TRANSPORTATION BACK

Bus

Tel Aviv's New Central Bus Terminal can be reached by bus lines 4, 5, 26 and many others. Best for tourists is line 4 which picks up passengers along Ben Yehuda St. and Allenby St. or line 5, which picks up passengers along Dizengoff St. and Rothschild Blvd. at frequent intervals.

Most urban bus lines are operated by the Dan Company. For information, call (03)6394444. Inter-urban lines are operated by Egged, tel. (03)5375555. Buses do not run on Friday evenings or Saturday. They begin running again after the Sabbath on Saturday evenings. Most urban lines run from 5.30 a.m. to midnight.

The Tel Aviv North bus station, on Arlosoroff St. near the railway station, is an alternative station for buses to end from Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba and Ashdod.

Taxi

Sherut (joint) taxis which hold seven passengers operate along bus routes Nos. 4 and 5 to the Central Bus Station. They can be flagged at the bus stops and cost about the same as the bus. Regular taxis operate from about 20 ranks around the city. They can be ordered by telephone (see the telephone book or Yellow Pages) or flagged down on the street. Make sure the driver uses the taxi meter. Inter- urban taxi rides are charged according to fixed prices, rather than by meter.

Train

The train station is at Arlosoroff St., tel. (03)5421515, but trains are less frequently used than buses in Israel. The main train service operates from Tel Aviv north to Herzliyya, Netanya, Haifa, Nahariyya and other towns en route.

Air

International flights use Ben Gurion-Airport. Internal air flights from the Tel Aviv area leave from Sde Dov airport at the northern entrance to the city. Daily flights leave for Eilat, Jerusalem, Haifa and the Upper Galilee.

Car

Most major international car hire firms, and some local firms, operate in Tel Aviv. Parking can be difficult in Tel Aviv, though there are some 130 public parking grounds.

Parking is prohibited wherever road signs indicate, along sidewalks painted with red and white or red curbstones, and of course at intersections, pedestrian crossings and bus stops. Parking cards for street parking at permitted areas (painted with blue and white) can be purchased at bookstores and news stands, and are hung on the car window. Unlawfully parked cars are liable to be towed away or locked with Denver boots.