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Ruth, thanks for all the info on your thread. A big help to us in planning to get the most out of a too short stay in Israel.

Mike and Terry

Here's an informative discussion of taxis to/from Ashdod:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1363845

 

(If the link doesn't work, do a forum search for 'ashdod + taxi')

 

If your hotel is making the arrangement for the taxi for you, be sure to tell them that you are returning to a ship docked at the port. I'd also ask them the charge in both shekels and dollars.

Thanks for link. I now feel quite confident my wife and I will stand a good chance of making it back to the port from our hotel in Jerusalem. And if we don't, we will just have to stay in Jerusalem one more night and take a tour to Haifa the next day!

Taxis do not take CC. I wish they did!

 

Dollars, given the weakness of the $ are not as popular as they used to be, but you can still use them. Make sure that 1) The cab driver shows you the offical price for the trip from the Ministry of Transportation table and 2) you are up to date on the exchange rate.

 

I think the current rate is 3.57 shekels per $.

 

As others have mentioned, not all cabs can go into the Ashdod port (security reasons). Check before you hire.

Hi, we have checked to see if the ship has a shuttle to the port gate. They say they do. So our plan is to try with the concierge for a taxi that can take us to the ship's berth. If they can't then we will transfer to the shuttle at port gate.

Your thread has really been a big help to my wife and me.

Mike and Terry

Thanks for describing restaurant situation for us.

We will be taking a taxi from Inbal hotel to Ashdod port. Do taxis take credit cards? If we pay in cash, are dollars ok?

Mike and Terry

There are several popular restaurants across the street from the Inbal, and the German Colony (which is sort of Jerusalem's West Village) is a 10 minute walk away- you'll find several dozen restaurants there, from pizza and burgers to international cuisines ranging from Japanese to Latin American. In all restaurants, whether across from the hotel, or in the German Colony, menus are available in English, and the waitstaff will speak English. (I believe the hotel itself has a highly regarded restaurant as well.)

 

HTH!

Hi. My wife and I arrive in Ashdod on Nov 7. Our ship leaves Ashdod for Haifa at 8 PM Nov 8. We are taking a private tour of Jerusalem plus Bethlehem on Nov 7th and have decided to stay overnight in Jerusalem.

We are staying at the Inbal and are thinking we would walk over to the old city for a leisurely walk around Jerusalem rather than booking another day tour on Nov 8th. We plan to go back to the Inbal in the afternoon , pick up our bags and then take a taxi back to Ashdod airport the afternoon of Nov8

The Inbal concierge says they can easily get us a taxi at 5PM to get us back to Ashdod for a cost of about 100dollars, and we should have enough time to be back on board the ship before it sails at 8PM.

Are Taxis back to Ashdod easy to get? And is 2 hours about the time it will take us to get back to the Port? Is it likely the Taxi will be able to enter the Port to take us to the ship?

And lastly, do you have a recommendation for a good restaurant for dinner within walking distance of the Inbal?

Thanks for your thoughts on our plans.

Mike and Terry