Originally Posted by
joshwex90
The car costs $100. Gas, assuming you don't drive it anywhere else, will be a minimum of $15 for gas. The difference is 190 shekel ($55). My assumption is that between the airport fee ($29.50), compulsory insurance (often at least 20% addition), hotel parking, etc., you will more than surpass the cost of the taxi.
I don't know where you usually book rental cars, but when I'm visiting Israel, I usually book a car via the Swedish Hertz web site. And mandatory insurance and the airport fee is always included in the price which is listed. So, last time I was in Israel, I booked a car class H for three days for SEK 1277, or about USD 132, with all compulsory costs included. For this coming winter, I can see prices on Hertz.se as low as USD 102 for three days class A, inclusive of insurance and airport fee, with the Aegean CDP.
And I've actually never paid anything for hotel parking in Israel.