Jerusalem Transportation Tips by jacobzoethout

'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: Sheruts from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem depart from outside the central bus station in Tel Aviv. The other way, there are sheruts leaving to Tel Aviv from Jaffa Street, outside the new big bus station in Jerusalem. The drivers usually wait until the minivan gets full, which will not take much time as the sherut is still a very popular way of moving around in Israel.
The trip costs about 20 NIS one-way.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: It is now again possible to travel by train from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. End station is Malha, close to the big shopping mall and Teddy Stadium on the outskirts of Jerusalem. The trip takes about 1,5 hour; a sherut or bus is definitely faster but the view from the train is very nice and worth the trip.
Warning: on my way back to Tel Aviv the trip lasted 2,5 hours, when we just left Jerusalem, we had to wait for almost an hour until the train from Tel Aviv arrived; most part of the railtrack consists of only one rail.
A taxi from Malha station to Jaffa Road costed me 40 NIS.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: There are two Arab bus stations, just outside the walls in Eastern Jerusalem. From Damascus Gate, turn to the right and cross Suleyman street. After a few hundred metres there is a bus station; from here, there are busses leaving for Bethlehem.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: Bus number 480 is an express bus that runs every 15 minutes between Tel Aviv Merkaz (Central Train Station) and the main Bus Station on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem. The trip takes 45 minutes but sometimes the traffic is busy and it might take half an hour extra (or even more).

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bus
Getting TO/AROUND: For some years, I didn't take city busses in Jerusalem. Mainly, because of not worrying any family back home and well, the taxi is a convenient and not very expensive alternative. During our last visit, we took the bus from the German Colony to Jaffa Road when we were tired of walking.

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Other
Getting TO/AROUND: The best way of getting around is by foot. Personally, I love to walk around in big cities all day because it is the best way to get to know the city.
In the Old City of Jerusalem, it might be the only way of transport possible. There are no busses here: the streets are too narrow. And you dont want to get around here by car, it's madness.
But for those who dont like walking a lot: the Old City is relatively small and you can easily walk through the Christian, Jewish, Armenian and Muslim Quarter in one day. But ofcourse, you will need much more time to experience its attractions and sights.

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'Mode': TO
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: This is history: the old train station of Jerusalem. It has been in use for more then a century, until 1998. The train station shows the name of Jerusalem in Arab (it was constructed under Ottoman rule), in English (the language of the Brtitish Mandate) and in Hebrew. It was constructed because of the rapid development of the city and the increased amoutn of pilgrims. But the train has always been slow because of the many twists and turns on the mountainous route.
The station looks neglected, but seems to be renovated at the moment (may 2007). The location is David Remez straat, near the German Colony in wetsren Jerusalem.
A few years ago, the railway line reopened and there is now a (much less charming) train station in Malha.

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