Israel trains: Airport-Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and other main directions. Ticket prices. The railway map and everything a tourist needs in Israel, you can find out on this page.
The main destination for any tourist arriving in Israel via " air gate»Country, of course, is the train: Ben Gurion Airport - Tel Aviv.
The airport train station is extremely convenient. It is enough for a passenger to leave the arrivals hall (terminal 3), go down one floor, and he goes directly to the platform. If you arrive (depart) at Terminal 1, intended for domestic flights and international low-cost flights, then a special shuttle bus will take you to and from the railway station, departing every 15 minutes. Once you get on the train, in 21 minutes you will find yourself on the central railway station Tel Aviv, from where you can transfer to other destinations, or continue your journey by, for example, a bus, the intercity station of which is located almost in the same place.
A train ticket to Tel Aviv will cost you 13.5 shekels(about $ 3.5), which is much cheaper than a taxi. Tickets can be purchased at a special machine that accepts both cash and a credit card, or at the box office.
When purchasing a ticket, indicate your final destination immediately, even if it includes a transfer. For example, another popular destination for Israel trains: Ben Gurion - Jerusalem includes one change to the railway. Tel Aviv train station. Ticket for him costs only 20 shekels... And the net travel time will take about 1 hour. 40 minutes To this must be added the waiting time for the transfer, which depends on the schedule and may vary. The taxi ride from the airport to Jerusalem will take you about 40 minutes (if you don't get stuck in a traffic jam), but the price will be an order of magnitude more expensive and will cost you about $ 100. However, these days the construction of a new high-speed railway line Tel Aviv - Jerusalem is coming to an end. The travel time for which they promise is no more than half an hour. And the train will take you to Jerusalem's new central station, which is a convenient transport hub for transfers to buses and trams.
However, if you have enough time, then keep in mind that the current route on the Beit Shemesh - Jerusalem section will slowly take you through the beautiful green gorges that meander between the Judean Hills. So this trip in itself is a great excursion. For best view, I advise you to choose the window seats on the left side of the train movement (towards Jerusalem).
Times, prices, hours of departure and arrival at those already mentioned, and others popular destinations you can check in advance on the Israel Railways website in Russian:
Link to the Israel Railways website.
Important Information Required Reading:
Do not throw away railway ticket before the end of the trip
as you will need it to get off the station at your destination. A ticket with a special magnetic tape must be inserted into automatic turnstiles both at the entrance and at the exit from the station.
Railways in Israel are closed on Shabbat.Be sure to keep this in mind when planning your trip. About when the Sabbath begins and ends, and what it is like, you can find out on my page by following this link.
Israel trains - map in Russian(click to enlarge):
With all its advantages and disadvantages. Israel is a wonderful country, hospitable. Not one country in the world receives so many tourists every year as Israel. Israel is the promised, holy land. And that is why even more people are striving to get here. It's stupid to come to Israel and visit the same city or some village. There are well-developed means of transportation in Israel, so you can easily get around the country, for example, by rail, bus or taxi.
There are, of course, trains in Israel. The railway is well developed here. Although if you look at the train schedule in Israel, you can say quite the opposite, since the number of train directions is not that great. There are several well-established routes, trains run on them regularly, and one might even say very often. Take the Haifa-Tel Aviv train, for example. Trains run here very often, two or three times, and this is only one hour. And when there are a lot of passengers, as it is called - rush hour, then more and more are allowed, five trains per hour.
In Israel, trains travel both long distances and short distances, stopping not only at large stations, but also at stations in the suburbs. From Tel Aviv you can also get by train to Ben - Gurion. It is fashionable to get to the airport with transfers, or you can also take a direct train, as you like. A direct train from Haifa, Netanya, Tel Aviv to the airport in Ben Gurion travels there and back twenty-five times per day. If you need to travel to the airport at night, don't worry, trains in Israel leave at night too.
More recently, a long-forgotten route from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was added to the train schedule in Israel again. If you go on this train, you can choose any time convenient for you, because the train travels eight, or even ten times a day. The road will take a little time, only about an hour and a half. While you are driving, outside the window you will have very beautiful, bright, lively ethnographers.
Many tourists and locals give their preference to Israel's trains rather than buses. A train ride is considered more comfortable, faster, in a word, better by bus. The train can accelerate to a speed of 160 kilometers per hour, which in turn cannot be done by a bus. And the carriages on the trains are more comfortable than the interior of the bus. If we compare the comfort, coziness, convenience of trains in Israel, for example, with the trains of Germany, then Israeli trains, carriages are like the second class in German trains.
The train schedule in Israel, of course, does not indicate the time you will have to spend on the road, but we will tell you. If you travel from Tel Aviv to Haifa, then you will reach your destination in just one hour, a little more you have to go from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem - one hour and twenty minutes. We go in ascending order of time: an hour and a half on the road of observation from the window beautiful nature- this is the path from Tel Aviv to Beer Sheva, well, the longest, longest distance on our list is the road from Nahariya to Beer Sheva. It will take you three whole hours. Since you will spend this time in a comfortable, cozy, comfortable carriage with good service, for you it will not be a burden.
Since Israel is a small state, its territory is correspondingly small. Railroad throughout Israel is 750 kilometers long. Over 750 kilometers, 45 passenger stations have been built. In addition to these existing roads and passenger stations, there are also abandoned ones that were valid before. They were removed because there are not too many people there, rarely anyone uses the railway. Those lines that are in force now and were in effect earlier are laid in those places where there are a lot of people, from where or where people most often go. The thickest of them are laid in the northern part of the country, in the coastal, central, not in all, but also in the southern part of the country. The standard gauge used in Israel is 1,435 kilometers. In Israel, trains are made up of different carriages. There are carriages with one floor, and there are also two. Diesel locomotives pull them along the route.
Lod is considered the center of the Israeli railway. There is also a repair depot and a main junction station. The railway in Israel differs in that it is left-sided, in contrast to road transport.
We have already talked about the distance and time, now we can talk about the prices for train tickets in Israel. The road from Tel Aviv to Haifa will cost you 24.5 shekels, from the same Tel Aviv, but already to Jerusalem will cost 19 shekels. For a ticket from Tel Aviv to Beer Sheva, you will have to pay 25.5 shekels. For a three-hour trip, the route Nahariya - Beer Sheva, you will need to shell out 63 shekels. Well, for the road from Dimona to Beer Sheva - only 12 shekels.
Friday and Saturday evenings in Israel are rush hour. In the carriages of trains you can meet a lot of military men who return home from service from the outskirts of the country.
The Israeli railway carries passengers not only across the country, but also outside its aisles, between cities, transports in its wagons and trains not only people, but also is engaged in cargo transportation throughout the country. Trains in Israel run, carry passengers, carry cargo throughout the day and night, that is, the railway operates 24 hours a day. There are, of course, exceptions, the working day becomes shorter during religious holidays.
One of the most interesting, beautiful, picturesque, unusual routes in Israel is the train route from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Getting on the carriage of this train, you will pass by the large, beautiful, mighty mountains of Judea. On your way you will meet dark tunnels and twisted, not dangerous serpentines. This exciting ride will last exactly one hour and thirty minutes. And the train runs eight, ten times a day.
And yet, if you buy a train ticket in Israel at the box office, there and back, you can save money, that is, you will receive a ten percent discount on travel. A little more about benefits. For example, Israeli pensioners receive a fifty percent discount on railway tickets, a ten percent discount is provided for students in Israel, and a twenty percent discount is available for children under ten.
Find out about the drinking of trains in Israel, and feel free to visit the most unusual places countries, and holy places.
In addition, there is also good news for cyclists - in all directions of the Israeli railways, it is allowed to sit on the train with your steel horse - a bicycle. The news was reported to fans of cycling by the Israeli Cycling Association. According to the leaders of the association, they fully support and welcome this step of the leaders of the Israeli railways. Six months ago, a pilot project was carried out on some lines of the Israeli railway, according to which the transport of bicycles on trains was allowed.
The project was approved and received positive reviews and results. Now, based on the results of approbation, the project is expanding and will work on all lines of the Israeli railways, not excluding the directions to Beer Sheva, Jerusalem and the city of Haifa. True, it should be noted that bicycles on trains can be transported on certain days and times: from 9-00 to 15-00, as well as from 19-00 from Sunday to Thursday. Cyclists must carry a special strap with which they will secure the bike in the carriage.
Railway transport in Israel is quite developed and covers coastal, northern and central regions country. Southern regions less accessible for train travel. To the city of Eilat, in the south of the country, and to Galilee and Golan Heights there are no trains in the north. On some routes, double-decker cars are used. The downside of Israeli railways is the small number of stops and their often large distance from city centers.
Attention! Trains are closed on Shabbat (Saturdays) and public holidays.
BY THE WAY. Israeli railways use left-hand traffic as opposed to road transport.
Official website of Israeli Railways: www.rail.co.il
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Train directions in Israel
Center railway communication in the country is Tel Aviv.
- Ashkelon - Tel Aviv
- Binyamina - Tel Aviv
- Hod Hasharon - Tel Aviv
- Nahariya / Haifa - Tel Aviv
- Haifa - Kiryat Motzkin
- Yavne - Rishonle Zion
- Beit Shemesh - Jerusalem Malcha
- Beer Sheva - Tel Aviv
- Beer Sheva Tsafon - Dimona
You can see the diagram of the railways with all stations and transfers.
Train classes in Israel
Unlike many countries in the world, Israel has only 1 class passenger cars which corresponds to the German II class. All trains are comfortable and equipped with air conditioning, tables near the seats. The trains sell drinks and snacks such as sandwiches.
The cost of train tickets in Israel
The cost of a ticket in Israel depends on the chosen destination. You can buy train tickets at ticket offices and ticket machines. Ticket control is carried out at the entrance and exit to the platform using a turnstile, so the ticket must be kept until the end of the trip.
The greatest convenience of railways in Israel is that a ticket is bought not for a train, but for a route from point "A" to point "B". This allows you to change trains from train to train within the paid route. You can pay for tickets in cash or by credit card.
In addition to one-way tickets and round-trip tickets, there are monthly passes and combined train-bus tickets for 24 hours.
Ticket rates
- Tel Aviv - Haifa from 24.5 shekels (about 230 rubles) - travel time 1 hour
- Tel Aviv - Jerusalem from 19 shekels (about 170 rubles) - travel time 1 hour 20 minutes
- Tel Aviv - Beer Sheva from 25.5 shekels (about 230 rubles) - travel time 1.5 hours
- Nahariya - Beer Sheva from 63 shekels (about 570 rubles) - travel time 3 hours
You can find out more about the cost of tickets.
The penalty for travel without a ticket is equal to the cost of three tickets from the beginning of the route to the station where the "hare" was caught. Also, in addition to the fine, it will be necessary to pay for the train ticket itself. Tickets are checked by train inspectors.
Rail transport in Tel Aviv is convenient for travel to Ben Gurion Airport (platform G) and other cities in Israel. Travel time by train from the airport to Tel Aviv is about 10 minutes, intervals between trains are several minutes. There are 4 stations on the territory of Tel Aviv: HaHagana, Hashalom, Merkaz-Central and University station. HaHagana Station and University Station are interchange hubs to other lines.
Attention! Trains are closed on Shabbat (Saturdays) and public holidays.
Official website of Israeli Railways: www.rail.co.il
BY THE WAY. Israeli railways use left-hand traffic as opposed to road transport.
Train directions in Israel
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The center of railway communication in the country is Tel Aviv.
- Ashkelon - Tel Aviv
- Binyamina - Tel Aviv
- Hod Hasharon - Tel Aviv
- Nahariya / Haifa - Tel Aviv
- Haifa - Kiryat Motzkin
- Yavne - Rishonle Zion
- Beit Shemesh - Jerusalem Malcha
- Beer Sheva - Tel Aviv
- Beer Sheva Tsafon - Dimona
You can see the diagram of the railways with all stations and transfers.
Train classes in Israel
Unlike many countries in the world, Israel has only 1 class of passenger cars, which corresponds to the German II class. All trains are comfortable and equipped with air conditioning, tables near the seats. The trains sell drinks and snacks such as sandwiches.
The cost of train tickets in Israel
The cost of a ticket in Israel depends on the chosen destination. You can buy train tickets at ticket offices and ticket machines. Ticket control is carried out at the entrance and exit to the platform using a turnstile, so the ticket must be kept until the end of the trip.
The greatest convenience of railways in Israel is that a ticket is bought not for a train, but for a route from point "A" to point "B". This allows you to change trains from train to train within the paid route. You can pay for tickets in cash or by credit card.
In addition to one-way tickets and round-trip tickets, there are monthly passes and combined train-bus tickets for 24 hours.
Ticket rates
- Tel Aviv - Haifa from 24.5 shekels (about 230 rubles) - travel time 1 hour
- Tel Aviv - Jerusalem from 19 shekels (about 170 rubles) - travel time 1 hour 20 minutes
- Tel Aviv - Beer Sheva from 25.5 shekels (about 230 rubles) - travel time 1.5 hours
- Nahariya - Beer Sheva from 63 shekels (about 570 rubles) - travel time 3 hours
You can find out more about the cost of tickets.
The penalty for travel without a ticket is equal to the cost of three tickets from the beginning of the route to the station where the "hare" was caught. Also, in addition to the fine, it will be necessary to pay for the train ticket itself. Tickets are checked by train inspectors.
Stations in Tel Aviv
Hahagana station
Ha-Hagana in Tel Aviv is an interchange hub, from which you can get to trains to Jerusalem, Ashkelon, Haifa, Beer Sheva.
Address: Derech HaHagana, Tel-Aviv
Hashalom station
Hashalom is an intermediate city station. Located next to the Hashalom business center.
Address: Giv'at HaTahmost, Tel-Aviv
Station Merkaz-Central
Merkaz-Centralnaya - is the central station of the railways in Tel Aviv, at the station there are ticket offices, help desk. Near the station is Central Bus Station Tel Aviv - Rakevet-Arlozorov.
Address: Derech Namir, Tel-Aviv
Station University
University - is final stop in Tel Aviv, then the train goes to the suburbs of Tel Aviv and other cities.
Address: Sderot Rokah, Tel-Aviv
For planning a trip to Israel, the schedule of buses, trains, planes can be very useful.
How well you understand it and calculate your movement around the country, depends on whether you will enjoy your vacation in Israel. There is no need to neglect such "little things" as the schedule in Israel, in the hope that I will "figure it out on the spot." Most often, there are no problems with transport. But there may be exceptions to this rule.
Remember that on Shabbat, from Friday night to Saturday night, there is no public transport in Israel. And at this time you will have to get around by taxi.
Therefore, to save money, time and nerves, check the timetable in Israel in advance and plan your trip.
Israel Bus Schedule
Egged buses carry passengers throughout the country. On the site www.egged.co.il You can choose a flight that suits you and even book a ticket online. You can get the ticket itself in special machines at the bus station. To do this, you will need to indicate the order number and passport number. There is no timetable in Russian on the site, but it is in English.
Here is the bus schedule from Tel Aviv to Eilat and from Jerusalem to Eilat taken from this site.
Be sure to check the bus schedule in Israel on www.egged.co.il
The schedule is available in Russian. On the pages of the site there is a diagram of railway lines and stations.
Israel Flight Schedule
www.elal.co.il timetable of the airline ElAl in Russian.
www.arkia.co.il Arkia schedule in English.
