Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Jaffa Road: 9am, 11am,
1:30pm and 3:45pm (the last
bus does not run on Friday,
and there are no buses on
Saturday). Tickets can be
bought on the bus, but it is
wise to book in advance as
it is often full. Bookings can
be made at Central Bus
Station, or at the city tourist
information office.
A ticket is valid for a whole
A
day and you can hop on and
off wherever you like. It is
also possible to get a two-
day ticket. A guided tour is
A
available on a personal
listening device available in
eight languages.
Jerusalem's Central Bus Station
USEFUL INFORMATION
City's Jewish Quarter; bus No.
20, which runs between Jaffa
Gate and Yad Vashem, passing
V
along Jaffa Road; and bus No.
27, which runs between the
Hadassah Hospital, along Jaffa
Road past the central bus
station, terminating at Nablus
Road Bus Station in East Jeru-
salem near Damascus Gate.
Most buses run between
about 5:30am and midnight.
There are no night buses and
no services on Shabbat.
East Jerusalem is served by
Arab-run buses, which are not
nearly so efficient as their
Israeli counterparts. It is
unlikely that many visitors to
the city will find it necessary
to use these buses.
Egged Central Bus Station
224 Jaffa Rd.
Tel l
2800 (information on all public
bus routes, including No. 99).
THE NO. 99 BUS
El-Ittihad Taxis
East Jerusalem.
Tel
(02) 628 4641.
One of the best things the
first-time visitor to Jerusalem
can do is to take a ride on the
No. 99 bus. This bus follows
a circular route that in just
under two hours takes in
most of the important sites
outside the Old City. It departs
four times per day from
Egged Central Bus Station on
Ha-Palmakh Taxis
20 Shay Agnon Ave.
Tel
(02) 679 2333.
Rehavia Taxis
3 Agron St.
Tel
(02) 625 4444
.
THE NO. 99 BUS ROUTE
The clockwise circuit made by this bus passes
many important Jerusalem landmarks. The
bus makes 28 stops in total, but key points
along the route include:
Haas Promenade
8
Biblical Zoo
(see p138)
9
Herzl Cemetery and Museum
(see p138)
0
Yad Vashem
(see p138)
q
Israel Museum
(see pp132-7)
w
Knesset
(see p131)
e
Central Bus Station
1
Mahane Yehuda Market
2
Mount Scopus
3
3
Lion's Gate
4
Dung Gate
(see p84)
1
5
Jaffa Gate
(see p100)
6
King David Hotel/YMCA
(see p122)
2
7
4
e
KEY
Old City walls
No. 99 bus route
w
5
q
6
7
0
9
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