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Transportation in Israel is, for the most part, very easy. From the kibbutz you can get to almost anywhere in the country by bus, but there’s also a train and small shuttles called sheruts. To find bus schedules, use the websites listed below--the most common bus company is Egged. On the Egged website, using the “Plan a trip” mode, you can enter “Barkai,” “Barkai junction,” “Kfar Kara,” "Karkur Junction," or “Pardes Hanna,” all of these are locations on or near the Kibbutz that can help you find buses to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and many other cities (even small ones!). Change your departure point to try and find a bus route that suits your needs. There is a bus from Barkai to Hadera every few hours. From Hadera you can find busses to Tel Aviv, Haifa and other cities. The nearby train station is in Binyamina. If you wish to travel to Tel Aviv it is better to take the train. The train stops at many locations in Tel Aviv including the university and the airport. A taxi from Barkai to the train station should cost 50-70 NIS (more on Shabbat). From Tel Aviv to Barkai there are public taxis (sherut shuttles). You can get on one at Tel Aviv central bus station and look for the sherut to Afula/Nazareth (Saturday as well). The sherut will drop you very close to Barkai (15 min walk) at the Karkur Junction.

Websites to Help You:
Train Information/Schedules
General Transportation Information
Aggregated Bus Information
Egged Bus Company
Dan Bus Company


Taxi Company that Will Pick up From Barkai
Phone: 046181300

Please note that in Israel public Transportation generally ends two hour before Shabbat and starts again one hour after Shabbat.