Originally Posted by
RedChili
I'm not sure if a discussion on Eilat's bus 15 belongs in this thread, but anyway:
Where do you get the 40 minutes from? The link says 22 minutes from Eilat's central bus station to Taba border crossing. So it's a maximum of 22 minutes. The reason why it winds through the hotel area is that it's a one-way street, so all traffic (both buses, cars and taxis) will have to go that way. From the bus stop which is nearest to the King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba and the Royal Beach (in the middle of the hotel district), it's only 11 minutes to Dolphin Reef and 12 minutes to Coral Beach. If you can take the bus from the bus stop in front of the Club Hotel, it's 4 minutes to Dolphin and 5 minutes to Coral.
This is the usual Egged BS - so in fact, you either need to connect at the central bus station ( will take probably close to an hour) or ride for at least 40 minutes to get from north to south. 22 minutes is irrelevant for anyone who stays at the northern hotels.
And the winding route for sure makes it impossible to get from Queen Sheba or Dan to the reef in 22 minutes. I challenge you to ride and time it. The winding routes are common in Israel and make most of bus travel way too long and inconvenient. Add to that congestion, Israeli driving habits and you will understand why Israelis drive ( and add to pollution and congestion).