Election day: free intercity buses and trains

Israel votes for the 26th Knesset on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. To help people get to their polling stations, the Central Elections Committee pays for free public transport – for everyone, not only voters.

When: from Monday, 26 October, at 20:00 until public transport stops running on election day.

Free intercity buses: about 660 intercity lines longer than 15 km, many of them leaving from our station. Just get on – no ticket, Rav-Kav or ID needed. Don’t tap your Rav-Kav or check in with an app, or you may be charged as usual.

Free trains: all Israel Railways lines. Only the free paper ticket counts: take one from a ticket machine or the counter at the station before the gates. Rides paid with a Rav-Kav or in an app are charged as usual.

Not free: city buses, the light rail, and intercity lines of 15 km or less. Keep some money on your Rav-Kav for those.

Eilat: free only for people whose registered address is north of the Arava junction, after registering in advance with Egged (*2800). A seat isn’t guaranteed.

Not sure your line is included? Call the Ministry of Transport information line, *8787. Expect busy buses and trains: in the last elections, the number of train passengers on election day went up by about a third.