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- Also bookable on Orbitz or Expedia.
- Limited seats are available on each date.
- Maximum stay of 3 months.
- Use a card like Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card or Sapphire Reserve to earn 2 or 3 Chase points per dollar spent and get free travel/medical insurance, trip/luggage delay protection, and more!
El Al has “Lite” fares available from Tel Aviv to Beijing for just $399 round-trip. Lite fares don’t come with free checked bags or seat assignments, but they do come with free carry-on bags.
Upgrading to a “Classic” fare with 1 free checked bag and an assigned seat costs an additional $165 each way, but you can purchase a checked bag online or by calling El Al for $80 each way after ticketing. You can also purchase assigned seats for $25 each way after ticketing or you can get seats assigned for free at checkin.
You can credit this U class fare to Qantas and earn 4,200 miles round-trip.
Read more about travel to Beijing in the Beijing Master Thread on DDF.
Tel Aviv to Beijing valid outbound dates:
April 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 22, 27, 29
May 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22, 25
June 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29
July 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 24, 27, 29, 31
August 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 31
September 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18
October 23, 26, 28, 30
November 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30
December 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
January 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 29
February 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12
Beijing to Tel Aviv valid return dates:
April 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21
May 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23
June 2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30
July 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 28, 30
August 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29
September 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24
October 6, 15, 27, 29, 31
November 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28
December 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29, 31
January 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 26, 30
February 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 16
If you have a Chase Sapphire Reserve® card you can redeem points for 1.5 cents each towards travel. If you have a Chase Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card® Card or Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card you can redeem points for 1.25 cents each towards travel.
You can login to your account and redeem Chase points for travel here. The cost will be 26,620 points round-trip with a Sapphire Reserve or 31,944 points with Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card/Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card! That rate include all taxes and you will still earn flight miles as well!
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11 Comments On "El Al: Fly Nonstop From Tel Aviv To Beijing For Just $399 Or 26.6K Sapphire Reserve Points Round-Trip!"
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Am I misunderstanding the first paragraph? It says that “lite” fairs are $399 r/t and classic is $165 each way. If that’s the case, The classic would be cheaper than purchasing a “lite” fare.
Or is it that the upgrade fee is an additional $165?
It says that the upgrade to classic is $165 each way, not that the classic fare is $165.
But I’ve added “an additional” to make that even more clear.
Hey Dan, what do you know about Norwegian Airlines and their flights from NYC to Tel Aviv? As well as their fleet of 787’s?
They’re a ULCC like Spirit. It works for some folks but not everyone.
Compare it to JetBlue?
Lol, JetBlue is one of the best.
Spirit, Frontier, Norwegian, and Wow are among the worst.
Yeah, so that’s what I’m asking. In terms of amenities and service would you label Norwegian more like JetBlue or more among the rest of the LCC’s that you mentioned…
Dan, but a comparison to Spirit and Wow for Norwegian is extremely unfair. Those two are known for horrible experiences, while Norwegian is known for amazing customer service, great IFE, and a brand new fresh fleet of Dreamliners, so wouldn’t you liken it more to Jetblue (while I know it probably isn’t on that level yet…) than the the real bread and butter ULCC’s??
I’ve heard plenty of Norwegian horror stories. They aren’t anywhere close to a JetBlue experience.
Norwegian is amenity lacking. Some people can tolerate a lack of ammenities and comfort for a 2 hour domestic flight, but for 15-20 international hours…. that’s a tough one for many.
Beware
If you want to have the flexibility of the flex fare, you need to buy both legs as the expensive tier. If just your return is flex you won’t be able to change