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Buses & getting around
Ashkelon's intercity bus terminal (intercity platforms); most intercity lines to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Be'er Sheva, Ashdod, Kiryat Gat and the Hof Ashkelon villages start here.
Buses & getting around
Ashkelon's Israel Railways station. On 4 Oct 2026 GTFS lists direct trains to Tel Aviv, Herzliya and Binyamina along the coast, to Lod, and to Be'er Sheva Merkaz.
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Buses & getting around
Free car parks at Ashkelon railway station: the first, with over 400 spaces, opened on 6 October 2026 and a second is under construction, for about 820 free spaces in total.
Buses & getting around
Electra Afikim lines 150, 151 and 152 run between Ashkelon and Ashdod central bus stations; line 355 runs from Ashkelon central bus station to Bnei Brak (Migdal Vita / Kanyon Ayalon).
Buses & getting around
Dan BaDarom lines 361, 363, 364 and 464 run between Ashkelon central bus station and Be'er Sheva central bus station; line 365 goes to Ofakim.
Buses & getting around
Egged lines 436 and 437 run between Ashkelon central bus station and Jerusalem central bus station; some 437 trips start or end at Afridar centre / Kikar Tzefanya.
Buses & getting around
Dan BaDarom lines 250 and 252 go to Kiryat Gat and Egged 31 to Kiryat Malakhi (Big Kastina); Dan BaDarom lines 20-24, 36 and 136 serve Hof Ashkelon and Eshkol communities (Netiv HaAsara, Talmim, Heletz, Yad Natan, Talmei Yafe, Eshkol council terminal, Bnei Netzarim).
Buses & getting around
Egged lines 300 and 301 run between Ashkelon central bus station (some trips from Afridar centre / Kikar Tzefanya) and Tel Aviv central bus station, floor 6; line 302 runs from Emek Hefer St / Bik'at Rimon (Agamim) and line 304 from Ashkelon Academic College / Eli Cohen St to Tel Aviv Savidor railway station.
Buses & getting around
Personal Rav-Kav card issuing and service at the central bus station.
Buses & getting around
Personal Rav-Kav public-transport card issuing and service.
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