![]() ![]() They also run on weekends and Jewish holidays as well as between some cities.īecause most public transportation does not run from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening, I recommend planning your trip so that you spend weekdays outside the cities – in either the mountainous Galilee region or the Negev Desert – and weekends in the main cities. They follow the routes of the main bus lines and are a little bit cheaper. These shared taxis (or service taxis) are vans that typically seat ten passengers. There is no need to buy tickets in advance, unless you take buses to Eilat in the summer. Today there are a number of companies to choose from. There used to be only two main bus companies – Dan (in Tel Aviv and the surrounding cities) and Egged (in the rest of Israel). The most common form of public transportation in Israel is the bus. Trains are the best way to travel between the Ben Gurion Airport and Tel Aviv, Haifa, Akko (Acre), and Be’er Sheva, plus more places along the coast. Renting a car in advance, over the internet or by phone, will be much cheaper than renting the car directly at a company in Israel. There is rarely the need for an international driving license. A valid driving license from your native country is enough in most cases. You usually have to be at least 25 years of age to rent a car. Road signs in Israel are also in English. You can, of course, rent a car at the airport, but I usually recommend first visiting Tel Aviv and/or Jerusalem without a car in order to recover from the flight, acclimate yourself and get a feel for the place, and only then renting a car. ![]() The traffic is pretty bad and there are lots of one-way streets, plus it’s very hard to finding parking spaces. Renting a car is the best way to get around between the main cities and the Negev and Galilee regions.ĭriving in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is not much fun. The distances can’t be shortened but if you plan well and understand the various options available, you’ll be able make the most of your time. On a very popular tour, for example, from Jerusalem to Masada and the Dead Sea and back to Jerusalem, you’ll be more than three hours on the road. Travelers don’t really notice it but they spend a large portion of their time on the road. When thinking about visiting Israel, or any other destination, what normally springs to mind are specific sights, meeting new people, the local cuisine and accommodation.īut very little thought is given to logistics and transportation. ![]()
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