Today is set to be the last day that Egged bus riders can pay the driver for a ticket on the bus. Starting Friday, June 8, drivers will no longer handle payments for paper tickets, and only Rav Kav cards will be accepted. Here's what you need to know, with information gathered with the help of Jerusalem Bus Map.
1. So, no one can pay on the bus?
Senior Citizens will still be allowed to buy tickets in cash on the bus. Also, from what we understand, you can still buy an anonymous Rav Kav card on the bus itself for NIS 5, and then add the amount for your ticket to that while on the bus. In other words, if you don't have a Rav Kav, you can still ride the bus by paying for your fare PLUS an anonymous card. So, if you arrive at the bus without your card, you still have an option.
2. Do I need the new card with the chip?
Yes. Here's what it looks like:
3. Where can I get a Rav Kav?
Cards can be bought at kiosks spread throughout the city, as well as post offices, Cofix chain stores and Maayan 2000 branches. Cards can be reloaded at 300 devices around the city, at 46 loading points at the light rail stations, and other selected spots. Cards can also be loaded via app or PC using a card reader sold for NIS 5. If you have an Android phone that is NFC enabled, you can install the "Rav Kav Online" application and you DO NOT need to purchase the Rav Kav card reader. Telephone sales will also be available soon.
You can buy the card reader at one of the Rav Kav service centers:
Talpiot: Kenyon Hadar, Floor -1 next to Optica Halperin
Pisgat Ze'ev: Kenyon Pisgat Ze'ev, entry level on the left side
Ramot: Kenyon Ramot, entry level next to Cafe Neeman and across from Bank Leumi
Shchunot HaTzafon: Rav Shefa, 2nd floor
City Center: King George 3 or the Citipass Service Center at Binyan Klal, Yafo 97
Central Bus Station, 3rd floor across from platform 22
Ma'ale Adumim: Derech Kedem 5
Givat Ze'ev: Kidron 10
Cofix branches:
Central Bus Station: Yafo 228
City Center, Agripas 64, King George 10, Lunz 3, Yafo 17 (Kikar Safra), Yafo 97 (Binyan Klal)
Givat Shaul: Beit Hadfus 9
Old City/Jewish Quarter: Habad 66
Shiekh Jarrah: Salah-a-Din 11
Talpiot: Pierre Koening 30
Maayan2000 branches:
Central Bus Station: Yafo 212
City Center: Agripas 40, Hillel 16, Shmuel HaNavi 35
Gilo: Yehoshua Bruchi 2
Givat Mordechai: Shahal 58
Har Homa: Menachem Barashs Ro'ee 1
Har Hotzvim: Hamarpe 1, Kiryat Hamada 3
Ma'ale Adumim: Hareches 31
Meah Shearim: Beit Yisrael 17
Pisgat Zeev: Meir Gerson 46
Ramat Shlomo: Druk 54
Rehaviya: KKL 12
Sanhedria: Yam Suf 17, Yam Suf 101
Other places (partial list) Note: This list is subject to periodic changes
Adam: Shefa Mi-Tal, Kalanit 1
Bayit Vegan: Makolet Bayit Vegan, Bayit Vegan 43
Beit Hanina: Derech Ramallah 12
Beit Horon: Makolet
Beit Zayit: HaZeytim 1 (Beit HaZayit)
Bucharim: Ben David, Bar Ilan 12
Bucharim: Tzarchanit Eliyahu, Adoneihu HaCohen 5
Bucharim: Minimarket Bucharim, Hacham Shmuel Bruchim 9
City Center: Kiosk Turgman, Agripas 44
City Center: Minimarket Nedvi, Eliash 8
Givat Shaul: Minimarket Sinai, Givat Shaul 12
Givat Shaul: Makolet Daniel, Najara 16
Givat Ze'ev: Toto Bar, Hamaccabim 46
Givat Ze'ev: Makolet Hakikar, Derech Yericho 74
Katamon: Kiosk Gonen, Ben Zakkai 39
Ma'ale Adumim: Rashit Dagan, Pri Megadim 103
Ma'ale Adumim: Yeynot Bitan, Tzemach Hasadeh 29
Ma'ale Adumim: Hakeren 22
Ma'ale Adumim: Mamtakei Hashlosha, Almog 21
Meah Shearim: Mifgash Ha100, Ein Yaakov 18
Mevaseret Tzion (Maoz Tzion): Mitzpe Habira 1
Mevaseret Tzion (Maoz Tzion): Hotzvim 2
Mishor Adumim: Tachanet Delek/Pundak Asi
Neve Yaakov: Tzarchanit Avir Yaakov, Avir Yaakov 2
Neve Yaakov: Tamid Zol, Charles Lutz 12
Neve Yaakov Mizrach: Zevin 67
Pisgat Zeev: Salei Zol, Yosef Nedva 20
Ramat Eshkol: Makolet Yoram, Ramat HaGolan 8
Ramot: Minimarket Sharavi, Aidelson 26
Ramot: Salei Zol, Frankfurter 26
Ramot: Beit Hesed Yechiel, Mintz 6
Rehaviya: Minimarket Hamo, Metudela 7
Sha'ar Binyamin: Erez, Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Zone
Shaarei Chesed: Makolet Benny, Nissim Bachar 6
Talpiot: Minimarket Karasti, Derech Beit Lehem 107
