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Twin Squirrel helicopter at the London Heliport, Battersea
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Biggin Hill to Battersea helicopter transfer

Eight minutes, ramp to riverside — the Biggin Hill to Battersea helicopter transfer is the shortest and most-flown jet-to-London connection in the UK. Times, prices and booking.

6 min readBy Charter-A Operations

Of all the private-jet-to-London helicopter connections we fly, Biggin Hill to Battersea Heliport is the shortest: eight minutes in the air. It is the single most-flown transfer in the UK helicopter calendar, and for good reason.

§ A / CASE

Eight minutes vs fifty in a car

Biggin Hill, in south-east London, is a favourite business-jet airport — but the drive to Mayfair is a 50-minute run on a quiet morning and well over 90 minutes in traffic. The eight-minute helicopter shuttle to Battersea exists precisely to close that gap. Land the jet, cross to the helicopter, and be on the Thames before your car would have cleared the airport perimeter.

We have covered a specific worked example — jet in, A109 on the ramp, door-to-door London time of nine minutes — in private jet: Biggin Hill to Battersea helicopter transfer.

§ B / OPS

How the transfer works

  • Helicopter positioned at Biggin Hill against your jet's arrival time.
  • Airside walk from jet to helicopter — no landside transit.
  • Eight minutes to Battersea; optional car airside for the final door.

When the jet leg is arranged through the group, Charter-A handles private jet charter to Biggin Hill and the helicopter is booked as one connected movement.

§ C / PRICE

Aircraft and price

The Agusta A109 Grand flies most Biggin Hill transfers for up to six passengers; the Airbus H145 for larger groups. As the shortest route it is often the most economical of the three, typically around £4,500 all-in on the A109 including the Battersea landing fee — request a quote for the exact figure on your date, or read how much a helicopter airport transfer costs.

Coming into a different airport instead? We run the same service from Luton and Farnborough, and compare all three here. For central-London helicopter charter, Battersea Helicopter is the group's dedicated Battersea Heliport operation.

The fastest way from a Biggin Hill jet into central London is eight minutes over the rooftops. Request a quote with your ETA and party size.

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