How do you find cheap flights to Israel? This answer will be different based on where you are from. But I’ll still give general tips and hopefully some will be helpful to you:
1. Skyscanner: Avoid High Season
I use Skyscanner, which is the airline search engine many of us use, is a great tool to find cheap tickets by month.
We know prices fluctuate based on seasons. So if you are flying from Europe or USA, try avoiding October/November, and March/April, as many people return to Israel to celebrate Sukkot and Pesach.
2. Fly to Europe First
It’s more common to see flight deals that fly to European cities than to Tel Aviv. So make good use of these travel deals that fly to Europe from where you are! (if visa isn’t an issue). Fly to Europe, and you are just a foot away from Israel.
For example, the chance is higher for you to see a deal from Mexico to Spain for 350 euros (return)! So what you can do is to grab that deal, and then buy another set of tickets to Israel from that that place.
These are two websites that you can check if there’s any secret deal:
3.Fly Low-Cost Airline
Flights from Budapest to Israel can cost as low as $10 one way! Isn’t that crazy? Currently WizzAir and Ryan Air provides such crazy fares. But it depends on where you want to go, Easyjet and other low cost carriers also fly to Israel. Bear in mind that checked-in luggage is usually counted by piece, and the charge is as expensive as the ticket… ! And every airline has a different policy on carry-ons. Better to check first!
4.Fly to Eilat
Eilat is in the southern part of Israel. Flights from Budapest to Israel can cost as low as $10 one way! (Being member) Er, you do get a seat, even though it’s probably cheaper than taking a bus from Budapest to Bratislava…. So if you cannot find great deals for Tel Aviv, try Eilat or Ovda. (2 airports will emerge into just Eilat next year)
5.Fly to Amman (maybe) or Egypt
If you’re in Asia, it COULD be significantly cheaper flying to Amman in Jordan. And it’s super easy to cross land borders from Amman to Israel. If you use King Hussein Bridge border (the middle one) both ways, you don’t need to pay for Jordanian visa again.
See the difference, flying to Tel Aviv is about $270 one way from New Delhi.
But if you fly to Amman, it is $100 cheaper. If you are planning on visiting both Jordan and Israel, then it is a good idea to fly to Jordan instead of Israel.
And flying to Cairo can be an option too. It’s possible to go into Israel from land border (Taba).
Conclusion
These are some tips that you can use. Hopefully some will be helpful and applicable!
