Jaffa Gate
Jaffa Gate is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Jaffa Gate is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting to Jaffa Gate
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 41 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 73 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 75 km
- Tel Aviv → Jaffa Gate54 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · ₪22–29
- Eilat → Jaffa Gate249 km · quickest by road, 5h 44m · ₪100–135
- Amman → Jaffa Gate71 km · quickest by road, 2h 13m · JD4–5
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No local-transport research exists yet for Jaffa Gate
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Jaffa Gate. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBy shuttle - The 'Nesher' shared taxi service (+972 2 623 1231 - Hebrew and English) is a 10-seat minibus that runs approximately hourly services to/from the airport, 24/7.
- Get inNotes: Some Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem are seen as "no go zones" by Israeli Jews, and some taxi drivers, including shared taxis, may hesitate or even refuse to take you to these destinations.
- Get inTaxi drivers, including shared taxis, have been known to overcharge or shortchange, so check the price before boarding, and check your change when it is handed back to you.
- Get inOn the Sabbath, and very late at night, your only option other than a private taxi is a sherut (shared taxi).
- Get inShared taxis are also the best option if travelling between Jerusalem and Palestinian cities in the West Bank, especially Ramallah and Bethlehem.
From Wikivoyage: Jerusalem, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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