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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 considerd by many the Center of [[Israel]]'s economy and trade center, and serves as the capital 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 [[Beer Sheva]] and the Negav===Heading towards Beer Sheva, there is not really a good reason to go hitchike, as the Cinema City complex take bus fare from Tel Aviv is just 13number 501/601/90 (8.7NIS (3$7 NIS). But if you really search for This is on the advanturemain road, or you are heading southern5 min out of Tel Aviv, you can give it and located half a try. Take bus 475 kilometer north of the Gilot junction, where traffic from Jerusalem joins in with Tel Aviv central traffic towards the north. Here there is a bus stationstop, and ask but traffic on the driver for main road is moving too fast to easily stop a ticket till "El-Al junction" (11car.7 NIS). The bus will pass Try instead hitchhiking a lift with one of the "Airport offices", and cars leaving the next petrol station is where you should get offor shopping mall. From Many drivers are only going to the bus station you just descended to, it is possible to hitchike south towards Beer Sheva. You go south first city on Road 40#the main road, don't take a ride which diverts from this road[[Herzaliya]], and but you can eventually get a lift that will get to Beer Sheva. (The last few km's are considerd road 406, so don't worry about it)take you beyond.

If you are heading southern You can also take a bus to the intersection where the main road turns off towards the NegavYakum, [[Eilat]] or [[Egypt]]20 min out of Tel Aviv, than ask the driver after Herzalyia.. To get to this Yakum junction take you down on "Goral Junction", 10 km north of Beer Shevabus 601 (13.5NIS). From there continue your journey on Road 40, and again do not divert here you can hitchhike from this road. If you don't find there any long-haul rides, ask near the drivers to take you do "Hativat Ha-Negev" Junctionbus stop, from which any ride south will be helpfuel. Road 40 continues aprox 200 km south, till you reach "Ketora" junction, where you change to is a bit off the main road 90 that goes all the way south to Eilat and so you'll be waiting for cars coming from Yakum or the Taba border crossingpetrol station here.

To Haifa a direct ride is best, as sometime drivers get off the highway where there is no good hitchhiking spot. However, ask the driver and he may know a petrol station on the main road where he can drop you off. To [[Afula]] and [[Tiberias]] you will need to get a ride which turns right in Ceaseria Junction to Road 65 - If the driver continues till Haifa then you will not be able to get off in that junction. ===From To [[Beer 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]. Take 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 main 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 west Jerusaleman area where it is difficult to get a ride. Go Kiryat Gat is the only Road 6 exit with regular on walking further /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 Jaffa roadFriday afternoon/evening. However, till if 14.5NIS (3 Euro) is only a small part of your daily budget and you get 're not addicted to hitchhiking there is not really a good reason to go hitchhike - as the main junction where bus from Tel Aviv to [[Beer Sheva]] is pretty cheap, and from there you can see 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 "BeginAirport offices" highway, 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 walking straight and pass Road 40#, don't take a ride which diverts from this junctionroad, and on your right you will get to Beer Sheva. (after the petrol stationThe last few kms are considered road 406, so don't worry about it) .  If you will see are heading southern towards the Negev, [[Eilat]] or [[Egypt]], then it's recommended to take a bus stationtill "Goral Junction", 10 km north of Beer Sheva. Take any bus to [[Beer Sheva]], like line 370 from Arlozerov terminal, and ask the best spot driver to hitchikego off in that junction. From there continue your journey on Road 40, and again do not divert from this road. Most likely 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 see other hitchikers standing there toobe helpful. Road 40 continues approx. If 200 km south, till you reach "Ketura" junction, where you get bored 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 want Kibbutz Galuyot. Use a sign (preferably in Hebrew: ירושלים). People will be going to burn some timeJerusalem anytime, just behind so only take rides that can bring you there the whole way. # HaShalom is an ancient Palestinian village usually very easy during daytime, but other junctions can work as well. # At Kibbutz Galuyot, stand at at 3780 st. junction (Lifta32°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, which was deserted 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 1948Ramat 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. go 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 stairs and find your way 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 local springride. {{Cities Israel}} == Resources =={{nomadwiki}}[[he: תל אביב]][[de:Tel Aviv]]