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From The road splits towards Amman and towards the city center Dead Sea at Beit-HaArava junction. Depending on where you have are in Jerusalem, there are two optionsfor getting there:
# You can either take service taxi ("Sheirut") Number 36, from Damascus gate of the old city, in the direction of [[Abu Dis]], a ride of 5 NIS only. Go down in Maale Adumin junction and continue hitchhiking west. If you take this ride you get directly to road #1, from which you need to continue hitchhiking westwards towards the Dead Sea and Jordan.==== From East Jerusalem ====
# Or take buses 25, 4 or 4A Take service taxi ("sheirut") 36 from West Jerusalem to get to Har Ha'tsofim JunctionDamascus Gate in the direction of [[Abu Dis]], (French Hill)a ride of 7 NIS only. The place is usually crowded with hitchhikers, Get off in Maale Adumin North junction and drivers stop oftencontinue hitchhiking east. Most likely they will go only half waysIf you take this ride you get directly to road #1, in from which case you should ask need to go down in the entry junction to their settlement, and continue hitchhiking from east towards the bus stationDead Sea and Jordan.
When reaching the Beit-HaArava junction, next to the border with [[Jordan]], the road turn south and from there you can ask to get off in any location at the shore of the Dead Sea.==== From West Jerusalem ====
If your destination is [[Jordan]] and assuming you don't have an Israeli passportTake bus 25, you can continue 4 or 4A to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge border terminalHar Ha'tsofim (French Hill). From Road 1, you You can hitchhike to [[Jericho]] (search for from the bus stop across the Palestinian green license plate) and street from there take a bus or hitchhike out of the western exit entrance to the Mt. Scopus Campus of the cityHebrew University. Your other option The place is usually crowded with hitchhikers, and drivers stop often. Most likely they will go only part of the way, in which case you should ask to hitchhike to get off in the Beit-HaArava entry junctionto their settlement, and continue hitchhiking from there stand and hitchhike northwards, the next turn right is to the Allenby border crossingbus station. You might be able to walk it from the main road === South towards [[Eilat]], although beware[[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]]), the Israeli army didn't allow [[User:Guaka|guakaTaba]] ([[Egypt]] to walk from the border to the road.) ===
=== To [[Eilat]], [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]]), [[Taba]] ([[Egypt]]) ===
Your first goal is the Beit HaArava Junction, which connects Highway 1 going west from Jerusalem, to Highway 90, which goes north to the Kinneret.
From Follow the same directions as for Amman and the city center you have two options:# You can either take service taxi ("Sherut") Number 36Dead Sea, but continue north on highway 90 from Damascus gate the Beit HaArava Junction until you reach the Tsemach Junciton at the bottom of the old cityKinneret. From there, in you can either hitchhike to [[Tiberias]] by going westwards on Road 90, or use the direction of [[Abu Distrempiyada]], a ride of 5 NIS onlyup to the Golan. Go down in Maale Adumin junction and continue hitchhiking westPeople either drive up to Road 92 or Road 98 from there. If you take this ride you get directly Road 98 goes right up to road #1the Golan, and Road 92 runs along the west coast of the Kinneret from which many rides will take where you straight can pick up Roads 789 or 87 to Beit HaArava Junctionthe Golan.# Or take buses 25, 4 or 4A Highway 789 connects to Road 98 from West Jerusalem where you can chose to get either continue north or head south. Road 87 also connects to Har Ha'tsofim Junction98, (French Hill). The place is usually crowded with hitchhikersbut a bit later, and drivers stop often. Most likely they will go only half ways, in which case you should ask to go down in it also turns west over the Kinneret or east through the entry junction to their settlement, and continue hitchhiking from centre of the bus stationGolan until it picks up 98 at its end.
From the Beit HaArava Junction, head north on Road 90 until you reach the Tsemach Junciton at the bottom of the Kinneret. From there, You can either hitchhike to [[Tiberias]] by going westwards on Road 90, or use the [[Trempiyada]] (hitching spot) up to the Golan. People either drive up to Road 92 or Road 98 from there. Road 98 goes right up to the Golan, and Road 92 runs along the west coast of the Kinneret from where you can pick up Roads 789 or 87 to the Golan. Highway 789 connects to Road 98 from where you can chose to either continue north or head south. Road 87 also connects to 98, but a bit later, and it also turns west over the Kinneret or east through the center of the Golan until it picks up 98 at its end.
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'''Jerusalem''' is a city in the [[Middle East]], under dispute between [[Israel]] and the Palestinians, both claiming it to be their capital city.
== Hitchhiking Hitching out ==
=== To East to the [[Dead Sea]] and to , [[Amman]] ([[Jordan]]) ===
Follow the direction to go to the [[Dead Sea]], but continue south on [[Highway 90 (Israel)|Highway 90]] until its end. From there you can continue east towards [[Jordan]], or south towards [[Egypt]].
[[File:Hitching_out_of_Jerusalem.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Orthodox Jews hitching out of Jerusalem]]
=== To West towards [[Tel Aviv]] ===
Take a bus to the main bus station in Jerusalem. Go on walking further on Jaffa road, till you get to the main junction where you can see the "Begin" highway. go on walking straight and pass this junction, and on your right (after the petrol station) you will see a bus station, the best spot to hitchhike. Most likely you will see other hitchhikers standing there too. If you get bored or want to burn some time, just behind you there is an ancient Palestinian village (Lifta), which was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring.
=== To [[Tiberias]] and the [[The Golan Heights|Golan Heights]] ===
[[File:Israel-erga hitching out of jerusalem.jpg|thumb|250|right|[[User:Erga|Erga]] modestly hitching out of Jerusalem]]
=== To [[Ramallah]], [[Samaria]] ([[Palestinian Territory]], [[West Bank]]) ===
Take a city bus (25, 4, or 4a) to the [[Har Ha'tzofim Junction]] and stand there. Rides from here are available to the Ramallah area ([[Ramallah]], [[Ofra]], etc.) As well as further in, towards [[Nablus]], via "Tapuach Junction" ([[Ariel]], [[Salfit]], [[Buddya]] etc.)
However, due to the lack of rides to this area, it is probably best to take a service taxi (very cheap) to this area from Damascus gate in Jerusalem.
=== To [[Bethlehem]], [[Judea]] ([[Palestinian Territory]], [[West Bank]]) === Take the #31 bus to Giloh (you'll have to ask people how to get to the ''[[trempiadatrempiyada]]''). From there you can hitch rides to [[Bethlehem]] and [[Gush Etzion]] areas, ([[Efrat]], [[Bethlehem]], [[Alon Shvut]]), etc, as well as further south, to the [[Hebron]] area of [[Hebron]], [[Kiryat Arba]], [[Tarqumia]], [[Yatta]], etc. To get to the latter area, however, it is better to hitch a ridge to [[Gush Etzion Junction]], and try from there.
== Sleep ==
=== Hostels and cheap accommodation ===
As a rule of thumb, the Western part of the city is much (much!) more expensive than the Eastern part, especially when it comes to hostels. In the old city and around Damascus gate you can find a dorm bed for as little as 20 NIS (4 Euro) for a night. Check [http://www.wikitravel.org Wikitravel] for more details.
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