Practical Information Forty km east of Jerusalem, Jericho lies on the road to Amman at the junction of the highway to the Galilee. The King Hussein/Allenby Bridge, located 10km east of Jericho, has served as the only route across the Jordan River since the King Abdallah Bridge to the south was destroyed in the 1967 war. See Essentials: Travel in the Region for information on border crossings.

Arab bus ~28 (NIS2.50) from the Damascus Gate station runs to the bus stop on Ein as-Sultan St.. one block north of the central traffic circle. Egged buses #961 and 963 (lhr., NIS10.50, NIS9.5O) and buses to the Galilee leaving from Jerusalem’s central bus station will drop you off on Jerusalem St. near the military administration office, but no longer go into die city itself, so may be less practical. Arab buses stop running at 4:30pm but you can catch Egged buses for Jerusalem until about 7pm. After that you may still be able to catch a service taxi from the taxi stand on the square in front of the municipality building. These shared taxis run frequently between Jericho’s main square and the Damascus Gate taxi stand in Jerusalem (NIS5). You can also take a taxi to Ramallah (NIS7).