Transportation

As Haifa has been built on the Carmel Mountain, public transportation is mostly operated by buses and taxis. If you want to leave Haifa, you should consider taking the train.

Please note that Haifa is the only city in Israel where bus drivers are working on Shabbat. Limited bus service only runs during the weekend (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset).

Buses

"Egged" operates the main bus lines in Haifa. For details of bus routes and schedules call *2800 or 03-694-8888. You can also refer to their website at:

http://www.egged.co.il/Eng/

Haifa has two main bus stations:

-Lev-HaMifratz' Central Bus Station near the Checkpost (for traveling north)
-Hof HaCarmel' Central Bus Station near the beach (for traveling south)

Local Haifa lines are as follows:

#11 runs from the Technion to Hof HaCarmel
#31 runs from the Technion through Ahuza (Horev) to Carmel Center
#19 runs from the Technion to Hadar
#17 runs from Technion to Bat Galim through downtown
#142 runs from the Technion to Lev Hamifratz
#784 (Thursdays and Fridays) runs from the Technion to Atlit, Hadera, Netanya, Herziliyya, and Tel-Aviv
#200 runs all night during weekends, starting at 23:00, including Friday night.

Trains

There are four main railway stations in Haifa:

    - Hof HaCarmel' near Central Bus Station by the beach
    - Bat Galim' by the old bus station
    - HaShmona' (Central) near downtown
    - Lev-HaMifratz' near the northern Central bus station.

Use http://rail.co.il/EN/Pages/Homepage.aspxl for schedules and other information.

Please, note that there is train service directly to the Ben-Gurion Airport (Terminal 3).

No trains are available during the weekend (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset).

Taxis

You can call for a taxi to the Technion. City taxi services include:

    - Naveh’ - Nave Sa'anan, Tel: 04-822-2222
    - Horev' - Tel: 04-888-8888
    - Carmel' - Carmel Center, Tel: 04-838-2626, 04-838-2727

Note: It is not customary to tip taxi drivers in Israel.

You should always negotiate the price before the ride. Inside Haifa, it should not be more expensive than 90 NIS.

Price list

- Single drive: 6.60 NIS

- Card for 10 drives: 52.80 NIS

- First semester card: 582 NIS

- Annual card: 1410 NIS

Shared Taxi (Sherut)

Within Haifa - Sherut taxis run along major bus routes in Haifa, and can be stopped along the way by waving to the driver (not necessarily at a bus stop). The sherut will have a sign on the windshield with the number of the bus route that it follows. These are slightly cheaper and faster than a regular bus and offer good alternative for busses during the weekend.

To the Airport - Sherut service to Ben Gurion Airport (fixed price): 'Amal'- 6 Hechalutz St., Hadar, Tel: 04-866-2324. Reservations must be made by phone in advance. Payment can be made by cash or credit card.

To other cities - Sherut services to Tel Aviv leave regularly, including Saturdays, from Hechalutz St. in Hadar. You can take sherut taxis to Acco, Nahariya, Carmiel, and Tiberias from Cidon Street off HaNevi'im Street in Hadar.