Flying abroad? These are the options for checking Corona before the flight | Israel Today

Are you going to fly abroad? A

lot of countries now require tourists who come to them, to perform a corona test before the flight. To put things in order for you.

Let's start with the cheapest tests - Check to Play offers PCR tests for flights abroad at prices starting at NIS 40, with results within about 14 hours. The company's cheap tests can only be performed at their Ben Gurion airport branch, but the tests The speed, the results of which are obtained within about 4 hours, and at a cost of NIS 120-130 - can also be done at the company's new branch, in the Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv, and soon in other branches throughout the country.

MDA also offers pre-flight tests, and for NIS 135 you can perform suitable corona tests, the results of which you will receive within 24 hours. These are not all MDA branches, but there is a wide range throughout the country.

As for the pharma chains - at Super Pharm the cost is 119 shekels, with discounts for club members.

In "B" the cost is 139 shekels, with discounts for club members.

At Good Pharm, starting next week, the cost will probably be about NIS 49.

The networks also offer pre-flight checks.

All chains are committed to results for up to 24 hours, when it is important to remember that these are also certain branches with a wide range, but the service is not provided in all of them.

Ben Gurion Airport (archive, those photographed have nothing to do with the article), Photo: Coco

At Bikurofa, corona tests can also be performed before the flight, for NIS 99, and the results will be received up to 24 hours from the moment the test is performed.

The person who performs the tests at Bikurofa is AID GENOMICS, which performs corona tests before the flight at Sonol gas stations for NIS 99.

It is important to take into account that these are not all Sonol stations, but certain stations, and the company's offer is one of the cheapest and most convenient on the market.

Another option is in hospitals around the country.

Usually, corona tests in hospitals will be more expensive, and the price in most hospitals is about NIS 300 per person.

Flying through certain travel agencies or certain airlines for example, Lufthansa, there are significant and lucrative discounts in some hospitals as well.

Will the giant queues return ?, Photo: Yehoshua Yosef

If you can not or do not want to leave the house, there are companies that offer private corona tests that come to you.

Prices range around NIS 500 for testing.

This is the most expensive price, however - the payment is mainly for convenience and service, as there is no need to leave the house.

It is important to remember that many countries do not require corona tests before flying to them.

Anyone who has not been vaccinated or recovered is in any case obliged to perform an examination before leaving Israel.

It is advisable to check the entry conditions for each country.