Cheap car hire Israel
With car hire in Israel, you can cruise alongside the scenic Mediterranean Coastline to the beautiful old city of Tel Aviv with its many attractions. From Tel Aviv you can easily reach Jerusalem via Israel’s main highway. When in Israel, invest in a good map as driving around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem can be rather confusing.
In the country of Israel, there are 10,000 miles of road network to explore and in most places except the very rural areas the roads are in good condition. The speed limits when passing through towns and villages is just 30 miles per hour increasing to 60 miles per hour on the major roads.
Travel times between towns and tourist destinations don’t take long with car rental in Israel. An unexpected bonus is that unlike other major cities in the world, it isn’t difficult to find parking nor is it expensive to park the car.
To hire a car in Israel, you must have held a driving license for a minimum of one year and be at least 21 years old, although under 25 year old may find themselves having to pay a young driver surcharge. Check with the car hire company on this. Be sure to carry a copy of your driving licence, passport, rental contract and car insurance with you.
Driving in Israel is definitely an interesting experience to say the least and probably not recommended for nervous drivers. Israeli drivers are known to be quite aggressive drivers, but as public transportation is rather limited and unreliable in Israel, taking out cheap car hire in Israel is actually the best way to explore the country.