Light Rail - Important Tips
- Ticket machines are available in English, Hebrew, and Arabic only.
- Please purchase your ticket at the ticket machine before getting on the train (make sure the time is printed on it), validate it when you board the train by swiping it, and then keep it for possible (and regular) ticket inspection by police officers. Those without proof of valid tickets are fined 180 ILS on the spot.
- It is possible to pay by credit card at the ticket machines, even for single trips.
- Payment by cash: maximum of 15 coins. Permissible notes are listed at the bottom of the screen depending on the sum of the transaction.
- One child up to 5 years old rides for free if accompanied by a paying passenger. Tickets need to be purchased for additional children.
- Info about ticketing via mobile phones >>
General information about riding the light rail and the new reform >>
Ticket inspection information >>
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Rav Kav
The Rav-Kav (multi-line) card is an electronic, magnetic reloadable smart card that can be purchased at the Central Bus Station. Though you can still buy single tickets printed on paper, the Rav Kav card is intended to replace all public transportation tickets and cards. Discount packages, such as the monthly pass ‘hofshi hodshi’ or multiple ticket “cartisiya’ are only valid when loaded onto the card. The card can be charged with up to eight different payment packages that you can use within Jerusalem and around Israel.
There are two Rav Kav cards: personal, which includes all passenger personal information, and anonymous. An anonymous card can be purchased from an Egged bus driver and charged for single-fare tickets or regular multi-ride tickets, but it will not be insured and will not allow for discounts. Passengers who apply for the personal card need to produce the application form and a picture or ID card, and students and senior citizens must present appropriate documents. Student Rav Kav cards with 33% or 50% discount are valid on all bus routes.
Upon issue, the Rav Kav can be recharged quickly and easily on board by a bus driver. You can also recharge at ticket booths at light rail stops. Light rail passengers need to make sure that they have credit on their Rav Kav cards before embarking, as they are unable to do so on the train.
Parking
For drivers who wish to use the light rail, there are park-and-ride facilities near Mount Herzl. There is a multi-story car park with a first-line terminal on its roof at the street level of Herzl Boulevard and a parking lot next to the Ammunition Hill stop.
Contact Details
Kav Hotline - national hotline for public transportation (7:00 AM - 11:00 PM)
Phone: * 8787
SMS: 8787
Website: www.jet.org.il
Light Rail
Phone: *2779
Website: https://www.cfir.co.il/en/