Why go
- City in Southern Israel.
- Served by Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV).
History
Eilat is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of 56,004, a port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. The city is considered a tourist destination for domestic and international tourists heading to Israel.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 57 airlines, 79 direct destinations
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 767-300, 737-900, 737-700, 777-200, 747-400) · 36 routes: Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kiev, Larnaca, London, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Marseille, Milano, Moscow, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Newark, Paris, Prague, Rome, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Toronto, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich
- easyJet U2 (A320, A319) · 8 routes: Berlin, Geneva, London, London, Manchester, Milano, Mulhouse, Rome
- Arkia Israel Airlines IZ (757-300, ATR 72, Embraer 195, Embraer 190) · 7 routes: Amman, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Elat, Larnaca, Paris, Tbilisi
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 7 routes: Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Katowice, Prague, Vilnius, Warsaw
- Israir 6H (A320) · 5 routes: Berlin, Elat, Nice, Rome, Tbilisi
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (734, 737-800, 737-700, 737-800) · 4 routes: Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kiev, Odessa
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320, A330-200, A330-300, 767-300) · 3 routes: Moscow, Rostov, St. Petersburg
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800) · 3 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Munich
- Air France AF (A320) · 3 routes: Marseille, Nice, Paris
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, A320) · 3 routes: Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 2 routes: Athens, Heraklion
- Air Canada AC (767-300) · 2 routes: Montreal, Toronto
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700) · 2 routes: Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody
- Iberia Airlines IB (A319, 737-800) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Madrid
- Meridiana IG (737, A320) · 2 routes: Milano*, Naples
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300, A340-300, 737-800, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva*, Zurich
- Tarom RO (737-300, 310) · 2 routes: Bucharest, Iasi
- Transaero Airlines UN (734, 735, 737-800, 737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Moscow, Moscow
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A319, A320, A321, 330, A330-200…) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air China CA (767-300) · 1 route: Beijing*
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Air Sinai 4D (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Cairo
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A321, 32S) · 1 route: Rome
- American Airlines AA (A330-200) · 1 route: Philadelphia
- Austrian Airlines OS (A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A320) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (737-300) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- British Airways BA (A321, 777) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320) · 1 route: Larnaca
- Czech Airlines OK (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 1 route: New York
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (767-300) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Finnair AY (A320) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Georgian Airways A9 (737) · 1 route: Tbilisi
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 1 route: Cologne
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Korean Air KE (777-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Vinnitsa
- Niki HG (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, A320, Embraer 175, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Amman
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, A321) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- Thai Airways International TG (747-400, 767-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 1 route: Paris
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Travel Service QS (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- United Airlines UA (777) · 1 route: Newark
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- US Airways US (A330-200) · 1 route: Philadelphia
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 1 route: Lvov
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV); 7 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: TLV has direct flights to 79 destinations on 57 airlines (incl. Amsterdam, Barcelona, Prague, Rome, Berlin…). By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Jaffa Port, 14 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Eilat (Elat), Israel. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.