Master List Of The Best Ways To Book El Al Award Flights Between North America And Tel Aviv!

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Below you can find comparison charts for travel on El Al to/from all of their North American routes.

Comparison chart for flights between JFK or Newark and Tel Aviv on El Al:

Comparison chart for flights between Boston and Tel Aviv on El Al:

Comparison chart for flights between Fort Lauderdale or Miami and Tel Aviv on El Al:

Comparison chart for flights between Los Angeles and Tel Aviv on El Al:

Here are some more details on those booking options:

Alaska clocks in at just 35K miles in coach, 45K in premium, and 70K in business, each way between Boston, Fort Lauderdale, JFK, Miami, or Newark and Tel Aviv:

You can get 60,000 bonus miles plus Alaska’s Famous Companion Fare™ ($99 fare plus taxes and fees from $23) by spending $3,000 or more in purchases within 90 days of opening the Alaska Airlines Visa® Credit Card. You can read more here.

Sadly, due to El Al’s new partnership with Delta, the Alaska partnership will end on 7/31, so you’ll want to take advantage of booking awards by that date.

Delta charges a variable rate for travel on El Al. For JFK-Tel Aviv can be whopping 82K-110K Skypesos in coach, 150K-205K in premium, and 320K-405K in business, each way:

However, it’s worth noting that the Delta price drops significantly if you book a round-trip, to as low as 68K in coach or 420K in business round-trip:

Qantas charges 37.8K points in coach, 70.8K in premium, and 90K in business, each way.

However, they block most El Al availability and have much fewer award flight options than any other airline. Some people report success booking those flights by calling Qantas, but many reps will only see the flights shown online.

Etihad can book El Al flights between NYC and Tel Aviv for 67K miles in coach, 74K in premium, or 120K in business, each way.

However, you have to call Etihad to book this at 877-690-0767. Availability should mirror what Alaska and Delta can book.

Virgin Atlantic can book El Al flights between NYC and Tel Aviv for 62K miles in coach, 84K in premium, or 150K in business, each way. Virgin also has excellent month-long calendar nonstop filters that can help you find El Al (and Delta) saver award availability.

Those prices are high, though banks frequently have 30% transfer bonuses to Virgin, which will help lower those rates.

One bargain with Virgin points is booking infant lap child travel. You’ll pay just 1,000 points in coach, 2,000 points in premium, or 5,000 points in business class, each way, for an infant ticket.

If you want to book directly with El Al, the price will vary based on whether you want to fly in the summer or winter season, and based on whether you have status. Discounted rates are available to all FlyCard members in Israel, or Executive members abroad, but it’s a lot more challenging to earn those discounts if you’re not an Israeli. To become an Executive member you need to live abroad and earn Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Top Platinum status. Alternatively, you need to earn 2,000 Diamonds within 12 consecutive months or earn 5,000 Matmid points from non-Israeli cards within 12 consecutive months.

For winter travel as a status member, it would cost 32K points in coach, 66K in premium, or 120K in business, each way. The rates go up from there, as can be seen in the chart above.

In the future, expect to be able to use miles from programs like ANA, Flying Blue, and more to book El Al flights.

Of course, you can always use points from banks like AMEX, Chase, Citi, and Capital One to book paid travel on El Al.

How do you book travel on El Al?