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Flying from the UK, N. Ireland and Eire

El Al, British Airways, Arkia Airlines, Israir Airlines, all operate nonstop flights to Israel, direct from either London Heathrow, Gatwick Airport, Stansted Airport, Luton or Manchester. Flight time is four and a half hours to Tel Aviv and just under five hours to Eilat. From late October to early April, El Al has direct services from Heathrow to Eilat and there are also charter flights.

El Al Israel Airlines - our national carrier
0645 125847

British Airways
0845 7733377

Arkia Airlines
020 82020030

Air 2000 Airlines
0870 7572757

Israir Airlines
00 972 3 7955777

 

TRAVEL BY LAND
Traveling between Israel and Egypt and Israel and Jordan - and vice-versa - is efficient and easy. There are three crossing points between Israel and Jordan (Sheikh Hussein Bridge [northern Israel, near the Sea of Galilee]; Allenby-King Hussein Bridge [central Israel, near Jerusalem] and the Arava Crossing [in the south, near Eilat and Aqaba]. The northern Israel-Egypt crossing point is at Rafiah [near Gaza and the Mediterranean coast] and the southern crossing point is at Taba, adjacent to Eilat. You will need a visa to visit Jordan and Egypt (an Egyptian visa isn't required if you're traveling from Israel to Egypt's Red Sea Coast from Taba in the north as far south as Sharm-el-Sheikh and then returning to Israel).

Border crossings:
Sheikh Hussein Bridge
Tel: 011-972-4-658 6444
Fax: 011-972-4-658 6421

Allenby-King Hussein Bridge
Tel: 011-972-2-994 2626
Fax: 011-972-2-994 3289

Arava Crossing
Tel: 011-972-8-633 6812
Fax: 011-972-8- 633 6844

Rafiah
Tel: 011-972-8-673 4274
Fax: 011-972-8-673 2974

AIRPORTS
90% of visitors to Israel arrive at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport (airport code TLV or BGN), formerly known as Lod. Ben Gurion International Airport is located in central Israel, a 20 minute drive east of Tel Aviv, and 35 minutes west of Jerusalem. Terminal 3 was completed in January 2005.
Some international flights from Europe, Cyprus and Jordan also arrive at Eilat Airport, Ouvda Airport (40 miles north of Eilat) and at Haifa.

TRAVEL BY SEA
Many cruise ships call at Haifa and Ashdod on the Mediterranean, as well as at Eilat on the Red Sea. There is also a regular ferry service linking Cyprus and Piraeus (Greece) with Haifa.

For cruises which include Israel contact:

Viamare Travel Ltd.
020 74314560

Louis (UK)
020 73832882

The Cruise People Ltd.
020 77232450

Jacob Caspi
00 972 4 8674444
00 972 3 5106834

Allaloof - Dolphin Shipping & Travel
00 972 3 5247899