Penzance Heliport (PZE): the station shuttle is a phone call, not a timetable
The heliport is a mile from Penzance railway station and the link is an electric shuttle booked by phoning the driver directly. Check-in closes 45 minutes before departure and rigid suitcases are not accepted.
- The heliport is at Jelbert Way, Penzance, TR18 3RG, just off the A30.
- It is one mile from Penzance railway station, and the shuttle takes about five minutes.
- The shuttle is booked by telephone with a named driver, Dan, on 07354 781431. There is no published timetable to turn up for.
- The same number covers surrounding areas, not only the station, and the operator calls it a personalised transfer.
- There is an adjacent bus stop and bicycle docks if you are coming from closer to home.
- Parking is 10 pounds per day, payable on exit, secure and beside the terminal.
- No need to pre-book a parking space. The operator says there is plenty, with electric charging on site.
- Check in one hour before the flight; check-in closes 45 minutes before departure.
- Hold luggage is 20 kg per passenger and must be a soft holdall. No rigid frames, though two integral wheels and a handle are allowed.
- One bag per passenger, maximum 70 x 39 x 31 cm. Extra items must go inside it.
- Hand baggage is 3 kg at 30 x 15 x 15 cm and rucksacks are refused as too large. Day trippers may bring a rucksack but it goes in the hold.
- Laptops and small electronics are handed in at check-in and carried in a secure padded fireproof pouch.
- Infants get a 10 kg allowance and a fully collapsible pram or buggy travels in the hold.
Getting to the pad
- Penzance Heliport is on Jelbert Way, TR18 3RG, signed off the A30 at the eastern edge of Penzance. It reopened as the Scilly helicopter base and is a mile from the town's railway station.
- The connection from the station is an electric shuttle, about five minutes, and the way you get it is to telephone the driver: Dan, 07354 781431. The operator publishes that number and no timetable, so treat the shuttle as a booked transfer rather than a service you can catch.
- The same call covers pick-ups from the surrounding area, which matters if you are staying outside the town.
- There is an adjacent bus stop and there are bicycle docks at the heliport.
- The Night Riviera sleeper from London runs into Penzance station, which makes an early helicopter genuinely reachable from the far end of the country.
Parking
- 10 pounds per day, paid on exit, in a secure car park by the terminal.
- No pre-booking, with electric charging available.
Check-in and what you can bring
- Check in an hour before the flight. Check-in closes 45 minutes before departure, which is a long cut-off for a 15 minute hop, so do not cut it fine.
- The hold allowance is generous by island standards at 20 kg, but the shape is prescribed: soft holdall style bags with no rigid frame, though two integral wheels and a handle are fine. Maximum 70 x 39 x 31 cm, one bag per passenger.
- Hand baggage is 3 kg and 30 x 15 x 15 cm. A small handbag, a camera or binoculars. Rucksacks are explicitly refused as hand luggage, though day trip passengers may bring one as hold luggage.
- Laptops and other small electronics are collected at check-in and flown in a padded, fireproof pouch rather than in the cabin with you.
- Infants have a 10 kg allowance, and a fully collapsible pram or buggy is carried in the hold.
On site
- Cafe Rosello at the heliport opens 08:00 to 17:00 and is open to visitors as well as passengers, which is useful when weather delays a flight.
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