Car Rental in Israel

Renting a car in Israel is a popular, convenient way of visiting the country at your own pace. Car rental companies can be found across the country, ranging in size, from the major international car rental firms including Sixt, Avis, Budget, and Hertz, as well as a large number of local firms including the largest, Eldan. All of these companies offer car rental at Ben Gurion Airport and in major towns and cities across Israel.

Car hire in Israel is often more heavily used than you might find in Europe or North America because the cost of cars here is so much greater. They are, however, up-to-date models, especially when renting a car from a larger company. Typical rental cars in Israel are the Hyundai Getz/i10, Mazda 3, and Mazda 6. As well as renting the car, it is possible to rent GPS navigation systems which can make traveling far easier.

Car rental at Ben Gurion Airport is directly operated by Avis, Budget, Hertz, Sixt, and Eldan, all of whom work from a site about a five-minute bus ride from the airport terminal. The shuttle bus runs regularly and is shared between the companies (all are next door to each other). Other car rental companies will often enable you to rent a car at Ben Gurion Airport by dropping it off/meeting the client there.

Additionally, all the major car rental companies in Israel have offices in the main cities. This includes Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Eilat. Between them, they cover much of the periphery with one or two companies having offices in smaller towns and cities.