Kfar Saba

Worth seeing in and around Kfar Saba

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Open University of Israel

   The Open University of Israel is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education.

   2.7 km · Israeli university for distance learning · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Arsuf

   Apollonia, known in the Early Islamic period as Arsuf and in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem as Arsur, was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of today's Israel. In Israeli archaeology it is known as Tel Arshaf.

   9.9 km · castle ruin · Wikipedia
3. 03
   HaMoshava Stadium

   The HaMoshava Stadium, also known as Petah Tikva Stadium, is a football stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel completed in 2011. It is used mainly for football matches and is home to both Hapoel Petah Tikva and Maccabi Petah Tikva.

   8.5 km · football stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Reichman University

   Reichman University is a private university located in Herzliya, Tel Aviv District, Israel. It was founded in 1994 as the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya private college, before being rebranded in 2021.

   6.9 km · Israeli private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian research university; in the city of Herzliya · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Qesem Cave

   Qesem Cave is a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site near the city of Kafr Qasim in Israel. The site was occupied by early humans from about 400,000 to about 200,000 years ago.

   9.6 km · Archaeological site · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sidna Ali Mosque

   The Sidna 'Ali Mosque is a mosque located in the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Haram on the beach in the northern part of Herzliya in central Israel. It served, as of 1998, as both a mosque and a religious school.

   9.8 km · mosque in Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Yarkon Cemetery

   Yarkon Cemetery is the main cemetery for the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area of Israel. It is located within the Petah Tikva city limits, between the Yarkon River in the West, Highway 5 in the North, and the 491 road from East and South.

   7.2 km · cemetery in Israel · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kiryat Shaul Cemetery

   Kiryat Shaul Cemetery is a 320-dunam Jewish burial ground in Northern Tel Aviv near the neighborhood of Kiryat Shaul. On the east side of the cemetery is a large military cemetery.

   9.3 km · national cemetery in Northern Tel Aviv, Israel · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Atidim Tower

   Vision Tower is a skyscraper in Tel Aviv, Israel. Completed in 2009, the building is 149.8 meters tall and has 42 floors.

   8.7 km · skyscraper in Tel Aviv · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Qalqilya Zoo

    Qalqilya Zoo is a small, 2-hectare zoo in the Palestinian city of Qalqilya on the western edge of the West Bank. Established in 1986, it is the only zoo in the State of Palestine.

    6.5 km · zoo in West Bank, Palestine · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

Water tower.

1. 01
   Ussishkin School

   A school building planned by the architect Arieh Sharon in the International Style in 1941.

2. 02
   Nabi Yamin

   It attracts many Jewish visitors who see it as the tomb of the Biblical patriach Benjamin.

3. 03
   The Khan

   Next to it are two 100-year-old eucalyptus trees, and the first well of Kfar Saba.

4. 04
   Kfar Saba Archaeological Museum

   Exhibits locally found artifacts and fragments of mosaic floor.

5. 05
   Kfar Saba City Gallery

   Exhibits modern art.

6. 06
   Ulam HaRishonim

   Shows documents and photos from the early years of Kfar Saba.

From Wikivoyage: Kfar Saba, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Kfar Saba Park

   A large park with grass, fields, fountains, exercise equipment, a lookout, coffee shop and tree maze.

2. 02
   Gan Menashe

   Contains 90-year-old trees.

From Wikivoyage: Kfar Saba, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Kfar Saba

Airports

Ben Gurion (TLV), 18 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 104 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 114 km

Stations

Herzliya Airport, 7.1 km · Herzliya railway station, 8.6 km · Petah Tikva – Kiryat Aryeh Railway Station, 8.4 km · Petah Tikva – Sgula Railway Station, 6.6 km · Kfar Saba – Nordau Railway Station, 900 m

• Eilat → Kfar Saba

  291 km · quickest by road, 5h 53m · ₪115–155
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• Amman → Kfar Saba

  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · JD6–8
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• El Arish → Kfar Saba

  157 km · quickest by road, 4h 46m · E£380–500
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