Jerusalem Travel Forum

Hi,everyone.Is thereany public transportation from Ben Gurion airport to Jerusalem on Saturday mornings(like sheruts taxis), or Friday evenings .
thank you in advance

Hi all,
I live in Canada, currently working in Irak rotating 28/28. I want to visit Jordan and Israel the last week of January in my way to home. My flight has a stop in Amman, that is the reason I must start my visit in Amman and come back here to take my flight to home. I dont know if i should go to Israel first via King Hussein bridge and come back to Jordan through same bridge or going to Elat and re-entry to Jordan through south and visit Aqaba and Petra.
Should i re-entry to Jordan through same gate i out?
Can i get a Israel visa at the border (i carry a Ecuadorian passport)?
Should i ask a multiple visa in Jordan?
Thanks in advance for your help.

David

Wanting suggestions for places to stay for 4 nites Dec. 30-Jan.3. Family of 4 (inc. 2 young adult children) less than $300 a nite total including 2 rooms, adjoining rooms, b and b, or apt.-- walking distance from old city, safe. Also need place to stay 2 nites in Haifa, 1 nite in Tel Aviv, and 1 nite near Masada. Have done quite a bit of searching already. Thank you.

Greetings Everyone!

First to all , thanks for all answers on forum, One special mention to Unas.


i Should arrive Israel next friday.

My questions are:

1) Should I visit Ein Gedi and Massada on same day? is it possible go Masada in the morning and back in the afternoon?
2) if a take egg bus to Ein Gedi, does bus stop in front of Spa/beach? are there facilities like lockers, showers, etc?
3) how Can I go to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial ?
4) Suggestion restaurant (local food).

Any help willbe appreciated.

thanks

I'll be in Jerusalem in mid-November and looking for a nice hotel.
The hotel should be in a walking distance to the OLD City. I really don't like B&B, prefer modern hotel but not overpriced. Please help me to find a good value hotel. What about Jerusalem Inn, Is it any good? Than you all

we (7 persons), staying in Tel Aviv for some days, want to make a day of sightseeing in Jerusalem.
Is it possible and nice to see the most important sights on your own (with a good travel guide book) or would you recommend a personal guide?
What is a reassonable price for a guide? Can you recommend one (if possible German speaking)?

Thanks for answer!

Hi!

From Cape Town in South Africa and I’m accompanying my wife on a trip to Israel in 2 weeks, for 2 weeks, BUT this falls within the MTB racing season in South Africa and I would desparately like to continue training. In addition, I wouldn’t mind exploring the areas we are visiting on bike too. I have two Specialized MTB’s here at home and can bring one along with me, but in order to avoid the hassle I was hoping to possibly rent a decent similar frame in Jerusalem. I basically need a bike to cover some distance on – say 500km (300 miles) in total over the 2 weeks.

Is this a realistic endeavour, and are there any good bike shops in Jerusalem I can contact to arrange/discuss this?

Any help/tips appreciated!

Would Nesher Taxi pick up two of us at 4:30 AM from Heleni Hamalka 26, Jerusalem and deliver to Ben Gurion Airport Air Swiss.on November 2. What is the cost for two of us?

We will be staying at the Alcazar Hotel in Jerusalem in November. We have to be at the airport for our return flight to Canada at 4:30 am does anyone know if the Nesher Sherut (group taxi) runs at that time.

Should it be easy to get a taxi to take us from Jerusalem to the Tel Aviv Airport? Our tour ends in Jerusalem and we will have to make a 12:40 AM Delta flight back to JFK in New York on the same day. Does anyone know approximately how much this should cost for two people? Also, how long a drive is it to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem? Should it be easy to get a taxi to take us to the airport in the early evening?

Thanks,

I will be in Jerusalem in September, and would like to
make a short trip to see the Pyramids. I haven't found
information about this on line. Are there bus tours, or
some other transportation (taxi or guide service?) whereby
someone could safely make this trip?
Thank you.

How difficult is it to get to and from the Stadium from TEl Aviv Beachfront hotels. Busses? Taxis? Henry

How much is a normal taxi fare from Airport to Jerusalem for 4 people plus luggage

We will be in both cities on a Friday till Saturday. Are there restaurants and stores open on these days? Are there places in these cities where we can still go shopping for gifts? What other attractions will be open? We just don't want to waste the days sitting in our hotel. Will buses still run or will we have to take taxis? Are taxis expensive?

Thank you,

My husband and I are looking at a tour to Israel in late November to early December. How is the weather in Israel at that time of the year? Does it rain a lot or can it snow? Does it get really cold? Would it be better if we put off the trip till the spring when it will be warmer?

Thanks

I am going to Israel the airport TLV is 30 miles form my hotel the Addar in jerusalem are there shuttle buses or trians to travel to hotel or do I need to take a cab and how much money? with no car rentel

Can you let me know if I can get a Sherut from Jerusalem to Haifa in the late afternoon. Of perhaps you can direct me to a Sherut company - tried one through Google and phone number did not work. I need approx prices and how long it will take.

If I go by train and change in Tel Aviv, approximately how many hours will the journey take.

Many thanks for your help. Ruth Resnikoff - Florida - coming to J. on June 1st.

It's time for my yearly invitation: If there are any VTers who would like to participate in our traditional Passover seder in Jerusalem on Wednesday night, please let me know.

hello
i am going to amman and want to make a day trip to jerusalem,
1) what time is the king hussain border open
2) i want to go see the temple mount and the mosque, are you allowed to see the rock?
3) at what times can you see it?
4) i have heard that people who are muslim have a hard time entering through customs (have a canadian passport) is that true? and if you want to go in the mosque i heard you are only allowed to go if you are a muslim, do they require any proof? (i am a east indian muslim)
5) is jerusalem a safe place to visit?
6) how much is it to have a taxi usually from amman to the border and is it easy to get a taxi back to amman?
7) can you hire the taxi from the isreal side to the 2 sites i want to go to and back to the border? usually how much would it cost?
8) would i be able to go to the 2 areas i want to go to (temple mount, and mosque) and back again?
9) how long do you wait at the border for?
10) are the isreal forms you need to fill out for canadians available online to print so it fast tracks the process and can the money you have to pay at the border be paid by master card at the border
11) how far is the temple mount from the isreali border
12) can you get the multi jordan visa on arrival at the airport as the one entry visa
13) do you have to pay anything when reentering jordan with a multi visa? and how much?
14) if you have to take another taxi back from jerusalem to the border is it easy? and how much would it be? should you bargain?

sorry for all the quesions, and thank you very much for all your help

Is it possible to arrange to spend a five minute private visit into the holy sepulchre if organised in advance. That is to say spend five minutes alone in the holy sepulchre ? I have been but it is very difficult to get the sense of where you are and to time it between the services.

I will be staying in Jerusalem a few days, then want to go on to Jerash, then Petra, before returning to Tel Aviv to fly home. Any suggestions for places to stay in Jerash and Petra, and how to get from Jerusalem to Jerah to petra, then back to Tel Aviv?

Hope you can help me out.

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

Hello Jerusalem experts,

going to spend a night at the Ramat Rachel Kibbutz hotel, I noticed that on the way to it the map indicates a point of interest called "Hass Promenade". I've tried to look it up here on VT but the search engine is too poor to come up with some results. Could somebody tell more about it? I love long paved promenades going along ridges and letting you have a nice view across cities or valleys such as up on the Budapest castle hill or on a seaside or lakeside.
What is there to see? Is it worth getting out of the car?

Win

I will be crossing the border at Eliat...will I need to have passport sized photo in advance or will my USA passport be sufficient? Also does anybody know the current early morning bus times from Eliat to Jerusalem and will that bus stop at Ein Gedi? Thanks again as usual for all your help!

Are using ATM's in Israel safe? Also are the exchange rates and fee's reasonable? Or would my best option be bring US cash and then just exchanging it? Any advice would be appreciated!

Hi I'm planning to visit Jerusalem this Spring and want a good priced hotel (not bothered about complimentary shower caps etc) near the Old City and the main sites - we'll be walking/using public transport. I have a possible shortlist of The Gloria Hotel, The Jerusalem Hotel (on Nablus Road, there are so many with similar names) and the Mount of Olives hotel. I would appreciate Vters opinions of these hotels please. Many thanks.

I'm looking to take a taxi on Saturday March 7th in the morning to King Hussien Bridge in a effort to get to Amman. Does anyone know if the taxi's run on Shabbat and if so how early and how much would it cost for a ride to the King Hussien Bridge? Thanks

Hello.
There are no reviews for this recently opened hotel in Nachalat Shiva. Has anyone stayed there? I would welcome your comments. If no one has stayed there, can anyone offer comments on the location and the neighborhood?

Does anyone have any info on when and where the buses leave Jerusalem for Masada and Bethelem. In particular I'm wanting to know what time the earliest bus leaves for Masada and if the buses stop by the Dead Sea. Additionally if anyone has any info on buses that do go directly to the Dead Sea from Jerusalem it would be appreciated. Finally how much would a taxi to Masada and Bethelem cost? Thanks in advance!

Hi all

I will be visiting Jerusalem and Tiberias in mid-Nov? Can anyone advise me on the weather in Israel during this period of time? Do I need to wear any thick winter clothes?

Many thanks in advance!

Regards

Would appreciate any feedback from VT Members about this restaurant and their special evening entertainments. Are reservations easy to get? Can we dine outside during early November? Thanks, Marsha