Israel Transportation Tips by fabrice

more details about...

more details about borders:with egypt,the border is at rafah(rafiah) checkpoint near kerem shalom,

another checkpoint at eilat,you can get a visa in tel-aviv or eilat for the whole egypt but there is also a little visa only for the sinai.

You can get in or get out at these 2 check-points by bus;there is a regular bus everyday jerusalem-tel aviv-cairo;

with jordan,3 check-points:very near bet-shean,it is a nice 'door' to reach quickly Irbid then syria;but when arriving in Syria, they will not let you in if you have an israeli stamp on your passport

the oldest checkpoint:allenby bridge which is in the west bank near jericho;

and the last checkpoint ,gesher etzion between eilat and aqaba;

there is a regular bus everyday tel aviv-jerusalem-amman;

there are flights tel-aviv/cairo,tel-aviv/amman;

gaza/amman with palestine airlines,amman/el arish(north-sinai) with palestine airlines.

THERE IS NO OPEN BORDER TO LEBANON AND SYRIA

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Type: Bus

From ben gourion airport,you...

From ben gourion airport,you find buses to everywhere;and nowadays a train , the line is nahariya-haifa-tel aviv-ben gourion-jerusalem

you can arrive by bus from egypt or jordan, and by boat from cyprus (not always , cancelled some years)

you can have visas from all the arab and muslim world on your passport and enter israel

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Type: Airplane