Transportation

 
Transportation To/From Ben Gurion International Airport

Ben-Gurion International Airport is Israel’s main international airport and is located 18 km (~11 miles) southeast of Tel Aviv.

  1. Pre-reserved arrival/departure airport transfers operated by Diesenhaus-Unitours
    This is a shared transfer service from the airport to your hotel in Tel-Aviv and/or return, offered to symposium participants. Possible wait – up to 1 hour. 
    A Diesenhaus Unitours representative will meet you upon arrival inside the Arrivals Hall, after you go through passport control (before baggage claim).
    He will be holding a sign "ISCA 2013".
    Arrival and departure transfers should be reserved on the Symposium Registration & Accommodation Form. Full arrival/departure details must be provided in advance.
    Price: US$25 per person per transfer (arrival or departure).
     
  2. Taxis          
    Taxis are freely available outside the airport terminal. Fares to Tel-Aviv
     are approx. $36. A 25% surcharge for night trips is in effect from 21:01 until 05:29 and from 14:00 on Fridays.
     
  3. Train from airport – to Tel-Aviv (NIS 14 = ~$3.60/ ~€2.80).

The train station is located on Level S (the lowest floor) and can be accessed from Greeters Hall via elevators, escalators or stairs. Tickets may be purchased from automatic machines located on Level G.

         Get-off at the Tel-Aviv Center (Savidor-Arlozorov) Station.

 From there, take a taxi to your hotel (approx. NIS 35 = ~$9 / ~€7). 
Taxis are available at the exit of the train station.

General train schedule:
Sunday – Thursday: 00:53-23:20

Friday : 00:53-14:00
Saturday: 19:30-23:45

Train Timetable:  http://www.rail.co.il/EN/Pages/HomePage.aspx

Please note that public transportation (trains & busses) in Israel do  not operate from Friday afternoon until Saturday evening.