Most flights to Israel arrive via the state of the art Ben Gurion Airport, located about one third of the way from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The airport which has won numerous awards serves flights to North America, Europe, the Far East, Southern Asia, the Middle East, and Africa operated by many major international airlines as well as many low-cost airlines. See our full list of flights to Tel Aviv for more information. The largest carriers at Ben Gurion Airport with flights to Israel include Israeli national airline, El Al, as well as EasyJet, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Wizz Air, Delta, and United. Meanwhile, the newly opened Ramon Airport, in Eilat serves low-cost flights from Europe.
Flights to Israel
Flights to Israel
Cobalt Air to launch Tel Aviv to Larnaca flights with onward connections
New Cypriot airline, Cobalt Air is set to launch a new route from Tel Aviv to Larnaca with strong potential for onward connections to other destinations in Europe and, later, in the Far East, in line with the airline’s plans to have strong schedules to destinations in China. Cobalt Air will begin flights from Larnaca to... Read More
EasyJet considers opening a Barcelona-Tel Aviv low cost flight route
Lowcost airline EasyJet announced the project to open a flight route to connect Barcelona and Tel Aviv. EasyJet is already operating low-cost flights between Israel and many European cities and Barcelona would be an exciting new entry amongst the flights to connect the country to the Iberian Peninsula. Read More
Vueling to launch Rome to Tel Aviv flights in October 2016
Vueling, one of Europe’s leading low-cost airlines is about to launch direct flights from Rome to Tel Aviv. Starting in October 2016 with two flights a week, Vueling will be the only low-cost airline offering flights between the two cities, and with Italy one of the leading sources of tourists for Israel, it should be... Read More
Transavia to launch flights from Munich to Tel Aviv
Dutch low-cost airline Transavia, taking advantage of the open skies agreement between Israel and European countries, will begin direct flights from Munich to Tel Aviv in September 2016. Transavia, who already fly to Tel Aviv from Amsterdam, Paris, and Lyon, will join El Al, Arkia, Tuifly, and Lufthansa in offering flights from Munich to Tel... Read More
Direct flights from Shanghai to Tel Aviv, Israel are expected to open
Direct flight routes from Shanghai to Tel Aviv, Israel are expected to open soon, operated by either El Al or Hainan Airlines. The Ministry of Tourism has shown interest in promoting Chinese tourism to Israel, whilst increasing business connections between the two countries also part fuel the demand, which will be aided by the support of the establishment... Read More
WizzAir new route from Riga, Latvia to Tel Aviv
Lowcost airline Wizz Air announced a new flight route from Riga, Latvia, to Tel Aviv. The flights will be operating from June 20, twice a week on Monday and Friday, with tickets starting from 239 NIS one way. Riga adds to the list of Eastern European cities already connected to Ben Gurion by WizzAir: Budapest,... Read More
Ryanair starts flights from Bratislava to Ovda, Israel
Irish budget airline Ryanair has launched a new route from Bratislava, Slovakia, to Eilat Ovda, Israel. The route is part of Ryanair 2016 winter plan, with two flights per week scheduled. This new route adds to the 3 routes already operating by the airline to Ovda, from Budapest, Hungary, Kaunas, Lithuania, and Krakow, Poland. Click here for... Read More
Vote for the Best Airline to Israel 2016
So what is the best Airline to Israel? Here at Tourist Israel we have passionately provided information to tourists visiting Israel for 8 years and guide visitors with useful tips about every aspect of travel in Israel. This year we want to take that one step further with our first ever survey of our readers, to discover... Read More
Ramon Airport, Israel’s new airport, opened January 2019
Ramon Airport has officially completed construction and opened its doors as of January 21, 2019. Located about 18 km north of Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat, the new Ramon Airport replaces Eilat Airport in the city center, which handles domestic flights from Tel Aviv and Haifa, and Ovda Airport, about 40 minutes north, which handles... Read More
New Connecting Routes from North America to Israel
From January 2016, a newly announced alliance between United Airlines, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and Air Canada, will increase the options for travelers visiting Israel from North America, with greater connecting options in Europe, for those traveling from cities which do not have direct flights to Tel Aviv. For example, someone traveling from Chicago, without... Read More
Monarch Airlines to start flights from Manchester to Tel Aviv
British airline Monarch will launch new flights connecting Manchester to Tel Aviv in April, 2016. The flights will run 3 times a week and bookings are already open. This decision comes after the successful launch of Monarch flights from Luton to Ben Gurion and Ovda airports, earlier in December. Click here for more info on flights to... Read More