There are hundreds bus lines in Jerusalem that are a vital part of the public transportation from/to Jerusalem and whitin Jerusalem and the nearby suburbs along with the Light Rail.
Local bus service within Jerusalem
Jerusalem is served by 98 local bus lines that operate across all neighborhoods throughout the day. In addition, four lines operate only in the peak direction during designated hours.
There is one seasonal and holiday line (Route 111), which operates between Malcha and the Kotel during the summer and holiday periods. Another route, Line 580, operates exclusively on weekends and holidays.
Several bus lines operate with alternative route variations at different times of the day. These variations are identified by the ÃÂ (Aleph) designation next to the route number, indicating an alternative routing.
Suburban Bus Lines
There are 41 suburban bus lines that connect the nearby suburbs to Jerusalem and Intercity lines to almost every destination within Israel. Most of theses lines Start service app one of two terminals 1 Binyanei HaUma 2 Har Hotsvim All of the suburban areas also have a line peak direction only to Talpiot industrial area
Intercity Bus Lines
There are 234 intercity bus lines in operation. Of these, 44 lines operate exclusively on weekends and holidays and typically depart from locations within the city rather than from a central bus terminal.
Additionally: ⢠7 lines operate in only one direction ⢠9 lines operate exclusively in the peak travel direction
Most lines that do not operate solely on weekends or in peak direction depart from one of three main terminals: 1. Central Station â Primarily serves long-distance destinations 2. Binyanei HaUma Terminal â Primarily serves short-distance destinations 3. HaArizim Bus Terminal â Primarily serves destinations frequently used by the Ultra-Orthodox community
Line 480 normally operates directly from Central Station to Tel Aviv during morning hours. However, additional morning departures operate from multiple neighborhoods throughout the city as alternative Line 480 services. Late-night services on this line operate from Mamilla.
Line 485 operates to Ben Gurion Airport on Tuesday nights / Wednesday mornings only, when rail service is unavailable. During these hours, it is the only public transportation option from Jerusalem to the airport.
Due to security requirements: ⢠Reinforced (stone-resistant) buses are used on routes serving Gush Etzion, Ariel, and the Binyamin region ⢠Bullet-resistant buses are used on routes serving the Hebron and Shomron regions
Night bus lines
There are 20 night lines that only operate on weekends, summer and holidays There are 3 night lines that are just Extensions of the regular route Night line 480 is a extend version of the route that operates during the day and also operates every night
Special bus lines
There are 10 lines that only operate a few days a year to help overcrowding when passenger Volume is expected to be very high.
Most bus lines run from Sunday to Thursday, with special hours on Fridays and Saturdays depending on Shabbat entry and exit times.
The local public buses are run by three operators. Service begins at 4:15 and goes until 2:00 most lines operate 5:30-12:00 Egged which runs the Southern Jerusalem lines, Superbus which runs the Central Jerusalem and Trunk lines and Extra Public Transportation which runs the Northern Jerusalem lines.
The local public buses to the surrounding settlements are run by two operators, Derech Egged and Electra Afkim.
The Intercity public buses are run by ten operators, Egged which operates the lines to the center, up north and to Elat, Superbus which operates line 859, Kavim which operates the lines to Betar and Modin, Metropoline which operates the lines to the Negev and Elad, Tnufa which operates the lines to surrounding settlements and to Beit Shemesh, Galeem which operates the lines to the south, Electra Afikim which operates the lines to the Gush and Binyamin regions, Derech Egged operates lines to Beni Brak and surrounding areas, Nateev Express which operates the lines to Safed, and Dan BaDarom which operates the lines to Ashdod
The night lines operate from 12:00-4:00 on Thursdays, Saturdays, holidays secular and Jewish, and during the summer
The lines are operated by Egged, Electra Afikim, Derech Egged, Kavim and Tnufa
Theses lines are lines that run during special events only to better serve the needs of the event