Transportation in Israel
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Transportation in Israel is well developed, and is continuously being upgraded to meet the demands of population growth, political factors, military needs of the Israel Defense Forces, tourism and increased traffic.
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Highways
- Total: 17,237 km
- Paved: 17,237 km (including 126 km of expressways)
- Unpaved: 0 km (2002)
Bus services
Israel has an extremely developed bus route system, as buses are the country's main form of public transportation. The Egged Bus Cooperative is Israel's largest bus company (and the second largest in the world), and operates routes throughout the entire country.In each major city or region, there is also a local bus company, the largest being the Dan Bus Company, operating routes in Gush Dan. Kavim is the next largest.
, other than lone stations, come in two types: terminals (masof, pl. mesofim) and central terminals (tahana merkazit). Each terminal serves a number of routes, usually over a dozen, while a central terminal may serve over a hundred bus routes. The largest central bus terminal is the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, which is also the largest bus terminal in the world.
Israel also has a share taxi service (Hebrew - Sherut), run by several private companies depending on location in addition to regular taxicab services.
Pipelines
Crude oil 708 km; petroleum products 290 km; natural gas 89 km. See article about the Trans-Israel pipeline.Ports and harbors
On the Gulf of Aqaba:
Merchant marine
- Total: 18 ships (1000 GRT or over) totaling 728,759 GRT/863,881 DWT
- Ships by type: Cargo 1, Chemical Tanker 1, Container 16 (2005)
Airports
- 51 (2005)
Airports with paved runways
- Total:28
- *over 3,047 m:2
- *2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
- *1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
- *914 to 1,523 m: 10
- *under 914 m: 4 (2005)
Airports with unpaved runways
- Total:23
- *2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
- *1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
- *914 to 1,523 m: 2
- *under 914 m: 20 (2005)
Heliports
- 3 (2005)
Merchant marine
- Total: 18 ships (1000 GRT or over) totaling 728,759 GRT/863,881 DWT
- Ships by type: Cargo 1, Chemical Tanker 1, Container 16 (2005)
Airports
- 51 (2005)
Airports with paved runways
- Total:28
- *over 3,047 m:2
- *2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
- *1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
- *914 to 1,523 m: 10
- *under 914 m: 4 (2005)
Airports with unpaved runways
- Total:23
- *2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
- *1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
- *914 to 1,523 m: 2
- *under 914 m: 20 (2005)
Heliports
- 3 (2005)
| Airports in Israel | |
|---|---|
| Domestic ∙ Be'er Sheva | Eilat | Haifa | Herzliya | Atarot (Jerusalem) | Kfar Sirkin | Megiddo | Pik | Qiryat Shemona | Ben Ya'aqov (Rosh Pina) | Sde Dov (Tel Aviv) | |
| Military ∙ Hatserim | Hatsor | Nevatim | Ramat David | Tel Nof
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