Jerusalem is a great place, but one where you need all the help and advice you can get! You do a wonderful job of helping keep visitors safe and promoting a special place! Thanks! 🌿

Train is great (and cheap!!) We used it from the airport to Jerusalem (and then the light rail 4 stops to our hotel), up to Haifa to see friends, and back to the airport! If you're going to Israel, get a Rav-Kav card to use public transportation all over.

small correction: the train takes 25 minutes to get to Jerusalem then you have to take the escalators up for two more years until you reach street level

I am planning to travel to Israel by January or February with 2 parents. Your videos are really helpful, Oren. Thank you very much.

So pleased with the TLV to Jerusalem rail link. We went from TLV to Jerusalem, go off the train, used the tram towards jaffa gate and walked up to the apartment. We also signed up to Rav-Kav so we could pay our bus, train & tram fare using the mobile 'app' to top up! well done israel - this is superb

When I travelled from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem a few weeks ago, I went by train. It was excellent

Great info. I just got back from Israel. We rode the buses and trains a lot. One person in our small group had a bit of more understanding in how to get around Israel.

Thank you very much. I will be taking the train back to the airport from Jerusalem. I have your app and your books and have watched many of your videos. I have learned a lot and it has made planning my trip so much easier. So appreciated.

Thank you oren , last time i took those shared taxi it was an exciting ride.... never knew ford transit diesel vans can reach those speeds.

Oren...you're the best at what you do, bro.

I'd also recommend checking that you dont arrive on a religious holiday. Which is what I did. There was no public transport and the taxi drivers outside Tel Aviv airport wanted to charge me 450 shekel. Luckily I got talking to a guy from Jerusalem who managed to negotiate with a taxi driver on my behalf and I got to share a taxi with 4 other people and ended up only paying 75 shekel each. So make sure your trip does not coincide with a religious holiday. Also when transport is running, the 405 bus will take you from Tel aviv airport to Jerusalem and vice versa. It runs 24 hours a day and costs 12 shekel. You need a Rav kav card to ride this bus. You can buy a card at a bus station or in a shop and top it up.

Extremely clear and great insight. Thanks for the video will be really helpful when flying into Tel Aviv!

Thank you very much for the info, I really appreciate your help! I will be making my way to Israel in 3 days and can't wait for the trip that I have been wishing for years!

Awesome info !! Thank you Oren...

Oren is so smart and so very helpful.

Thanks Oren ✡ good information, as usual 😉👍

OMG your guides are amazing thank you so much for this much appreciated.

Thank you, you make everything so easy!

I visited a couple weeks ago and am glad to have purchased your online guide for visitors. Thanks Oren.

I took a shared ride called "Share Root" Cheap, safe, and fun. The most important advantage was it dropped me right at my hotel which is priceless when you are jetlagged. In Jerusalem I took busses, above ground subway, and walked. Everything is well organized and locals will point you in the right direction. English is widely spoken.

Thank God, The Sherut is my best choice on Friday afternoon, Thank you.

Thanks Oren for one more very informative video....The ending of the video was quite entertaining.😀

Thank you for this, super helpful as always! One thing: though Yitzhak Navon station is one of the deepest train stations outside of the ex-USSR, the Badaling Great Wall station in Beijing is 22 meters deeper. And if you'd count metro stations, Pyongyang's are on average 20-30 meters deeper.

Educational as always.

Booked already ( post hostel) on 17-11. Your video's are usefull and informative. thank you

Nice video! Very well explained, in addition i loved the tips. Downloaded Move it and will check Post Hostel. Thank you 😅😅😅

I agree about the rooftop restaurant in Jerusalem!

Thank you Oren for the information. I remember when I last flew into Tel Aviv I was scammed by an illegal driver the minute I arrived. I didn’t know about the “official taxi” stand at the time. I wish I had seen your video before traveling!

Thank u so much Oren for this video

Remember the weekend called shabbat starts friday evening depending upon when 3 stars can be seen. Early in winter! Ends sat evening.

Great information, i wish I had watched this before going to Israel last year, I will watch these videos before going in Jan

פשוט כיף לצפות אפילו שהמידע לא רלוונטי לי בכלל :) אתה מדריך לישראל ולישראליות (U) שיעור אנטרופולוגי

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Travel on the bus is a great way to start seeing the city because it is slower! If you have the time, I always prefer it no matter where I am.

Very helpful information.

You are so right about being ripped off by taxi drivers. We got ripped off by taxi driver in Israel many years ago. He told us one fare at the airport and when we arrived at the destination he charged us more. I never forget that!

Thank you for your information!!

I cant believe I am heading there soon 😇❤

It has been many years. The Nesher service was very reliable and convenient.

Thank you!!

Awesome 👍, will take your services the day I land in Israel

Thank you for this informative video. How much easier it is now to get to Jerusalem then when I lived there. And your tips on where to stay want me to hop on a plane and go. Now if I could convince my wife...!

When we were there at the airport we were having a hard time finding the bus we wanted and were getting really frustrated. Turns out we were on the wrong level! After we figured it out we remembered you saying that in one of your videos but in the hurry to get somewhere we forgot! In the app we were using it looked like we were where we were supposed to be but we were directly above or below it.

Bummed that our trip to Israel for Feb had to be cancelled due to flight challenges. Just got to be a huge hassle. We will try for the third time later on next. year. Until then will have to absorb all the info I can from these great videos.

I’ve used a taxi, train and sherut. Unless it’s shabbos i always use the train, it’s cheap, fast and efficient. On Shabbos , I’ve used the sherut, it’s a lot slower but it’ll get you there. Cab was $100 to Jerusalem, but took way longer then the train.

I use the train to tel aviv from Jerusalem 3 times a week, it is reliable and fast. Note: if you came late at night sometimes the train is stopping at modi'in stop which is not part of Jerusalem, be aware.

Beer and dessert over wine and cheese… can’t argue with that!👍🏼

Thank you for the valuable information. One day I will visit Israel 🙏🙏🙏

It would have been helpful to have said what the cost of the train fare is from Ben Gurion to Jerusalem central station. I paid 18 shekels three weeks ago. As for the sherut taxis, maybe three years ago I was lucky. I arrived at Ben Gurion during Shabbat, and of course there was no public transport. It used a sherut and it was absolutely fine. The driver was very safe, and I was dropped off at the door of my hotel. Three years ago I paid 70 shekels which I thought very fair, especially for the convenience of arriving at my hotel.

Great video! Useful information. But...I'm getting jealous of Wisconsin...

Please do a video on how to pay for gas with a rental car. We had such trouble doing this. There is only one gas station at the airport that let us use non Israeli Visa card. Everywhere else was cash only. We found your videos so helpful on our trip!

Thankyou Brother

SHALOM OREN,, THE TAXI MUST HAVE A METER , LIKE YOU SAID OR A GETT,,.. WHY THE TRAINS AND BUSES DONT RUN FRI. AFTERNOON THREW SAT. NIGHT . IS BECAUSE OF JEWISH SHABBAT TO UPDATE ,, INFO.. GREAT VIDEO... KEN,, YES!! ,, THE POST HOSTEL,, IS GREAT LIKE YOU SAID IT IS ON THE LIGHT TRAIN ON JAFFA ST. TODA!! ISRAEL WE LOVE VISITORS...

Hi! I have some questions. 1. The bus have storage for luggage? 2. Are the luggage allowed inside the train? 3. We are departing Saturday from Tel Aviv to Ben Gurion. So TAXI's are the only option?

Thanks for this Oren. Excellent as always. Looking forward to using your App. I'm arriving in a week and this is a big help. Question? I'm traveling extensively for 2 weeks by rail and bus. Should I purchase a monthly Rav-Kav. Can I get it at TLV. Thanks.

I wish I could be there. Shalom from Canada.

As an Israeli every time I am amazed how top notch is the Israeli railway system this day - it arrives to all the coastel cities including the Gaza border Sderot and netivot from Ber Sheva till Haifa and even Acko and Naharia which is the northest city in Israel. As an Israeliu the moment i have a Chance i will travel to every station,yes it ain't a bullet train that they should make to Eilat but to notch system

Thanks for help :) i hope that its still actual

Thanks

Can yo please make a video about everything we need to know about Eilat, I mean transportation from Tel aviv, accommodation, places to dive or snorkeling, thanks

OKAY OREN …. I watched the other video and I knew that about the train stations 😁 I hope someday to visit,but not anytime soon 😢 YALLA BYE 👋💚💚💚SHALOM

Thanks!

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Gracias util información

Toda Mr.

Hello! If I have understood correctly, if you use the moovit app on the train you have to scan the generated code twice (one time at the beginning of the journey and another time at the end of it), and when you get on the light train you just have to validate the code one time. Is that right? Thanks!

I travel this week I wish I watch this video before

You forgot to mention that "navon" is the only station in Jerusalem...... It will take about 25 min to arrive, and another 10-15 to get out because the way up is horrible!!! I would recommend you to contact your hotel to see if they have a taxi driver they trust, before finding a taxi at the airport...

I used to use NESHER taxis before there were buses and trains. Their service is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. It seems like they are going out of their way to be rude, rude, liars, cheaters, and obnoxious. And they succeed. I recommend to everyone who needs to travel to Jerusalem, go even on foot and don't travel with an NESHER. Go by train or take a bus. And inside Jerusalem take a regular taxi.

Hello can you share information about renting a car in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem for a two day drive to and around Sea of Galilee? Thank you

if i go israel 3 day 2 night what you recomended? stay in tel avi 2 night ot 1 night in jerusalem and one night in tel aviz?

Does the green and blue El Al busses still run from the Tachana Merkazit on the Derech Haifa and Alosoroff Street to Lod Airport??

Also taxis to jerusalem , the train all to jewish side. Some taxis wont take you to western arab side. You have to ask. And if doing train to jerysalem need to know how to public transportation to arab side.

Nesher taxi seems to be my only option since I'm arriving in the middle of the night 😂😂

Toda raba for your excellent explination. I am working in the travel industry as well and have been a few times to Israel, but i don't know if there is local transport from TLV to Tiberias (Teverya) on the evening of 16. September 2023. I googled already and found different information. As far as i know the 16. and 17. September is Rosh Hashana. For this reason i am confused which transportation is available. We booked already a hostel in Tiberias, but will it be possible to get public transport (train + bus) from TLV to Tiberias on the evenong of 16. September this year? In advance i like to thanl you very much (toda raba) for your advice !!! May the God of Israel (the only real God) bless you abundantly !

its funny we were charged 40 euros for a taxi from prague airport to the city (theres only buses) thats 160 nis for a journey exactly the same time it takes from Natbag to Jerusalem when you are told that charging 200 nis is a scam?! when gas here is far more expensive? if you want comfort and no bus or train is available, 200-250 nis (50-60 euro) for a taxi to jerusalem with traffic jams is what you can expect to pay and its not a scam. thats the prices in europe as well.

Maybe it would be a good idea to explain how to pay for the Sherut and private taxi.

What time do the trains from the airport to Jerusalem stop running on a Saturday night. Our flight doesn’t get in until 9 pm

We did this today 🙂

Is there a Nesher Sherut from Ben Gurion to Haifa or just Jerusalem?

I will be traveling to Jerusalem with 2 people over 75 and one 67 and 12 years kid. I got Moveit app and saw that pay parents over 75 can travel free ? But they still need to buy ticket or enough to have passport with them ? Thank you.

our hilarious experience: landed at 2355, then arrived at the car hire desk about 50 mins later, it was closed because of covid. we were suppoed to walk out to the car park opposite the terminal ( bearing in mind our israeli friend was there to meet us. we had to go to the other terminal to collect the car, so our friend put us on the inter terminal bus, we arruved and everything was closed LOL. and the bus had just driven away. so i managed to catch a taxi driver that was dropping people off, he didnt speak english but his passengers did and even insisted they make sure our accommodation was genuine and phoned my friend to make sure he was meeting us. the taxi trip was something from a horror movie, driver on the phone talking, watching videos on a tablet , waze on another device and watsapp on another! and it was 300 shekels from the airport to yad eliyahu. but we survived lol and went on to have the most amazing holiday.

I experienced rip off taxis in the arrival hall in Eastern Europe. They're mafia operations. I'll make a note to arrive on a weekday.

can you take a train direclty to terminal one? i was use wizz air so its mean terminal 1

I have a flight on Saturday at 9:00 am from Tel Aviv is there any cheap option? :(

Taxi drivers in the taxi rank also refuse to use the meter. Take the train or bus.

Note: Beer is also one of Wisconsin's exports, so you're doing fine.

Can you take luggage in the train? (the documented ones)

Tourists without a local SIM can't use the transport app to pay for the journey from the airport. Look at it from a tourist's perspective: SIM cards are cheaper in town than at the airport, enabling data roaming will cost a daily fee for the whole holiday. It's best not to have a data connection during the journey from the airport so using an app that depends on a data connection is out of the question.

Hello! how to go to Tiberias from TLV airport? Thank you!

Hello, is Terminal 1 closed during the night?

Israel is a great country and Jerusalem is an amazing city

how much is the train ticket going to Jerusalem from the airport? How much pocket money would you recommend just to keep for transportation going to Jerusalem? Thank you

I've arrived on Yom Kippur at 12.30. And The last Train was on 12:58 . And i didnt get my Trani to Jerusalem, So i had to take the sharut taxi, and have paid 30€.

Do trains work on Saturday?

It would be so cool if all the popular travel Israeli youtubers like Oron, thesalukie, Corey from the ask projecy and Nas Daily all got to together to do a video.

Thank you - so useful! Does bus #485 still run/exist from the airport to Jerusalem ? Is there a timetable somewhere please?

Hi, We are 2 adults travelling to our dream destination Jerusalem. Thanks to this video I realize that there is no public transport on Satuday. We arrive at TAviv airport on Saturday noon. How do I get to Jerusalem on a budget? Shared taxi as there is no trains at noon Saturday. Thank you for the wonderful videos.

I recommend using the train to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, or any other city served by the rails. I always found it easy to get around Israel, but I have been there several times. I will be visiting in a month, but will be doing less walking and using the local buses more. So I have a question. When I arrive, how do I buy a bus card? Where do I get one? Also, is the train stop at the zoo permanently closed? Thanks.

Those escalators made me feel weird i felt like i was falling backwards.