Free Shuttles to the Old City

Getting to the Old City by car is not always easy considering it’s, well, an old city, with narrow roads, many of them closed off to traffic, and the surrounding roads are often congested, too.

Now, instead of attempting to get close in your own vehicle, you’re welcome to park by the First Station, pay a flat daily parking rate and jump on a shuttle to the Old City. It’s as easy as that!

“Free to the Old City” shuttles leave from the First Station complex parking lot and include stops in the Jewish Quarter, the Western Wall, Dung Gate, the City of David, and back to the First Station.

Get ready to save time, money, traffic jams!

Details

Shuttles leave every 20 minutes.

Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday they run from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Monday and Thursday they run from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Friday they run from 8:00 am until one hour before Shabbat.
Saturday night they run from one hour after Shabbat until midnight (in the summer).

The line runs on a different format during the holidays.

Parking is in the large parking lot of the First Station for a daily rate of 17.10 ILS (13.60 ILS for Jerusalem resident card holders). You cay pay by cash (there is an option for a full day), Pango (there is an option for a full day) or EasyPark (code 02-07  for daily parking, or code 02-08 for Jerusalem resident card holders).

Phone the Jerusalem Municipality hotline for updated information: 106.

Getting to the First Station is easy! From the entrance to Jerusalem, follow the wings – special road signs (pictured above) which lead to the First Station complex parking lot. You can also use a navigation system, such as Waze, and search for the First Station or “Free to the Old City.”