Skip to main content
TLV

Airport information

Plan your trip at Ben Gurion International Airport

Tel Aviv, IsraelIATA: TLVICAO: LLBG

Getting to and from Ben Gurion International Airport: transport, parking, and where to pick someone up or drop them off. Every part links to the full information.

Transport

Where you arrive, with connections and frequency.

  • TrainTrain (Israel Railways)Terminal 3Connection: Passengers arriving by train to Terminal 3 but departing from Terminal 1 can reach Terminal 1 by using the internal bus service (shuttle) free of charge.

All transport to Ben Gurion International Airport

Parking

  • 4parking areas
With shuttle
Lot 15

All parking areas, with facts for each one

Picking someone up

Where someone gets in and where you can wait or meet.

  • Front of Terminal 3 (Derech HaNochtim and Derech HaMamriim)
    • Picking up: permittedPick-up is likewise allowed only as an immediate pick-up, in the minimum time required, after which the driver must leave immediately. These are enhanced enforcement zones with increased fines.
    • Waiting: not permittedThese streets are not intended for waiting for arriving passengers, for any type of vehicle, including vehicles of people with disabilities. Waiting, whether or not the driver is in the vehicle, is strictly prohibited and enforced.
  • Front of Terminal 1 (Mivtza Dani Street)
    • Picking up: permittedPick-up is likewise allowed only as an immediate pick-up, in the minimum time required, after which the driver must leave immediately. These are enhanced enforcement zones with increased fines.
    • Waiting: not permittedThis street is not intended for waiting for arriving passengers, for any type of vehicle, including vehicles of people with disabilities. Waiting, whether or not the driver is in the vehicle, is strictly prohibited and enforced.
  • Passenger Waiting Parking LotPark and come inside
    Passenger Waiting Parking Lot
    • Waiting: permittedA dedicated waiting parking lot is available for drivers arriving to pick up passengers from Ben Gurion Airport, allowing drivers to wait comfortably until passengers arrive. Up to 60 minutes is free of charge; beyond 60 minutes from the time of entry a per-minute rate applies, up to 24 hours. In Waze, search for 'One-Hour Waiting Parking Lot at Ben Gurion Airport'.

    For all actions above: Free within 60 minutes.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All pickup rules

Dropping someone off

A quick drop-off, or park and come inside.

  • Front of Terminal 3 (Derech HaNochtim and Derech HaMamriim)
    • Dropping off: permittedOn Derech HaNochtim and Derech HaMamriim, all stopping and parking is prohibited except for the immediate drop-off and pick-up of passengers (with their luggage), in accordance with the posted traffic signs. This must take the minimum time required, without a break, after which the driver must leave immediately.
    • Waiting: not permittedThese streets are not intended for waiting for arriving passengers, for any type of vehicle, including vehicles of people with disabilities. Waiting, whether or not the driver is in the vehicle, is strictly prohibited and enforced.
  • Front of Terminal 1 (Mivtza Dani Street)
    • Dropping off: permittedOn Mivtza Dani Street, all stopping and parking is prohibited except for the immediate drop-off and pick-up of passengers (with their luggage), in accordance with the posted traffic signs. This must take the minimum time required, without a break, after which the driver must leave immediately.
    • Waiting: not permittedThis street is not intended for waiting for arriving passengers, for any type of vehicle, including vehicles of people with disabilities. Waiting, whether or not the driver is in the vehicle, is strictly prohibited and enforced.
  • Passenger Waiting Parking LotPark and come inside
    Passenger Waiting Parking Lot
    • Waiting: permittedA dedicated waiting parking lot is available for drivers arriving to pick up passengers from Ben Gurion Airport, allowing drivers to wait comfortably until passengers arrive. Up to 60 minutes is free of charge; beyond 60 minutes from the time of entry a per-minute rate applies, up to 24 hours. In Waze, search for 'One-Hour Waiting Parking Lot at Ben Gurion Airport'.

    For all actions above: Free within 60 minutes.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All drop-off rules

This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.

SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.