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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 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 [[Haifa]] and the North===Hitchiking to [[Haifa]] and the North is not that bad at all. From the central bus station, or from the Arlozerov Terminal (Namir street), you can take a bus to either the Cinema City complex take bus number 501/601/90 (8.7 NIS). This is on the main road, 5 min out of Tel Aviv), or further and located half a kilometer north of the Gilot junction, where traffic from Jerusalem joins in with Tel Aviv traffic towards Yakum (also the north. Here there is a bus stop, but traffic on the main road, but 20 min out is moving too fast to easily stop a car. Try instead hitchhiking a lift with one of Tel avivthe cars leaving the petrol station or shopping mall. Many drivers are only going to the first city on the main road, after [[HerzalyiaHerzaliya]]).In both cases , but you can start hitchhiking from the bus station eventually get a lift that will take you were just dropped inbeyond.

To the Cinema city complex You can also take a bus number 501/601/90 (8to the intersection where the main road turns off towards Yakum, 20 min out of Tel Aviv, after Herzalyia.7 NIS). To get to this Yakum Junction junction take bus 601 (13.5NIS). From these stops here you can hitchike easily north, hitchhike from near the same bus stop you just stepped off in. To [[Haifa]] try to get direct rides, as sometime drivers get which is a bit off the highway where there is no good hitchiking spot. To [[Afula]] main road and [[Tiberias]] so you will need to get a ride which turns right in Ceaseria Junction to Road 65 - If 'll be waiting for cars coming from Yakum or the driver continues till [[Haifa]] then you will not be able to get off in that junctionpetrol station here.

Another good spot to hitch from Tel Aviv to the North is from right next to the Azrieli shopping mall (HaShalom train station). You'll need to cross the big bridge from Azrieli east (towards Givataim, on HaShalom/Givat HaTahmoshet street), past the train station, and right there turn left to the small ramp leading to Ayalon North. See exact location [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=To [[Beer Sheva]]&daddr=32.073056, the Negev34.793985&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=32.072934, [[Eilat]]34.794254&sspn=0.002477, [[Egypt]] and [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]])=0.003449&ie=UTF8&z=18 here].If 14.5NIS (3 Euro) is only a tiny part of your daily budget and Notice that if you're going far north, that most of the traffic here is local, so it's best not addicted to hitchhiking there is not really take a good reason to go hitchhike ride if doesn't take you at least as far as Netanya - as otherwise you'll end up in another bad hitching spot in the bus from Tel Aviv is pretty cheaparea.

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 the Jordanian border and the Taba border crossing. For the Jordanian border go off in Eilot junction at Aqaba, and walk the 1km till the border, for the Egyptian border take bus 15 from Eilat (6.5 NIS). ===To [[Jerusalem]]===[[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.<!-- Road 44 seems an option, but Derech Ben Tsvi out of Jaffa doesn't seem greatcrossing at Taba. -->

For going to === To [[Eilat]], [[User:Guaka|guakaJerusalem]] had a good experience with the La Guardia on-ramp, close to the central bus station, and he will report back about how it works out for Jerusalem.===

If someone offers a ride Go to [[Ben Gurion]] airport the closest Road 20 (the train ride cost 12.5NISAyalon) junction - preferably Keren Kayemet, Rokach, Halacha, and the bus to Jerusalem costs 18Hashalom or Kibbutz Galuyot.5NIS) you can just take it, make sure to have Use a sign (preferably in English with Hebrew: ירושלים). People will be going to Jerusalem and hitch at anytime, so only take rides that can bring you the terminalwhole 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'Please add more info09.5"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.

===From [[Jerusalem]]=== Take a bus to the main bus station Keep in mind that Jerusalemis quite big and spread over mountains and hills, which makes it less walkable than Tel AViv. Go on walking further on Jaffa road, till you get You'll probably need to the main junction where you can see the "Begin" highway. Keep walking straight and pass this junction, and on your right use public transport (after the petrol stationor walk a lot) you will see a bus station, the best spot to hitchhike according to many. Most likely you will see many other hitchhikers standing there too. If once 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.

Another option is to actually just wait at the first (busiest) petrol station. === To [[SignsNablus]] work usually well here===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.

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