Ashdod Travelers guide

Transportation within the city 53 By train: The Moshe Bar Kochva "Ashdod Ad Halom" train station was constructed in 1992 near the Ad Halom Bridge (hence its name), on the historical railway line that led to Egypt. Since the construction of the railway station in Ashkelon in 2005, the Ad Halom station serves as an intermediate stop on the Israel Railways Lod-Ashkelon line. The train ride to Ashdod is comfortable and relatively fast (average travelling time from Tel Aviv is about fifty minutes). The trains run at a frequency of once an hour (during rush hours they are more frequent). The main entrance to the station is from the west, but it can also be accessed from the east via a pedestrian overpass. The station has two platforms, connected both by the bridge and by an underground passage. The station is large and air conditioned, it includes a cafeteria, beverage vending machines, a library, and of course cashiers and ticket machines. There is a free parking lot adjacent to the station as well as a taxi station. The Big Fashion shopping center is located within 5 minutes' walk. The Afikim Bus Company operates several bus lines between the train station and the city (21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 66, 85) as well as from the station to surrounding settlements (Gan Yavne, Bnei Aish, Kiryat Malachi, Ashkelon and more). Although the station and the train itself are accessible to people with disabilities, maintenance work may sometimes affect the station's accessibility. It is recommended to contact customer service (*5770) in order to make sure your travel route is fully accessible. By bus: In 1996 the new central bus station, which serves the urban and intercity bus lines of the "Afikim" Company in Ashdod-Yavne-Rehovot-Tel Aviv cluster, as well as regional lines connecting those major cities and the settlements around them, was inaugurated. Also operating from the bus station are bus lines of "Egged" (a line to Jerusalem and a seasonal line to Eilat), "Metropolin" (lines to Be'er , Kiryat Gat, Sderot and Netivot), "Connex" (lines to Tel Aviv, Bar-Ilan TIP