Car hire at Israel Ben Gurion Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic

As you know, since the beginning of the pandemic setuation in March 2020, the entry of foreign citizens to Israel has been strictly limited and the entry for Israeli citizens coming back from red countries is accompanied by a mandatory 14-days quarantine. Recommendations regarding changes frequently. It is recommended to be updated with this topic on the official website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as follow the instructions of the Ministry of Health. Since the start of the pandemic, various criteria have been established that will allow tourists to enter Israel in exceptional cases.

Before we start talking about the changes that have taken place in the car rental during the COVID-19 at the airport, let’s talk a little bit about the airport itself.

Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport consists of two main terminals for civil aviation:

Terminal 3 intended for international flights.

Terminal 1 intended for domestic(Eilat) or international low cost flights (Easyjet and Wizzair).

Ben Gurion is the country's main air harbor, the airport is located in the heart of Israel. It is considered that the airport belongs to the city of Tel Aviv, but in fact is located on teretorie of the city of Lod. As opposed to many airports in the world, which are usually located far a way from the citys, the main Israeli air gate is very advantageously located between the Israeli capital Jerusalem and the cultural and entertainment capital of Tel Aviv. Convenient exit to highway number 1 allows arriving travelers to get their destination very quickly, which of course is a huge advantage especially for the tourists who have a long flight across the Atlantic from distant countries such as the USA, Canada or even longer trips with several transfers on the way from Australia or South America. Within half an hour, you can reach almost any place of residence within the center of the country.

Before the epidemic of Covid-19, it was possible to rent a car at Ben Gurion Airport right upon arrival hall at Terminal 3, but due to the situation, it was decided to cancel the rental desks in Terminal 3, now upon arrival, the customer who hired a car must call the company and call the shuttle which will come to take you to the parking lot, located next to Terminal 1 (car rental returning point).

We4Rent clients will receive a detailed explanation of the procedure for booking a car and receiving it from the manager at the time of the booking, as well as a personal phone number(Whatsapp, Viber or Telegram) of the manager, who will always be in touch with you.

Upon arrival at the office, you will sign a contract and receive the keys to your rental vehicle.

It is important to have a face mask with you and preferably gloves for your own safety.

If there is a pre-booked car (it is very easy to book a car by clicking on the following link https://www.we4rent.com/ru) in the case there is no queue at the counter, the whole procedure should not take more than 10 minutes.

Car rental at Ben Gurion Airport is open 24 hours, 7 days a week, even during coronavirus times.

An exception is only one day of the year - this is the day of judgment (Yom Kippur), during which everything, including the office at the Airport, is closed from 12:00 pm until 21:00 pm the next day.