Tel Aviv Transportation services

The Tel Aviv city center is small enough and easy to become familiar with. The weather is comfortable throughout the year, so visitors often prefer to move around by foot. There are few Tel Aviv transportation options for the times they choose not to.

Dan is the main local bus company in Tel Aviv. A map of Dan's lines is available in the central bus station and on their website which is useful and has an English section - http://www.dan.co.il/english. Egged is an inter-city bus company that runs its buses through Tel Aviv as well.

A useful, cheap and popular option for Tel Aviv Transportation is "Sherut" (service) taxis. Sherut is a mini-van taxi which runs in some of the buses routes but has no fixed stops, so you just give them a signal to stop (a noticeable wave is enough). Lines number 4 and 5 are the most useful Sherut taxi lines - they run through most of the city's central areas until 1AM on weekdays and 2AM on weekends. There are numerous "regular" taxis in Tel Aviv, but these tend to be expensive and you should bargain with the driver most of the time, or at least remind him/her to turn on the meter.

Tel Aviv Transportation services naturally include car rentals, but the city suffers from a severe lack of parking space and traffic jams during almost every hour of the day. If you still choose to travel by car, several public parking lots are spread around town and can be useful.

Tel Aviv is suited to moving around by bicycle as well. It is mostly plateau and the center is not so big, so this can be a fun way to explore the city. Bicycles can be rented in the Tel Aviv port and in several other locations around town, and there are special designated riding lanes in some of the main streets and boulevards, including the promenade.