Planning a Trip

Getting There

By Bus -- Public transportation to Caesarea is poor and very time-consuming (which makes an organized tour a good option). To get to Caesarea by bus, you must first take a bus to Hadera from Tel Aviv, Netanya, or Haifa. Buses to Hadera from all these towns run roughly every 30 to 45 minutes. From Hadera, buses leave six times a day for Caesarea, departing Sunday to Thursday. Check with Egged information in Haifa for current timetables both ways. On Friday, the last bus leaves Hadera at 12:40pm, and no buses run on Saturday. Return buses to Hadera leave Caesarea about 20 minutes after each inbound arrival. You can also take one of the intercity Egged buses between Tel Aviv and Haifa, and ask to be let off on the main highway near the road to Caesarea, but from there, it's a desolate hike of about an hour to the national park.

By Car -- There are exits to Caesarea clearly marked from Hwy. 2 and 4, the two parallel highways that run along the coast between Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Visitor Information

Just inland from the Crusader city entrance is a small restaurant and a shady parking lot. Be sure to wander behind the restaurant for a look at the ruins of a Byzantine street (described below). Finally, about a kilometer (1/2 mile) north of the city, a 10- or 15-minute walk along the beach, is the impressive Roman aqueduct.