--- title: "Nirit to Eilat – 4 ways by plane, bus, car | Mixroutes" description: "Nirit to Eilat is 288 km. Fastest: fly in 3h 26m. Cheapest: bus from ₪50. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nirit-to-eilat" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nirit-to-eilat.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Nirit to Eilat [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nirit&to=Eilat) [Eilat to Nirit](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/eilat-to-nirit) **Fastest:** 3h 26m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₪50\ by bus\ **Distance:** 288 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 10\ 4 ways, Wed 28 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 288 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 28 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 35m quicker than the bus for ₪340 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Fly** best fastest Least hassle 3h 26m₪320–510 Estimated **Check before you go** · Israel SDV → ETH · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nirit&to=Eilat) - [**Bus** cheapest 5h 2m₪50–349 Estimated **Avoid** · Palestinian Territory 8 departures · אגד](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nirit&to=Eilat) - [**Drive** 4h 56m₪115–155 Estimated **Avoid** · Palestinian Territory 348 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nirit&to=Eilat) - [**Taxi** 4h 56m₪770–1,160 Estimated **Avoid** · Palestinian Territory one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nirit&to=Eilat) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Israel; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Palestinian Territory** · Israel passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/palestine/entry-requirements) - **Visa on arrival likely in Jordan** · Israel passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/jordan/entry-requirements) - **Do not travel to Palestinian Territory** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.xgz.html) - **Reconsider travel to Israel** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.isr.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel/warnings-and-insurance) - **Reconsider travel to Jordan** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.jor.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/jordan/warnings-and-insurance) - **Parts of Palestine are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/palestine/warnings-and-insurance) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:01 → 12:27 3h 26m · direct₪330–510](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=fly-1) 2. [08:12 → 12:41 3h 29m · direct₪320–500](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 3. [08:32 → 13:34 5h 2m · 1 change · אגד 421₪158–294](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 4. [08:53 → 15:26 6h 33m · 3 changes · מטרופולין 22₪64–185](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 5. [08:56 → 14:19 5h 23m · 1 change · אגד 408₪170–313](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 6. [09:08 → 15:42 6h 34m · 2 changes · אלקטרה אפיקים 183₪50–129](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 7. [09:34 → 15:18 5h 44m · 2 changes · אלקטרה אפיקים 350₪136–264](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 8. [09:49 → 15:18 5h 29m · 1 change · רכבת ישראל נהריה-נהריה<->באר שבע מרכז-באר שבע₪173–349](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nirit&to=Eilat&date=2026-10-28&time=08%3A00&it=t7) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Nirit to Eilat? The fastest way is by plane: about 3h 26m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 288 km. What is the cheapest way from Nirit to Eilat? Bus is the cheapest, from ₪50. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Nirit to Eilat? Buses take about 5h 2m and cost ₪50–349 depending on operator and seat type. 8 departures appear in today's timetable window. How long is the flight from Nirit to Eilat? About 1h 1m in the air (TLV → ETH), about 3h 26m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₪320–510; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Eilat from Nirit by road? About 348 km, roughly 4h 56m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₪115–155; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - אגד - מטרופולין - אלקטרה אפיקים Railways - רכבת ישראל Metro - תבל Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Eilat City in Southern Israel Eilat is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of 56,004, a port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba. The city is considered a tourist destination for domestic and international tourists heading to Israel. [The Eilat guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/eilat) Worth your time - Ice Mall Eilat A shopping mall with an ice skating rink. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Eilat Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nirit-to-eilat, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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