TRAVEL AND FLIGHT INFORMATION

Here are some details on how to get to Eilat from the Tel Aviv area.

Flights:

There are flights either from Tel Aviv municipal airport or from Ben Gurion International airport. Arkia airline has the following timetable for flights from Ben Gurion airport to Eilat:

On Sunday Sept. 6th: 7:00, 10:05, 11:50, 13:05, 16:05 and 17:50.

Flights from Eilat to Ben Gurion airport:

On Friday Sept. 11th: 13:00 and 15:25;

On Saturday Sept. 12th: 16:00, 18:05, 19:30, 21:15 and 22:15;

On Sunday Sept. 13th: 8:25, 11:25, 17:25 and 19:10;

On Monday Sept. 14th: 8:30, 12:45, 15:50 and 19:20.

Arkia airline has many more flights from Eilat to Tel Aviv municipal airport (Sdeh Dov). The timetable:

On Friday Sept. 11th: 7:00, 8:00, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 14:30, 16:00, 16:30 and 17:50.

On Saturday Sept. 12th: 12:00, 17:00, 17:20, 17:40, 18:40, 20:45 and 21:50.

On Sunday Sept. 13th: 6:00, 6:30, 9:00, 9:20, 9:55, 10:35, 11:00, 12:30, 13:30, 14:00, 15:15, 15:30, 16:30, 16:55, 18:05, 19:30, 20:40, 21:15 and 22:15.

Buses:

There are buses from Tel Aviv's central bus station to Eilat. The trip is five hours. On weekdays, that is, Sunday through Thursday, buses run every 1.5 hours from 6:30 to 17:00 and one more bus at 00:30 (after midnight). On Sunday there is an extra bus at 20:00. Buses from Eilat to Tel Aviv run every 1.5 hours from 5:00 to 17:00 and one more at 1:00 (after midnight). The last Buses from Eilat to Tel Aviv on Friday are at 14:00 and 15:00. On Saturday the first bus from Eilat to Tel Aviv is at 11:30 and then every hour from 13:00 to 20:00. Reservations very much recommended especially if you have to take the bus at a certain hour (for instance after midnight).

It is possible to rent a car at Ben Gurion airport, most major car rental companies are represented. driving time to Eilat is 3.5-4 hours (depending on how fast you drive).