Cheap flights from Edinburgh to Tel Aviv Yafo

Book as far ahead as your dates allow, and move quickly if your trip falls near Christmas, school holidays or the Israeli summer, when cheaper seats tend to go first. Of the months priced here, October through to August, February comes out lowest. If the fare matters more than the date, let the calendar pick the month for you. Midweek departures often cost less than Friday or Sunday flights, so slide your dates a day either way before you commit.

Start with what the fare includes, because that is where the real difference hides. Easyjet, Jet2 and Transavia France sell the seat on its own, so a hold bag, a full-size cabin bag and seat choice are paid extras, and the total can look very different from the headline fare. The traditional carriers — British Airways, Lufthansa, Austrian, Aegean Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings and Edelweiss Air — usually bundle a checked bag and a fuller cabin allowance into the base ticket. No airline flies the route nonstop, so every option includes a connection; check the stopover airport and the wait there before the fare alone decides it.

Ben Gurion International is where you land, and it sits outside Tel Aviv Yafo, a drive from the centre rather than a stop on the doorstep. Trains run from a station at the airport into the Tel Aviv area, while taxis and shared shuttles cover the door-to-door option if you arrive late or with a lot of luggage. Two things to watch on this route: the return security process at Ben Gurion is known for being thorough, so arrive earlier than you would elsewhere, and keep the address of your first night's stay to hand in case entry formalities ask for it.

Currency

ILS (₪)

Power sockets

Type C, D, H · 230 V

Language

Hebrew

Emergency number

100, 101, 102

Driving side

right

Calling code

+972

Internet domain

.il

Population of Tel Aviv Yafo

1.1 M (2024)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Asia/Jerusalem)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check the passport and entry rules for Israel before you book, including any pre-travel authorisation or arrival form the authorities ask visitors for.
• Decide between one ticket and two: with no nonstop flights, a missed connection on separate tickets is your problem to solve.
• Compare low-cost fares from Easyjet, Jet2 and Transavia France with a hold bag added, since baggage is a paid extra on those tickets.
• If your dates are flexible, start from February, the cheapest month shown on the price calendar, and work outwards.
• Remember the calendar here covers October through to August, so travel outside those months needs a fresh search.