There are 7 ways to get from California to Israel by plane, bus, or car
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane LAX - TLV
16h 57m₪2,037–3,657Fly San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Beirut International Airport (BEY)plane SFO - BEY
- Take the bus from Ouzai to Tyre Borj El Chmali Intersectionbus
- Drive from Tyre Borj El Chmali Intersection to Shlomi West Intersectioncar
24h 26m₪1,275–3,738Fly Meadows Field Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane BFL - TLV
19h 12m₪1,685–6,103Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SFO - TLV
19h 2m₪1,947–3,959Fly San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SAN - TLV
18h 43m₪1,521–4,234Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane FAT - TLV
22h 24m₪1,317–4,522Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SJC - TLV
22h 3m₪1,529–4,034
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Israel is to fly and bus and drive which costs ₪ 1,200 - ₪ 3,800 and takes 24h 26m.
The fastest way to get from California to Israel is to fly which takes 16h 57m and costs ₪ 2,000 - ₪ 3,700.
The distance between California and Israel is 12205 km.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from California to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 10h ahead of California. It is currently 8:25 PM in California and 6:25 AM in Israel.
There are 689+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between California, USA and Israel?
El Al, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–6,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–6,000
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–4,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–5,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–4,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–4,000
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,500–12,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–6,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,500–12,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–6,500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–3,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–6,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–3,500
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–4,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–3,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Denver, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–6,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–6,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–4,600
- Website
- mea.com.lb
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–4,200
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–6,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–6,500
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Beirut International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–4,700
Bus operators
- Phone
- +961 3 114 664
- or@ahdab.org
- Website
- Ahdab Commuting & Trading Company
Bus from Ouzai to Tyre Borj El Chmali Intersection
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪6–9
- Website
- Ahdab Commuting & Trading Company
- Regular Adult
- ₪6–9
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