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Buses in Jerusalem Living in Jerusalem Getting Around The Egged bus system in Jerusalem is fairly convenient. Tickets for rides within the city can be purchased from the bus drivers. Various ticket options exist, but those listed below are the most relevant for students. The prices listed are subject to change. • Single ride ticket NIS 6.60. • Transfer ticket, allowing the rider to transfer to another Egged city bus within one hour NIS 6.60 • 10-ride ticket NIS 52.80. • Unlimited monthly bus pass (hofshi-hodshi) for all Egged lines in the city of Jerusalem NIS 235. More expensive versions can be purchased that include the suburbs (e.g., Maalei Adumim, Mevasseret, Beit Shemesh, Gush Etzion, Givat Zeev). A special Student Bus Pass is available for students at the Hebrew University. Students can purchase a year pass or the recommended semester (5 month) pass, allowing unlimited rides on Egged buses within Jerusalem. For prices and details, contact the Student Union (see page 17) or check the Egged website: . There is no public bus service in Jerusalem during Shabbat. Buses stop running on Friday approximately one hour before Shabbat begins and start running again on Saturday evening shortly after the end of Shabbat. Information sheets on intercity routes originating in Jerusalem, can be obtained at the information booth in the Central Bus Station The bus routes to the Mount Scopus campus are as follows: Bus Lines in Jerusalem - from Mount Scopus 4a- Ramat Eshkol, Me'a Shearim, City Centre, Bell Park- The Chan, German Colony-Emek Refaim, Malcha Mall, Malcha Train Station. 17- Sheikh Jerakh, Hanevi’im St., Ki’ach St. (Machane Yehuda Market), Bezalel St., Rechavia, Israel Museum, Givat Mordechai, Malcha Neighborhood. 19- Kikar Safra (Municipality, Jaffa Gate), City Centre, Nachlaot, Rechavia, the Botanical Gardens, Kiriyat Yovel, Ein Karem Hadassah Hospital. 26/26a- Ramat Eshkol, Ammunition Hill, Central Bus Station, Yad Va'Shem, Mount Herzl, the Biblical Zoo. 68- Ammunition Hill, Bar Ilan Junction, Central bus Station, Givat Ram Campus. 30- Kikar Safra (Municipality, Jaffa Gate), Cinemateque-the Chan, Derech Chevron (Chevron Road), Tzomet Habankim, Talpiot, Gilo. 42/42a- Ramot, Givat Ram Campus, Givat Mordecai, Ein Karem Hadassah Hospital. 46- Pisgat Ze'ev, Neve Ya'akov. For a detailed map of Jerusalem bus lines download Jerubus application http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jerubus-lite/id338116258?mt=8 For schedules and further bus info go to: Egged (the bus company) http://www.egged.co.il/eng/ Jerusalem light rail website (in Hebrew): http://www.citypass.co.il/default.aspx University Shuttle Buses Between the Mount Scopus Campus and the Edmond J. Safra Campus During the academic year, on school days, the Hebrew University operates free, direct bus service between the Mount Scopus campus and the Edmond J. Safra campus, Givat Ram, for students and staff. A student ID card or employee card must be presented upon boarding. For an updated time schedule, check bulletin boards around the campus. The bus leaves Mount Scopus from the bus tunnel and picks up passengers at the bus stations outside the 35 <strong>Rothberg</strong> <strong>International</strong> <strong>School</strong>