U.S. Airlines

Continental Airlines: (800) 231-0856; continental.com

Delta Air Lines: (800) 241-4141; delta.com

US Airways: (800) 622-1015; usairways.com

Israeli Airlines

El Al Israel Airlines: (800) 223-6700; elal.com

International Airlines Servicing Israel

Aerosvit Airlines: (212) 661-1620; aerosvit.ua

Air Canada: (888) 247-2262; aircanada.co.il

Alitalia: (800) 223-5730; alitalia.com

Air France: (800) 237-2747; airfrance.us

Austrian Airlines: (800) 790-4682; aua.com

British Airways: (800) AIRWAYS; britishairways.com

Czech Airlines: (800) 223-2365; czechairlines.com

Iberia: (800) 772-4642; iberia.com

KLM/Northwest: (800) 225-2525; klm.com

Lot Polish Airlines: (212) 789-0970; lot.com

Lufthansa: (800) 399-LUFT; lufthansa.com

Malev: (800) 223-6884; malev.hu

Royal Jordanian Airlines: (800) 223-0470; rj.com

Swiss Intl. Air Lines: (877) FLY-SWISS; swiss.com

Turkish Airlines: (800) 874-8875; turkishairlines.com

Most international flights land at Ben Gurion International Airport, which is located near the town of Lod—approximately a half-hour by car from Tel Aviv. Ben Gurion International Airport has recently opened a new, modern terminal with a large variety of duty-free shops, restaurants and coffeehouses. Some flights from Europe also land at Ovda Airport near Eilat.

Transport To & From Ben Gurion International Airport

In addition to private car/van, limousine, taxi  and rental car availability, Israel has a convenient and reasonably priced public transportation system that includes Egged bus (the national bus company) and Israel Railways.

Public transportation depots are located in the 3-story bridge on the second floor, near Gates 21 and 23. Buses leave from there to the Egged station at nearby Airport City where one can transfer to regular Egged bus lines. Passengers traveling from Airport City to the airport will receive free passage tickets for the internal shuttle service that operates the route. Various Egged lines run between the Airport City station and central points in Israel at frequent intervals throughout the day.

Israel Railways provides comfortable and efficient service along the following routes: Ben Gurion–Tel Aviv–Haifa–Acre–Nahariya and return. The train station is located on Level S (the lowest floor) and can be accessed from Greeters Hall via elevators, escalators or stairs. Tickets may be purchased from automatic machines located on Level G. The hours of operation are from 3 a.m. until midnight.