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{{Infobox Israeli Location|country = Israel|district = Tel Aviv District|map = <map lat='32.05' lng='34.8' zoom='11' view='2' country='Israel'/>|pop = 438,818 (2016); Metropolitan Area: 3,335,800 (2008)|highways = 1, 2, 4, 5, 20}}'''Tel Aviv''' is considered by many the capital of [[Israel]]'s economy and trade center, and serves as the center of the vast Metropolitan metropolitan area which is built all over central [[Israel]]. It is also where all most of the foreign embassies are located, since they do not recognise [[Jerusalem]] as the capital status of [[Israel]]Jerusalem is disputed.

Tel Aviv is also a very bad place to start a hitchiking trip. There is almost nowhere you can hitchike from no good hitchhike spot in Tel Aviv itself, and your best bet is always to take the bus to the suburbs and try there, which is a pain on Shabbath, since there the public transport is very limited and more expensive.

==Hitch out===== To [[Haifa]] and the North ===__TOC__Hitchhiking to [[Haifa]] and the North is not that bad at all. There are two good places to start, both accessible by buses leaving from the central bus station, or from the Arlozerov Terminal (Namir street).

To the Cinema city City complex take bus number 501/601/90 (8.7 NIS). To Yakum Junction take bus 601 (13.5NIS). From these stops you can hitchike easily This is on the main road, 5 min out of Tel Aviv, and located half a kilometer northof the Gilot junction, where traffic from Jerusalem joins in with Tel Aviv traffic towards the same north. Here there is a bus stop you just stepped off in. To [[Haifa]] try to get direct rides, as sometime drivers get off but traffic on the highway where there main road is no good hitchiking spotmoving too fast to easily stop a car. To [[Afula]] and [[Tiberias]] you will need to get Try instead hitchhiking a ride which turns right in Ceaseria Junction lift with one of the cars leaving the petrol station or shopping mall. Many drivers are only going to Road 65 - If the driver continues till first city on the main road, [[HaifaHerzaliya]] then , but you will not be able to can eventually get off in a lift that junctionwill take you beyond.

===To [[Beer Sheva]], You can also take a bus to the intersection where the Negev, [[Eilat]], [[Egypt]] and [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]])===Heading main road turns off towards Beer ShevaYakum, there is not really a good reason to go hitchike, as the bus fare from 20 min out of Tel Aviv is just 13, after Herzalyia..70NIS To get to this Yakum junction take bus 601 (313.5 Euro5NIS). But if you really search for the adventure, or you are heading southern, From here you can give it a try. Take bus 475 hitchhike from Tel Aviv central bus station, and ask near the driver for a ticket till "El-Al junction" (11.7 NIS). The bus will pass the "Airport offices"stop, and the next station which is where you should get a bit off. From the bus station you just descended to, it is possible to hitchike south towards Beer Sheva. You go south on Road 40#, don't take a ride which diverts from this main road, and so you will get to Beer Sheva. (The last few kms are considered road 406, so don't worry about it)ll be waiting for cars coming from Yakum or the petrol station here.

If you are heading southern towards Another good spot to hitch from Tel Aviv to the North is from right next to the Negev, [[Eilat]] or [[Egypt]], then itAzrieli shopping mall (HaShalom train station). You's recommended ll need to take a bus till "Goral Junction"cross the big bridge from Azrieli east (towards Givataim, 10 km north of Beer Sheva. Take any bus to [[Beer Sheva]]on HaShalom/Givat HaTahmoshet street), like line 370 from Arlozerov terminalpast the train station, and ask right there turn left to the driver small ramp leading to go off in that junctionAyalon North. See exact location [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=32.073056,34.793985&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=32.072934,34.794254&sspn=0. From there continue your journey on Road 40002477, and again do not divert from this road0.003449&ie=UTF8&z=18 here]. If Notice that if you don't find there any long-haul ridesre going far north, ask that most of the drivers traffic here is local, so it's best not to take a ride if doesn't take you do "Hativat Haat least as far as Netanya -Negev" Junction, from which any ride south will be helpful. Road 40 continues approx. 200 km south, till otherwise you reach "Ketura" junction, where you change to road 90 that goes all the way south to Eilat, The Jordanian border and the Taba border crossing. For the Jordanian border go off 'll end up in another bad hitching spot in Eilot junction and walk the 1km till the border, for the Egyptian border take bus 15 from Eilat (6.5 NIS)Tel Aviv area.

===From [[Jerusalem]]=== Take To Haifa a bus to the main bus station in Jerusalem. Go on walking further on Jaffa roaddirect ride is best, till you as sometime drivers get to off the main junction highway where you can see the "Begin" highwaythere is no good hitchhiking spot. Keep walking straight and pass this junctionHowever, ask the driver and he may know a petrol station on your right (after the petrol station) main road where he can drop you will see a bus station, the best spot to hitchikeoff. Most likely To [[Afula]] and [[Tiberias]] you will see other hitchikers standing there too. If you need to get bored or want to burn some time, just behind you there is an ancient Palestinian village (Lifta), a ride which was deserted turns right in 1948. go down Ceaseria Junction to Road 65 - If the stairs and find your way driver continues till Haifa then you will not be able to the local springget off in that junction.

=== To [[CategoryBeer Sheva]], the Negev, [[Eilat]], [[Egypt]] and [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]]) === One possible spot for this is from the Central ("Merkaz"/"Savidor"/"Tzafon") train station, AKA Arlozorov Bus Terminal, there is a small ramp leading to Ayalon Highway South-bound. Most of the traffic is local, and traffic goes from here in 3 main direction: Ayalon South, Road 4 (Ashdod, South) and Road 1 to [[Jerusalem]] direction. On that ramp there is a little used bus stop, and a place for cars to brake. They often do, even if it seems improbable at first. See exact location [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=Exits+Ayalon+Darom-%E2%80%AB%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F+%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D%E2%80%AC%E2%80%8E&geocode=FV6J6QEdZvcSAg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=32.082236,34.797376&sspn=0.001239,0.001725&ie=UTF8&ll=32.082315,34.797419&spn=0.001239,0.001725&z=19 here]. Another spot is Holtz junction, ten minutres walk from the central bus station - Go to the end of Levinsky street, where the bus station is, and turn south before the bridge over the highway, until you get to a street called Kibbutz Galuyot. Then go left under the bridge. There is a bus stop there that is a good spot for rides south and east in the direction of Jerusalem - if the driver is going all the way to the Jerusalem area, ask them to drop you off at Latroun interchange - under the interchange bridge is a possible (not very good) spot, or walk a little bit south along highway 3 (about 5 minutes), past the monastery, there is a bus station that is a much better spot.  On-ramps to Road 20 (the Ayalon) that are north of LaGuardia (Halacha, Arozolov and HaShalom) are all safe and commonly used for hitchhiking. Standing with a sign is very helpful - "south" (דרום) would be the best sign to hold. Be aware of drivers using Road 6 may be exiting in an area where it is difficult to get a ride. Kiryat Gat is the only Road 6 exit with regular on/off traffic. It is not recommended to take a ride to Ashdod, as there is nowhere safe to drop riders who are heading south because the intersection is now an interchange that continues far away from the road south. Another destination to be aware of is Ashkelon or Sderot (Road 4) - you may wait a long time for a ride out and there are often hitching queues on Friday afternoon/evening. However, if 14.5NIS (3 Euro) is only a small part of your daily budget and you're not addicted to hitchhiking there is not really a good reason to go hitchhike - as the bus from Tel Aviv to [[Beer Sheva]] is pretty cheap, and from there you can continue south by thumb easily. Other two options for the adventurous from Tel Aviv: # The La Guardia on ramp south. Basically, anyone going South will take you to a better spot. It's not very safe though.# Take bus 475 from Tel Aviv central bus station, and ask the driver for a ticket till "El-Al junction" (11.7 NIS). The bus will pass the "Airport offices", and the next station is where you should get off. From the bus station you just descended to, it is possible to hitchhike south towards Beer Sheva. You go south on Road 40#, don't take a ride which diverts from this road, and you will get to Beer Sheva. (The last few kms are considered road 406, so don't worry about it).  If you are heading southern towards the Negev, [[Eilat]] or [[Egypt]], then it's recommended to take a bus till "Goral Junction", 10 km north of Beer Sheva. Take any bus to [[Beer Sheva]], like line 370 from Arlozerov terminal, and ask the driver to go off in that junction. From there continue your journey on Road 40, and again do not divert from this road. If you don't find there any long-haul rides, ask the drivers to take you do "Hativat Ha-Negev" Junction, from which any ride south will be helpful. Road 40 continues approx. 200 km south, till you reach "Ketura" junction, where you change to road 90 that goes all the way south to Eilat, the Jordanian border crossing at Aqaba, and the Egyptian border crossing at Taba. === To [[Jerusalem]] === Go to the closest Road 20 (Ayalon) junction - preferably Keren Kayemet, Rokach, Halacha, Hashalom or Kibbutz Galuyot. Use a sign (preferably in Hebrew: ירושלים). People will be going to Jerusalem anytime, so only take rides that can bring you the whole way. # HaShalom is usually very easy during daytime, but other junctions can work as well. # At Kibbutz Galuyot, stand at at 3780 st. junction (32°02'47.4"N 34°47'09.5"E) rather than the bus stop. # The La Guardia on-ramp is not very [[hitchhiker's safety|safe]], not a lot of space for traffic to stop, but it's walkable from the center and of course, people ''do'' stop. [[User:Guaka|guaka]] used it twice and it didn't take longer than 10 minutes.# Arlozorov might be slower since traffic is heading in many different directions. # [[User:Guaka|guaka]] has had okay results with taking a local bus (Kavim 168 and some others) to the Tsomet Aluf Zede junction in Ramat Gan. [[User:Roaming Pencil|Roaming Pencil]] has done it several times from different junctions and would recommend never accepting partway rides or taking any road other than Road 1, if possible. There are always people heading to Jerusalem down this route.  Keep in mind that Jerusalem is quite big and spread over mountains and hills, which makes it less walkable than Tel AViv. You'll probably need to use public transport (or walk a lot) once you get there. === To [[Nablus]] ===Take bus 127 to the second but last stop, walk on to highway 5, enjoy hitching in on-ramp since there won't be highway policemen. Be aware that Palestinians are sharing taxi, sometimes you have to pay for the ride.  {{Cities Israel}} == Resources =={{nomadwiki}}[[he: תל אביב]][[de:Tel Aviv]]