Getting There

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El Al (020) 7957 4100 flies to Tel Aviv and in winter direct to Eilat from the UK.

BA (0345) 2222 11 flies to Tel Aviv.

Britannia (0990) 329 300 runs charters.

Note that check-in is two hours before departure to allow for rigorous security checks. However, if flying from Tel Aviv, at some, largely business hotels, you can ask for pre check in to save time, handing over your luggage early. Because of the length of checks, flying to Eilat via Tel Aviv is not recommended with children unless you want to spend time in the north of the country.

Internal flights to Eilat take around 45 minutes.

Flight time is five hours.

Time difference is GMT +2.