It can be very difficult to get a flight out of Israel, so think twice before knocking back that onward or return ticket. Eastern European airlines offer the cheapest tickets, but you get what you pay for. Many people choose to fly El Al for security reasons. Cheap charters sometimes fly into Ovda, just outside Eilat, rather than the larger airports, so it's worth looking into this option. If you are planning to go to Lebanon or Syria, do so before you go to Israel - if there's an Israeli stamp in your passport, neither of these countries will let you in. Although Jordan and Egypt have open borders with Israel, you may not cross them in a taxi or a hire car. There is no direct public transport between Cairo and Tel Aviv, but you can catch a bus from Cairo to Tab and then from Eilat to Tel Aviv. There are three border crossings to Jordan - the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge, the Jordan River (which is not particularly convenient to anywhere) and the Yitzhak Rabin crossing (2km/1.2mi north-east of Eilat). Exit tax from Israel varies between NIS 68.00 and NIS 127.00. A ferry service runs between Haifa and Limassol (Cyprus).