When it comes to a country like Israel, the minds of many travelers are filled with breathtaking landscapes of the first-class resorts of the Dead, Mediterranean and Red Seas, which have long earned fame as the most budgetary, popular and beneficial in terms of recovery. Those who prefer active rest and tourism will also find something to their liking. For lovers of nightlife, parties and discos, first-class dance and entertainment venues are ready to offer their services, and surfers and diving fans will have to get acquainted with the excellent coasts of two such different seas.
Today our article will focus on how to get to Israel. Together we will try to find out which way to get to the best resorts of this country will be less expensive, and which types of transport can easily bring us closer to our cherished goal. Let's hit the road!
Air travel
We have repeatedly stated that it is the plane that is the most demanded vehicle among tourists and those who travel overseas on work issues. So now we decided to start reviewing routes with air travel. And the familiar web resource aviasales.ru will help you find the best deals.
It should be noted right away that you can get to Tel Aviv from the capital's Sheremetyevo airport by plane. Several flights depart from Moscow every day in this direction and you can easily find both direct flights and take advantage of the cheaper offers of airlines that fly with transfers in other cities.
The cheapest offer of the carrier Pegasus today is, the cost of a flight by plane to Tel Aviv will cost only 6800-7000 rubles. At the same time, be prepared for the fact that you will have to spend about an hour and a half in the waiting rooms of Istanbul Airport. The total travel time will be 6 hours 30 minutes.
There is also a faster way to get to the capital of Israel by air. Direct communication is carried out both by the planes of the Israeli company and the domestic carrier Aeroflot. In both cases, the journey will take about 4 hours and 10 minutes, and the difference is only in the cost of tickets. If you can get on board Israeli airlines after paying 9,200 rubles, then a flight on a domestic aircraft will cost an average of 500 rubles more.
It will take 50 minutes longer to get to the Israeli capital from St. Petersburg. Direct flights in this direction are carried out by the Russian carrier "Russia". The cheapest direct flight will be the morning (departure at 9:35 am) flight of the Rossiya company, a ticket for which will cost tourists 11,800-12,000 rubles. But on the planes of the foreign company Turkish Airlines, you need to get there with a transfer in Istanbul. Accordingly, both the flight time and the cost of the ticket increase.
Alternative routes
Despite the fact that Russia and Israel are not separated by such a great distance, it is air travel that is practically the only way to find yourself in a resort country. If earlier it was still possible to find suitable offers from bus companies whose transport regularly shuttled between states, today, due to the critical situation in Syria, such routes are completely closed.
The only way to get to Israel by bus is to fly to Jordan, and then from Amman you can take a direct flight to Nazareth. Buses travel several times a week. You can find out more about the timetable and fares on the official website of Nazarene Tours (nazarene-tours.com). You can also buy a ticket here, although you can pay for travel directly in the bus.
You can also try to get to Israel by sea. Although this route cannot be called fast and budgetary. If until 2002 there was a regular sea service between the two countries, then for several years now ferry companies have not been delivering tourists to the coveted shores.
Today, the sea can be reached by cruise ships that leave the ports of Cyprus. But be prepared for the fact that an exciting sea trip will cost you a "tidy" sum. A couple of years ago, the cost of a ticket in this direction was at least 200 euros per person!
The situation is similar with railway traffic. There are no direct trains from Moscow or any other major hub in Russia to the resorts of Israel. The Arab-Israeli conflict is also to blame for this.
As you can see, visiting the cherished resorts in the current conditions is not so easy. If you are still thinking about a trip, we hope that our information on how to get to Israel will be a useful addition to the knowledge that you already have.
