{"id":2300581,"date":"2026-06-19T11:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/el-al-tel-aviv-san-francisco-nonstop-787-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:29:29","slug":"el-al-tel-aviv-san-francisco-nonstop-787-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/el-al-tel-aviv-san-francisco-nonstop-787-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Tel Aviv to Silicon Valley, Nonstop Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background .15s,color 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From October 25, 2026, El Al will once again fly nonstop between Tel Aviv and San Francisco \u2014 reconnecting Israel and Silicon Valley directly for the first time since 2020.<\/p>\r\n<p>And the airline could not resist a wink: the outbound flight is numbered LY49, a nod to the San Francisco 49ers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f4f6f9; border: 1px solid #e2e8f0; border-radius: 8px; padding: 18px 22px; margin: 24px 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.7;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: bold; color: #1565c0;\">Quick Facts<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 18px;\">\r\n<li><strong>Airline:<\/strong> El Al Israel Airlines<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Route:<\/strong> Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion) \u2013 San Francisco, nonstop, about 15 hours<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Starts:<\/strong> October 25, 2026 \u2014 three flights a week (Sun, Tue, Thu)<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> El Al\u2019s first San Francisco service since 2020; flight number LY49 honours the SF 49ers<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Fares:<\/strong> Classic Economy round-trips from $1,199<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Back to the Bay After Five Years<\/h2>\r\n<p>El Al last served San Francisco before the pandemic grounded the route in 2020. Now it returns three times a week, flown by the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner \u2014 quieter, more efficient, and far better suited to a marathon sector than the jets that flew it last time.<\/p>\r\n<p>At roughly 15 hours, it is one of the longest routes in El Al\u2019s network, threading the needle between the Eastern Mediterranean and Northern California.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">A Bridge to Silicon Valley<\/h2>\r\n<p>The logic is all about who is on board. The Bay Area is home to a large and influential Israeli community, and the constant churn of engineers, founders and investors shuttling between Tel Aviv\u2019s startup scene and Silicon Valley creates exactly the kind of premium-heavy demand airlines love.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201cSan Francisco is one of the world\u2019s most important centers for technology, innovation and business, with a large and influential Israeli community. The launch of this new route is intended to enable a more direct, high-quality and convenient connection between Israel and Silicon Valley.\u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Shlomi Zafrani<\/strong> \u2014 Senior Vice President, Commercial and Sales, El Al<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%!important; max-width: 100%!important; height: auto!important; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/el-al-787-9-dreamliner.jpg\" alt=\"An El Al Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in flight\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">El Al will fly the Tel Aviv-San Francisco route with its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">The 49ers Flight<\/h2>\r\n<p>With Classic Economy round-trips starting around $1,199 and a flight number chosen for a football team, El Al is clearly leaning into the route\u2019s personality. For travellers who would otherwise connect through a congested European hub, a single nonstop hop \u2014 even a 15-hour one \u2014 is its own kind of luxury.<\/p>\r\n<p>The question now, as one Bay Area report put it, is whether a US carrier decides to follow El Al back across the Pacific rim and into the same market.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; font-style: italic;\">Sources: El Al; The Times of Israel; Reuters; The Jerusalem Post; The Points Guy.<\/p>\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\r\n<!-- mf-faq -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style>\r\n<h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2>\r\n<details class=\"mf-faq-item\">\r\n<summary>Is El Al flying to San Francisco again?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"mf-faq-answer\">\r\n<p>Yes. 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