Tel Aviv: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Tel Aviv is a city of 432,892 people in Israel, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has 7 railway stations on record, including Tel Aviv – Savidor Central railway station. It is a port city: Tel Aviv Port. Our booking partner lists 1,779+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tel Aviv runs from about 10 h 6 min a day in late December to 14 h 18 min in late June (computed for 32.08° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tel Aviv is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, whose 13,327-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Uri Michaeli Haifa International Airport (HFA, 85 km).
Flights to Tel Aviv: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Tel Aviv – Savidor Central railway station, Tel Aviv – HaShalom railway station, Tel Aviv – University railway station, Jaffa railway station, Tel Aviv South railway station, Holon Junction Railway Station. Trains to Tel Aviv
Buses to Tel Aviv · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,779+ places to stay in Tel Aviv (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 365 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (272), and 14 are five-star. Across 222 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10. Guests have left 185,713 reviews in total.
Hotels in Tel Aviv: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv Museum of Art | 1,070,714 | 2022 |
The busiest is Tel Aviv Museum of Art at 1,070,714 visitors in 2022. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: White City.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Tel Aviv
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Beirut, 212 km (Lebanon) — flights · ferries
- Damascus, 213 km (Syria) — flights
- Amman, 111 km (Jordan)
- Jerusalem, 54 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zarqa, 123 km (Jordan)
- Port Said, 251 km (Egypt) — ferries
- Homs, 345 km (Syria)
- Latakia, 395 km (Syria)
- Suez, 318 km (Egypt)
- Al Mansurah, 342 km (Egypt)
Twin towns and sister cities: Toulouse, Philadelphia, Frankfurt, Buenos Aires, Chișinău, Warsaw, Milan, New York City, Łódź, Panama City, Thessaloniki, Barcelona, İzmir, São Paulo.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tel Aviv?
Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tel Aviv?
About 432,892 people live in Tel Aviv, across 52 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tel Aviv in?
Asia/Jerusalem, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Tel Aviv?
The Shekel (ILS). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Tel Aviv?
Our booking partner lists 1,779 or more places to stay in Tel Aviv, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tel Aviv?
Beirut (212 km), Damascus (213 km), Amman (111 km), Jerusalem (54 km), Zarqa (123 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.