Guides
Guides to getting around Israel
What we get asked most, written out properly. These are the answers we give on the phone every week, from 30 years of driving the routes.
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Ben Gurion to Jerusalem: train, sherut, taxi or private van
There are four realistic ways to get from Ben Gurion to Jerusalem. The train is the quickest when it runs, but it stops for Shabbat and leaves you at one station. A shared sherut is cheap and goes to your door, but it leaves only when it fills. A taxi suits one or two people travelling light. A private van is the one that takes a whole group and its luggage from the arrivals hall to the door in one go.
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Travelling in Israel on Shabbat and holidays
From Friday afternoon until Saturday after dark, most public transport in Israel stops. Trains do not run at all and most intercity buses stop. Taxis, shared taxis on some routes and private transport keep working, so getting around is perfectly possible, but it has to be arranged rather than assumed.
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Private driver or rental car in Israel
A rental car is the cheaper and more flexible choice for two people touring at their own pace, as long as you are happy to drive and to park. A van with a driver wins as soon as there is a group, real luggage, a tight schedule, or a day where nobody wants to be responsible for parking in central Tel Aviv or driving back in the dark.
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