Private jet charter in Samui

Thirteen hours after leaving a London airfield, a jet bound for Samui touches down on a runway that belongs to an airline, and very little about the arrival is routine. Private Jets UK plans the whole chain, from the first quote to the car waiting by the aircraft door. 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. Koh Samui has one small airport with a 2,100 m runway, fixed opening hours and a handler shared with the scheduled flights. The questions that need an early answer are the slot, the permit and the hour of landing.

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 Samui 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 Bombardier Global 6000 with one stop on the way 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 Samui?

About 13 h 00 min from Biggin Hill in a Global 6000 with one stop on the way, and a little over thirteen hours from Glasgow. The straight line from London is roughly 5,540 nautical miles, which is 92 per cent of what a Global 6000 can fly (about 6,000 nm), leaving a margin of only 460 nm for winds, reserves and a full cabin. The sector is therefore split. Dubai is a convenient break: about 3,067 nm from Biggin Hill and then 2,822 nm on to Samui, which adds 349 nm to the direct line. The stop is not fixed. Another Gulf airport or an airport in India can serve equally well, and the countries overflown are chosen by the operator's flight planners, with a permit for each. The times in the table include about an hour on the ground at the stop.

Prices for the private jet flights to Samui

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Samui International with a technical stop on the way. The weeks around Christmas and New Year and the months from October to March sit above these figures, and the calendar block further down explains when.

The figures are one-way and cover the aircraft, crew, fuel, the stop and the positioning flight home, which on a route this long is a large part of the bill. Landing, parking and handling charges, the permits, catering and the fees at the stop are quoted on top once the dates are fixed. The handler's charges for a private flight are quoted case by case, so we ask for them in writing. A Global 6000 with a stop starts at £158,300 from Biggin Hill, £158,850 from Luton, £161,150 from Manchester and £163,900 from Glasgow. There is no light-jet or midsize price on this page. A Citation XLS+ with a range of roughly 2,100 nm would need two or three stops, each with its own permit, and a quote that offers one should say where it lands.

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 Samui

Samui is a comfortable base for the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman coast alike. Phuket and Krabi are short hops across the peninsula, Bangkok is about an hour away, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore fall to a midsize jet, and Hong Kong, Bali and the Maldives to a super-midsize. Typical one-way prices from Samui:

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 Samui:

This is a small part of what is available. A long-range jet is rarely waiting on Samui, so a charter normally starts with an aircraft positioned from Europe, the Gulf or elsewhere in Asia, and the price is built from the London leg and not from a local base. A jet returning empty from a drop-off in Bangkok, Singapore or Hong Kong is the opening for a better price, and we look for it on every enquiry.

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Samui 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 on Samui

The island has one airport, and it is the one almost every client uses. The others are on the mainland or across the peninsula, and they come into play when the aircraft is too large for Samui, when the slot is refused or when the jet has to wait somewhere while the party stays on the island. A quote that names anything other than Samui International should say why.

Four points settle most Samui arrivals:

Border, passport and permits

Thailand works to a permit calendar. Every non-scheduled flight needs prior approval from the aviation authority, applied for by the operator with the full schedule, the crew and passenger details, a specific purpose of flight and a local business contact, and a general purpose such as "business flight" is rejected. At Samui the order is fixed: the slot first, then the permit. The official data gives three working days for a permit, the Samui handler's guide gives three to five once the slot is approved, and a wider briefing from a handling company gives ten working days for a private flight and fifteen for a charter and advises two weeks of planning for the whole job. A permit is valid for 24 hours either side of the time stated, the office works from Monday to Friday and is closed at weekends, so a Friday afternoon request waits until Monday. The flight plan is filed six hours before departure. British citizens may enter visa-free for tourism, with the length of stay set by the Thai rules for the date of travel. The gov.uk advice says the exemption does not cover business travel, conferences or meetings, so a trip with a meeting in it needs the right visa. The passport needs six months of validity and a blank page. Officers may ask for evidence of onward travel and of funds of at least 10,000 baht per person or 20,000 baht per family. Everyone completes the Thailand Digital Arrival Card online, within three days before arrival, and anyone arriving from a yellow fever risk country carries the vaccination certificate. According to the handler's guide, passengers clear customs and immigration on landing in the main terminal, at the arrival gate numbered five, and the paperwork can be arranged in advance. Customs allowances are tight, with no more than 200 cigarettes per person. On the British side the flight is filed on a General Aviation Report, between 48 and 2 hours before departure. Britain, Thailand and the stop on the way are all outside the Schengen area.

From the apron to the villa and the neighbouring islands

Samui is an island of about 229 square kilometres with a ring road, and the airport sits on the busy side of it. Beyond the road lie the ferry piers for Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, which have no airport of their own and so are reached through Samui. The figures below come from handlers and ferry operators and are approximate. They stretch in the evening, in the rain and around the full moon.

Flying to Samui with a dog or a cat

Thailand lets a dog or a cat arrive by private jet, and the paperwork has to be ready before the booking, because the Thai import permit comes first and the return to Britain is the harder half. The animal stays beside you in the cabin.

What the two halves look like:

• Into Thailand: an import permit applied for in advance to the animal quarantine station at the port of entry, no later than seven working days before departure according to the Thai embassy guidance, and valid for 60 days. It comes with a microchip certificate, rabies vaccination at least 21 days before departure (dogs also distemper, hepatitis, parvovirus and leptospirosis; cats also feline panleukopenia) and an official health certificate valid for 10 days. The animal must be at least four months old, and a rabies antibody test is not required. A handling company's guide adds a negative leptospirosis test within 30 days for dogs, so we confirm the full list in writing before the flight;
• On arrival the animal goes to the quarantine office for a veterinary inspection, and an animal that shows no signs of illness is normally not quarantined, though the officer may detain any animal. The official pages we found name Suvarnabhumi and other international airports, and the handler's guide for Samui sends pets through Suvarnabhumi, so we ask in writing whether an animal may clear on the island and at what hours, or has to enter elsewhere;
• Leaving Thailand: an export permit and a health check at the quarantine station, no more than three days before departure;
• Into Great Britain: Thailand does not appear in the gov.uk table of listed countries, so the stricter rules for countries that are not listed apply. The animal needs a Great Britain pet health certificate issued within 10 days of arrival and a rabies blood test, taken at least 30 days after the vaccination, at an EU-approved laboratory with a result of at least 0.5 IU/ml, and it must wait 3 months from the date of the sample before it travels;
• For dogs, a tapeworm treatment from a vet between 24 and 120 hours before arrival in Britain. Cats do not need it, and each animal travels with the pet travel document and a declaration;
• No more than five animals per traveller, and quarantine of up to four months if the rules are not met. The stop on the way is a third country, so its rules for an animal in transit are checked as well.

Requirements for 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 Samui calendar: dry months, the autumn rains and a monthly party

Samui sits on the Gulf of Thailand, and its weather does not follow Phuket's. The heavy rain comes late in the year, from mid-October to early December, while the middle of the year is comparatively dry. Demand is tightest from October to March, and the choice of week matters more than the choice of aircraft.

Ways to bring the Samui price down

• Move the dates out of the two weeks around Christmas and New Year. April to September are the easiest months for a parking place, and the question of where the aircraft waits mostly disappears;
• Ask where the aircraft starts. One already based in the Gulf or in Asia saves a long positioning leg, and on a route of this length that leg is a large share of the price;
• Match the aircraft to the party. Up to a dozen guests a Global 6000 does the job, while a larger jet costs more per hour and sits closer to the limits of a 2,100 m runway;
• Decide early whether the jet waits. A fortnight on the ramp, a stay at Phuket and a flight home empty are three different invoices, and the choice depends on the number of days and on what the handler allows.

Types of flights

Samui is a holiday island first and a business destination a long way second. A handler's guide says it has more five-star hotels than Phuket, and the interesting part of a trip is often the next hop by sea.

• Family holidays in a villa for one or two weeks, with the aircraft flying home empty or waiting;
• Couples and honeymoons at the resorts on the hillsides and private bays, among them the Four Seasons, Banyan Tree, Six Senses, Conrad and the Ritz-Carlton;
• Yacht racing at the Samui Regatta, with guests who come for the week;
• Full moon weekends on Koh Phangan, with the party staying on Samui and crossing by boat;
• Diving and island days on Koh Tao, reached by catamaran from the Maenam pier;
• Asian loops through Bangkok, Phuket, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bali or the Maldives, with Samui as one stop of several.

The question that takes longest to settle is whether the aircraft stays. Two weeks on the ramp, if the handler allows it, is a large invoice, and a one-way flight out with a scheduled flight home from Phuket or Bangkok can come out cheaper than it looks. We price the options side by side before you decide.

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. Between London and Samui they are rare, because the route is long and few aircraft fly it for the sake of positioning alone.

A client who can name a window of several days has a far better chance than one who needs a particular evening, and on Samui the window should fall inside the hours the handler allows for private flights. The operator owns the date and the hour, and a leg can disappear when the first booking moves. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page, and we flag a Samui match the day an operator releases it.

Helicopter charter

On Samui a helicopter is a way to cross water, and water is what separates the island from everything else a guest wants to see. A handler's guide says helicopter transfers into the airport are possible and follow the same slot and parking procedure as the business jets, so a helicopter that lands at the airport is planned like an aircraft. For a private client we arrange a Thai-registered operator and the landing site separately and tie both to the jet's timetable.

We book a helicopter alongside the jet when a site and a permit are in place, and the type is confirmed with the quote. For most clients the car is the answer on the island and the boat the answer for the neighbours, and the helicopter is for the party that has one day and a long list.

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 Samui 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 Samui

Biggin Hill, London City, Luton and Farnborough send most of the traffic on this corridor, Manchester, Birmingham and Southampton follow, and the Scottish and Welsh airports sit at the long end of the table. 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

Samui 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 Samui