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Battersea to Goodwood in under half an hour, Cheltenham in about forty minutes, Paris in an hour and a half. Tell us the day and where you need to be; we find the helicopter, the slot and the landing site. Bank transfer in any major currency; crypto also accepted.
Indicative pricesOne way, whole helicopter, from The London Heliport.
A helicopter earns its price on journeys that are too short for a jet and too slow by road: London to a racecourse, a country house in the Cotswolds, a shoot in Hampshire, three factory sites in one day. It flies from The London Heliport on the Thames at Battersea, or from an airfield on the edge of London, and lands at a heliport, an aerodrome or a private field cleared for it.
It is also the fastest way between a private jet and central London. Biggin Hill and Farnborough both take helicopters, and the shuttle from Biggin Hill to Battersea takes six minutes.
Beyond about two hundred miles, or with more than six or seven passengers and their luggage, a light jet is usually quicker and cheaper. We tell you which suits the day.
A helicopter is priced by the flying hour, for the whole aircraft. A twin-engine AW109 or H145, the usual choice from central London, costs about £2,800 to £4,500 an hour. The figures below are indicative one-way prices from The London Heliport in that class, and assume the helicopter flies home empty, which is how most one-way trips are billed.
A same-day return with the helicopter waiting costs less than two one-way trips. A single-engine helicopter costs roughly half as much an hour but cannot use the direct routes in and out of Battersea, so it usually starts from an airfield outside London.
| From London to | Flight time | Typical helicopter | One way from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 15 to 20 min | AW109 or H145 | £4,000 |
| Henley-on-Thames | About 20 min | AW109 or H145 | £4,000 |
| Goodwood | 25 to 30 min | AW109 or H145 | £4,750 |
| Oxford | About 30 min | AW109 or H145 | £4,750 |
| Silverstone | About 30 min | AW109 or H145 | £5,000 |
| The Cotswolds | About 35 min | AW109 or H145 | £5,500 |
| Cheltenham | About 40 min | AW109 or H145 | £6,000 |
| Bath | About 45 min | AW109 or H145 | £6,500 |
| Manchester | About 1 hr 10 min | AW109 or AW139 | £9,000 |
| Paris | About 1 hr 30 min | AW109 (twin engine) | £11,000 |
Figures in pounds sterling, one way, indicative, for a twin-engine helicopter seating five or six from The London Heliport. Landing fees, parking and VAT are added to the quote. Race days, the British Grand Prix above all, are priced higher.
Landing at The London Heliport costs £750 for an H145 and £1,080 for an AW109, before VAT. VAT at 20% applies to UK flights in helicopters with fewer than ten seats; the UK part of a flight to France is zero-rated. Bank transfer in any major currency; crypto also accepted.
The London Heliport at Battersea is the heliport on the Thames that serves central London. Every landing is booked in advance by the operator, it is limited to 12,000 movements a year, and the direct routes in and out are for twin-engine helicopters only: a single-engine helicopter over central London has to stay over the river, so that it could land on the Thames if its engine failed.
Around London, the airfields below take charter helicopters every day and keep longer hours than the heliport.
Open 7.30 am to 7.30 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 6 pm at weekends, with extensions to 7 am and 11 pm by arrangement. Approved for flights to France and Ireland with advance notice to Border Force, which has no permanent desk on site.
Inside Greater London, open 6.30 am to 11 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 10 pm at weekends, with Border Force whenever it is open. The heli shuttle to Battersea takes six minutes.
Biggin Hill in the London airports guideThe business airport for the West End and Surrey, with set helicopter routes and two helicopter landing points. Open 7 am to 10 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 8 pm at weekends.
Two small airfields north-west and north of London, a short drive from Gerrards Cross and Watford, for helicopters based outside the capital. Daytime only, by prior permission.
Surrey's helicopter airfield, with two grass helicopter strips and police, air ambulance and charter helicopters flying from it.
Kidlington, with several helipads, open 6.30 am to 10.30 pm and able to clear flights to and from abroad with notice. The airfield for Blenheim, Soho Farmhouse and the northern Cotswolds.
The big events of the English season each run a temporary or private heliport, with landing slots sold in advance and often gone weeks before. On those days The London Heliport shortens turnarounds to five minutes with the rotors running and adds an event surcharge, so the slot at both ends is booked with the helicopter.
The dates below are the organisers' own for 2027.
A licensed temporary helipad a few hundred metres from the course takes more than 400 flights over the four days. About forty minutes from Battersea.
Helicopters land at the estate's own airfield, east of Chipping Sodbury, after sending an arrival form in advance. The 2027 dates are provisional.
A helipad in the centre of the course on Ladies Day and Derby Day, a short hop from Battersea or Biggin Hill.
A temporary heliport with its own air traffic service runs for the week. Fifteen to twenty minutes from Battersea.
The circuit's own heliport handled more than 1,500 flights over the 2025 race weekend, with a shuttle from Turweston, fifteen minutes away, for the overflow.
15 to 18 July and 17 to 19 September. Helicopters land at Goodwood Aerodrome by prior permission, slots paid when booked; the landing fee includes the transfer to the event.
The helicopter follows the party, the luggage and where it has to land. From central London, and over the Channel, the answer is a twin-engine helicopter; for a short hop between two country airfields, a single engine can do the job for less. Seats and speeds below are the manufacturers' figures; hourly rates are indicative UK charter rates.
Three passengers, about 109 knots. The least expensive way to fly a short hop between airfields, from about £800 to £1,500 an hour, with little room for luggage.
Up to six passengers at about 130 knots, quieter and roomier than a piston. About £1,800 to £2,800 an hour; kept to the river route over London.
Five or six seats in the AW109 GrandNew at 153 knots; up to eight in the H145. The standard for Battersea, race days and Paris, at about £2,800 to £4,500 an hour.
Five to eight passengers in executive layouts, a separate cabin and the range to reach Scotland without a stop. The AW139 cruises at 165 knots. From about £4,500 an hour.
Send the day, where you start and where you need to be, and how many are flying. We check operators and aircraft, book the landing slots, and send priced options in writing; a contract can follow within an hour of the first message. The helicopter can be held for a same-day return, and the car at the far end is arranged with it.
A helicopter may land at a private site outside a town with the landowner's permission; inside a town or city, and within a kilometre of an open-air crowd of more than a thousand people, it needs an aerodrome or the CAA's permission. We confirm the landing site with the operator before you pay. Bank transfer in any major currency; crypto also accepted.
The date, the time you need to arrive, the passengers and their luggage. Soft bags travel best in a helicopter.
We match a helicopter to the party and the landing sites, and book the slot at the heliport or event before the price is final.
One figure for the flying, the positioning and the landing fees, with the VAT shown, and the weather terms in writing.
Photo ID for every passenger, and a passport to leave the country. A car meets you at the heliport and at the far end.
Past Manchester, or across the Channel with a larger party, a jet is the faster way. The same team books both, and the helicopter often meets the jet.
Battersea to the Paris heliport at Issy-les-Moulineaux in about an hour and a half, with customs and border control cleared by notice.
The London to Paris helicopter guideAbout an hour from London City or Farnborough to Le Bourget, for up to fourteen passengers.
Private jet from London to ParisUnder two hours to Geneva, and on to the Alps by car or helicopter.
Private jet from London to GenevaWhich of London's airports suits your address, and what a jet into London costs from each city.
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What a private jet costsHelicopters for the last leg after a jet, in the UK and abroad, and every helicopter guide in one place.
Helicopter transfers and guidesIndicatively, a twin-engine helicopter from The London Heliport costs from about £4,000 one way to Ascot or Henley, £4,750 to Goodwood or Oxford, £6,000 to Cheltenham and £9,000 to Manchester, for the whole aircraft. Landing fees, parking and VAT are added. A same-day return with the helicopter waiting costs less than two one-way trips.
Indicatively, about £800 to £1,500 an hour for a piston Robinson R44, £1,800 to £2,800 for a single-turbine H125 or H130, £2,800 to £4,500 for a twin AW109 or H145, and from about £4,500 for a medium twin such as the AW139. Most operators charge the time from and back to their base, with a minimum of about an hour.
No. Outside towns, a helicopter may land on private land with the owner's permission. Inside a town or city, or within a kilometre of an open-air gathering of more than a thousand people, it needs an aerodrome or the CAA's permission. We confirm the landing site with the operator before the booking.
Yes, from The London Heliport on the Thames at Battersea. It is open 7.30 am to 7.30 pm on weekdays and 8 am to 6 pm at weekends, with longer hours by arrangement, and every landing is booked in advance. Biggin Hill, six minutes away by helicopter, is open until 11 pm on weekdays.
Yes. The Cheltenham Festival, Royal Ascot, the Derby at Epsom, the British Grand Prix and both Goodwood meetings each run a heliport with landing slots sold in advance. Book as soon as the date is fixed: the slots and the helicopters go weeks before.
VAT at 20% applies to UK flights in a helicopter with fewer than ten seats, crew seats included, which covers most charter helicopters. The UK part of a flight to France or another country is zero-rated. Every quote shows the VAT separately.
Yes. Biggin Hill and Farnborough both take helicopters next to the private terminal, and the flight from Biggin Hill to Battersea takes six minutes. We book the helicopter with the jet, timed to your landing.
Where from, where to, the day and how many are flying. We come back with the helicopter, the landing slots and a written price, usually the same day.
