Why go
- City in the Southern Levant.
History
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city; Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, while Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely recognised internationally.
Restaurants & places to go
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 57 airlines, 79 direct destinations
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 767-300, 737-900, 737-700, 777-200, 747-400) · 36 routes: Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kiev, Larnaca, London, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Marseille, Milano, Moscow, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Newark, Paris, Prague, Rome, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Toronto, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich
- easyJet U2 (A320, A319) · 8 routes: Berlin, Geneva, London, London, Manchester, Milano, Mulhouse, Rome
- Arkia Israel Airlines IZ (757-300, ATR 72, Embraer 195, Embraer 190) · 7 routes: Amman, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Elat, Larnaca, Paris, Tbilisi
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 7 routes: Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Katowice, Prague, Vilnius, Warsaw
- Israir 6H (A320) · 5 routes: Berlin, Elat, Nice, Rome, Tbilisi
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (734, 737-800, 737-700, 737-800) · 4 routes: Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kiev, Odessa
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320, A330-200, A330-300, 767-300) · 3 routes: Moscow, Rostov, St. Petersburg
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800) · 3 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Munich
- Air France AF (A320) · 3 routes: Marseille, Nice, Paris
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, A320) · 3 routes: Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 2 routes: Athens, Heraklion
- Air Canada AC (767-300) · 2 routes: Montreal, Toronto
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700) · 2 routes: Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody
- Iberia Airlines IB (A319, 737-800) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Madrid
- Meridiana IG (737, A320) · 2 routes: Milano*, Naples
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300, A340-300, 737-800, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva*, Zurich
- Tarom RO (737-300, 310) · 2 routes: Bucharest, Iasi
- Transaero Airlines UN (734, 735, 737-800, 737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Moscow, Moscow
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A319, A320, A321, 330, A330-200…) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air China CA (767-300) · 1 route: Beijing*
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Air Sinai 4D (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Cairo
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A321, 32S) · 1 route: Rome
- American Airlines AA (A330-200) · 1 route: Philadelphia
- Austrian Airlines OS (A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A320) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (737-300) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- British Airways BA (A321, 777) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320) · 1 route: Larnaca
- Czech Airlines OK (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 1 route: New York
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (767-300) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Finnair AY (A320) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Georgian Airways A9 (737) · 1 route: Tbilisi
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 1 route: Cologne
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Korean Air KE (777-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Vinnitsa
- Niki HG (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, A320, Embraer 175, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Amman
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, A321) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- Thai Airways International TG (747-400, 767-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 1 route: Paris
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Travel Service QS (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- United Airlines UA (777) · 1 route: Newark
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- US Airways US (A330-200) · 1 route: Philadelphia
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 1 route: Lvov
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Jerusalem, Israel — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Jaffa Port, 15 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Jerusalem, Israel. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.