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fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD
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ROADS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BETWEEN MAJOR CENTRES.
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNS ARE USED IN ISRAEL AND ARE ALSO
WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. THERE IS A HIGH RATE OF ACCIDENTS AND
DRIVERS TAKE BIG RISKS.
CAR RENTAL - MOST MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AND SOME
LOCAL RENTED COMPANIES, HAVE OFFICES IN ISRAEL'S MAJOR
CITIES AND AT BEN GURION AIRPORT. HIRE FEES ARE EXPENSIVE.
BUSES - THIS IS THE MOST POPULAR MEANS OF TRANSPORT.
SERVICE IS QUITE FREQUENT AND FARES ARE REASONABLE. BUSES
DO NOT RUN FROM THE EVE OF THE SABBATH AND JEWISH HOLY DAYS
UNTIL THE FOLLOWING EVENING. BUSES RUN FROM APPROXIMATELY
FIVE IN THE MORNING UNTIL ELEVEN THIRTY IN THE EVENING.
TAXIS - MOST TAXIS ARE EQUIPPED WITH TWO WAY RADIOS AND MAY
BE SUMMONED BY TELEPHONE OR HAILED IN THE STREET. ALL URBAN
TAXIS ARE EQUIPPED WITH METERS AND ARE REQUIRED BY THE LAW
TO USE THEM. THERE IS AN OFFICIAL PRICE LIST, WHICH SHOULD
BE PRESENTED TO YOU ON REQUEST.
SHERUT - THESE ARE SHARED TAXIS AT A FIXED PRICE PER
PERSON, AND ARE AVAILABLE BETWEEN MAJOR CITIES AND ON
CERTAIN URBAN ROUTES. THEY ARE THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND
FASTEST MEANS OF TRAVEL, WITH FARES ONLY BEING SLIGHTLY
HIGHER THAN THE BUS.
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RAIL
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THE ISRAEL RAILWAY RUNS FROM NATANYA IN THE NORTH TO BEER
SHEBA IN THE SOUTH. FARES ARE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE BUS.
RESERVATIONS INCUR A SMALL EXTRA CHARGE. ALL PASSENGER
TRAINS HAVE A BUFFET CAR. THERE ARE NO TRAINS ON THE
SHABBATH OR ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
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AIR
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ARKIA ISRAEL AIRLINES OPERATE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULED
FLIGHTS FROM JERUSALEM TO TEL AVIV, HAIFA, ROSH PINA AND
EILAT. FROM TEL AVIV TO ROSH PINA, EILAT AND JERUSALEM.
FROM HAIFA TO JERUSALEM, TEL AVIV AND EILAT AND FROM EILAT
TO JERUSALEM, TEL AVIV AND HAIFA.
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