Private jet charter in Shanghai

Leave a London airfield at breakfast time and the wheels touch down in Shanghai in the small hours of the next morning, local time, which is the first sign that this is not a European charter. Private Jets UK arranges the whole chain, from the Chinese landing permit to the car at 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. Shanghai has two airports that take international business jets, a permit process that begins days before the aircraft moves, and a route from Britain that runs well south of the shortest line on the map, so the useful decisions are made early.

 

 

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 Shanghai 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 Stansted, a Bombardier Challenger 605 with stops at Baku and Almaty 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 Shanghai?

Plan on 12 h 20 min to 13 h 45 min in the air, plus about an hour on the ground for every fuel stop. A Global 7500 or a G650ER can fly from the south of England to Shanghai without landing, a Gulfstream G550, a Global 6000 or a Falcon 900LX needs one stop, and a Challenger 605 needs two. The distances below are routed distances of 5,992 to 6,227 nautical miles, which is 800 to 1,100 more than the straight line, because the route runs well to the south of the direct line: over Turkey, the Caucasus and the Caspian, across Kazakhstan and into China from the north-west. China keeps a single time zone all year, so Shanghai is seven hours ahead of Britain in summer and eight in winter. The table gives the sector from each British field we use, measured to Pudong.

 

 

 

Prices for the private jet flights to Shanghai

Typical trips from Britain, cheapest first, all of them into Shanghai Pudong, the airport that takes most international business jets. Landing and handling fees at the fuel stop, the Chinese permits and the local sponsor service are quoted on top of these figures, and the March and November weeks sit above them; the calendar block further down explains why.

 

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 Shanghai

Shanghai is a sound base for a loop through East Asia. Beijing and Hong Kong are a little under two hours away, Tokyo is two and a half, and Singapore is five. Every Chinese landing needs its own permit, and one local sponsor can cover up to five locations in China, so a multi-city plan is drawn up as one trip and not added to as it goes. 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 Shanghai:

 

 

 

This is a small part of what is available. For a trip of this length the fleet that matters is the short list of aircraft able to make the distance, and where each of them is based on the day you ask decides the price more than the model does. An aircraft already in Asia or the Gulf shortens the positioning, so that is the first thing we ask the operators.

 

How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight to Shanghai 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 Shanghai

Two airports in Shanghai take international business jets, and the choice between them is the main decision after the date. The rest of the table is about where the aircraft stops on the way and where it can wait.

 

Four points settle most Shanghai arrivals:

 

 

Border, passport and permits

In China the formalities begin days before the aircraft moves and end at the aircraft door. The flight needs a landing permit from the civil aviation authority and a local sponsor in the city of arrival. The operator applies with the schedule, the routing, the entry and exit points and, for every passenger and crew member, the full name, passport number and expiry date, nationality and date of birth. Aircraft with fewer than 30 seats are generally not asked for aircraft documents at this stage, which keeps a private application shorter than an airline one.

 

 

 

From the apron to the Bund

Shanghai is a very large city and its two airports sit on opposite sides of it, so the airport you land at decides the first hour. The distances worth knowing run outward, to Hangzhou, to the race circuit and over the river.

 

Flying to Shanghai with a dog or a cat

Two sets of rules, one at each end, and the Chinese side is the stricter. China limits the number of animals each traveller may bring, wants specific certificates from the vet and, for animals from some countries, a laboratory test before the animal may enter. The flight itself is the easy part: the animal travels with you in the cabin.

 

 

What China asks for on the way in:

• One pet per person per entry, and only a dog or a cat, so a family with two dogs needs two travellers to carry them;
• An electronic microchip;
• A valid quarantine certificate and a valid rabies vaccination certificate issued by the official animal health authority of the country the animal comes from;
• For animals from a country that China has not designated, a rabies antibody test from a laboratory approved by the Chinese customs authority, with a result above 0.5 IU/ml;
• Entry through a port that has isolation and quarantine facilities, because an animal that has to be quarantined can only come in that way;
• Thirty days in designated quarantine for animals that do not qualify for an exemption.

Requirements for 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 Shanghai calendar: a spring-and-autumn city with a trade fair habit

Shanghai fills in bursts. Business-jet traffic follows the Grand Prix and the fashion week in March, the import expo in November and the Spring Festival season at the start of the year. Which week you choose matters more than which aircraft.

 

Ways to bring the Shanghai price down

• Ask for the one-stop quote next to the nonstop one. On the same Luton departure a Falcon 900LX with a stop at Baku comes out about £57,350 below a nonstop Global 7500, and the difference buys the car, the hotel and the catering for the whole stay;
• Freeze the itinerary before the permit is filed. Every change to the route, the crew or the passengers is a revision, and after two revisions the permit has to be cancelled and applied for again;
• Match the aircraft to the stay. If the jet is to wait for you, the parking limits at Pudong and Hongqiao decide how many days it can sit; for a longer stay, compare the cost of parking it elsewhere with the cost of sending it away and bringing it back.

 

Types of flights

Shanghai produces a mix that differs from a European capital, because the city is a trade fair venue, a financial centre and the gateway to a country where a flight needs its permit days ahead.

• Business round trips with a stay of three or four days, planned around the parking limits at the airports;
• Delegations for the import expo in November, where the dates are fixed by the event and the permit is the main concern;
• Motorsport and fashion weekends in March, flown in small parties with a lot of luggage;
• Asian loops that start or end in Shanghai and continue to Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo or Singapore;
• One-way relocations and repatriation flights for families and executives, often with a dog or a cat;
• Onward flights from Shanghai to the Gulf and Europe for travellers who arrived by scheduled service.

The longer stay deserves a closer look. An aircraft that cannot wait near the city either goes to an alternate airport and returns, or flies home empty and comes back for you. Both put a second long sector into the bill, and we price the two side by side. Which one is cheaper depends on how long the stay is, and the figures settle it.

 

Empty Legs

An empty leg is a repositioning flight with nobody aboard, offered at a fraction of the usual price. On a route of this length the saving is large in pounds, and the legs are rare, so it helps to know what produces them.

An empty leg on a route as long as this has to fit the operator's own plan, with the permits, the stops and the crew duty limits that go with it. A client who names a window of several days has a far better chance than one who needs a particular morning. The operator owns the date, and a leg can disappear when the original booking moves. Whatever is free is listed on our empty legs page, and we flag a Shanghai match the day an operator releases it.

 

 

Helicopter charter

In Shanghai a helicopter is mostly a view and not a commute. The product we can point to is a fixed low-altitude route along the Huangpu River, and the car or the fast train does the practical work.

The machine is chosen by the local operator, and the type is confirmed when the quote is made. We book it alongside the jet so that the arrival and the river flight sit in one schedule.

 

 

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 Shanghai 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 Shanghai

Stansted, Biggin Hill, Luton and Farnborough send most of the traffic on this corridor, with Southampton and the regional airports behind them, and the price table higher up covers twelve 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:

 

Shanghai 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 Shanghai