Ben Gurion Airport railway station


Ben Gurion Airport railway station is an Israel Railways station located in the lower level of Ben Gurion International Airport's Terminal 3. The station opened in 2004, together with the opening of Terminal 3. The railway line extending to the northwest from the station connects it to Tel Aviv and points north, while in the other direction from the station the railway splits south to Lod and southeast to Modi'in and Jerusalem.
As of July 2020, the station is temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Services

The station currently serves three lines: Tel Aviv – Modi'in, Tel Aviv – Jerusalem, and a late night/early morning service running between the airport and Beersheba via Lod and Ashkelon.
In August 2019, the station served an average of approximately 22 thousand passengers per day.

Tel Aviv – Modi'in

The rail journey from Ben Gurion Airport to Tel Aviv Savidor Central Station takes 15–20 minutes. Most Northbound trains from the airport then continue past Tel Aviv and terminate in Nahariya in northern Israel, making stops in selected destinations along the coast. The service to and from Nahariya operates 24 hours a day except on Shabbat and on Jewish Holidays. During the day and evening hours it operates twice per hour and in the opposite direction from the airport terminates in Modi'in to the southeast. During late night and early morning there is one train per hour terminating in Nahariya.

Tel Aviv – Jerusalem

The station is a stop on the Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway. Travel time from the airport to Navon station in Jerusalem is just under 25 minutes with trains running every 30 minutes. In the opposite direction trains terminate at Tel Aviv's Savidor Central station. Railway electrification works currently being carried out on the Coastal Railway will enable extending this service to Herzliya in 2020.

Night trains to southern Israel

During late nights and early mornings there is one train per hour to and from the airport terminating at Beersheba Center via Lod, Rehovot, Ashdod, Ashkelon and selected stops in between.

Future services

Since it is technically feasible for trains from the station to reach the Lod railway station, it is possible to operate trains from Ben Gurion to many destinations south of the airport. Direct trains to and from the airport south to Beersheva via Lod and Kiryat Gat operated in 2007 and in 2012-2013 but have been replaced with bus service due to insufficient passenger demand, though this service may be reinstated in the future.

Station lines