Washington → Tel Aviv flights

DCA–TLV fares are tight — expect ~$474, rarely above $504

Key takeaways

• Median fare sits at $474, with a tight range between $468 and $504
• Spread is just 8%, among the narrower bands we see — meaning timing games have limited upside here
• Bottom quartile of fares sits right at $474, so the median is already close to the floor
• Top quartile caps around $504, suggesting little downside risk even if you book later
• Sample size is thin — just 12 snapshots — so treat this as directional, not definitive

30-day price trend

See full numbers and stats on the DCA → TLV price history page.

The full picture

The DCA–TLV route is showing unusually stable pricing: a $468–$504 range across our snapshots, an 8% spread that's tighter than what we typically see on long-haul international routes. That compression tells a simple story — there's no steep penalty for booking later, and no dramatic reward for catching some mythical sweet spot. The median of $474 sits almost exactly at the 25th percentile, meaning most of the fares we captured clustered near the low end, with only occasional pushes up toward $504.

Because the spread is narrow, we can't point to a clear softening pattern within the booking horizon the way we might on a more volatile route. With only 12 days of snapshots, we don't have enough resolution to confidently say prices drift down as departure approaches, or spike close-in — the data simply doesn't support that level of granularity yet. What we can say is that fares have stayed within a fairly predictable $36 band, which is reassuring if you're trying to budget rather than time a purchase perfectly.

We also don't have enough carrier-level detail in this dataset to comment on which airline is driving the lower or higher end of the range, so we'd avoid any claims there. The practical takeaway: if you see something at or near $474, that's a solid price for this route based on what we've observed — waiting for a dramatically better deal isn't well-supported by the data. The honest caveat is that 12 days is a small sample; a longer observation window could reveal seasonal effects or booking-curve behavior that simply hasn't shown up yet.

Ready to look at fares?

• When to book
  Washington → Tel Aviv
  AI-authored booking-window guide
  Open →
• Price history
  Washington → Tel Aviv
  30-day daily price snapshots
  Open →
• Where to stay
  Best hotels in Tel Aviv
  🇮🇱 Israel
  Open →
• When to book
  Washington → Toronto
  Same origin, different destination
  Open →
• Read
  Kerem HaTeimanim: Tel Aviv's Yemenite Quarter Overflows with Shavuot Dairy Feasts in May
  Israel · 8 min
  Open →