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Getting Around several sights in a short Wall, are accessible by
by Car period of time. Tour local Egged buses. A bus
companies include the or tram trip costs about
Renting a car can be a popular Abraham Tours, US$1.50; drivers sell
convenient and economi­ United Tours, and Egged. Egged’s Rav­Kav Card.
cal way to see the country. For nature sites, the In East Jerusalem, buses
Be aware that drivers can Society for the Protection to Arab towns in the West
be unpre dictable, and in of Nature in Israel has Bank leave from three
some areas roads may some excellent options. stations located outside
not be up to Western Damascus Gate; pay the
stan dards. Global car Public Transport driver when boarding.
rental compa nies have in Jerusalem
offices in cities and at Ben Around Petra
Gurion Airport, but local The city’s ultramodern
outlets, such as Eldan, light rail (tram) line, run Petra is best explored on
often offer better prices. by CityPass, serves down­ foot. For the trip in, horse
Published rates exclude town West Jerusalem carriages can be hired at
insurance and collision (Jaffa Road), the Old City’s the Visitor Center (see p34),
waivers and toll charges. Damascus Gate, and and it is also possible
Mount Herzl, as well as to get around by horse,
Bus Tours the Central Bus Station; donkey, or camel. Ensure
buy tickets before board­ that you negotiate your
Taking a bus tour can be ing. Other parts of the fee with the guide before
an efficient way to visit city, including the Western you actually set out.
DIRECTORY
ARRIVING BY AIR TUIfly GETTING AROUND
∑ tuifly.com BY TAXI
Air Berlin
∑ airberlin.com United Gett
∑ united.com § 4717 2900
Air Canada ∑ gett.com/il
∑ aircanada.com Vueling
Arkia ∑ vueling.com Uber
§ 4717 2900
∑ arkia.com Wizz Air ∑ uber.com
Ben Gurion ∑ wizzair.com GETTING AROUND
International Airport
§ (03) 972 3333 ARRIVING BY ROAD BY CAR
∑ iaa.gov.il Border Crossings Eldan
∑ eldan.co.il
Cathay Pacific Allenby/King Hussein,
∑ cathaypacific.com Jordan River/Sheikh BUS TOURS
Hussein, Yitzhak Rabin/
Delta Wadi Araba Abraham Tours
∑ delta.com ∑ abrahamtours.com
∑ iaa.gov.il
easyJet Egged Tours
∑ easyjet.com GETTING AROUND ∑ eggedtours.com
BY TRAIN Society for the
El Al
∑ elal.com Israel Railways Protection of Nature
∑ rail.co.il/en in Israel
Israir ∑ natureisrael.org
∑ israirairlines.com GETTING AROUND United Tours
Korean Air BY INTERCITY BUS § 4717 2900
∑ koreanair.com Egged ∑ unitedtours.co.il
Nesher ∑ egged.co.il PUBLIC TRANSPORT
∑ neshertours.co.il IN JERUSALEM
Public Transportation
Royal Jordanian Information Center City Pass
∑ rj.com ∑ bus.co.il ∑ citypass.co.il

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