There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Israel by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SAN - TLV
16h 22m₪1,750–4,837Fly San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Haifa International Airport (HFA)plane SAN - HFA
30h 13m₪1,585–5,171Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Ben Gurion Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane LAX - TLV
20h 17m₪2,159–3,906
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Israel is to train and fly which costs ₪ 2,100 - ₪ 4,000 and takes 20h 17m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Israel is to fly which takes 16h 22m and costs ₪ 1,700 - ₪ 4,900.
The distance between San Diego and Israel is 12258 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from San Diego to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 6:51 PM in San Diego and 4:51 AM in Israel.
There are 683+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Israel?
KLM, El Al, and four other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 4 times a day.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport via London Heathrow, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport via Munich, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–5,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport via London Heathrow, Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport via London Heathrow, Paphos
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport via Munich, Paphos
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–5,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Haifa International Airport via London Heathrow, Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,900
- Website
- elal.com
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
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–6,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,400–13,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
- 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
- ₪1,700–6,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–4,900
- 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
- ₪1,800–5,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,800–6,000
- 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
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–4,600
- 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
- ₪1,800–4,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪120–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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