Dear Chutzpanim,
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
We're on a trip southward a to Eilat where we will scuba dive, party, and swim with dolphins. We decided to try one of the flights to Eilat.
Flights to Eilat are cheap, with multiple options from Tel Aviv and Haifa. The alternatives that we've tried are renting a car with Eldan, and taking the late bus with egged. As an alternative, you could take the train to Beer Sheva, then take a bus to Eilat.
Our flight left from Ben Gurion, terminal 1. I would recommend leaving from Sde Dov, which is in Ramat Aviv, just north of Tel Aviv's Yarkon river. You actually walk past Sde Dov if you walk north from tel aviv on the beach promenade, which is patrolled by chained guard dogs along a barbed wire fence. It's really close to the town so is very convenient.
Since the flight to Eilat is domestic, security is not as intense as with international flights. We arrived 2 hrs early, which was overkill since the workers at the ticket counter didn't even arrive till 1:30 before the flight. They sort of do a less vigorous version of the intense security on the way out of Ben Gurion. It leaves out of terminal 1, which is much less busy than the normal international terminal, #3. Terminal 1 may be reached via a shuttle from terminal 3-- just exit gate 01 on the ground floor, and go to the right. If you get to the international terminal 1:30 before your flight, you should be fine.
You can get tickets for 200 ils one wAyvs 70 ils for the trip via egged. Include the 15 shekel train ride to Ben Gurion from tel Vic and you save 145 ils for spending 5 hrs on a bus vs. ~3 hrs in security and the train. It depends on your priorities!
Unfortunately, with the bus you can sometimes not get a seat if you're late. There were two or three people who had to ride the whole way in the aisle. But then again, true chutzpanim always find a seat on the bus!
Sauce
My new wife, the shiksa Baobei Funky Feng has agreed to join me in the land of milk and honeys. In order to help acclimate her to Israel, I have planned a series of events, educational courses, and parties to aid in her cultural revolution. I call this plan, "Let the Hundred Hummus Bloom."
We're on a trip southward a to Eilat where we will scuba dive, party, and swim with dolphins. We decided to try one of the flights to Eilat.
Flights to Eilat are cheap, with multiple options from Tel Aviv and Haifa. The alternatives that we've tried are renting a car with Eldan, and taking the late bus with egged. As an alternative, you could take the train to Beer Sheva, then take a bus to Eilat.
Our flight left from Ben Gurion, terminal 1. I would recommend leaving from Sde Dov, which is in Ramat Aviv, just north of Tel Aviv's Yarkon river. You actually walk past Sde Dov if you walk north from tel aviv on the beach promenade, which is patrolled by chained guard dogs along a barbed wire fence. It's really close to the town so is very convenient.
Since the flight to Eilat is domestic, security is not as intense as with international flights. We arrived 2 hrs early, which was overkill since the workers at the ticket counter didn't even arrive till 1:30 before the flight. They sort of do a less vigorous version of the intense security on the way out of Ben Gurion. It leaves out of terminal 1, which is much less busy than the normal international terminal, #3. Terminal 1 may be reached via a shuttle from terminal 3-- just exit gate 01 on the ground floor, and go to the right. If you get to the international terminal 1:30 before your flight, you should be fine.
You can get tickets for 200 ils one wAyvs 70 ils for the trip via egged. Include the 15 shekel train ride to Ben Gurion from tel Vic and you save 145 ils for spending 5 hrs on a bus vs. ~3 hrs in security and the train. It depends on your priorities!
Unfortunately, with the bus you can sometimes not get a seat if you're late. There were two or three people who had to ride the whole way in the aisle. But then again, true chutzpanim always find a seat on the bus!
Sauce
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