Rishon LeTzion

By bus

Buses number 19, 74, 129, 174, 190, 191, 193, 201 and 274 reach Rishon LeZion from Tel Aviv (30–45 minutes). Buses 190, 191, 193 are express buses and are quicker than other buses from Tel Aviv to Rishon LeZion.

By car

Rishon is located on the crossroads of several major highways and roads.
On the western side, highways 20 and 4 cross through the city.
On the south, it's bordered by the relatively new highway 431 that provides an easy connection to Jerusalem.
Also crossing through the mid-section of the city is road 412 which connects to Rehovot on the south and Beit Dagan and road 44 on the north.

By train

Rishon is connected to the Israeli Railway system via two stations

• (Ha)Rishonimlocated at the southern edge of the city, on the crossroads of highway 431 and road 412

• Moshe Dayan stationa new station, located near the western industrial zone, on the crossroads of highway 20 and the Moshe Dayan boulevard

Inside Rishon Lezion, Egged operates 10 internal buses that serve most parts of the city.
Most Egged and Dan buses that go to nearby cities like 19, 20, 74, 85, 129, 174, 201 also can be used for internal service inside Rishon LeZion.

• The Great Synagogue

  address: Rothschild and Pinsker street corner

• The Water Towerin "Gan Ha'ir" garden, close to municipality building

• Rishon Letzion Museum

• The wellThe original well of Rishon LeTzion, dug in 1883

• Beit Sefer HavivThe first Hebrew-speaking school since ancient times. Founded 1886, still active.

• Gan Be'IvritLargest garden (68 dumans) at the eastern side of the city, dedicated to the Hebrew language. Build on land that used to serve as military base.

• Yad LeBanimNow a memorial to fallen soldiers. Formerly the administrative center of Edmond James de Rothschild, built in 1894, and the largest and fanciest building in old Rishon Letzion.

• SuperlandThis amusement park is often visited by people from Tel Aviv seeking better thrills than the ones at Luna Park Tel Aviv. While it has fewer rides, the rides it has to offer are often bigger and built more for the thrill seeker in the family. The park has two rollercoasters.

• BeachIt would take you about 10 minutes by car from the city center to reach Rishon's beach, which is quite nice, if crowded on weekends. Further south is "Palmachim" beach.

• HaRova

  address: Barshevski and Beker streets intersection
  Nightlife center of eastern part of city

• Flybox

  phone: +972 3 949-3939
  An indoor wind tunnel, where the wind blowing upwards is so strong that you can literally fly around. Open to ages 4 to 104, so they advertise.

Rishon was known for many years for its vast selection of malls and shopping centres. The most notable are:

• G Cinema City and G2

  phone: 1-700-70-22-55 (premium)
  address: Moshe Dayan 32
  A shopping mall combined with a large movie theater. Includes many restaurants and more. Also it has 26 movie theaters, screening mostly American movies (in English) with Hebrew subtitles. And most importantly, features life-size dinosaur statues in the entrance. Be warned, though: it's usually very crowded and parking is scarce, especially at nighttime. Open at Friday night and Saturday too.

• River - Asian kitchen
• Isadora - Chef's restaurant

• SoHo

  phone: +972 3-965-8395
  address: 5 Moshe Beker st.
  Sushi bar
• La Familia & Francheska - Italian food
• Loft, Agadir, Black - Meat restaurants
• Cafe Polla - Coffee place with great breakfasts
• Max Brenner - Chocolate Bar

• Sunflower-Quality Chinese Cuisine

• Cinema City

  phone: 1-700-70-22-55 (premium)
  address: Moshe Dayan 32
  A shopping mall combined with a large movie theater. Restaurant in the mall include: Japanika (Japanese cuisine), Giraffe (Asian), Teresa (pasta bar), Cafe Cafe Beach, Moses (American cuisine), Temple Bar (Irish pub) and more.

• Katza

  phone: +972 52-9128244 (mobile)
  address: Jabotinski 48 (Katzanelson street corner)

• Barca

  phone: +972 3 9643171
  address: Herzel 34
  Pub dedicated to Bacelona's soccer team.

• Sunflower

  phone: +972 3-9666871, +972 3-9692026
  address: Jabotinsky 44 (Tarmav 32 coner)
  Quality Chinese cuisine

There are no hotels in Rishon LeZion but you can stay at the hotels in the cities Bat Yam and Tel Aviv that are located north of Rishon LeZion.