Editing Transport in Israel (section)

== Public transportation ==
In March 2024, Israel launched a reform intended to encourage use of public transport by decreasing prices. The reform includes a 50% discount to those who live on the periphery and not in places with a high income, to disabled. 33% discount will be given to people in the age of 18-26 so that people get used to move on public transport. Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service will ride for free during one year. The discount will be given only for a "monthly free" arrangement and not for a ticket for a single trip. As the price of public transport in Israel is relatively low, probably more lines, bus lanes and higher frequency can cause even bigger effect.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

=== Bus service ===
[[File:Egged1769.jpg|thumb|Egged articulated bus]]
Buses are the country's main form of public transport. In 2017, bus passenger trips totaled approximately 740 million.<ref name="calcalist1">{{cite news|url=https://www.calcalist.co.il/local/articles/0,7340,L-3741554,00.html|title=שלוש שנים לפיצוץ גשר מעריב: איפה עומדים פרויקטי התחבורה של ישראל?|trans-title=Three Years After the Ma'ariv Bridge Demolition: What is the Status of Transportation Projects in Israel?|work=[[Calcalist]]|author=Gutman, Lior|date=July 3, 2018|access-date=July 9, 2018|language=he}}</ref> In 2009, 16 companies operated buses for public transport, totaling 5,939 buses and 8,470 drivers. [[Egged (company)|Egged]] is Israel's largest bus company, and operates routes throughout the country.<ref name="2009stats">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3895184,00.html|title=Special: Which Bus Company Provides Acceptable Service|author=Hazelcorn, Shahar|newspaper=[[Ynet]]|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=2010-05-29|language=he}}</ref> Bus routes in some areas are operated by smaller carriers, the largest being the [[Dan Bus Company]], operating routes in [[Gush Dan]]. [[Kavim]] is the next largest.

[[:Category:Bus stations in Israel|Bus stations in Israel]], other than standalone bus stops, come in two types: terminals (''masof'', pl. ''mesofim'') and central stations (''tahana merkazit''). Each terminal serves a number of routes, usually over a dozen, while a central station may serve over a hundred bus routes. The largest central bus terminal in the country is the [[Tel Aviv Central Bus Station]], which is also the second largest bus terminal in the world.

On August 5, 2010, the Ministry of Transport opened a website that contained information about public bus and train routes in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=משרד התחבורה מידע לנוסע |url=https://www.bus.gov.il/ |access-date=2012-05-13 |website=www.bus.gov.il}}</ref> Previously, information was given only by the individual public transit operators.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3930960,00.html|title = הגיע הזמן: הוקם אתר מידע לתחבורה ציבורית|newspaper = Ynet|date = 5 August 2010}}</ref>

==== Bus rapid transit ====
Israel has one [[bus rapid transit]] system in [[Haifa]], called the [[Metronit]], which consists of three lines connecting Haifa to its suburbs. In addition, there are BRT feeder lines to the [[Jerusalem Light Rail]], running on dedicated bus lanes from Southern Jerusalem to the Northern Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot crossing the light rail line at the intersection of Jaffa and King George Streets.

=== Share taxis ===
Israel also has a [[share taxi]] service ({{langx|he|שירות}}, ''sherut''), run by several private companies, depending on location, in addition to regular taxicab services. The shared ''sherut'' service usually appears a yellow minivans and travel along the same path as the normal buses with identical route numbers. For a slightly higher price, the shared ''sherut'' service allows passengers to both hop on and hop off anywhere along the path of travel. During peak travel, often the time of travel can be shortened as the number of passengers is significantly small compared to normal bus services. Some routes continue to travel through the night and on Shabbat providing transport needs to the population when normal buses services cease. The beginning and end of the ''sherut'' vans may differ from the central bus station and on the weekends and evenings, the routes can also be altered for some services.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} In 2015, share taxis carried 34.7 million passengers, 15.2 million of which were transported on city routes, with the rest going to suburban and inter-city routes.<ref name="themarket-sherut">{{cite news|url=http://www.themarker.com/dynamo/1.4104064|title=רפורמה במוניות השירות: משרד התחבורה יציג כ-100 קווים חדשים|trans-title=Share Taxi Reform: Transportation Ministry to Introduce About 100 New Lines|author=Dori, Oren|work=[[TheMarker]]|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2017|language=he}}</ref>

=== Private taxis ===
[[File:PikiWiki Israel 50638 central bus station tel aviv.jpg|thumb|Modern Israeli buses used by the [[Dan Bus Company]]]]
[[Taxicab|Taxis]], often called "special taxis" ({{langx|he|ספיישל}}) in Israel, to distinguish them from share taxis, are regulated by the Ministry of Transport. Aside from individual taxi companies, [[Gett]] is the primary digital taxi hailing service in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=backpackisrael |date=2019-02-28 |title=Full Guide to Public Transportation in Israel |url=https://backpackisrael.com/full-guide-to-public-transportation-in-israel/ |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=Backpack Israel |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017, approximately 90 million rides were made using taxis.<ref name="calcalist1" />