Ministry of Transport · official timetables
Public transport in Arad
On a weekday 769 bus trips stop in Arad, on 25 lines. There is no service during Shabbat; lines resume on Saturday evening (247 trips).
24.7 trips a day per 1,000 residents, about the same as towns of a similar size (median 25.5). Ranked #54 of 101.
- Weekday769trips · a Tuesday
- Friday456trips · until Shabbat
- Saturday247trips · mostly after Shabbat
When do the buses and trains run?
Weekday trips by hour
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When do the buses and trains run?
Weekday trips by hour
In purple: night trips, after midnight. Each bar is the number of trips passing through Arad in that hour.
Where you can get from Arad without changing
43 towns by direct ride · weekday trips
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Where you can get from Arad without changing
43 towns by direct ride · weekday trips
- Kuseife110
- Be'er Sheva76
- Omer68
- Hura62
- Al Sayyid50
- Umm Batin46
- Derig'at28
- Makchul28
- Ar'ara-BaNegev24
- Lakhish19
- Neve Zohar18
- Laqye16
- Kiryat Gat16
- Dimona16
- Be'er Toviya15
- Ashdod13
- Ashkelon13
- Shafir13
- Jerusalem12
- Yesodot12
Who runs the lines
Weekday trips by operator
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Who runs the lines
Weekday trips by operator
Lines: Metropoline 16 · Egged 9
The busiest stops
Weekday stops
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The busiest stops
Weekday stops
- יהודה/תחנה מרכזית556Directions ↗
- יאשיהו/שאול המלך346Directions ↗
- מעון/תפוח313Directions ↗
- ת. מרכזית ערד/רציפים313Directions ↗
- יהודה/המכבים311Directions ↗
- חברון/מעון310Directions ↗
- חברון/נתיב תאנה310Directions ↗
- חברון/נתיב גפן310Directions ↗
Names are shown in Hebrew, as the official source lists them.
Questions about public transport in Arad
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Questions about public transport in Arad
Is there public transport on Shabbat in Arad?
There is no service during Shabbat; lines resume on Saturday evening (247 trips).
Is there a train station in Arad?
Arad has no train station. Public transport is by bus only.
How many bus lines are there in Arad?
25 lines run by 2 operators stop in Arad, mainly Metropoline and Egged. Together they make 769 trips on a weekday.
Where can you go from Arad without changing?
At least 43 towns are connected to Arad by a direct ride. The most weekday trips go to Kuseife (110), Be'er Sheva (76) and Omer (68).
When does public transport start and end in Arad?
On weekdays the first trips leave around 05:00 and the last around 01:00, and there are night lines too. The busiest hour is 13:00.
Public transport in towns near Arad
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Public transport in towns near Arad
- Kuseife17 lines · 12 km
Calculated from the Ministry of Transport's official timetables (GTFS) for the week of 03.11.2026. A trip counts once even if it stops several times in town. Temporary changes, strikes and delays are not reflected. The Haifa cable car is not included.
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Data sources
- Public transport timetables (GTFS), Ministry of Transport · updated November 2026