Jerusalem Travel Forum

hi me and my family are going to egyt and we would like to jerusalem to masijd al aqsa for 2 days and back how much will it cost for 2 adults and 4 children ages are 1)7 2) 14 3)16) 4)18

i would only like to go for 2 days in april the 10th and vist masijd al aqsa and back how much will it cost

How are you planning on getting from Egypt to Israel? Are you flying from Egypt, going via Sinai to Eilat and taking a bus. ( difficult because April 9 is Passover and April 12 is the Sabbath so public transportation is limited. Also, since April 11 is Good FRiday ( and the middle of Passover) depending upon what is happening entrance to the Temple Mount may be limited. I guess a final question would be--what Passport are you traveling on? This will also control how easy/hard it is to get to Jerusalem during this dual holiday time.

You can also fly to Tel Aviv and take a bus to Jerusalem - a much shorter trip since you have only two days.

http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Cairo-CAI/Tel_Aviv-TLV/market.html

Or fly to Amman, Jordan and from there either fly on to Tel Aviv or travel by land.

As mentioned, you will be in the area during the weeklong Passover holiday (April 8th-15th this year). This is a terrible time to travel in Israel as all roads will be jammed with holiday travelers. Also, accommodation will be scarce and expensive. And many more annoying things (to a tourist).