Jetex, Biggin Hill. Cleared in minutes, then a few steps to a car with its route already chosen.
Jetex opened at Biggin Hill in January 2023 and took Hangar 510, on the same airfield as the airport's own handling terminal. If your operator has sent you here, this page tells your assistant everything the car needs to know.
The terminal
Jetex at Biggin Hill, at a glance
- AirportLondon Biggin Hill (BQH / EGKB)In the London Borough of Bromley, inside the M25. About 14 to 18 miles from central London.
- Location on the fieldHangar 510A separate building from the airport's own terminal, reached from the same airfield entrance off the A233.
- Hours0630 to 2300 weekdays0800 to 2200 at weekends and on public holidays, in line with the airport's own operating hours.
- Also on the fieldBiggin Hill Executive HandlingThe airport's own terminal. See Biggin Hill Executive Handling.
Jetex is an international handling company. Odyssey Connections has no commercial relationship with it and claims none: we simply drive here often.
Arriving here
The terminal is quick. The drive needs planning.
Biggin Hill is a compact airfield, so the walk from the aircraft door to the lounge and out to the car is among the shortest of any London airport. Border Force works on site, which means an international arrival is usually cleared in minutes rather than the half hour a busy airline terminal can take.
The part worth thinking about is what happens next. There is no motorway from Biggin Hill into London. Every route runs through suburban south-east London, and the sensible one changes by the hour: Bromley and the A21 towards the river, Croydon and the A23 for the west, or east towards the Blackwall Tunnel for Canary Wharf. Our chauffeurs choose before you land rather than at the gate, and we would rather tell you honestly that a five o'clock arrival will take seventy-five minutes to Mayfair than quote you fifty and be wrong.
The airport's published opening hours matter more here than at Luton or Stansted. If your flight plan slips past 2300 on a weekday or 2200 at a weekend, the movement will usually be re-timed rather than accepted late, so tell us if a schedule is tight and we will hold the car accordingly.
How we work with the terminal
Agreed before you land
- 01
What we need
Tail number, operator, the terminal name, passenger and luggage numbers, and the destination. If you only have the tail number, that is enough to start.
- 02
Coordination
We give the handling team the chauffeur's name, the vehicle and the registration in advance, and agree where the car should be.
- 03
Tracking
The aircraft is followed by tail number from departure. The car moves when the slot moves, not when the schedule says.
- 04
Arrival
Luggage loaded with the terminal staff, route already chosen, and away.
Worth knowing
Small things that make the difference
The detail an assistant usually has to chase, handled before anyone asks.
- Vehicle access to the aircraft is possible at Biggin Hill, and the airport lists direct ramp access for ground and helicopter transfers at both terminals. Whether it applies to your movement is the terminal's decision and is arranged in advance
- If the car cannot go to the aircraft, it waits at the terminal door, which at Biggin Hill is a walk of moments rather than minutes
- A helicopter shuttle links the airfield with the London Heliport at Battersea in about six minutes, and we can have a car waiting on the pad side
- Name boards only if you want one. Most clients here do not
- Several cars for a larger party, with a V-Class behind for luggage, skis or camera cases
- Crew transfers to and from hotels, timed around the same movement
Onward
Typical journey times
| To | Quiet roads | Busy periods |
|---|---|---|
| Canary Wharf | 45 to 60 minutes | 60 to 90 minutes |
| City of London | 50 to 65 minutes | 70 to 100 minutes |
| Mayfair and Knightsbridge | 55 to 75 minutes | 75 to 110 minutes |
| Battersea, by helicopter | About 6 minutes | Weather permitting |
| Gatwick | 35 to 45 minutes | 45 to 70 minutes |
| Kent and Sussex country houses | 30 to 75 minutes | Depends on the house |
Realistic ranges, not promises. Biggin Hill is close to London in miles and further in minutes.
Onward
Where Jetex passengers go next
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Tell us the arrival
Date, tail number or operator, which terminal if you know it, passengers, luggage and where you are going. We reply with a clear price. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
About Jetex at Biggin Hill
Jetex or Executive Handling?
Your operator chooses, and the two are a short distance apart on the same airfield. Send us the tail number and we will confirm which one before the day.
Can the car come to the aircraft?
Ramp access for vehicles is available at Biggin Hill, subject to the terminal's agreement for your particular movement. We ask in advance and tell you which it is.
What time does the terminal close?
It follows the airport: 0630 to 2300 on weekdays and 0800 to 2200 at weekends and public holidays. A late slot is worth flagging to us and to your operator.
Is the helicopter to Battersea worth it?
For the West End or Chelsea at a busy hour it can save most of an hour. We can arrange it and have a car at the heliport. See helicopter charter.
Can you arrange the aircraft as well as the car?
Yes. Jets and helicopters are arranged through operators we know. See private jet charter.