with a dog or a cat

Turkey is outside the EU, so the routine of a weekend break in Vienna or Rome does not apply in either direction. Going out takes a certificate, a vet's visit and the blood test that Turkey asks for, with a wait behind it. Coming home adds the rules for a country that is not on Britain's list. The animal sits beside you in the cabin and no hold is involved.

 

 

What Turkey asks for, according to Defra's guidance for the Turkey export certificate:

• A Defra export health certificate for dogs, cats and ferrets going to Turkey, applied for online in England, Scotland or Wales and completed and signed by an Official Veterinarian;
• A microchip, implanted before the rabies vaccination;
• A rabies vaccination with an authorised inactivated vaccine, given when the animal was at least 90 days old, with the vaccination certificate;
• A clinical inspection by the vet not more than 24 hours before the date of export;
• No import permit for an animal that travels with you; an unaccompanied animal needs a permit from the Turkish agriculture authority in Ankara;
• A rabies antibody blood sample taken at least 30 days after the vaccination. Defra strongly recommends it, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry asks for a result above 0.5 IU and a wait of 90 days from it before the first trip, and the journey home requires it in any case, so we plan as if it is compulsory;
• No more than two animals per traveller under the Turkish rules, and a veterinary certificate issued within two days of travel;
• For the return, a Great Britain pet health certificate, and for dogs a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before landing in Britain, recorded with product, date and time. Cats are exempt.

Defra's notes warn that the exporter must check the certificate against Turkey's own requirements, so we do that as well. Requirements for ferrets, birds and anything less usual are collected on our flying with pets guide. Our managers confirm the entry point and the paperwork for the animal in writing before the flight, and check the timetable of the blood test before a booking is taken.

 

The Istanbul calendar: tulips, yachts and a race

Istanbul is never quiet, but its year has a clear shape. Spring belongs to the tulips and the film festival, summer to the water and the music festivals, autumn to art, fashion and, once more, motor racing. Operator guides put the busiest period from mid-May to the end of September, with traffic fairly even the rest of the year. Knowing which week you want matters more than choosing an aircraft.

 

Ways to bring the Istanbul price down

• Move the dates a few days where you can. The days either side of a fair or the race weekend are priced very differently from the weekend itself;
• Ask where the aircraft is based. A jet already in Istanbul, Ankara or Athens needs less positioning than one from Britain, and on a sector of nearly four hours positioning is a large part of the bill;
• File early. The slot and the landing permission are the steps that cannot be rushed, and a booking made with a week in hand leaves the operator room to look for the cheaper aircraft;
• Choose the airport with the trip in mind. If the meetings are on the Asian side, Sabiha Gökçen can save more in road time than a different aircraft would save in cost.

 

Types of flights

Istanbul produces a mix of its own, because it is a trade city with offices on two continents, a boating centre, a festival and fashion city and the doorway to Turkey and to Asia, all at the same time.

• Business and delegation travel, with fixed dates, a long list of people to clear and the permit as the main concern;
• Yacht and boat-show traffic in February and September, when owners, brokers and crews fly in for the fair or the regatta;
• Culture, fashion and festival weekends, from the tulips in April to the Biennial in autumn;
• Motor racing at Istanbul Park, flown to Sabiha Gökçen in preference to the European side;
• Onward trips to Cappadocia, Bodrum and Antalya, with Istanbul as the first stop of a Turkish itinerary;
• Longer journeys to the Gulf and Asia, where Istanbul is a technical stop or the first night.

Day trips from London are rare on this route, because almost eight hours in the air does not fit a working day. The usual shape is an overnight: out in the morning, a meeting in the afternoon, dinner, a night in the city and a late-morning return. It also lets the crew rest, which a same-day turn does not. If a day trip is wanted, we quote 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. On the Istanbul route they follow events and seasons more than volume, and it helps to know what produces them.

Because the Istanbul corridor is longer than the usual London routes, 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 an Istanbul match the day an operator releases it.

 

 

Helicopter charter

In Istanbul a helicopter is a way of getting over traffic and, sometimes, over water. The airports are an hour from the centre by road, the shoreline is lined with hotels and offices, and a rotary flight can shorten the first leg of a trip by a good deal. It cannot land just anywhere, and the rules for pads are firm.

The machines on this ground are the Airbus H125 for short hops, the wider H130 for scenic and hotel transfers, the H135 and the Bell 429 where a twin is wanted, and larger types for bigger 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 Istanbul 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 Istanbul

Biggin Hill, London City, Luton and Farnborough are the usual departure points for this corridor, with Southampton and Birmingham behind them and Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff and Newcastle at the longer end, then Scotland; 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.

 

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Istanbul 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 Istanbul