Taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport
A taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is a private car held for your hour and priced by the official meter, from ₪250 by day for the whole vehicle. Book it in English, pay by card, and land to a driver holding your name.
A taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is quoted on the official meter from ₪250 by day for the whole car, up to 4 passengers, and covers about 47 km in roughly 41 minutes. Message us in English on WhatsApp +972-50-912-2133 — cars run around the clock from Sunday to Friday and stand down for Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
Price for a regular taxi (up to 4 passengers) from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport: from ₪250 by day (tariff 1), about ₪290 at night and about ₪320 on Shabbat/holiday nights — official 2026 taxi-meter tariff; ~47 km, ~41 min.
From ₪250. One fare for the car on the official meter, not a price per seat · A dispatcher who answers in English, day or night
- ~47 km
- ~41 min
- Route 4 / Route 41 → Route 1
- Official 2026 meter tariff
Taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport: what it costs, who meets you and how to book
Booking a taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is one of the simplest parts of a trip to Israel. One car is held for you at an agreed hour, the fare follows the official meter tariff, and it starts at ₪250 by day for up to four passengers. That figure is for the vehicle rather than the seat, so two people traveling together pay what a family of four pays. The drive is about 47 km, roughly 41 minutes when the coast road is flowing. Our 2026 taxi price list shows how the meter is built.
Your first hour in Israel: the arrivals hall
Coming the other way, it is the meeting that travelers ask about. Send your flight number with the reservation and the live arrivals board is what we work from, so the car is moving when the plane is genuinely down. Your driver stands in the Terminal 3 arrivals hall with a sign showing your name; photograph your confirmation before you fly and you will know what to look for at three in the morning. If your ticket says Terminal 1, where some low-cost carriers are handled, nothing changes for you — the flight number is what we go by. Rides that begin at the airport carry a ₪5 departure surcharge, already inside the ₪250 daytime figure, and Ashdod is about 39 minutes away. Our guide to airport pickup, meet and greet and flight delays walks through the arrival.
Night rates, payment and bigger vehicles
- Card, payment link, bank transfer or cash — the method is agreed when you book, not argued at the curb.
- Between 21:01 and 05:59 the meter is on tariff 2, which is why a night departure from Ashdod starts at ₪290 rather than ₪250.
- Saturday nights and holiday nights run on tariff 3, from ₪320, and those departures are always reserved in advance.
- A large taxi with 6 seats, a 10-seat van or a 19-seat minibus is quoted on its own: send the group size and the price is confirmed within minutes.
Stepping off a cruise ship at Ashdod Port
On a call day the driver waits at the port's passenger gate, whichever way you are brought out from the berth. Cruise parties are rarely a neat four: beyond that we either send a large taxi, van or minibus or split the group across two cars that leave the gate together, and the quote for either arrangement comes back within minutes, once we know the head count and the number of cases. If the day ashore is meant for sightseeing rather than a flight home, the taxi from Ashdod Port to Jerusalem page covers that trip.
The roads north, and the shape of the Israeli week
Which road we take matters less than the hour you pick. Route 4 runs north out of the city to meet Route 1 and the airport interchange; when the coast thickens, drivers cut east on Route 41 and north on Route 42 instead, and from the back seat you will not notice which. Weekday mornings toward Gush Dan are the slow stretch. The calendar counts for more than the map: cars run around the clock from Sunday to Friday and stop before Shabbat comes in, with no service on Shabbat or Jewish holidays, so a Sunday flight often means a pickup late on Saturday night. Holiday weeks tighten it further: Ashdod has a large French-speaking community, and around Passover and the Tishrei holidays the traffic runs both ways, with families flying out to see relatives in France as relatives fly in for the holiday. Our guide to taking a taxi in Israel as a tourist explains that week.
Booking takes a few minutes. Put your Ashdod address and the airport into the online booking form for an immediate metered figure, add the flight number, the passenger count and the number of bags, then confirm on WhatsApp at +972-50-912-2133. Written confirmation comes back before the day itself, and a later change — an earlier flight, a booster seat for a toddler — is handled by message.
Taxi price from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport
Day · tariff 1
From ₪250
Sun–Thu 06:00–21:00, Fri to 16:00
Night · tariff 2
From ₪290
Nights, Fri afternoon, Shabbat day
Shabbat / holiday · tariff 3
From ₪320
Fri & Shabbat/holiday nights
Regular taxi, up to 4 passengers, official meter estimate incl. the order fee; the final price is confirmed when you book.
Route facts
- Distance
- ~47 km
- Travel time
- ~41 min in normal traffic
- Price (regular taxi)
- From ₪250 day · ₪290 night · ₪320 Shabbat
- Availability
- 24 hours a day, Sunday to Friday; no service on Shabbat or Jewish holidays, Saturday-night rides by advance booking
- Capacity
- Up to 4 passengers in a regular taxi; large taxi 6 seats, van 10 or minibus 19 on request
- Terminals
- Terminal 3 for most airlines and Terminal 1 for some low-cost flights; the driver waits in the Terminal 3 arrivals hall with a name sign
- Payment
- Cash, credit card by phone or payment link, or bank transfer arranged in advance; tax invoice issued
- Booking
- Online price calculator or WhatsApp +972-50-912-2133
What a car booked in advance actually buys you
First-time visitors usually want to know what a reserved car gives them that joining the rank at the terminal does not. On this route it is two things: an hour that is settled before you travel and a fare you can look up beforehand on the official meter tariff, from ₪250 by day for the vehicle with up to four passengers, unchanged whether one person climbs in or four. Nobody is left standing outside a building in Ashdod at five in the morning wondering whether a car will pass. Since the drive is only about 47 km and roughly 41 minutes, the pickup time is really the only decision left to make.
Getting back aboard on a call day
The harder half of a call day is getting back aboard. What we count backwards from is the all-aboard time printed in your daily program rather than the sailing time, because the two are not the same hour and only one of them is yours. From there we work back through the drive, the traffic you are likely to meet on the way to the coast and the queue at the gate, and that usually means leaving your last stop earlier than a guidebook would suggest. Tell us the all-aboard hour when you book and the whole day is planned around it, with the return leg confirmed in writing along with the morning pickup.
Closing a Saturday-night or holiday departure in time
A departure on a Saturday night or at the end of a holiday is not a ride you can arrange on the day. Those hours are booked in advance, usually several days out, because the first departures after Shabbat ends are the ones most travelers ask for. The meter runs on tariff 3 for them, from ₪320 to the airport, so the higher figure belongs in your budget from the start rather than as a surprise at the terminal. A Friday arrival is the mirror image: if the flight slips far enough into the afternoon, there is no longer time to reach Ashdod before Shabbat, and we will say so and move the ride to Saturday night instead of promising an hour we cannot keep.
Reading an Ashdod address
Where you are staying changes what we need from you far more than it changes the price.
Two pickups with no street at all
Two of our Ashdod pickups have no address — the passenger gate at the port and the forecourt at Ad Halom station. You give us an hour instead of a building, so that hour is fixed at booking rather than on the day.
An address that reads like a code
A host may write “quarter 15” beside the street name; copy it into the booking exactly as it came. Around the marina the blocks repeat and look alike, so the lobby desk of your own building is the meeting point that never goes wrong.
The City quarter, the north and Assuta Ashdod
Weekday business pickups mostly start in the City quarter among the offices and malls. Further north — the newer quarters, the industrial area and Assuta Ashdod hospital — you are already beside the highway, so the same flight allows a slightly later start.
What to ask for, and when to ask
Three bookings that go wrong only when they are left to the last week.
When your dates straddle a holiday
If your flights fall around Passover or in the Rosh Hashanah to Sukkot weeks, ask us which side of the holiday your pickup sits on. Nothing runs during a holiday, so the ride goes before it starts or after it ends.
A Friday landing
Fridays are short. Our cars stop before Shabbat comes in, so a Friday afternoon arrival is confirmed the day before and checked again once the flight is airborne. If it slips too late, the ride moves to Saturday night instead.
A family with a stroller and six cases
A regular taxi seats four with their luggage. Add a stroller, a booster and six suitcases and you want a large taxi, a van or a minibus — and those go first in July, August and the holiday weeks, so ask early.
- One fare for the car on the official meter, not a price per seat
- A dispatcher who answers in English, day or night
- Your pickup time confirmed in writing before you fly
- Your flight is followed, so a delayed landing still has its car
- Sunday to Friday around the clock; Saturday-night rides booked ahead
- A private car, not a shared ride: no other pickups on the way
Estimated Prices
| Route | Price |
|---|---|
| Taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport (up to 4 passengers) | From ₪250 |
| Taxi from Ben Gurion Airport to Ashdod (airport surcharge included) | From ₪250 |
| Taxi from Ashdod to Jerusalem | From ₪360 |
| Taxi from Tel Aviv to Ashdod | From ₪230 |
| Taxi from Ben Gurion Airport to Ashkelon | From ₪340 |
| Taxi from Ben Gurion Airport to Kiryat Gat | From ₪300 |
| Night / Shabbat & holidays | By meter tariff 2/3 |
Need a larger vehicle?
Large taxi (6 seats), 10-seat van or 19-seat minibus — luggage included, 24/6. Book now and we confirm the price within minutes.
Full price list by the official meter tariff: taxi price list 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is a taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport?
Price for a regular taxi (up to 4 passengers) from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport: from ₪250 by day (tariff 1), about ₪290 at night and about ₪320 on Shabbat/holiday nights — official 2026 taxi-meter tariff; ~47 km, ~41 min. The final price is confirmed in advance when you book; a large taxi (6 seats), 10-seat van or 19-seat minibus is priced per booking and confirmed within minutes.
What is the difference between the day, night and Shabbat tariffs?
Tariff 1 (day) applies Sunday–Thursday 06:00–21:00 and Friday until 16:00; tariff 2 (night, Friday afternoon and Shabbat daytime) runs 21:01–05:59 and 06:00–19:00 on Shabbat; tariff 3 (Thursday after 23:00, Friday night and Shabbat/holiday night) is the highest. For this route: ₪250 / ₪290 / ₪320.
How do I pay?
Cash to the driver at the end of the ride, credit card (charged by phone in advance or via a payment link), or bank transfer / payment app by prior arrangement. A deposit may be requested for some bookings.
What is the cancellation policy?
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the ride (business days); between 24 and 6 hours a partial cancellation fee may apply; less than 6 hours or no-show — full charge. Cancel in writing via WhatsApp or email.
Do you have a vehicle for a large group?
Yes — large taxi (6 seats), 10-seat van and 19-seat minibus, luggage included. Book the vehicle on the group-transfers page or in the calculator and the price is confirmed within minutes.
How much does a taxi from Ashdod to Ben Gurion Airport cost?
By day the meter starts at ₪250 for the car with up to four passengers. From 21:01 the night tariff applies and the ride starts at ₪290, while Saturday-night and holiday-night departures run on tariff 3, from ₪320. A large taxi, van or minibus is quoted within minutes of your message.
Do I need Israeli shekels, or can I pay by card?
There is no need to find an ATM before you travel. The fare can go on a credit card charged over the phone or through a payment link on your own device, and a company booking can be settled by bank transfer arranged in advance. Cash in shekels is welcome too, and a tax invoice is issued for every ride.
Our flight lands after midnight. Will a driver really be there?
Yes. The service runs through the night from Sunday to Friday, and your reservation is keyed to the flight number, so the driver works from the live arrivals board. Nobody is sent to meet a plane that has not landed, and a landing at two in the morning is booked exactly like one at noon. Between 21:01 and 05:59 the meter is on tariff 2, from ₪290.
Our ship is running late into Ashdod Port. Do we lose the transfer?
No. Give us the name of your ship and the date it calls at Ashdod, and the driver is at the port's passenger gate from the agreed hour, waiting for your party rather than for a clock. Gangway times move; the booking moves with them. A WhatsApp message once you are actually ashore is all we need.
Is the train from Ad Halom station a simpler way to reach the airport?
It suits a traveler with one small bag. You still have to reach Ad Halom from your address with the luggage, keep to the timetable rather than to your flight, and lift everything again at the other end. A booked car starts at your building entrance and stops at the terminal, which is the whole difference.
There are six of us with a lot of luggage. What do you send?
A regular taxi takes four passengers with their cases. For anything larger we send a large taxi with 6 seats, a 10-seat van or a 19-seat minibus, and because those are quoted individually, the head count and the number of cases belong in your first message rather than in a conversation at the curb. The quote comes back within minutes.
Is there a charge for extra luggage or for a fourth passenger?
The figure we quote is for the whole car with up to four passengers rather than a price per seat, so a fourth traveler does not change it. On rides that begin at Ben Gurion Airport the ₪5 departure surcharge is already inside the price quoted for the way back to Ashdod. Anything beyond that, luggage included, is whatever the official meter tariff sets.
Our flight was canceled and the trip moved. What happens to the booking?
Tell us as soon as you know and we move the reservation rather than scrap it. If it does have to be canceled: a no-show, or a cancellation inside 6 hours, is charged in full; between 6 and 24 hours before the ride a partial fee of up to 50% may apply; more than 24 hours ahead, on a business day, costs nothing.
Can the same car take us to Jerusalem instead of the airport?
Yes. Ashdod to Jerusalem is about 64 km and around 64 minutes, from ₪360 by day on the meter, and it is booked exactly like the airport run. Cruise passengers often use that ride for a day in the city and come back to the coast the same evening.
Can we reserve the arrival and the flight home at the same time?
Yes, and it saves a second round of messages. Send both flight numbers, the address in Ashdod and the passenger count, and the two rides are confirmed together, each with its own pickup time. Either leg can still be moved later if a flight is rescheduled.