Bus Railway Taxi Services
Car Rental Limousine
Israel has a convenient and reasonably priced public transportation system. Options for getting to and from Ben Gurion Airport include: Egged bus (the national bus company); private car/van services; railway; taxi; rented car; and limousine. For details regarding transportation depots and general airport information, please visit the Israel Airports Authority website.
Bus Transportation
Egged Information: 03-694-8888 or *2800 from any telephone
Egged Website
Public transportation depots are located in the three-story bridge on the second floor, near Gates 21 and 23. Busses leave from there to the Egged station at nearby Airport City where one can transfer to regular Egged bus lines. Passengers traveling from Airport City to the airport will receive free passage tickets for the internal shuttle service that operates the route. Various Egged lines run between the Airport City station and central points in Israel at frequent intervals throughout the day. It is worth phoning or checking the website for details.
Superbus operates a bus line to nearby Shoham.
Telephone: 1-700-700-181
Superbus Website
Ticket price: NIS 5.60
Margalit operates a bus line to the city of Modi’in.
Telephone: 08-655-4201
Margalit Website
Metropoline operates a bus line to the city of Be’er Sheva that travels through Gedera and Kiryat Gat.
Telephone: *5900
Metropoline Website
Ticket price: NIS 8.30-19.70
Railway
Israel Railways Information: 03-577-4000 or *5770
Railway Website
Israel Railways provides comfortable and efficient service along the following routes:
Ben Gurion–Tel Aviv–Haifa–Acre–Nahariya
Nahariya–Acre–Haifa–Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Hours of Operation: 3 a.m. until midnight
The train station is located on Level S (the lowest floor) and can be accessed from Greeters Hall via elevators, escalators or stairs. Tickets may be purchased from automatic machines located on Level G.
Taxi Services
Taxi Services
The taxi companies based at Ben Gurion Airport are under the supervision of the Israel Airports Authority. We recommend that you only use these licensed taxis, operated by on-site dispatchers, rather than those which do not belong to these companies. The taxi stands and dispatcher’s booth are located at Terminal 3 on the ground level (G) of the multi-level road. Private-taxi (called “special”) and shared-taxi services (called “sherut”) are available.
Licensed taxis:
Hadar Lod - transportation to all parts of the country.
Tel.: 03-9711103
Nesher Tours - transportation to and from Jerusalem.
Tel.: 02-6257227
Amal - transportation to Haifa and the North area.
Tel.: 04-8662324
Taxi drivers are required by law to use the meter on all trips. Unless you know the accepted rates, do not be tempted to set a price beforehand. For long trips, the driver must charge passengers according to the Ministry of Transport price list posted in all taxis.
A 25% surcharge for night trips is in effect from 9:01pm until 5:29am (from 4pm on Fridays and holiday eves). Trips out of Ben Gurion Airport are charged an additional NIS 5.00, and passengers pay approximately NIS 3.00 for each suitcase. Passengers who request use of Road 6 (a toll road) will pay an extra NIS 11.00.
Passengers are advised to request a receipt at the end of the journey.