Public transportation in Israel is well developed, with shuttle buses and taxis available in most cities.
To access public transportation information, you can visit the website of the Eged bus cooperative. Eged provides major passenger transportation services between cities in Israel. On their website, you can easily find the route you need, check its schedule, view fares, and obtain other relevant information. This resource should prove valuable for planning your travels within the country.
The standard bus fare in major cities is 6.80 ILS, while in Jerusalem, the fare is 6.60 ILS. Routes to the suburbs are more expensive. A trip to the far suburb of Tel Aviv, Rehovot, costs 12 ILS, a trip to any of the suburbs of Haifa costs about 10 ILS. Many cities have monthly passes. Tel Aviv and some smaller cities have a day pass, the price is about 12 ILS.
Transportation stops at sundown on Friday and resumes at sundown on Saturday. The exception is Haifa, parts of Tel Aviv, and a few other cities in the north. There, there is limited traffic on some routes on Saturday.
In Haifa, in addition to regular buses, there are Metronit rapid transit options, which connect the city with the suburbs. These buses operate without weekends. The fare is 6.80 ILS in Haifa and 10.60 ILS in the suburbs. This ticket allows you to transfer to another route or to regular city bus routes in Haifa within 90 minutes of purchase.
Such express buses are also available in Jerusalem, linking the center with outlying neighborhoods and suburbs.
Israel's railroads are growing rapidly. The lines run through the densely populated coastal, northern, central, and some southern parts of the country. Many routes use double-decker cars. A ticket is not bought for the train, but from point to point. It is possible to change randomly from train to train within the paid direction. The Seaside line runs from Ashkelon through Tel Aviv to Nagariya. The southern goes from Tel Aviv to Be'er Sheva and Dimona. The southeastern goes from Tel Aviv through Lod and Beit Shemesh to Jerusalem. There is also a northeastern line to Ben-Gurion International Airport and to Modiin.
City trains are available in Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem. They are part of a regular rail line connecting 2-3 stations in an individual city. An urban train costs 7 ILS in Tel Aviv, 6 ILS in other cities.
