Last Updated on November 8, 2021

Public & Other Transport Services in Israel

Hebrew: שירותי תחבורה ציבורית בישראל

Accident Procedure

• Legal requirements for swapping details after an accident on Israeli roads

Airports

• Ben Gurion International Airport
• The Ilan & Assaf Ramon International Airport near Eilat
• Ben Gurion flight arrivals & departure times

Bus Services

• There are 9 major bus companies serving Israel with Egged and Dan being the largest.
• Route 99 – Jerusalem’s Panoramic bus tour stops at some of the city’s most popular tourist sites and attractions.
• Jonathan’s top 20 tips for acceptable bus behavior and etiquette
• Night-time bus services – Kavei Leila, routes, timetables and extra information
• The Haifa Metronit – a rapid transport system, a high capacity bus on dedicated routes speeds up traveling time

Cable Car, Mifratz Haifa – Technion – University of Haifa

• Haifa’s new cable car mass transport system

Car Hire, Renting & Sharing

• Are there really any cheap car hire and rental solutions?
• Share a car – a new trend in Tel Aviv, Haifa and other towns

Carmelit Underground Funicular – Haifa

• An underground subway service in Haifa

Drinking & Driving Regulations

• What are the legal limits for drinking and driving. License suspension, revocation, fines and points
• Leyes de manejo de alcohol y alcohol en Israel

Driver’s License

• Driver’s license, applying, lessons, testing, converting

Getting from Ben Gurion to Tel Aviv & Haifa

• Best transport options for traveling between Ben Gurion Airport & Tel Aviv
• Transport options for traveling between Ben Gurion Airport & Haifa

Jerusalem Road Works

• The entrance to Jerusalem will be closed for approximately 3 years while construction takes place.  New route options.

Merkazit HaMifratz Central Station

• Merkazit HaMifratz Central Bus-, Train- and Metronit-Station – platform arrangement

Parking – free and paid, disabled, violations, tickets & fines

• Road markings, free parking, disabled parking and parking violations
• Applying for a disabled parking permit; rules and regulations, eligibility, license fee
• Hebrew English translation of a parking fine, payment options and information

Rav-Kav – Smart Transport Card

• The Rav-Kav is Israel’s multi-ride transport ticket and can be loaded with up to 8 different fare combinations
• You can no longer  load your Rav-Kav or purchase a ticket on the bus
• New ways to validate the Rav-Kav smart card on selected routes

Road Safety Tips

• Mandatory driving regulations and road safety tips
• Road safety for seniors

Road Signs

• Israel & international road signs and street markings

Sheruts (shared), Taxis & TikTak

• Taxi and sherut (shared taxi) services 
• And in French
• Negotiating your taxi fare – a typical conversation with Hebrew, English and transliterations
• The Egged TikTak taxi service – choose your route

Speed Limits for Israel

• You may think you are within the legal speed limit – you could be surprised. Check them here before you set out

Street Names

• What’s in a name? The history and significance of Israel’s street names. Which is the most common?

Surveys

• Vehicle ownership – results of an in-house survey amongst the Anglo community
• Getting a driver’s license, lessons and the test – survey

Toll Roads, Carmel Tunnels, Highway 6 & Route 22

• Israel has 2 toll roads – Carmel Tunnels in Haifa & Road No. 6 from North to South.
• Highway 22 connects Haifa with Northern Israel

Train Services – Israel Railways 

• Trains, routes, fares, stations and general public information
• The Jerusalem light rail – a train that gets you around Jerusalem quickly and efficiently
• A high-speed train connects Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in just under 30 minutes
• Raanana South and Raanana East train stations
• Updated and complete Israel Railways route map 
• Construction in progress. The Tel Aviv Light Rail is expected to reduce congestion once complete

Traffic fines & violations

• Updated information for Israel driver’s

Transport Apps

• Do you know the Waze? Moovit, Efobus and others

Transport Tariff Reform

• Public transport tariffs and cheaper public transport options and combinations

Vehicles

How many vehicles on Israel’s roads?