Transportation on Arrival to Israel

From\ to the airport
Public Transportation

Public transportation services are located in the three-storey bridge on the second floor, next to Gates 21 and 23.

Egged Bus Lines
The Egged bus lines listed below stop at Airport City and do not pass through Ben-Gurion Airport: 249, 423, 475, 943 and 947.

Egged line 5 serves as an internal transport line from Airport City to Ben-Gurion Airport and back.

The bus line from the terminal to Ben-Gurion Airport exits Sharon St. in Airport City, right turn to road 453, through El-Al Junc., Ben-Gurion Airport Square, Terminal 2, Terminal 1, and straight to Terminal 3. Some bus lanes will pass through the Eastern Support area.

Passengers wishing to transfer from the above bus lines to Ben-Gurion Airport through the shuttle will receive the passage ticket free of charge. Passengers who use only the shuttle line will pay the internal bus fare.

Bus line 239 from Ramla and Lod to Ben Gurion Airport will continue on its lane to Terminal 3, through the Eastern Support Area on the following hours: 15:05, 16:05, 17:05, 18:05.
For updated and detailed information please contact Egged's central Information Center.
Phone No. 03-6948888, or visit the company's web-site

Bus line to Shoham
Superbus operates a bus line to Shoham.
Phone No. 1-700-700-181.

Bus Line to Midi'in
Margalit operates a bus line to Modi'in.
Phone No. 08-6554201.

Bus Line to Be'er Sheeva
Metropolin operates a bus line to Be'er Sheeva.
Phone No. *5900.

Bus line to Ashdod
Connex operates bus line no. 330 to Ashdod.
Phone No.*6686.

Transportation in Israel

RAIL
Israel Railways (website: www.israrail.org.il) provides regular services between Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv and Herzliya, Netanya, Hadera, Haifa, Akko (Acre) and Nahariya, as well as a daily train between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, which follows a particularly scenic route. Reserved seats may be ordered in advance. There is no railway service on Shabbat (Saturday) and major holidays.

ROAD
Traffic drives on the right. An excellent system of roads connects all towns. However, driving is erratic and there are frequent accidents. Radar speed traps operate and fees for speeding are high. Distances by road from Jerusalem to other cities are as follows: Tel Aviv 62km (39 miles), Tiberias 157km (97 miles), Eilat 312km (194 miles), Netanya 93km (58 miles), Dead Sea 104km (65 miles), Zefat 192km (120 miles) and Haifa 159km (99 miles).

Bus
Two national bus systems, run by the DAN and EGGED cooperatives, provide extensive services. The service is fast and efficient as well as cheap. With a few exceptions, services are suspended on religious holidays, and between sunset on Friday and sunset on Saturday (Shabbat).

Taxi
Services are either run by companies or by individuals. There are both shared taxis (sheruts) and ordinary taxis. Taxi drivers are required by law to operate a meter and are recommended for short journeys only!

Car hire
Available in major cities. Hire fees are not cheap.

Documentation
Full driving licence and insurance are required. An International Driving Permit is recommended.

URBAN
DAN and EGGED provide good local bus services in the main towns. Taxis are available.

Travel Tips

In Israel driving is on the right side of the road.

Seat belts must be worn at all times by both front and back seats passengers.

Distances and speed limits are marked in kilometers.

Speed limit
- 50 Km/h (31 Miles) in urban areas
- 90 Km/h (56 Miles) on inter-city roads (Unless otherwise stated).

Road signs are normally featured in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

Car lights should be on at anytime throughout the day, between November and April.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the front seat (unless they are infants in a safety seat).

When hiring a car, drivers should be over 21 years old, holding a valid driving license (for most nationalities there is no need for International Driving License).

Crossing the border to Sinai or Jordan with hired cars is not allowed.

Before hiring a car check if your credit card company covers insurance, as some rental companies’ rates include insurance.

Hitchhiking is not safe in Israel!!!! Use official means of travel.