Most travelers to Caesarea come by rented car, as public
transportation has its limitations in this rural town. Nonetheless, Caesarea
sits by the side of Highway 2, the coastal route, and travelers can manage by train or hopping on a bus towards Haifa or Tel Aviv and getting off at the Or Akiva Interchange.
By Car
From
Ben Gurion Airport (52min, 75 km)
Car rental companies’ counters are located on
the first floor of the East Gallery in the Greeters' Hall. The service operates
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Exit the airport and head West on Highway 1
towards Tel Aviv
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After 15 km, merge onto Ayalon North/Highway 20
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After 9 km, just north of Tel Aviv at the Glilot
Interchange, exit to toward Highway 5, keep left at fork, and merge onto
Highway 2.
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After 43 km, at the Or Akiva Interchange, exit
right
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit,
under the overpass, onto Sderot Shidlovski
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To the
Country Club shopping center: After 1 km, at the roundabout, take the 1st
exit onto Rothschild and the shopping center will appear on the right at the
second roundabout.
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To the
old city: continue to the park entrance.
From
Jerusalem (1h30, 128 km)
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Take Highway 1 towards Tel Aviv
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After 50 km, merge onto Ayalon North/Highway 20
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After 9 km, just north of Tel Aviv at the Glilot
Interchange, exit to toward Highway 5, keep left at fork, and merge onto
Highway 2.
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After 43 km, at the Or Akiva Interchange, exit
right
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At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit,
under the overpass, onto Sderot Shidlovski.
From
Haifa (35min, 43 km)
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Take Highway 4 and merge onto Highway 2.
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After 32 km, at the Or Akiva Interchange, exit
right.
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At the roundabout, take the first exit onto
Route 6511, Sderot Shidlovski
From
Tiberias (1h15, 83 km)
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Head west on Route 77 for 30 km.
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
and stay on Route77 for 9.5 km
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Take a slight towards Route 75 for 2 km
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Turn left onto Route 722 for 5 km
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Turn left onto Route 70 for 32 km
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Head south on Highway 2 towards Tel Aviv for 9
km
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At the Or Akiva Interchange, exit right.
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At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
onto Route 6511, Sderot Shidlovski
By Train
At the Ben Gurion Airport, the train station is located on Level S of the Landslide Building, adjacent to the Greeters’ Hall.
Tickets can be purchased at the stations. Adult fares from the Ben Gurion Airport Station to the Binyamina or Kesariyya/Pardes Hanna (Caesarea) stations are approximately 37 NIS adult.
Taxi between Caesarea and the train stations in Binyamina or Kesariyya/Pardes Hanna are approximately 45 NIS.
Hours of operation:
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Trains to Binyamina run between 20 – 60 minutes
intervals and all throughout the night on weekdays.
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Kesariyya/Pardes Hanna trains run less
frequently about 45 minutes to an hour apart during the weekdays between 05:00
and 23:00.
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On Fridays trains typically stop running between
14:00-15:00. Friday evening and Saturday day-time trains are not in operation. On
Saturday, trains start again between 21:00-22:00.
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Trains do not operate on holidays, and schedule
change around holiday seasons.
By Bus or Sherut
Buses along the coastal route run approximately 30-45 min
apart. Sheruts are a combination between a bus and taxi in Israel. They look
like a large yellow, orange and red minibus. They run along common bus routes
but come much more frequently and stop at passengers’ requests. Prices vary
similarly based on distance (between 14 NIS to 30 NIS).
From
Tel Aviv or Netanya (1 hr, 25 NIS.)
- Take any bus along the coastal Highway 2 towards Hadera or Haifa. Get off at the Or Akiva Interchange (Bus No. 826, 909,910).
From
Haifa (30 min, 20 NIS)
- Take any bus along the coastal Highway 2 heading South. Get off at the Or Akiva Interchange (Bus No. 784, 921,947).
From
Jerusalem (2hr, 30 NIS)
- Take a bus from the Jerusalem Central Bus Station the Or Akiva Interchange (Bus No. 947).
From
Tiberias (2 hr, 50 NIS)
- Take a bus to Hadera and transfer at the Hadera/Olga junction (Bus No. 835). Catch a northbound bus and get off at the Or Akiva Interchange (Bus No. 826,909,910,947).
Taxi fares between the
highway bus stops and Caesarea city center are approximately 30 NIS each way.
Be sure to distinguish the Caesarea city center from the Caesarea Industrial
center.
Weekends: Buses stop running around noon on Fridays and begin around 17:00-18:00 on Saturday evenings.
Check online for
exact information at http://mslworld.egged.co.il/eggedtimetable/
Public Transportation within Caesarea
Public Transportation within Caesarea
The Caesarea shuttle operates Sunday through Thursday
through various neighborhoods to the Caesarea center and back.
Shuttle Stops
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Arrival Times
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Neot
Golf Resort
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15:35
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16:35
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17:35
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18:35
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Dan
Caesarea/ Golf Club
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15:46
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16:46
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17:46
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18:46
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Aqueduct
Rd (Beach Entrance)
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15:48
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16:48
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17:48
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18:48
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Caesarea
Center
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15:55
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16:55
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17:55
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18:55
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Cluster
7: Corner of Agur & Sal'it
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16:03
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17:03
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18:03
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19:03
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Cluster
7: Southern entrance (Corner of Agur & Rothschild)
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16:04
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17:04
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18:04
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19:04
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Caesarea
Center
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16:10
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17:10
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18:10
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19:10
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Dan
Caesarea/ Golf Club
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16:18
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17:18
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18:18
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19:18
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Neot
Golf Resort
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16:25
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17:25
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18:25
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19:25
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