Israel's main international airport Ben Gurion (Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport) is located about 15 kilometers southeast of the center of Tel Aviv.
Coordinates: 32°00′ N; 34°53′ E
The code: TLV
Mailing address: P.O. Box 7, Ben-Gurion Airport, 70100 Israel
Help desk phone: +972 3 937 11 11
Official website of Ben Gurion Airport: www.iaa.gov.il
Ben Gurion Airport scoreboard online
Below is the timetable for Ben Gurion Airport. On the scoreboard you will see a schedule of departures and arrivals in local time, points of departure and destinations, flight numbers and names of airlines.
In addition, you can get information about flight schedules and flight prices either on the page about tickets to Tel Aviv, or using the search form (for this you will have to enter the required information in the required fields):
How to get from Ben Gurion Airport to the city
Electric trains run regularly from Terminal 3 towards Tel Aviv (they go to Tel Aviv Hagana, Tel Aviv HaShalom, Tel Aviv Savidor Merkaz and Tel Aviv University stations located alternately). The ticket price is 14 shekels; travel time is about 20 minutes.
Taxi from Ben Gurion Airport
You can take a taxi right outside the arrivals hall. A trip on it to the city will cost about 150 shekels (on Saturday and on holidays - a little more expensive). To order a taxi online, use the search form below:
Fill in the required fields and click Find. A list of transfer options from Ben Gurion Airport will open on a separate page. Having chosen the right one, you can immediately place and pay for the order.
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Scheme of Ben Gurion Airport
There are 3 terminals in Ben Gurion, between which shuttle minibuses run. The general scheme of the airport is shown in the figure below:
The main Israeli airport is considered to be Ben Gurion, carrying out both domestic and international flights. It is located near the city of Lod, 14 kilometers from the capital - Tel Aviv.
Ben Gurion Airport has existed since 1936. It got its name in honor of the first Prime Minister of Israel - David Ben-Gurion. It is included in the list of the most protected from terrorism airports in the world, and is considered one of the most comfortable for passengers in the Middle East.
Description
TLV Airport is located at P. O. Box 137, Ben Gurion Airport, 7015001.
Ben Gurion airport codes:
- IATA code: TLV (assigned in honor of the nearby city of TeL AviV).
- ICAO code: LLBG.
Contacts Tel Aviv airport:
- Phone: * 6663 or 03-9723333;
- Website: www.ben-gurion.com and www.iaa.gov.il.
Time Zones:
- Winter UTC+2;
- Summer UTC+3.
Opening hours: around the clock.
Online flight board
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport has an online scoreboard. You can follow the departure and arrival of flights on the official website http://www.iaa.gov.il/en-us/airports/bengurion/pages/default.aspx.
How to get to Ben Gurion Airport
Near Ben Gurion lies Highway No. 1 Tel Aviv - Jerusalem, through which you can get to the airport by private transport, bus or taxi. In addition, next to the building there is a railway platform through which trains of the Modiin-Nahariya route pass through Tel Aviv and Haifa.
Public transport
Buses from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa pass by Aviagorodok.
- № 249;
- № 423;
- № 475;
- № 943;
- № 947;
- № 950;
- № 930.
Fare: from 200 to 300 rubles.*
Travel time: from 45 minutes.
Opening hours: from 05:00 to 22:00.
You can get from Aviagorodok to the airport terminal and back by free bus number 5.
Important! In Israel, regularly - from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening - Shabbat is held, and at this time the movement of buses is limited.
A train
Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport can be reached from the central station of the city - Tel Aviv HaHagana. High-speed trains run regularly at intervals of half an hour to an hour and a half.
Fare: 250 rubles.*
Travel time: from 15 minutes.
Opening hours: from 05:00 to 23:00.
Important! From Friday afternoon to Saturday evening in Israel Shabbat, train traffic is limited at this time.
Taxi
You can get a taxi to Ben Gurion at any time, including during Shabbat.
The cost of the trip will depend on the city of departure:
- From Tel Aviv - from 3,800 rubles.
- From Jerusalem - from 6,100 rubles.*
Travel time: from 20 minutes from Tel Aviv and from 40 minutes from Jerusalem.
Private car
You can also get to Ben Gurion by car. The airport is equipped with multi-level car parks, the first 10-15 minutes are free.
Travel time by private car:
- From Tel Aviv - from 20 minutes.
- From Jerusalem - from 40 minutes.
parking
There are three types of car parks at Ben Gurion Airport. Each of them works on a ticket system: at the entrance there are machines that issue coupons. Coupons are paid through automatic cash desks located on the territory of the parking lot. Payment is possible both by credit card and in cash, a Russian-language menu is available.
Quick parking
It is located in the third Terminal on the G floor, is the closest to the arrivals hall and is the most expensive one. At the same time, the first 15 minutes are free - for those who are only going to pick up the arriving guests and leave.
Cost: 300 rubles for the first hour and 70 rubles for each subsequent hour.*
Parking up to a day
Parking up to 24 hours - "Short Term Parking" - multi-storey, and is located opposite the third Terminal. The first 10 minutes are free.
Cost: 2600 rubles per day.*
Parking for more than a day
Long-term parking - "Long Term Parking" - is located on the territory of the airport. A free bus runs between it and the Ben Gurion building every 15 minutes.
Cost: not far from the Terminal in a covered area - 1200 rubles per day, and at a distance, in the open air - 700 rubles per day.*
There are two operating Terminals at Ben Gurion Airport - No. 1 and No. 3. The railway station is located on the lower level of the third Terminal, in the terminal building.
To move between terminals, passengers can use free buses running every 15-20 minutes. Bus stops are located:
- in Terminal 3 on floor G, next to Gate 1;
- in the first Terminal opposite gate number 4.
The airport and its surrounding area is easy to navigate, as all the necessary directions are marked with signs in English.
There are also Terminals No. 2 and No. 4, but they are currently not operational. Construction work is underway in Terminal 2. The fourth is used only in emergency cases: the last time it took flights with passengers from Asia during the SARS epidemic.
Terminal 1 serves domestic flights. Terminal number 3 is considered the main one and accepts international flights.
In the third Terminal there are:
- waiting rooms - on the ground floor;
- check-in desks and duty free points - on the upper floors;
- railway station - on the ground floor.
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport.
Services
Ben Gurion International Airport is equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay of passengers. Persons with reduced mobility are provided with personal assistance while in the terminals, as well as when boarding and disembarking from the aircraft. There are free charging stations for mobile devices at the airport.
luggage carts
For the convenience of transporting things, passengers can use luggage trolleys, which are provided free of charge. However, in order to use the service, you need to make a deposit - 170 rubles, which will be given to the passenger in full upon returning the trolley.
Important! Please note that deposits can only be paid by credit card.
Luggage storage
There are two left-luggage offices at Ben Gurion Airport, both of which are located at the exit of the third Terminal on the G floor, near the short-term parking. Inside each cell is a device for charging mobile phones. The locker is opened using the code received at check-in.
The cost of the service depends on the volume of the cell and the period for which you leave things in it - on average, 300-500 rubles. You can pay for the service only with a credit card.*
Luggage office opening hours:
- Sun-Thu - 08.00-19.45;
- Fri - 08.00-02.45;
- Sat - 08.00-00.00.
Luggage packing
In Israeli Ben Gurion, unlike most airports in the world, there is no baggage wrapping service. Moreover, it is not recommended to wrap the luggage with a film on your own - it can be inspected several times.
The airport takes security and counter-terrorism seriously, so they check luggage frequently and meticulously. In addition, the bag can be opened after the passenger has handed it over - if it seems to the employees that the items in it are suspicious or are included in the list of goods prohibited for export. In this case, a document will be placed inside the bag notifying about the inspection that took place without the knowledge of the passenger.
Car rent
The airport has a car booking service from the following agencies:
- Avis;
- budget;
- Dollar/Thrifty;
- Eldan;
- Hertz;
- Shlomo Sixt.
Representative offices of companies are located in the arrivals hall on the first floor.
Rest rooms
For passengers traveling in economy class, lounges for comfortable waiting for a flight will be available to you only with an additional payment.
Mesada Lounge
Located in Terminal 1, at the west end of the arrivals hall.
The cost is paid at the entrance and will be about 3700 rubles.*
Dan Lounge
Located in Terminal 3, Hall B; opening hours:
- Sun-Thu - 08.00-01.00;
- Fri - 01.00-18.00;
- Sat - 08.00-00.00.
Dan Lounge
Located in the third Terminal, in hall C; opening hours: around the clock.
Cost: 2000 rubles (prepayment via the Internet at least a day before arrival).*
Arbel Lounge
Located in the third Terminal, in the east gallery, on level 1.
Price*:
- 3700 rubles at the entrance;
- 800 if prepaid via the Internet at least a day before arrival.
Mother and child rooms
The mother and baby room is equipped with a sink, changing table and more. It is located in the first Terminal in the departure hall (Duty Free zone). Works around the clock. Also at the airport there is a children's playroom, which is located there.
In the third Terminal, the game rooms are located in halls B, C and D, at the entrance to each hall on the right side.
In the airport area there are coffee shops and restaurants of various classes:
- Chocolate: Terminal 3, departure hall, duty free area. On the menu: chocolate, soft drinks, snacks.
- Tapas Bar Schmoozy: Terminal 3, departure hall. Tapas and wine bar with private smoking area.
- Burger Ranch: Terminal 3, 3rd floor and Terminal 3, departure hall. Variety of meat dishes, children's menu, salads, tortillas, side dishes, desserts, cold drinks.
- Sushi bar Rama: Terminal 3, 3rd floor and Terminal 3, departure hall. Sushi, Japanese salads, sandwiches, stir-fries, noodles, rice, fish and chips, soft drinks, hot drinks, alcohol.
- Cafe Cafe: Terminal 3, 3rd floor and Terminal 1, check-in hall. Hot drinks, soft drinks, salty pastries, sweet pastries, sandwiches.
- Segafredo: Terminal 3, departures hall, hall B and Terminal 3, departures hall, hall C. Italian espresso bar, sandwiches, salads, pastries and dairy dishes
- La Farina: Terminal 3, G floor, arrival hall and Terminal 3, departure hall. Sandwiches, salty pastries, sweet pastries, breads, pies, cookies.
WiFi
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the airport. The network is called WIFI_BEN_GURION_AIRPORT and is open and does not require a password. Internet is fast enough.
Hotels in the transit zone
There are many hotels of various classes near the airport. The following are closest.
Avia Hotel & Resort
It is located 7 minutes drive from the airport, transfer is not provided.
The cost of a double room: from 7300 rubles.*
List of airlines flying to Ben Gurion Airport
The airport accepts aircraft from the following airlines:
- Adria Airways;
- Aegean Airlines;
- AirBaltic;
- Air Canada;
- Air Europe;
- Air France;
- Air Malta;
- Air Serbia;
- Air VIA;
- Alitalia;
- American Airlines;
- Arkia Israel Airlines;
- Arkia Israel Airlines;
- Astra Airlines;
- Austrian Airlines;
- Azerbaijan Airlines;
- british airways;
- Brussels Airlines;
- Bulgaria Air;
- Bulgarian Air Charter;
- Croatia Airlines;
- Czech Airlines;
- Delta Air Lines;
- EgyptAir;
- El Al;
- Enter Air;
- Ethiopian Airlines;
- Finnair;
- Georgian Airways;
- Germany;
- Germanwings;
- Hainan Airlines;
- Iberia;
- Israir Airlines;
- jetairfly;
- Korean Air;
- LOT Polish Airlines;
- Lufthansa;
- Meridian;
- neos;
- Norwegian Air Shuttle;
- Pegasus Airlines;
- Royal Jordanian;
- Scandinavian Airlines;
- Smart Wings;
- Travel Service;
- Sun d'Or International Airlines;
- Swiss International Air Lines;
- Tandem Aero;
- TAROM;
- Transavia;
- Transavia France;
- Travel Service;
- TUIfly;
- Turkish Airlines;
- United Airlines;
- Uzbekistan Airways;
- Volotea;
- Vueling;
- Wizz Air;
- XL Airways France;
- Aeroflot;
- Belavia;
- International Airlines of Ukraine;
- Ural Airlines.
Ben Gurion Airport is one of the most comfortable and safest in the Middle East. Passengers flying or arriving in it will find everything they need for a pleasant pastime.
In the terminal area there are many cafes and restaurants, several lounge areas, children's playrooms, Duty Free shops. From Ben Gurion it is easy to get to one of the nearby cities - Tel Aviv or Jerusalem.
*prices are current as of June 2018.
Ben Gurion Tel Aviv Airport is an international air hub, considered the main air harbor of the country. Geographically located in the heart of Israel, and 15 kilometers from Tel Aviv. It owes its name to the country's first prime minister, Ben-Gurion. The history of the air harbor of Tel Aviv begins in the early 30s of the twentieth century. Since its foundation, it has been considered a progressively developing and prosperous aviation enterprise of its country. Over the years of operation, it has been repeatedly repaired and reconstructed. Due to active operation in the 90s, it was decided to build another terminal No. 3, since the existing one could not cope with the passenger traffic passing at that time.
As of today, it is the safest airport in the world. Terrorist acts have been repeatedly suppressed thanks to the well-coordinated work of the state police and private security companies.
Over the years of its existence, Ben-Gurion has deservedly received the status of the best airport in the Middle East many times.
- 7015001, Israel
The most common address in English is: P.O.Box 137, Ben-Gurion Airport, 7015001
Online scoreboard
You can check the flight schedule of Tel Aviv airport on the online arrivals and departures board:
How to get from Tel Aviv to Ben Gurion Airport
You can get from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv and back by public transport: bus, train, shuttle, taxi.
Bus
Traveling by bus is not as convenient as by train or taxi, as you will have to make a transfer. The bus station is located at exits 21 and 23 of the third terminal. Bus number 5 gets to a stop called El Al Junction, and from here you can take bus number 249 to the city. Tickets are also required when traveling. You can find a suitable route.
A train
Trains stop right here, in Terminal 3, on its lowest level. For a trip, it is necessary to purchase a ticket, which can be bought both at the box office and in special machines. The cost of the train from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv is 16 shekels ($4), to Jerusalem - 20 shekels ($5), to Netanya - 24.5 shekels ($6), to Haifa - 35.5 shekels ($8). ). Tel Aviv can be reached by train in 15 minutes, but this type of transport has one drawback - it does not go to all directions. Do not throw away tickets, as there are turnstiles at the exit. You can get acquainted with the train schedule and ticket prices (information in Russian).
Minibus
Along with the train, in terms of convenience, getting from / to Tel Aviv airport can be compared with a minibus (moniyot sherut). Minibuses run around the clock, and stop where the tourist asks. Minibuses depart from the airport only when the cabin is full of passengers. The journey to Tel Aviv will take approximately 20-30 minutes, the ticket price is 30-40 shekels.
Taxi
Taxi at Tel Aviv airport must be ordered through the dispatcher: in terminal 3 at level G, at exit 3, and in terminal 1 - next to exit 3. The cost of a trip to the city center will be about 130-150 shekels.
Transfer
And of course the most convenient option is pre-ordered. Upon arrival, a driver with a name plate and a car of the selected class will be waiting for you. Among the disadvantages is the cost, which is much higher than the cost of a trip by public transport, but the comfort is worth it.
Ben Gurion Airport Terminals: Tel Aviv Airport Map
The modern airport consists of four terminals - the first is used quite rarely, as an auxiliary, during the period of congestion. The second is intended for air cargo transportation. The third is considered the main, recently built, so international flights are accepted and departed here. The fourth is designed for use only in emergency situations. For the convenience of travelers, a free bus runs constantly around the terminal, providing hassle-free movement between the terminals.
Terminal 1 and 3
Additional services
Additional services offered by Ben Gurion Airport are very diverse. A huge network of different stores offering a dizzying selection of goods. Mother and child room, first aid station, luggage storage. A network of restaurants and cafes that can satisfy any gastronomic wishes of visitors, as well as everyone's favorite Duty Free and tax free.
Duty Free at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport
Duty Free is the shopping area of Ben Gurion Airport. It is here that you can buy world-famous Israeli cosmetics and elite alcohol, chocolates and clothes, gifts and souvenirs for relatives and friends at much lower prices than outside the airport. The range of products offered is of high quality, variety and low cost.
The low price of the goods sold is due to the absence of an amount levied as a state tax. In addition, thanks to constant promotions and numerous sales, the purchase price becomes several times lower than the price offered in the city for a unit of an identical product. Do not think that for such money it is impossible to purchase quality products, it is not. Each sold position is accompanied by more than one certificate of conformity, which is the main document confirming its quality. Often you can get to the tasting of various goods - food, perfumes, alcoholic beverages.
Car rental at Ben Gurion Airport
If the trip involves a large amount of diverse trips and trips around the territory of Tel Aviv and neighboring cities, then car rental will be the best choice for transportation. At the airport itself, several offices will be able to offer such a service. Unfortunately, as practice shows, renting in this way turns out to be many times more expensive than renting through the Internet. This is due to the fact that Americans and Europeans have long used the practice of ordering cars for rent in this way, having managed to book the most profitable options long before the trip itself.
Taxi Free at Tel Aviv Airport
Israel's Ben Gurion Airport offers tax free refunds. This is an opportunity to return VAT for purchased items for personal use, exported abroad, for example, to Russia. If you wish to receive it, you must adhere to some mandatory requirements. Tax free is returned only for certain groups of goods, such as cosmetics or diamonds. In general, you need to look for the VAT REFUND badge on store windows. The presented check must not be less than the amount of 4,000 Russian rubles. Purchases shown upon receipt of money must be presented in their original form, otherwise the transaction will not take place. Another important point is that on a special form issued in the store along with a check, you need to put a seal, without which the money will not be returned. After receiving the necessary stamp, purchases can be checked in as luggage, and you yourself can check in for a flight, go through border control and check in your luggage. Refunds are made in several ways: in cash, bank transfers, on a card or by check. When issuing the amount in hand, a commission of one and a half percent for receiving cash is necessarily charged. Also, the company dealing with returns takes its share, so the amount in the check will be slightly larger than actually received.
Ben Gurion Airport Inquiry: Help Desk Phone
- +972 3-975-5555
- +972 3 937 11 11
Official site
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Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, is Israel's main international airport. Ben Gurion is a modern, comfortable and spacious airport located 15 km from Tel Aviv. This is a medium-sized airport, so it won't have the same huge passenger numbers as many other modern mega-airports.
Ben Gurion Airport on the map
The main terminal of Ben Gurion Airport is Terminal 3, from which many flights depart and arrive. For charter flights or low-cost flights, Terminal 1 is usually used. As a rule, buses are used in this terminal to transport passengers to and from the aircraft, because low-cost airlines usually save money by using (or rather not using) bridges.
Ben Gurion airport online scoreboard
After you leave the plane and get to Ben Gurion Airport, your first stop will be the immigration and passport control area. During the summer months and the holiday season, queues usually form in this area. As with most other airports in the world, there are separate queues for Israeli citizens and foreigners, so pay attention to the signs so you don't get in the "Israeli" queue and lose time.
Ben Gurion Airport is probably the safest airport in the world, but this can sometimes cause delays. You may start to be asked questions about where you are from and the purpose of your visit. If you have nothing to hide, then there is nothing to worry about. Just answer all questions calmly.
After passing through passport control, you can take the free luggage trolley and collect your suitcases from the luggage carousel. Not far from the baggage carousels there are banks, ATMs and exchange offices that work around the clock, so you can exchange or withdraw money at any time. In the departure area there are also ATMs where you can withdraw foreign currency, and 24-hour exchangers.
Ben Gurion Airport has good transport links to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. How to get from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv? You can rent a car directly at the airport or get to Tel Aviv by public transport, taxi or shuttle.
Car rental at Ben Gurion Airport
If you plan to rent a car at Ben Gurion Airport, then you need to head to the airport area, where the offices of well-known car rental companies are located. Companies such as Avis, Budget, Eldan, Hertz and Sixt operate in Ben Gurion. The offices of these companies are open 24 hours a day.
Train from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv
By train, you can reach not only Tel Aviv, but also Jerusalem, Haifa and Beersheba. Trains run around the clock: between 05:30 and 00:00 they run every 20-30 minutes, and between 00:00 and 05:30 they run every hour. The cost of a ticket to Tel Aviv is 16 shekels, and the cost of a train ride to other cities in Israel varies from 10 to 50 shekels. The entrance to the train station will be on your left when you exit the arrivals hall.
Please be aware that public transport in Israel, including trains, does not operate on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Bus from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv
If you cannot read or speak Hebrew, then taking the bus from the airport to Tel Aviv can be a difficult task for you. It seems to us that the train is a more convenient transport in this sense. But if you still want to travel from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv by bus, then be prepared for the fact that your trip will take at least 2 buses. You need to first take the Egged bus to either El Al Junction station or Airport city station. Both of these stations are about 10-15 minutes away by bus. At one of these stations, you will need to transfer to another bus and get to Tel Aviv or any other major city in Israel.
Taxi from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv
Many tourists use taxis to get from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv. Even if the cost of a taxi ride is noticeably higher than the cost of a trip by other modes of transport, tourists will not forget about the comfort and speed of the trip. Many tourists simply do not want to waste extra time waiting for a bus or train and traveling in transport with the locals. We advise you to use only the official taxi at the airport, because in this case you will not become a victim of scammers. If it is more profitable to turn on the meter when traveling by taxi around Tel Aviv, then when traveling by taxi from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv, it will be more profitable to agree on a fixed price in order to avoid curve routes and overpayments for traffic jams. As a rule, taxi drivers do not overcharge, because they know that people have several alternative ways to get from the airport to the right place at once. So you can easily arrange a trip from the airport to Tel Aviv for 150 shekels, but usually the cost of the trip depends on the season of the year and the time of day.
Even if your flight leaves in the middle of the night, most duty free shops at Ben Gurion Airport are open 24 hours a day. The duty free shops at Ben Gurion Airport offer a variety of goods at competitive prices. If you know you will be flying back to Israel, then you can leave what you bought at the airport and pick it up the day you fly back. So you can immediately buy a lot of goods, but pick them up later.
Which Duty Free shops are worth visiting at Ben Gurion Airport? We can recommend the James Richardson Duty Free store, which offers a large selection of alcoholic beverages and perfumes. There is also a sports shop that sells trendy sneakers, sportswear and branded sunglasses. For children there is a good shop selling toys and computer games. There are also fashion shops, bookshops and watch shops selling luxury watches from well-known brands.
If you are hungry or just want to enjoy a drink, you can go to one of the cafes, such as ArCaffe, where you can have an espresso or cappuccino before leaving Israel.
Israel's main international airport bears the name of David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, an outstanding personality who played an important role in the formation and development of the Jewish state. It was he who in 1948 proclaimed the creation of the State of Israel. In the building of the third terminal of the airport there are several sculptures of David Ben-Gurion.
According to the international encoding, the airport code is TLV (Tel Aviv). Yet, in fact, the airport is not located in Tel Aviv, but at a distance of about 20 km to the southeast of it, near the city of Lod, and earlier the Lod airport was called. The main operating terminals are currently terminal No. 1 and No. 3. Until recently, Terminal 1 was the main one, as almost all international flights passed through it. However, in the 1990s, mass immigration of Jews from the former Soviet Union began. Direct flights with repatriates began to arrive at Tel Aviv Airport, and the load on the airport increased significantly. Unable to cope with the increasing passenger and cargo traffic, the airport authorities began to plan the organization of a new terminal that can provide passengers with the best possible service. In 1994, the Israeli government decided to create a new terminal, and only five years later the first stone was laid in the construction of a modern terminal. And in 2004, a new international terminal number 3 began to operate, which became the main air gateway to Israel.
Terminal 3 of Ben Gurion Airport meets all modern requirements, both in terms of comfort and passenger service, and security. It is rightfully recognized as the safest airport, and the largest Israeli airline ElAl is one of the safest airlines in the world. The security of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport and maintaining a high level of security are carried out, in addition to the police and the IDF military, by private security services. In addition, plainclothes security officials are on board the Israeli airlines ElAl. The planes of this airline are additionally protected from possible terrorist attacks by double doors in the cockpit, a reinforced steel floor between the luggage compartment and the passenger compartment. They are also equipped with a special infrared countermeasure system in the event of a missile attack. In addition, the airline security service also checks passengers. Those who have flown ElAl know firsthand about this security system.
The Tel Aviv International Airport Terminal has several levels. On the lower level there is a waiting room for arrivals. After passing through passport control and receiving luggage, passengers enter this hall. Usually there are a lot of people here, meeting people accumulate in a circle of enclosing railings in order to better see those leaving. Organized tours are also met here to deliver tourists to them. From this hall, arriving guests can immediately go to the desired mode of transport. At the same level, at the exit from the terminal, there is a railway station, from where you can quickly and comfortably reach your destination.
Near Terminal 3 there are stops of some buses and taxis. Also, special shuttles run from here, delivering passengers to the intercity bus stop. Bus number 5 delivers passengers to the ELAL Junction stop, from where you can already get to the desired city, for this you need to purchase an intercity ticket from the driver, which includes shuttle travel. There is also a special type of fixed-route taxi that departs in two directions: to Haifa and Jerusalem. These are yellow and white minibuses that deliver passengers to settlements in these two directions. Delivery to your home address is available for an additional fee. On the ground floor of the airport there are also counters of several companies offering car rental. The airport publishes detailed information about all its services on its official website.
Departing guests and Israelis check in for flights at the upper level of the terminal. All information about departing flights from Tel Aviv is displayed on the airport scoreboard, including Russian flights to, and other destinations. Next to the name of the desired flight, the numbers of the corresponding check-in desks are indicated, where you can check in your luggage and get a boarding pass. However, before check-in, you still need to go through a preliminary check, where airport security officers will interrogate and “enlighten” the luggage. If necessary, luggage will be sent for inspection. There are some items, such as Dead Sea products or date honey, that cannot be seen on an X-ray machine. You should be aware that if such products are present in the baggage, it will be sent for inspection. As a rule, this entire verification procedure takes some time. And in the case of a large number of simultaneously departing flights, it is delayed for a long time. Therefore, it is recommended that passengers arrive at the airport three hours before departure.
After check-in, passengers proceed to passport control, where they first check their hand luggage. By the way, up to this point, the mourners can accompany the passengers. Between the check-in area and passport control there is a hall with cafes and shops where you can still spend time together. Through the windows of the hall you can see planes taking off and landing. After passport control, passengers enter a huge round room, from which several waiting rooms diverge like beams. The structure of the Tel Aviv airport is clearly visible in the photo from the air. Most of the halls are equipped with telescopic ladders, through which passengers immediately get on board the aircraft, which is especially comfortable in bad weather. This huge building houses numerous duty-free shops and cafes. Immediately at the entrance to the duty-free zone, there is a value added tax refund point. It is only necessary to present the purchases for which the VAT refund is issued before registration.
Terminal 1 currently serves local flights, including to Eilat, and some international charter flights. It is also planned to transfer all flights here after the closure of the Tel Aviv municipal airport Sde Dov. In general, Ben Gurion International Airport serves more than ten million passengers a year. At the same time, every year there is an increase in passengers, both on domestic and international lines.
