Getting Around & Cars
Getting around Jerusalem: public transport, driving, car insurance, buying a car, and the everyday logistics of moving through the city.
The fast train takes about half an hour between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Here are all the options, including how to travel on Shabbat.
Blue and white means pay, red and white means don't. The rules, the apps, the residents' permit, and where to park when you're heading to the Old City.
Two lines, one card, ₪8 a ride. Everything you need to ride Jerusalem's light rail, from the stops you'll actually use to what happens on Shabbat.
The train is the fastest and cheapest way from the airport to Jerusalem when it runs. Here are the options, what they cost, and what to do when you land on Shabbat.
Jerusalem's second light rail line opened on 21 August 2026, running from Jaffa Road to Malha. Here is where it goes, who it helps, and what comes next.
You can drive on your foreign licence for a while after arriving, and then you have to convert it. The process is mostly online and a single short drive, if you start before the clock runs out.
The Rav-Kav card, the light rail, buses and the apps that tie them together — plus what stops on Shabbat and how to reach the airport.
Israeli car insurance comes in three layers, and only the first is compulsory. Here is what each covers, how to buy it, and what happens after a bump on a Jerusalem street.
Cars are expensive in Israel, used cars are the normal purchase, and the paperwork is lighter than the price tag suggests. Here is the process and the traps.