Tel Aviv Ben Gurion (TLV) Airport

Tel Aviv Ben Gurion TLV Airport Overview


Ben Gurion International Airport TLV is located in the city of Lod, 9 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, near Highway 1, the main Jerusalem - Tel Aviv Highway, and Highway 40 (near the city of Lod).  It is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, with three runways and over 11 million passengers a year. Ben Gurion International is hub to Israel's main carrier El Al, and to Israir, Arkia Israel, and Sun d'Or International airlines. Numerous international airlines serve the Airport with direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.

Ben Gurion Airport has two passengers terminals - Terminal 3, with its own shopping mall, is used for most international flights, while Terminal 1 is used for all domestic flights, as well as for the Jet2.com flight to Manchester Airport. The Airport is continuously updating its facilities and services and is known the world over for its efficiency and first-class security. You can find every amenity which an Airport of its size and passenger count offers, but way more.

Buses, taxi and shuttle services are available in abundance and so are parking facilities. Train service is available to/from the airport (from lower level of Terminal 3) to the Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, an 18-minute trip, connecting to other parts of the country, while shared taxi van, known as 'sheruts', can take you to Beer Sheva, Haifa and Jerusalem.

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