Ben Gurion taxi prices: the legal meter, city by city
Updated September 2026 · 7 min read · לגרסה בעברית
The short answer
Taxi fares in Israel are set by a Ministry of Transport order, and the meter is the legal maximum. From Ben Gurion in the daytime band that comes to about 130 to 160 shekels to Tel Aviv, 280 to 330 to Jerusalem and 595 to 695 to Haifa. Night (from 21:01) runs about 14 percent higher, late night and Shabbat evening about 28 percent. The fare is per taxi, so every extra passenger divides it.
The 2026 tariff, exactly
The price-control order published on 30 March 2026 sets the meter from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Since the 2020 reform the meter bills time and distance at the same moment, so a slow ride costs more than a fast one over the same road. 3 bands exist and the meter switches between them on its own by day and hour. These are the figures with VAT, as the meter shows them.
| Component | Band A | Band B | Band C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meter start | ₪12.46 | ₪12.46 | ₪12.46 |
| Per minute | ₪1.95 | ₪2.34 | ₪2.73 |
| Per km, first 10 km | ₪1.95 | ₪2.34 | ₪2.73 |
| Per km, beyond 10 km | ₪3.79 | ₪4.18 | ₪4.57 |
| Waiting, per hour | ₪116.82 | ₪140.18 | ₪162.84 |
- Band A, daytime: Sunday to Thursday 06:00 to 21:00, Friday and holiday eves 06:00 to 16:00.
- Band B, a whole ride about 14 percent more: Sunday to Wednesday 21:01 to 05:59, Thursday 21:01 to 23:00, Friday 16:01 to 21:00, and Saturday and holidays 06:00 to 19:00.
- Band C, a whole ride about 28 percent more: Thursday 23:01 to 05:59, Friday and holiday eves 21:01 to 05:59, Saturday and holidays 19:01 to 05:59.
- Leaving the airport: a ₪5 levy on every ride that starts at Ben Gurion. Nothing on rides arriving there.
Fares by city, per taxi
Each range runs the meter over the road distance from Terminal 3 to the city center, from clear roads to heavy traffic. The last column is the daytime fare with 4 people in the taxi, which is the number that decides whether a taxi beats the train.
| City | km | Day, band A | Night, band B | Shabbat eve, band C | 4 share, day | Train |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tel Aviv | 23.2 | ₪130 to 160 | ₪150 to 180 | ₪170 to 205 | ₪36 each | ₪11.50 |
| Ramat Gan | 23.6 | ₪130 to 155 | ₪145 to 175 | ₪165 to 200 | ₪35 each | ₪11.50 |
| Holon | 19.9 | ₪115 to 140 | ₪130 to 160 | ₪145 to 180 | ₪31 each | ₪11.50 |
| Rishon LeZion | 19.6 | ₪115 to 140 | ₪130 to 160 | ₪145 to 180 | ₪31 each | ₪11.50 |
| Petah Tikva | 18.1 | ₪105 to 125 | ₪115 to 140 | ₪130 to 160 | ₪28 each | ₪11.50 |
| Herzliya | 34.3 | ₪190 to 225 | ₪215 to 260 | ₪240 to 290 | ₪51 each | ₪21 |
| Ra'anana | 29.9 | ₪175 to 210 | ₪195 to 240 | ₪220 to 270 | ₪48 each | ₪21 |
| Kfar Saba | 29.9 | ₪165 to 200 | ₪190 to 230 | ₪210 to 260 | ₪45 each | ₪21 |
| Modi'in | 24 | ₪135 to 160 | ₪155 to 185 | ₪170 to 210 | ₪36 each | ₪11.50 |
| Rehovot | 24.4 | ₪140 to 175 | ₪160 to 200 | ₪180 to 225 | ₪39 each | ₪21 |
| Jerusalem | 50.9 | ₪280 to 330 | ₪315 to 380 | ₪355 to 430 | ₪75 each | ₪21 |
| Ashdod | 46.6 | ₪255 to 305 | ₪290 to 345 | ₪325 to 390 | ₪69 each | ₪21 |
| Netanya | 53.1 | ₪290 to 345 | ₪330 to 395 | ₪365 to 445 | ₪78 each | ₪27 |
| Ashkelon | 63.5 | ₪345 to 410 | ₪390 to 465 | ₪435 to 525 | ₪93 each | ₪27 |
| Beer Sheva | 97 | ₪515 to 605 | ₪580 to 690 | ₪650 to 775 | ₪138 each | ₪30.50 |
| Haifa | 113.5 | ₪595 to 695 | ₪670 to 790 | ₪750 to 890 | ₪159 each | ₪30.50 |
Meter estimates under the order in force from 1 April 2026, over distances measured to each city center in September 2026. Road 6, the Route 1 fast lane and waiting are extra. Train fares are the Rav-Kav single-ride price by distance band. The meter in the taxi is what counts.
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How it adds up
Estimate under the Ministry of Transport price-control order (in force 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027), a measured distance between Ben Gurion and the city center, and the traffic allowance you picked, rounded to the nearest 5 shekels. Road 6, the fast lane and waiting time are not included. The meter in the taxi is what counts. Source: the price-control order on gov.il
Extras, legal and not
- Legal: the ₪5 departure levy; ₪20 for Road 6 if you asked for it (₪7.74 for the northern segment 18); the fast-lane toll on Route 1 as shown on the sign, if you asked for the fast lane; ₪11.82 or ₪23.64 for the Carmel tunnels; waiting you requested, by the hour above; ₪5.78 when a taxi is sent to your address.
- Not legal: a luggage charge (the item expired on 31 December 2020), a charge per passenger, a night surcharge outside the band hours, an "airport price" above what the meter shows, or refusing the meter on a ride inside the city.
- Wheelchairs: carried free; a driver may decline to carry more than one.
Meter or agreed price
There is no legal list of fixed airport prices for a private taxi. The meter is the ceiling. On an intercity ride the passenger may agree a price with the driver before setting off, and the taxi firms that serve the airport quote flat rates on exactly that basis. Whichever you choose, settle it before the car moves.
The gap matters most on the long corridors. The meter to Haifa comes to roughly 595 to 695 shekels in the daytime, while airport taxi firms advertise a pre-booked flat rate around 450 to 500 for the same ride (their own published price lists, September 2026). On a run like that, asking for a price before you set off is worth real money. Inside Tel Aviv and the center the meter is normally the better deal.
How the official stand works
Taxis at the Terminal 3 stand are dispatched through Gett. You order in the Gett app or at the kiosks by the stand, which take foreign cards and need no Israeli number, and you get a code that calls your taxi. The ride runs on the meter above; Gett shows any booking fee of its own in the app before you confirm. People offering rides inside the terminal are not the stand and are not bound by anything on this page.
Sharing the fare
The sherut vans no longer run from Ben Gurion, so there is no cheap shared option at the airport itself. What remains is arithmetic: the meter is per taxi, and a taxi to Tel Aviv with 4 people in it costs each of them about ₪36, a few shekels more than a train ticket, with the door-to-door ride and the luggage in the boot. Full disclosure, we built PairMee for exactly this, and this is our site: write your trip in 1 sentence, see the people landing around the same time going the same way, and approve who joins you. There are women-only rides for anyone who prefers them. Posting costs nothing.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a taxi from Ben Gurion to Tel Aviv?
On the legal meter, about 130 to 160 shekels in the daytime band, depending on traffic. Between 21:01 and 05:59 the meter runs about 14 percent higher, and from Friday 21:01 or Saturday 19:01 about 28 percent higher. Fast-lane tolls on Route 1 are on top.
How much is a taxi from Ben Gurion to Jerusalem?
About 280 to 330 shekels on the daytime meter. At night it is roughly 315 to 380, and on Saturday evening 355 to 430. The train is 21 shekels when it runs.
When does the night tariff start at Ben Gurion?
Band B starts at 21:01 on Sunday to Thursday nights and runs until 05:59, and a whole ride costs about 14 percent more than in the daytime band. Thursday after 23:00, Friday after 21:00 and Saturday after 19:00 are band C, about 28 percent over daytime. Saturday and holiday daytime is band B.
Is there a fixed price for taxis from Ben Gurion?
No fixed list exists in law for a private taxi; the meter is the legal maximum. On intercity rides you may agree a lower price with the driver before setting off, which is how airport taxi firms quote flat rates to Haifa or Beer Sheva that come in under the meter.
Can the driver charge for luggage at Ben Gurion?
No. The luggage item in the taxi price order expired at the end of 2020. The only legal extras are the 5 shekel departure levy leaving the airport, tolls you asked for, waiting you asked for, and the ordering fee if a taxi was sent to your address.
How can I pay less for a taxi from Ben Gurion?
The meter is per taxi, not per person, so a second passenger halves it and a full taxi cuts it to a quarter. The train is far cheaper when it runs: 11.50 shekels to Tel Aviv, 21 to Jerusalem. You can find people landing in your window on PairMee for free.
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