Berlin → Tel Aviv, one way (v1.5)

1 adult, Sep 25 to Oct 1, 2026. Cheapest overall wins. Flight duration capped at <6h (nonstop or 1-stop). Prices refreshed 23 Sep 2026.
Includes flying direct from Berlin (BER) and taking a bus to a nearby airport first; only Prague (PRG) has a competitive sub-6h connection to TLV (see excluded airports below).
Cheapest overall: Sep 25, Prague, nonstop, 3h45m, €136 / ₪469, flat versus v1.4.
Cheapest direct from Berlin: Sep 26, Bluebird nonstop, 4h20m, €157 / ₪542, down €17 from v1.4's €174 on this date.
Since v1.4 (22 Sep): Berlin eased across the board (Sep 26 down €17, Sep 28 down €43, Sep 29 down €43, Sep 30 down €28). Prague was mostly flat except Sep 26, which rose €23 (€188→€211). Every row that was tracked before carries its v1.4 price struck through. Rate/fares are live off Google Flights just now, 1 adult, economy. ILS conversion at 1 EUR ≈ ₪3.45 (23 Sep 2026 rate); reconfirm at checkout. Checked-bag fees not verified; Bluebird/Israir/Smartwings are low-cost carriers, bags are almost certainly extra. Bus fare is FlixBus's advertised "from" price, not a locked quote.
Top 8 cheapest options found, Sep 25 to Oct 1, sorted by price. All under 6h flight time. Refreshed 23 Sep 2026; struck-through price is what this exact date cost in v1.4 (22 Sep).
# City / Carrier / Time Price Link
1 PragueBEST VALUE
Nonstop
Fri Sep 25 · 18:55–23:40 · 3h 45m
+ Berlin→Prague bus first: ~4h20m, from ~€23
₪469
€136
v1.4: €137 no change
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2 BerlinBEST DIRECT
Bluebird Airways · Nonstop
Sat Sep 26 · 18:00–23:20 · 4h 20m
₪542
€157
v1.4: €174 ▼ €17
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3 Berlin
Bluebird Airways · Nonstop
Fri Sep 25 · 18:50–00:10+1 · 4h 20m
₪600
€174
v1.4: €174 no change
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4 Berlin
Bluebird Airways · Nonstop
Sun Sep 27 · 19:05–00:25+1 · 4h 20m
₪600
€174
v1.4: €174 no change
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5 Berlin
Bluebird Airways · Nonstop
Mon Sep 28 · 18:50–00:10+1 · 4h 20m
₪600
€174
v1.4: €217 ▼ €43
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6 Prague
Nonstop
Sat Sep 26 · 17:20–22:00 · 3h 40m
+ Berlin→Prague bus first: ~4h20m, from ~€23
₪728
€211
v1.4: €188 ▲ €23
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7 Prague
Nonstop
Sun Sep 27 · 18:55–23:40 · 3h 45m
+ Berlin→Prague bus first: ~4h20m, from ~€23
₪794
€230
v1.4: €231 no change
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8 Berlin
Bluebird Airways · Nonstop
Wed Sep 30 · 18:50–00:10+1 · 4h 20m
₪869
€252
v1.4: €280 ▼ €28
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Nearby airports checked and excluded: Leipzig (LEJ, about 2h05m bus) and Dresden (DRS, about 2h25m bus) were your named examples, but neither is actually a 4-5h bus ride; they're much closer. More importantly, neither has an economy-class flight to TLV under 6h; cheapest sub-6h options were €930+ business class. Nuremberg (NUE, about 4h15m bus, genuinely in your 4-5h band) and Wrocław (WRO, about 4h30m bus, also genuinely in-band) both route through hubs with 8h+ layovers, and no viable sub-6h fare was found at either. Only Prague (PRG, about 4h20m bus) has real direct low-cost service to TLV. (Not re-checked since v1.2; this is a structural gap, not one that moves week to week.)