Originally Posted by
BATLV
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.
Why? What are we missing if the 1st stop is the Central Bus Station and the last one is the Egyptian border? How did you come to that conclusion?
Originally Posted by
BATLV
AMS trams are crowded, that's true. But so is the tube in London. Still, the most effective and quickest way to get around. the mess around Centraal will be solved, it is in planning. And you can get from place to place avoiding Centraal in many cases. Besides, there is bike infrastructure, lacking in Israel. The incentive to get people off their cars should be just as it is implemented in many European cities: a) congestion fees, b) central area driving fees/limitations c) effective public transport d) bike infrastructure. All are lacking across Israel.
Tube/Metro is a different story, here we are comparing busses with trams and my question was why would trams be better than busses in Eilat, any of the above isn't really relevant for a small city such as Eilat
As for Amsterdam, I will take a bus every day where possible in favour of the trams, that wasn't the case 6-7 years ago but anyway that's becoming too much OT.