--- title: "Mevaseret Zion – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Mevaseret Zion, Israel: Mevaseret Zion is a town and local council located 10 km (6 mi) to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mevaseret-zion" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mevaseret-zion.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/98247_mevsaret_zion_hmo_building_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg/1920px-98247_mevsaret_zion_hmo_building_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Local council in Israel # Mevaseret Zion Mevaseret Zion is a town and local council located 10 km (6 mi) to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. ![Mevaseret Zion](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/98247_mevsaret_zion_hmo_building_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg/1920px-98247_mevsaret_zion_hmo_building_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Mevaseret Zion · דוידי ורדי The place Mevaseret Zion is a town and local council located 10 km (6 mi) to the west of Jerusalem, straddling both sides of the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Maoz Zion and Mevaseret Yerushalayim, under the jurisdiction of one local council. The newer neighborhoods of Mevaseret Zion were not part of either township. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mevaseret_Zion), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Mevaseret Zion 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. Yad Vashem Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial institution to the victims of the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; echoing the stories of the survivors; honoring Jews who fought against their Nazi oppressors and gentiles who selflessly aided Jews in need; and researching the phenomenon of the Holocaust in particular and genocide in general, with the aim of avoiding such events in the future. 3.8 km · Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yad_Vashem) 2. Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial The Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial in Israel is a monument to civilian Jewish and non-Jewish victims of terrorism in modern Israel and the pre-state Land of Israel, from 1851 to the present. 3.8 km · monument to victims of terrorism in Jerusalem · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victims_of_Acts_of_Terror_Memorial) 3. Har HaMenuchot Har HaMenuchot is the largest cemetery in Jerusalem. 2.6 km · mountain and cemetery in Jerusalem · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har_HaMenuchot) 4. Garden of the Missing Soldiers The Garden of the Missing in Action is a commemorative garden on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem dedicated to Israeli MIAs. 3.9 km · garden in memory of Israeli soldiers whose burial site is unknown · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Missing_in_Action) 5. Church of St. John the Baptist The Church of Saint John the Baptist is a Catholic church in Ein Karem, Jerusalem, that belongs to the Franciscan order. It was built at the site where Saint John the Baptist is believed to have been born. 3.8 km · church building in Ein Karem, Israel · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Saint_John_the_Baptist,_Ein_Karem) 6. Castel National Park Castel National Park is an Israeli national park, which consists of a fortified summit in the Judean Mountains, at the site of the former Palestinian village of Al-Qastal, known to Hebrew-speakers as HaCástel, "the Cástel". It is located 8 km west of Jerusalem on the road linking it to Tel Aviv. 600 m · Israeli national park · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_National_Park) 7. Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness The Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness is a Franciscan Catholic monastery built next to a spring on a wooded slope just north of Even Sapir, Israel, and across the valley from Sataf. It is located a short distance from Ein Karem, the traditional birthplace of Saint John the Baptist, and south of Jerusalem. 4 km · church building in Jerusalem, Israel · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_John_in_the_Wilderness) 8. Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations The Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations is part of the much larger Yad Vashem complex located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem. Along with some two dozen different structures within the Yad Vashem memorial – which is the second most-visited destination in the country after the Western Wall – the Garden of the Righteous is meant to honor those non-Jews who during the Holocaust risked their lives to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis. 3.6 km · garden in Jerusalem, Israel · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Righteous_Among_the_Nations) 9. Debel Gallery The Debel Gallery was a private art gallery in Jerusalem from 1973 to 1990. It is notable for its exhibition of avant-garde art. 3.7 km · gallery in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debel_Gallery) 10. Berman Medical Library Berman Medical Library is an located in the Ein Kerem Campus of the Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. The library provides services to the research staff and the students of the Faculties of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, public health, occupational therapy, and also to the clinical-academic staff in the Hadassah Medical Center. 4 km · library in Jerusalem · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berman_Medical_Library) 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. Go there ## Getting to Mevaseret Zion **Airports:** Ben Gurion (TLV), 34 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 80 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 82 km\ - Eilat → Mevaseret Zion 251 km · quickest by air, 3h 47m · ₪320–520 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/eilat-to-mevaseret-zion) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Eilat&to=Mevaseret+Zion) - Amman → Mevaseret Zion 77 km · quickest by road, 1h 48m · JD4.5–6 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/amman-to-mevaseret-zion) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Amman&to=Mevaseret+Zion) - El Arish → Mevaseret Zion 149 km · quickest by road, 4h 34m · E£345–465 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/el-arish-to-mevaseret-zion) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=El+Arish&to=Mevaseret+Zion) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Mevaseret%20Zion) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Mevaseret Zion 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 Mevaseret Zion. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in By 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 in Notes: 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 in Taxi 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 in On the Sabbath, and very late at night, your only option other than a private taxi is a sherut (shared taxi). - Get in Shared taxis are also the best option if travelling between Jerusalem and Palestinian cities in the West Bank, especially Ramallah and Bethlehem. From [Wikivoyage: Jerusalem](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Jerusalem), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Petra and Wadi Musa](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/petra) JO 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 167 km 2. [Wadi Rum](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/wadi-rum) JO 8 ways of moving, 23 sources 249 km 3. [Dahab](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dahab) EG 8 ways of moving, 29 sources 372 km 4. [Kastellorizo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/kastellorizo) GR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 705 km 5. [Naxos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/naxos) GR 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 1,062 km If you know how people move in Mevaseret Zion – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cmevaseret-zion&title=Mevaseret+Zion&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fmevaseret-zion), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Mevaseret Zion Mevaseret Zion is 7 km from [West Jerusalem](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/west-jerusalem), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Ein Karem](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ein-karem) neighborhood in Jerusalem 3.9 km - [Deir Yassin](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/deir-yassin) human settlement 3.1 km - [Har Adar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/har-adar) Israeli settlement in the West Bank 3.5 km - [Beit Iksa](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/beit-iksa) village council in Jerusalem Governorate 3.5 km - [Har Nof](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/har-nof) neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel 2.9 km - [Biddu, Jerusalem](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/biddu-jerusalem) town 3.8 km [The place page for Mevaseret Zion](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/mevaseret-zion) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Israel](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-IL) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mevaseret-zion, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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