I was told by a rebbi (this is a chumra, not halacha) that when traveling I should leave twice the amount of time it takes to travel before Shabbos. E.G. If its a 2 hour drive, leave 4 hours before Shabbos minimum.
When it comes to flying general aviation, if you plan on an hour flight, expect it to take around 3 hours (preflight, parking, tie- down, delays, weather, traffic…) and you’ll be fine. it usually will be a lot less, but this way you will never be rushed.
When it comes to flying airlines, you need to plan for more time, especially international. A flight to Israel usually takes around 10 hours. Add in drive to the airport, check-in, security, delays, taxiing, unloading plane, passport control (the lines can sometimes take 45 minutes), customs, baggage collection and drive to destination… and the time can easily reach 16- 20 hours, even more. If you double it that’s around 40 hours minimum before Shabbos. If you want to get to your destination early and not the last minute, give yourself a few more hours.
I personally have never flown to Israel later than Wednesday night.
As I said above, this is just what I was told to do by a rebbi. Different rebbeim say to do different things, do what your rebbi says.
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