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Card types and rates

Please note - a suitable travel ticket must be obtained before boarding the train. You can't buy a ticket on the train.

Updating public transportation rates in accordance with the price control order

6/24/2024 4:30 PM

Dear passengers,
In accordance with the supervisory order on public transport fares, starting from July 1, 2024, the payment for a single trip will be NIS 6, and additional rates are updated in accordance with the supervisory order.
For those paying through the mobile app, the rates will change starting Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Cafir the light rail, wishes you a pleasant and safe journey.

Transportation Justice" reform"

Starting on 3/25/2024, a series of discounts on monthly subscriptions will come into effect. For more information - click here

Light Train Ticket Validation is now available by mobile

 pay the light train ticket by a phone application:
Come to the light train station, open the app, set a point of departure and select the light train option.

Get a reminder massage in the app, by a QR, enter the train and travel safely!

Please note that the Ministry of Transport and the app operators are currently coming up with a solution to the problem of validation during GPS disruptions.
Please note that all passengers who use the mobile applications for the purpose of validating the trip on the light rail in Jerusalem are required to update the application and validate the trip at the station before entering the train. In case of GPS interference, the application will detect that there is an interference and will ask the passenger to manually select a ride on the light rail and the relevant station.

Pay attention!

* the process must be done before entering the train.
* There is a 90 minute pass that can only be redeemed by traveling within 15 km radius from the first point of departure, 24 hours and by all means of public transportation.
* You must validate every ride in every public transportation mean.
* Discounts for beneficent profile holders remained the same and calculated for each single trip.

more detailsabout Light Train Ticket Validation is now available by mobile

Aggregate Value Travel Arrangement

Accumulated value is an amount of money that is loaded on the Rav Kav card and is used for individual trips on all public transportation in Israel. In this arrangement, discounts are given according to the profile of the passenger (national insurance claimants, people with disabilities, senior citizens, students and children and youth), also in this arrangement a 90-minute transfer between the various means of transportation within a range of 15 km is given.

Validation of a continuation ride from a bus ride for several passengers on one multi-line (Rav-Kav) card

Did you start a trip of several passengers on a bus using one multi-line (Rav-Kav) card? You can continue on the Light Train with the same passengers and validate the card for everyone.
When traveling from buses to light rail, validation will be honored for several passengers using only one 'Ravkav' from the same contract.

 

 Please note - validation at the beginning of the Light Train ride will only be possible for one passenger. On the other hand, by validating in the mobile application, it is possible to validate for several passengers at the beginning of the train journey.

By law and in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, every ticket/card on each Light Train ride must be validated immediately upon boarding the train.


According to law and under the guidance of the Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, it is mandatory to have a suitable travel card in advance, to validate it in the validation device immediately and at every entrance to the train and to make sure that the validation is in order.

 

 A passenger which will be found without a ticket or with a card/tickets that was not legally validated, shall be charged with increased charges.


*Increased charge: Full travel price plus NIS 180 monetary compensation according to law
During a ticket inspection, the passenger is obliged to present and hand over the travel ticket/card to the train controller upon the it’s request.


It is not possible to purchase a travel ticket/card on the train | Keep the travel card/ticket for inspection until you leave the station area.



Tickets Prices

Regular price in NIS NIS 6
Senior citizen (up to age 75) up to 15 km 50% of the regular fare

Citizens aged 75 and older are permitted to travel for free on every kind of public transport throughout the country. This fare is provided by validating a RavKav or through use of a mobile application.

A blind accompanist does not need a travel card, he must show the blind card he is accompanying.

Up to 15 kilometers – NIS13 Including Israel Rail – NIS19
15 to 40 kilometers – NIS25 Including Israel Rail – NIS29.5
40 to 75 kilometers – NIS33.5 Including Israel Rail – NIS39
75 to 120 kilometers – NIS33.5 Including Israel Rail NIS44
120 to 225 kilometers – NIS56.5 Including Israel Rail NIS77.5
From 225 kilometers – NIS77.5
Senior citizen (up to age 75) – 50% of the regular fare.
Citizens aged 75 and older are permitted to travel for free on every kind of public transport throughout the country. This fare is provided by validating a RavKav or through use of a mobile application.
Fare Calculator: https://pti.org.il/derekh-shava  

From 15 to 225 kilometers – NIS236

225 kilometers and more – NIS639
Senior citizen up to 75 – 50%
Citizens aged 75 and older are permitted to travel for free on every kind of public transport throughout the country. This fare is provided by validating a RavKav or through use of a mobile application.

  • Young people from 18-26 purchase a free monthly contract at a 33% discount. The profile is valid until the age of 26 inclusive (according to the date of birth on the identity card until the day before the 27th birthday)
    *The profile will be given upon presentation of an ID card + an appendix that includes the date of birth
  •  Periphery resident - according to clusters 1 to 5 in the CBS rating
    Purchase of a free monthly contract at a 50% discount. The validity of the profile - two years from the date it was granted
    *The profile will be given according to eligibility according to the place of residence of the passenger listed in the identity card and the suitability of the place for the definition according to the list of authorities that you will send and in addition an additional document attesting to residency in the place of the applicant himself (eg: water bill, electricity, property tax)

Monthly free valid for the date of the following month minus one day

The monthly pass includes Israel Rail:
Up to 15 kilometers – NIS267
From 40 to 75 kilometers – NIS430
From 75 to 225 kilometers – NIS639
Senior citizen (up to age 75) – 50% of the regular fare.
Citizens aged 75 and older are permitted to travel for free on every kind of public transport throughout the country. This fare is provided by validating a RavKav or through use of a mobile application.
 Fare Calculator: https://pti.org.il/derekh-shava  

 

Eligible for a discount Regular price in NIS Price/value in light of eligibility
Regular (adult above 18) 10 10
Student 10 15
Senior citizen (up to age 75)/children and youth/disabled/national insurance beneficiary/student 10 20

Eligible for a discount Regular price in NIS Price/value in light of eligibility
Regular (adult above 18) 30 30
Student 30 45
Senior citizen (up to age 75)/children and youth/disabled/national insurance beneficiary/student 30 60

Eligible for a discount Regular price in NIS Price/value in light of eligibility
Regular (adult above 18) 50 50
Student 50 75
Senior citizen (up to age 75)/children and youth/disabled/national insurance beneficiary/student 50 100

Eligible for a discount Regular price in NIS Price/value in light of eligibility
Regular (adult above 18) 100 100
Student 100 150
Senior citizen (up to age 75)/children and youth/disabled/national insurance beneficiary/student 100 200

Eligible for a discount Regular price in NIS Price/value in light of eligibility
Regular (adult above 18) 150 150
Student, disabled, eligible for Social Security 150 225
Senior citizen (up to age 75)/children and youth/disabled/national insurance beneficiary/student 150 300

Eligible for a discount Regular price in NIS Price/value in light of eligibility
Regular (adult above 18) 200 200
Student 200 300
Senior citizen (up to age 75)/children and youth/national insurance beneficiary/student 200 400

Duty to validate

 

With respect to all enforcement matters, Cfir acts in compliance with State regulations and in compliance with the law, which stipulates the obligation to purchase and validate tickets/cards.

for additional information, click the button below.

more detailsabout Duty to validate

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