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Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)
Tel: (03) 975 5555.
Website: www.iaa.gov.il
Ben Gurion International Airport, also known as Tel Aviv Airport, is located near Lod on the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway (Highway 1), about 25km (15 miles) southeast of Tel Aviv. It is Israel's principal hub for international and domestic air traffic.
Airport facilities: Facilities include 24-hour banks, restaurants, duty-free shops, general shops, post office and 24-hour tourist information. Avis, Budget, Eldan, Eurodollar, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt all provide car hire services. It is worth noting that most airport services (including public transport) are much reduced on Shabbat (from around 1500 on Friday to 1900 on Saturday). First-class and business-class passengers of Israel's El Al airline can use fax, Internet and computer facilities in the King David Lounge (tel: (03) 971 4080). Passengers of all other airlines have access to four other lounges.
Transport to the city: The best-value method of transport for getting into Tel Aviv from the airport is a sherut. Available 24 hours a day from outside the arrivals hall, these shared taxis wait until they have about seven passengers before leaving for Tel Aviv (journey time – 20 minutes). Bus no.475, operated by the Egged National Bus Co-operative (tel: (03) 694 8888; website: www.egged.co.il), departs for the city from stop 2, outside the arrivals hall. It takes a route through the city that terminates at the Central Bus Station (journey time – 30-40 minutes). Other buses cover other routes to the city. Taxis, available 24 hours a day, are located on the right outside the airport arrivals hall. El Al passengers may also travel to the airline's downtown terminal on the airline bus. There is a now also a rail service linking the airport (Terminal 3) and the city, operating from 0300 to midnight. The train journey takes about 15 minutes.
Tel: (03) 975 5555.
Website: www.iaa.gov.il
Ben Gurion International Airport, also known as Tel Aviv Airport, is located near Lod on the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway (Highway 1), about 25km (15 miles) southeast of Tel Aviv. It is Israel's principal hub for international and domestic air traffic.
Airport facilities: Facilities include 24-hour banks, restaurants, duty-free shops, general shops, post office and 24-hour tourist information. Avis, Budget, Eldan, Eurodollar, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt all provide car hire services. It is worth noting that most airport services (including public transport) are much reduced on Shabbat (from around 1500 on Friday to 1900 on Saturday). First-class and business-class passengers of Israel's El Al airline can use fax, Internet and computer facilities in the King David Lounge (tel: (03) 971 4080). Passengers of all other airlines have access to four other lounges.
Transport to the city: The best-value method of transport for getting into Tel Aviv from the airport is a sherut. Available 24 hours a day from outside the arrivals hall, these shared taxis wait until they have about seven passengers before leaving for Tel Aviv (journey time – 20 minutes). Bus no.475, operated by the Egged National Bus Co-operative (tel: (03) 694 8888; website: www.egged.co.il), departs for the city from stop 2, outside the arrivals hall. It takes a route through the city that terminates at the Central Bus Station (journey time – 30-40 minutes). Other buses cover other routes to the city. Taxis, available 24 hours a day, are located on the right outside the airport arrivals hall. El Al passengers may also travel to the airline's downtown terminal on the airline bus. There is a now also a rail service linking the airport (Terminal 3) and the city, operating from 0300 to midnight. The train journey takes about 15 minutes.
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