Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv, and is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area.
It is home to a Diamond Exchange District, Sheba Medical Center and many high-tech industries.
Getting to Ramat Gan
The easiest way to get to Ramat Gan from Tel Aviv is by bus. From the Tel Aviv central bus station: Lines 21, 31, 51, 52, 53, 54, 60, 68, 70, 160, 525, 531 From the Tel Aviv Central (Arlozorov) train station: Lines 1, 42, 51, 53, 55, 60, 61, 65, 68, 69, 70, 82, 142, 138, 160, 161, 238, 240, 524 From the Jerusalem central bus station: Line 400 goes directly to Ramat Gan.
- 01Tel Aviv Central
Worth seeing
- 01Spiral House
An architectural landmark by architect Zvi Hecker.
Things to do
- 01Ramat Gan Safari
The main zoo for the Tel Aviv area, occupying 250 acres and including 1,600 animals of different species: 68 species of mammals, 130 species of fowl, and 25 species of reptiles.
- 02Maccabiah
- 03The National Park
- 04The Israel Diamond Exchange
Where to eat
Don't miss the best Iraqi-style Shawarma in Israel at Shemesh on Jabotiski Road. There are plenty of fast food joints along Jabotinski. On the edge of Ramat Gan (Next to Bialik Street), practically already in Givatayim, there is the most famous Sabich restaurant in the universe, "Oved".
Getting around Ramat Gan the local way
- Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Tel Aviv, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.
- Get aroundAs of November 2019 the City Hall of Tel Aviv and adjacent cities (Ramat haSharon, Giv'atayim and Kiryat Ono) have started a joint pilot of (at first free) 19-seat minibuses running on Shabbat.
- Get aroundThe "sherut" ("sheh-ROOT") or "service taxi" is a 6-12 seat van-sized minibus which runs on fixed routes, parallel to some bus routes.
From Wikivoyage: Tel Aviv, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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