Jerusalem Travel Forum

I arrive from Frankfurt at 03:20am on 28th September and intend to take a sherut to Jerusalem at 7am to start a half day tour after checking into a modest hotel with or without a private bathroom.

I will book full day tour on 29th and depart on 30th September at 16:45hr. Any assistance on how to catch a sherut from airport, and where to book a 2 or 3 star hotel/hostel in Jerusalem so I can direct the sherut to the place, and whether the big holiday time will cause problems during the stay from 28th to 30th september.

Thank you for looking at the questions.

Joe from Christchurch New Zealand

Go to the taxi rank and you will be directed to the Sherut. Give the driver your hotel address -- he will know where it is.

shalom and welcome!
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Avraham [FruitLover]

Shalom and Welcome!

I second the above. Do join our World Meet 08. Would love to have you along!
Full details here: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/e7315/

Re the hotel. I strongly suggest that if you want a 2* - 3* you reserve it NOW.
Hotels fill up very fast, sometimes a year in advance, for the holiday period.

You might want to check these out:
Beit Shmuel - http://www.hostelz.com/hostel/23437-HI---Jerusalem---Beit-Shmuel-Hostel

A Little House In Bakah -
http://www.o-niv.com/bakah/index.htm

Jerusalem Tower Hotel -
http://www.get2israel.com/187-279-en/tower-hotel-jerusalem.asp

Have fun!

Oh yes, the sherut.

As you leave the Arrivals hall ask for "Nesher" Sherut to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) - they are just near the Haifa sherut.

The cost as of today's date (28/04/08) is NIS29.50 to the Central Bus Station, or NIS 45.30 to one's home address. When I came home lasr week they weren't bothering with the change, e.g. to my home was NIS 45.00 only.

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. The new rule however is that they may not make anyone wait for more than 1 hour, and that rule is posted in both Hebrew and English.