Dear visitors, welcome to Israel! The National Public Transportation Authority at the Ministry of Transportation is happy to help you travel to various tourism sites in Israel, easily, comfortably and affordably. It's important to know that Israel is divided, from north to south, into four major metropolitan areas: Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Beersheba, and every settlement is associated with one of these metropolitan areas and its surroundings. Each of these four metropolitan areas are served by a public transportation system consisting of city and intercity bus lines, the national railways and local transportation facilities such as the Jerusalem Light Rail and the Haifa Carmelit and Metronit. With "Rav-Kav" (literally: "multi-line"), Israel's rechargeable transport ticket, you can enjoy unlimited transportation by bus, train, Metronit and the Light Rail, individually or a combination thereof, in the metropolitan area of your choice. So… have a great visit!

Transport tickets and subscription types: Rechargeable "Anonymous Rav-Kav" This ticket costs 5 NIS, and can be purchased directly from bus drivers or at central stations, large train stations, service stations or the Light Rail service center in Jerusalem. You can charge this ticket with any of the following travel subscriptions: 1. Metropolitan "Unlimited Daily" or "Unlimited Weekly" – a subscription that allows unlimited travel by public transportation in the selected area: busses, train and the Light Rail. The subscription is valid from the beginning of each day or calendar week until its end, from the beginning of public transportation service in the morning until its end at night, and is adjusted to each metropolitan ring or combination of rings. 2. The Israel Railways sells anonymous Rav-Kav tickets that can be charged with Unlimited Daily or Unlimited Weekly (flexible) valid for 7 days from the date of purchase, round-trip tickets and 12-journey tickets. 3. "Accrued Value" – a subscription that allows charging your ticket with sums of 30, 50, 100 or 200 NIS for use on journeys in any public transportation line or train. A special 20% discount will be provided at the time of charging. Single journeys using "Accrued Value" in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem allow unlimited use of most public transportation for 90 minutes.

Attention  Travel by the Light Rail using Accrued Value tickets will be available at the beginning of 2017  The rates for intercity/inter-metropolitan journeys are determined by the origin-destination and can be paid by Accrued Value tickets  When transferring between lines within a metropolitan area you are required to re-validate your ticket. Don’t worry, during the allowed 90 minutes you will not be charged additional funds.  Bus lines in East Jerusalem require separate tickets – single use paper tickets or multiple journey cards purchased from the driver. Rav-Kav tickets can be charged in the following ways: Cash – by the bus driver, at ticket booths in central stations, at ticket machines on a train or the Light Rail platforms. Credit card – at ticket booths in central stations, at ticket machines on train or the Light Rail platforms and on some bus lines. Various apps – downloadable to any smartphone.

Single paper ticket This ticket can be purchased from bus drivers, at ticket booths in train stations and from ticket machines on train or the Light Rail platforms. This ticket is intended for a single journey and does not allow unlimited transfer for 90 minutes.