Timing your travel plans
Conference begins at 1:00pm on Friday, June 15th. The conference ends at 4:00pm on Monday, June 18th. Please make appropriate travel plans so you can participate in the entire conference!
There are a number of ways to travel — if you have any questions about travel, please contact the following people:
For North America: Judith Belasco judith@hazon.org
For Israelis: Limor Friedman siach@heschel.org.il
For Europeans: David Brown david@jhub.org.uk
- Private Bus – Ben Gurion and Tel Aviv to Ohalo
- Public Transportation
- Bus from Tel Aviv to Tiberias
- Bus from Jerusalem to Tiberias
- Bus from Tiberias to Ohalo
Private Bus
We have reserved a bus with limited seating traveling to and from Ohalo Manor. On Friday, June 15th, the first stop will be at 8:00 AM at the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station and the second at 8:45 AM at Ben Gurion Airport. The bus will then proceed directly to Ohalo Manor.
On Monday June 18th, the bus will leave Ohalo Manor at approximately 4:00 PM and will stop at both Ben Gurion and the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station.
Reserving a seat will cost $15 USD (about 56 NIS) in each direction.
Buy a Ticket
Public Transportation
For those who will not be taking the reserved bus, one must first take a direct bus to Tiberias (operated by Egged) and then take a second bus that will go to Ohalo.
Bus Schedule from Tel Aviv to Tiberias
Please note that there are multiple bus numbers/routes. Please see the following chart. Fare for the bus will cost 42 NIS (about $11 USD)
| DEPARTURE TIME | BUS # / ROUTE | DURATION |
| 7:00 AM | 830 | 2 hrs and 40 min |
| 7:30 AM | 830 | 2 hrs and 40 min |
| 8:00 AM | 835 | 2 hrs and 40 min |
| 8:30 AM | 835 | 2 hrs and 40 min |
| 8:45 AM | 841 | 3 hrs |
| 8:50 | 835 | 2 hrs and 40 min |
| 9:10 | 835 | 2 hrs and 40 min |
Follw this link for additional schedule information, enter your city of departure, and enter Tiberias for your destination
Bus Schedule from Jerusalem to Tiberias
Please note that there are multiple bus numbers/routes. Please see the following chart. Fare for the bus will cost 42 NIS (about $11 USD)
| DEPARTURE TIME | BUS # / ROUTE | DURATION |
| 7:00 AM | 962 | 2 hrs and 49 min |
| 7:15 AM | 963 | 2 hrs and 30 min |
| 8:00 AM | 962 | 2 hrs and 49 min |
| 8:40 AM | 962 | 2 hrs and 49 min |
| 9:10 AM | 962 | 2 hrs and 49 min |
| 9:40 AM | 962 | 2 hrs and 49 min |
| 10:10 AM | 962 | 2 hrs and 49 min |
Follow this link for additional schedule information, enter your city of departure, and enter Tiberias for your destination
Bus Schedule from Tiberias to Ohalo
Upon arrival in Tiberias, one must take a second bus to Ohalo, bus #26 or #28.. Both are local buses and are operated by Veolia (and not Egged) and will cost 4.60 NIS (about $1.50 USD).
| BUS # 26 | BUS #28 |
| 9:00 AM | 6:15 AM |
| 10:30 AM | 7:30 AM |
| 12:30 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 1:35 PM | 11:30 AM |
| 1:00 PM | |
| 2:15 PM |
More information and schedules [Hebrew] | [English using Google Translate]
Please note, the bus schedule is updated as of March and it may change. We will do our best to keep this page up to date.
