Why go
- City in the Southern Levant.
History
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the oldest cities in the world and is considered a holy city to the three major Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city; Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, while Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely recognised internationally.
Where to stay
HaAluf David Marcus St 54, Petah Tikva, Israel · hotelspahouse.co.il
Rothschild St 79, Petah Tikva, Israel · diamhotels.com
Ben Tsiyon Galis St 44, Petah Tikva, Israel
Indoor
Ben Tsiyon Galis St 44, Petah Tikva, Israel
Restaurants & places to go
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Sa-We 12:00-23:30, Th-Fr 12:00-02:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, step-free access · 95 החשמונאים, תל אביב-יפו · port-19.co.il
Shawarma, Restaurant · סניף של שווארמה שמש. Opening hours: Mo-Th, Su 11:00-00:00 · 9 תובל, רמת גן · shemesh-rg.co.il
Mexican, Burger, Fast Food · Tortilla and burger Bar · 46 כצנלסון · facebook.com
Restaurant · אוכל אותנטי משתנה מידי יום, בר סלטים בהרכבה אישית, קייטרינג ואוכל מוכן לשבת, אירועים במקום עד 60 איש. באווירה ייחודית ונעימה. Opening hours:… · the-lobby.co.il
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 07:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · יגאל אלון, תל אביב · arcaffe.co.il
Georgian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-22:00 · 113 כצנלסון, גבעתיים · deda.co.il
Chocolate, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-We 09:00-24:00; Th 09:00-01:00; Fr 09:00-01:30; Sa 09:00-01:00 Features: takeaway · 3 אלוף קלמן מגן, תל אביב-יפו · max-brenner.co.il
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-13:00; Sa (sunset+00:30)-00:59 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, kosher · 1… · pizzahut.co.il
Fast Food · Oriental Features: outdoor seating · abudubi.com
Falafel, Fast Food · פאלפל 4 הצבעים Features: takeaway
Regional, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-16:00; Fr 08:00-14:30 Features: delivery, vegan options · 21 בר כוכבא · stationmarket.co.il
Breakfast, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Sa 8:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, step-free access, air conditioning · 3 אלוף קלמן מגן,… · benedict.co.il
Asian, Sushi, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, delivery, step-free access · 20 אבן גבירול, תל אביב · chop-chop.co.il
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:00; Sa (sunset+01:00)-23:00 Features: delivery, kosher · 94 יגאל אלון, תל אביב · kansai.co.il
Italian, Pasta, Salad, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 12:30-16:30, 17:00-23:30; Sa 18:00-23:30; Features: delivery · 105 המלך ג'ורג' · instagram.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway
Kebab, Regional, Fast Food · Features: kosher · 1 בן גוריון, בני ברק · dabush.co.il
German, Fast Food · Features: delivery · bayern-market.com
Seafood, French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Fr 07:30-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00 Features: step-free access · 14 הבנים · angelinabistro.co.il
International, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Fr 12:00-00:00; Sa 19:00-00:00 · 6 שטרית · arnoldrest.co.il
Grill, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Sa 12:00-23:00 · 4 הברזל, תל אביב-יפו · butchery.co.il
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: takeaway, delivery · 70 אבן גבירול, Tel Aviv-Yafo · delitlv.co.il
Bakery Cafe, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 05:30-19:30; Fr 05:30-15:00 · 48 דרך רמתיים, הוד השרון, 4532504 · wilheim-bakery.co.il
Steak House, Burger, Grill, Chicken, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Fr 08:00-23:00; Sa 09:30-16:00 · 5 משה פרלוק · zuk-farm.co.il
Local, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 09:00-00:30; Fr 09:00-16:30 · 1 Shlomo Hamelech Street, 6437701 · falafelhakosem.com
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 12:00-02:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-02:00 · 30 הארבעה, תל אביב-יפו · clarotlv.com
Pretzel, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · mrpretzels.co.il
Middle Eastern, Falafel, Restaurant · Features: kosher, step-free access · saronamarket.co.il
Salad, Fast Food · Features: delivery, kosher · תל אביב-יפו · mixi.co.il
Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 07:30-17:00; Fr-Sa 07:30-16:00 Features: outdoor seating · 110 ז'בוטינסקי · dallal.co.il
Ice Cream · Opening hours: 10:00-22:00; Fr 09:00-13:30; Sa 17:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, delivery, kosher, step-free access · 1 הערבה · goldaglida.co.il
Ukrainian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00 · 3 קרליבך
Caribbean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu, We 18:00-23:00; Th-Sa 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegan options · 52 יהודה הלוי, תל…
Sandwich, Fast Food · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · 16 בר כוכבא · delifleishman.com
Meat, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, air conditioning · 2 הראשונים, אור יהודה · etzelhaturky.com
Italian Pizza, Pizza, Fast Food · Italian Pizza/Pizza fast food · 14 דוידקה · pizza-shemesh.co.il
Japanese, Restaurant · Japanese restaurant · 14 אשתורי הפרחי · zesushi.co.il
Thai, Restaurant · Thai restaurant · kapao.co.il
Humus, Restaurant · Features: delivery, vegetarian options
Juice, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 08:30-21:30; Fr 08:30-15:00; Sa 19:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, kosher, step-free access · השדרה האקדמית, קריית אונו
Hummus, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su
Fries, Fast Food · Fries fast food
Waffle, Fast Food · Waffle fast food · 61 אבן גבירול, תל אביב-יפו · waffle-bar.co.il
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant · 33 בן גוריון, הרצליה · chinaclass.co.il
Barbecue, Mediterranean, Restaurant · Features: kosher
358 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) 7 km to the centre
Tel Aviv, M, IL — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 57 airlines (El Al Israel Airlines, easyJet, Arkia Israel Airlines, Wizz Air…) · direct flights to 79 destinations incl. Amsterdam, Barcelona, Prague, Rome, Berlin… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 57 airlines, 79 direct destinations
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 767-300, 737-900, 737-700, 777-200, 747-400) · 36 routes: Amsterdam, Athens, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kiev, Larnaca, London, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Marseille, Milano, Moscow, Mumbai, Munich, New York, Newark, Paris, Prague, Rome, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Toronto, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw, Zurich
- easyJet U2 (A320, A319) · 8 routes: Berlin, Geneva, London, London, Manchester, Milano, Mulhouse, Rome
- Arkia Israel Airlines IZ (757-300, ATR 72, Embraer 195, Embraer 190) · 7 routes: Amman, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Elat, Larnaca, Paris, Tbilisi
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 7 routes: Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Katowice, Prague, Vilnius, Warsaw
- Israir 6H (A320) · 5 routes: Berlin, Elat, Nice, Rome, Tbilisi
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (734, 737-800, 737-700, 737-800) · 4 routes: Dnepropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kiev, Odessa
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320, A330-200, A330-300, 767-300) · 3 routes: Moscow, Rostov, St. Petersburg
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A321, 737-800) · 3 routes: Berlin, Duesseldorf, Munich
- Air France AF (A320) · 3 routes: Marseille, Nice, Paris
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A321, A320) · 3 routes: Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 2 routes: Athens, Heraklion
- Air Canada AC (767-300) · 2 routes: Montreal, Toronto
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700) · 2 routes: Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody
- Iberia Airlines IB (A319, 737-800) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Madrid
- Meridiana IG (737, A320) · 2 routes: Milano*, Naples
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300, A340-300, 737-800, A320) · 2 routes: Geneva*, Zurich
- Tarom RO (737-300, 310) · 2 routes: Bucharest, Iasi
- Transaero Airlines UN (734, 735, 737-800, 737-800, 737-700) · 2 routes: Moscow, Moscow
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A319, A320, A321, 330, A330-200…) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air China CA (767-300) · 1 route: Beijing*
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Air Sinai 4D (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Cairo
- Alitalia AZ (A320, A321, 32S) · 1 route: Rome
- American Airlines AA (A330-200) · 1 route: Philadelphia
- Austrian Airlines OS (A321) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (A320) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (737-300) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- British Airways BA (A321, 777) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, A320) · 1 route: Brussels
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319) · 1 route: Sofia
- Cyprus Airways CY (A320) · 1 route: Larnaca
- Czech Airlines OK (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 1 route: New York
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (767-300) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Finnair AY (A320) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Georgian Airways A9 (737) · 1 route: Tbilisi
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320) · 1 route: Cologne
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Korean Air KE (777-200) · 1 route: Seoul
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Vinnitsa
- Niki HG (A320, A321) · 1 route: Vienna
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Royal Jordanian RJ (A319, A320, Embraer 175, Embraer 195) · 1 route: Amman
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A320, A321) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- Thai Airways International TG (747-400, 767-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 1 route: Paris
- Transavia Holland HV (737-800) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Travel Service QS (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Prague
- United Airlines UA (777) · 1 route: Newark
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- US Airways US (A330-200) · 1 route: Philadelphia
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Wizz Air Ukraine WU (A320) · 1 route: Lvov
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Jaffa Port
Ferry terminal · 15 km from the centre
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. We do not yet hold airport or rail details for Jerusalem, Israel — check the official tourism sources below for the best routes in. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Jaffa Port, 15 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Jerusalem, Israel. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Bus · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.