"Useful links for visitors to Jerusalem" Jerusalem by unaS

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A scimitar-horned oryx - from the Zoo site

Activities in Jerusalem

For a weekly listing of what is happening in Jerusalem:
Jerusalem Events

For the children:
People often ask: "What can we do with the children in Jerusalem?"

Here are some suggestions:
Fun In Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo ,

The [hands-on] Bloomfield Science Museum,

The Israel Museum, especially the Youth Wing.

The Bible Lands Museum.

are places to start.

See also Village Green (Restaurant) tip below for child friendly restaurant.

Places to eat

Shwarma being sliced

On a Budget

Available throughout Israel at street stands and kiosks:
Shwarrma in pita with salad +
Felafel in pita with salad +
Borekas
Sandwich stands

Also inexpensive:
Bread and cheese or sandwich meat in supermarkets, local grocery stores
( "mekolet" )

Recommended vegetarian restaurants:
Ticho House
The Village Green This site is in Hebrew. The address is Jaffa ( Yaffo ) Street 33. This is a child friendly restaurant.

From the Airport to Jerusalem

H-E-L-P !

The question of how to get to Jerusalem from Ben Gurion airport seems to be a common one on the forums, so here are some hints:

1. A private taxi will cost ~US$65 - US$70 to the center of town, depending on hour, day of the week and amount/size of luggage. From there to your exact destination is additional.

2. The bus is a slow local, stops at all of the towns, villages and settlements on the way. It does not travel directly to Jerusalem. You must change at the Kfar Truman interchange. Is suitable for local employees and the poorest backpackers.

3. The best way is to use the Nesher sherut (pronounced sher-oot).
This is a group taxi that goes door-to-door, dropping each passenger off in turn. It runs 24/7, including Shabbat. The cost as of today's date (18 Jan 11) is NIS 55.00 (~US$15.60/Euro 11.65) to one's home address.

Drawbacks:
a. The van carries 10 people. You never know if you will be the first off or the last. The driver plans his route each time according to the destinations of the passengers.

b. If your flight lands at an inconvenient hour (not many planes landing at the same hour) you may have to wait some time for the sherut to fill up. If there are Israelis travelling at the same time they may suggest paying for a couple of empty seats between all of the passengers, thus letting the sherut leave with only 8 passengers.

FYI: The airport is not in Tel Aviv. It is on the road between TA and Jerusalem. If driving direct it is 20 - 25 minutes from the airport to Jerusalem.

When leaving from Jerusalem for the airport always call Nesher 24 hours in advance to arrange for the van to pick you up.
Tel.: 625 72 27. If calling from outside of Jerusalem add the area code 02 in front of the number.
Fax: 02-624114
e-mail: nesher@neshertours.co.il
Web: www.neshertours.co.il

Pros and Cons

Pros:There is no place in the world like Jerusalem!
Cons:Remember that there is no public transportation on Shabbat and holidays.
In a nutshell:The center of the world.

Intro Updated Feb 24, 2011
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xaver Nov 1, 2010 at 12:57 AM

some really useful tips here, I particulary appreciated the introduction explaining transports betwen airport and Jerusalem which is, as you said, very often asked in the forums.
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BruceDunning Oct 31, 2010 at 1:09 PM

You have done a very good job of showing this wonderful city and its deep heritage. I hope it stays sacred to you all without intrusions. Good fortune.
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ViajesdelMundo Oct 30, 2010 at 1:25 PM

well, it's been over a yr since I first started thinking of a tour to the Holy Land, so am getting a bit closer!
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VZ-Pam Sep 6, 2010 at 12:52 PM

your story of spock is rated PG13 ;-)
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Nemorino Jul 20, 2010 at 3:57 AM

Interesting and informative tips about your home city! I have never been to Israel, but my younger son once worked there for a year and felt right at home.
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mvtouring Jul 18, 2010 at 2:30 AM

One of the best pages I have come across. Your tips are really geared to assist travellers, thanks for sharing ;-)
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picek Jun 22, 2010 at 5:05 AM

Excellent tips on veggie and local foods + accomodation. If I ever make it to Jerusalem (not the one near us but yours) I will know where to look. In fact, I'd love to eat falaffel right now :) v.
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starship Feb 6, 2010 at 4:06 PM

Very nice page with extremely practical tips for some very interesting sites! Nice work!
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matcrazy1 Jan 13, 2010 at 1:54 PM

Haha, I love your dog Fancy going mad on snow :-))). I'd love to see it.
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TheLongTone Jan 11, 2010 at 4:40 AM

Johnny is gorgeous impo*. I am showing my age scruffy. I see little resemblance *Parental? Partial?